commiss decis march aid scheme implement belgium articl ter econom expans act decemb amend decre june notifi document number dutch french text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun subparagraph articl thereof regard agreement european econom area articl thereof regard council regul ec march lai detail rule applic articl ec treati articl thereof call interest parti submit comment pursuant articl ec treati articl eea agreement procedur march pursuant articl ec treati belgium notifi draft decre amend belgian econom expans act decemb articl draft decre introduc aid instrument support walloon firm particip european industri programm specif intern agreement conclud letter date juli commiss approv articl walloon decre june explicitli exclud articl decis commiss articl question imprecis situat cover divers posit view notif incomplet reserv examin articl compat treati light implement arrang notifi case case basi belgium undertaken august belgian author transmit commiss inform purpos final text approv walloon region council june decre amend econom expans act decemb read final text show provis chang compar version draft decre commiss posit letter juli pure linguist natur involv substanc affect substanc text final text decre articl draft decre merg singl articl articl decre provid insert articl ter econom expans act decemb articl ter econom expans act decemb amend decre june refer hereinaft quot articl ter quot made provis aid instrument support walloon firm particip european industri programm specif intern agreement conclud refer recit discoveri amend version scheme commiss posit case classifi unnotifi aid nn belgian author subsequ notifi commiss letter date decemb provis final version decre june amend substanc articl includ ask commiss confirm provis amend substanc commiss accept decis juli implement letter date januari commiss repli accept implement provis decre june includ approv decis juli word alter letter date januari commiss inform belgian author decid rais object unnotifi amend decre june nn time stress decis rais object concern articl decre articl ter insert econom expans act januari react inform publish press commiss belgian author request inform aid grant walloon region provid partial cover exchang risk walloon region author repli fax date march state walloon execut decid alloc amount bef million partial cover exchang rate differenti relat implement programm belgian author state decis june anticip decre june amend econom expans act decemb point fax regard equival notif mean articl oper procedur laid pursuant articl ter case articl appli letter date march commiss ask aid paid articl ter letter date april belgian author state aid paid end march confirm time articl ter appli letter date decemb commiss inform belgian author decid initi procedur laid articl respect quot articl ter quot aid scheme decis initi procedur publish offici journal european commun commiss invit interest parti submit comment aid scheme commiss receiv comment interest parti commiss receiv belgian author offici repli letter date februari letter belgian author undertook notifi commiss pursuant articl ec treati plan grant aid articl ter belgian author confirm undertak letter date april letter date commiss request abrog articl ter letter date june belgian author argu complex parliamentari procedur meant abrog articl ter practic proposit letter date januari belgian author inform commiss decis initi parliamentari procedur abrog articl ter letter date februari commiss note belgian author decis abrog articl ter letter date juli juli novemb belgian author inform commiss progress parliamentari procedur abrog articl ter letter date februari belgian author inform commiss walloon region council abrog articl ter econom expans act decemb amend decre june decis publish belgian offici gazett februari letter date june commiss ask belgian author provid list compani grant aid articl ter belgian author provid inform letter date august novemb ii detail descript aid articl ter aid walloon firm particip commun industri programm specif intern agreement conclud aid form guarante cover exchang rate risk base central rate establish walloon execut accord procedur determin guarante respect diverg trend econom indic accord procedur determin execut financ form recover advanc cover financ cost respect fund mobilis perform contract accord procedur determin execut decis initi articl procedur commiss express doubt law compat aid measur unlaw natur aid commiss view decis june walloon execut grant aid articl ter improp notifi commiss aid grant point time decis effect compet author oppos time actual disburs fax march belgian author state inform provid regard constitut notif pursuant articl ec treati time date walloon author decid grant aid articl ter june incompat aid common market articl ter exchang rate guarante guarante respect diverg trend econom indic financ cover fund mobilis perform contract enabl belgian author grant oper aid wallonia region partial elig articl ec treati commun rule appli nation region aid time oper aid allow region elig articl ec treati derog subject condit iii comment belgium letter date februari belgian author disput unlaw natur aid grant articl ter basi argument letter date juli commiss approv draft decre amend econom expans act decemb state posit articl examin compat articl case case basi final version decre adopt walloon region council june differ version decre commiss posit minor articl substanc main chang merger articl singl articl pure linguist natur letter januari commiss agre measur approv letter date juli implement letter identifi articl final version decre consid substanti amend requir authoris procedur articl articl identifi manner view fact specif mention made examin articl final version decre walloon author consid commiss agreement implement measur approv juli cover articl belgian author comment doubt express commiss compat scheme common market letter date februari belgian author inform commiss walloon region council abrog articl ter econom expans act amend decre june iv assess aid exist aid commiss take view aid scheme establish articl ter econom expans act decemb amend decre june constitut state aid mean articl ec treati meet condit govern applic articl ec treati reason set quot aid form whatsoev quot scheme aid grant form guarante recover advanc quot aid quot scheme provis requir recipi guarante pai premium guarante provis requir recipi pai charg interest advanc grant scheme fact guarante give rise signific transfer resourc recipi illustr fax date march walloon region author confirm walloon execut decid alloc bef million eur million partial cover exchang rate fluctuat quot aid grant member state state resourc quot case aid grant region govern walloon region walloon execut financ budget walloon region quot aid favour undertak quot select criterion met aid grant sole firm locat walloon region particip commun industri programm specif intern agreement conclud quot aid distort threaten distort competit quot guarante protect recipi consequ unfavour trend exchang rate econom indic labour cost recipi shield fluctuat gener econom variabl part normal interplai market forc aid recipi artifici edg competitor face situat aid equal provis interest free advanc scheme artifici favour recipi competitor pai market interest rate order obtain financ capit market provid advantag type competitor distort competit quot aid distort competit affect trade member state quot case aid scheme articl ter oppos ad hoc aid court justic rule quot case aid programm commiss confin examin characterist programm question order determin reason high amount percentag aid natur invest aid grant term programm appreci advantag recipi relat competitor benefit undertak engag trade member state quot emphasi ad articl ter applic sector except special eu state aid rule forc scheme appli compani engag econom activ involv trade member state law aid letter februari belgian author disput unlaw natur aid grant articl ter argu commiss approv scheme letter januari letter januari commiss endors implement notifi measur approv juli letter sg amend date articl decre june amend econom expans act decemb meet condit commiss approv decis juli cover articl draft decre amend econom expans act decemb articl draft decre articl final version decre specif exclud approv decis letter belgian author recognis articl articl minor amend made final version decre adopt june walloon region council decis januari approv amend part decre june nn commiss reiter approv decis concern articl decre ad articl ter econom expans act decemb compat aid establish articl ter constitut state aid mean articl ec treati commiss examin qualifi derog provid articl ec treati case articl ter commiss take view exempt provid articl ec treati appli aid measur pursu object list articl belgium argu case articl ec treati appli part wallonia qualifi region aid articl ec treati spite titl scheme refer grant incent guarante carri european industri programm cover specif intern agreement commiss take view articl ec treati appli articl bi belgian econom expans act decemb amend decre june aid articl ter act grant execut compani region particip european industri programm basi provis set agreement state region scheme criteria walloon author determin individu project programm elig aid criteria commiss take vie scheme vagu qualifi exempt provid articl ec treati quot aid promot execut import project common european interest quot emphasi ad scheme intend remedi distort belgian economi born mind belgian author claim exempt scheme basi articl articl ec treati applic scheme question intend promot cultur heritag conserv light commiss examin aid basi articl ec treati prompt observ articl ter enabl belgian author provid guarante advanc firm refer initi invest job creation recipi firm accord commun rule appli nation region aid time word scheme enabl belgian author grant entir territori wallonia aid intend reduc recipi normal current cost aid constitut quot oper aid quot commun commun method applic articl region aid guidelin nation region aid commiss view distort effect oper aid consid compat common market region qualifi articl provid strict condit met part walloon region qualifi articl fact walloon region partial elig articl scope articl ter limit amp project environment protect project job creation train project rescu restructur project accord commun framework state aid research develop commun guidelin state aid environment protect guidelin aid employ framework train aid commun guidelin state aid rescu restructur firm difficulti scheme restrict sme defin commun guidelin state aid sme commiss conclud aid grant articl ter qualifi derog provid framework guidelin lastli born mind belgian author request exempt scheme pursuant articl light commiss conclud articl ter qualifi derog provid articl basi analysi present paragraph commiss take view articl ter econom expans act decemb amend decre june qualifi derog provid articl articl ter incompat common market conclus commiss find belgium unlawfulli implement articl ter belgian econom expans act decemb amend decre june breach articl ec treati commiss find articl ter belgian econom expans act decemb amend decre june incompat common market pursuant articl council regul ec view restor competit state aid mean articl ec treati grant articl ter recov delai aid recov includ interest rate equal refer rate recoveri effect accord procedur belgian law provid effect execut commiss decis end belgium measur ensur effect implement commiss decis commiss take note fact walloon region council abrog articl ter decis publish belgian offici gazett februari measur concern termin adopt decis articl articl ter belgian econom expans act decemb amend decre june incompat common market articl belgium measur recov recipi aid mean articl ec treati unlawfulli made aid scheme refer articl recoveri effect delai accord procedur nation law provid effect execut decis aid recov includ interest date made recipi date recoveri interest calcul basi refer rate calcul grant equival region aid articl belgium inform commiss month notif decis measur compli articl decis address kingdom belgium brussel march commiss mario monti member commiss oj letter date march regist commiss march aid letter sg letter date august footnot letter letter dg iv footnot letter sg letter sg oj letter letter letter letter letter dg iv letter letter letter letter letter letter letter letter sg letter commiss member state date april ref sg commiss commun method applic articl region aid oj guidelin nation region aid oj footnot footnot letter dg iv footnot case germani commiss ecr footnot footnot articl decre june amend econom expans act decemb insert articl ter footnot failur criteria reason commiss posit scheme articl draft decre letter juli sg reserv examin scheme compat light practic arrang implement notifi case case basi belgium undertaken connect note accord commun framework state aid research develop case examin commiss conclud purpos aid question promot execut import project common european interest aid qualifi derog contain articl oj point footnot footnot oj oj oj oj oj oj oj