commiss decis june aid grant germani volkswagen group mosel chemnitz german text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun subparagraph articl thereof regard agreement establish european econom area articl thereof parti concern opportun submit comment accord articl letter date januari commiss inform german author decis decemb initi articl treati procedur respect plan aid german author plant volkswagen vw group länder initi procedur commiss express doubt compat aid articl treati reason state aid notifi commiss accord procedur set articl treati quantifi appar high aid intens propos plan involv signific expans capac european car market give rise distort competit insuffici evid present justifi duplic region aid compar high intens relat structur econom problem länder aid intens disproportion high incompat criteria commun framework document state aid motor vehicl industri ii letter date septemb decemb march commiss request notif accord commun framework state aid motor vehicl industri aid measur support invest volkswagen ag länder stress aid grant prior notif approv commiss german govern explain letter date view commun framework appli länder januari march due expir end renew commiss decemb legal bind formal accept german govern extens formal decis commiss proceed pursuant articl aid measur question approv march scrutin commiss refer region aid scheme approv länder legal posit german govern accept commiss ground commiss decis eec amend german aid scheme motor vehicl industri challeng german govern limit time renew commun framework commiss decemb affect notif oblig german govern challeng react renew framework commiss legitim assum abid provis approv extens exist region aid scheme länder sg januari commiss stipul commun framework observ extens mean provis outlin plan joint feder govern länder scheme notifi german govern juli approv letter sg octob observ aid case länder provis prior notif aid motor vehicl industri appli case commiss consid case notifi case aid approv german author prior approv commiss decis initi articl procedur base initi detail analysi inform contain german author letter septemb decemb bilater contact german author repres commiss visit product site commiss august letter januari commiss request german govern comment month decis institut articl procedur volkswagen case confirm work dai agre suspend aid payment volkswagen invest mosel chemnitz eisenach confirm receiv commiss reserv stop payment state aid project iii letter date januari german govern declar readi suspend payment aid articl procedur termin letter date march gave observ commiss letter januari letter date april commiss request german author treuhandanstalt tha volkswagen provid inform complet analysi case question discuss bilater meet april examin greater detail commiss subsequ letter date june august novemb gradual answer german author letter june juli septemb octob novemb volkswagen provid inform commun commiss date june octob januari repli discuss meet commiss german author concern volkswagen june septemb octob decemb januari earli januari time commiss complet analysi case readi final decis volkswagen inform commiss record review invest plan länder suggest commiss defer decis complet review suggest support german author januari volkswagen decid postpon substanti part propos invest year revis timet project affect number basic paramet appli commiss assess compat propos aid measur commun framework commiss agre revis analysi take account volkswagen invest plan detail modifi project present commiss bilater meet written inform invest plan submit german author letter june ad volkswagen letter date june juli fax date novemb inform discuss bilater meet june juli inform vw group capac plan provid german govern letter date februari fax date februari site visit earli april evid project collect includ analysi point project evid discuss bilater meet june supplement written inform provid meet german author vw june juli letter vw date german author revis aid contract juli commiss final decis ec aid propos german author restructur car engin cylind head plant previous form part ifa kombinat vw mosel chemnitz eisenach iv decis aid case partial close german author propos region invest aid car engin plant vw group built saxoni mosel ii chemnitz ii time decis german author promis vw definit invest plan plant end standard analysi place subsequ occas german govern inform commiss oral delai final plan commiss letter date april request submiss vw plan remain unansw letter date august commiss urgent request inform threaten injunct ultim final decis basi inform case complianc repli letter german govern inform commiss letter date august vw invest plan final vw unlawfulli receiv approxim dm million invest grant dm million invest allow initi articl procedur commiss decis ec order german govern provid document inform data invest project vw group saxoni aid grant repli demand inform project product capac provid meet novemb inform supplement letter date decemb receiv januari elabor meet decemb question commiss januari meet januari miss inform provid letter date februari repli commiss letter date februari remind german author inform lack inform provid meet march discuss meet april issu project consid commun discuss detail volkswagen invest plan länder relationship exist volkswagen activ automot sector precis amount aid propos paid volkswagen analysi propos expenditur order determin elig aid criteria appli commiss implement commun framework state aid motor vehicl industri detail analysi net addit cost plant mosel chemnitz compar equival plant central assist region commun chosen volkswagen compar plant capac product cost forecast plant plan expans annual capac volkswagen group plant europ consider advers effect sector aris grant propos aid respect develop capac sector concern compat propos state aid measur german govern present argument articl legal basi assess compat aid measur fact germani unifi octob länder suffer econom disadvantag stem divis germani commiss examin econom disadvantag justifi state aid assess criteria set commun framework motor vehicl industri includ sector consider risk overcapac appli case articl regard permiss level aid german author claim länder qualifi develop area latest statist account refer delor ii packag area propos object area make elig region aid net grant equival articl german author argu legal basi grant aid case view problem integr restructur plan economi market economi repres disturb germani economi regard invest aid car plant mosel mosel ii engin plant chemnitz chemnitz ii german govern volkswagen present argument volkswagen postpon larg part invest plant year significantli reduc scale project result total invest decreas compar amount origin notifi reason lower level invest led decreas amount region aid envisag german author high amount aid justifi volkswagen suffer signific cost disadvantag länder compar greenfield invest central assist area metz franc invest cost handicap aros infrastructur problem area difficult geolog condit construct site stricter environment standard gener higher construct cost franc environment risk creat dump site wismut uranium silver or product plant mosel premis volkswagen face higher oper cost year product plant higher labour cost länder onward higher cost materi transport energi compar locat labour cost disadvantag increas result postpon invest product plant start time eastern german wage expect fulli adjust western german level capac creat plant add surplu capac commun replac equival capac german democrat republ shut time market eastern europ fewer car head popul insuffici capac satisfi demand suppli part invest scheme volkswagen activ sought establish firm base local supplier länder creat signific addit benefit region german govern stress cost benefit analysi comparison assist area ec site metz chosen volkswagen pure hypothet realist altern locat plant assist area commun commun czech republ offer consider advantag eastern germani polit promis maximum amount region aid compani chosen locat länder analysi unquantifi risk vw invest structur underdevelop area vi comment commiss receiv member state public decis initi articl procedur offici journal european commun note french govern date januari point view addit car make capac creat volkswagen invest assist project länder vigil regard commiss handl case french govern stress länder exempt commun rule state aid virtu articl ec treati approv aid commiss base detail analysi increment cost attribut structur handicap länder indirect support provid tha german govern repli remark french govern fax address commiss octob stress posit applic articl treati vii explain articl procedur initi volkswagen invest plan länder stem decis meet addit demand car eastern germani eastern europ exist polit econom region start product market invest project step stage format decemb joint ventur tha sächsisch automobilbau gmbh sab volkswagen stake initi acquir full tha januari joint ventur start small scale assembl vw polo skd trabant plant mosel mosel began produc vw golf origin ckd product suppli press bodi shop mosel ii stage origin plan involv build adjac plant mosel mosel ii sole respons volkswagen sachsen vw subsidiari volkswagen set decemb mid vw automobilwerk eisenach cylind head product activ eisenach continu product end januari vw motorenwerk chemnitz gmbh owner exist engin plant chemnitz tha locat stage involv construct adjac engin plant chemnitz ii origin plan inform obtain german author articl procedur timet entir invest project substanti revis open procedur januari volkswagen decid postpon larg part invest relat plant decid reduc invest plant result plan capac unit dai unit origin plan shop paint shop final assembl car plant mosel ii origin schedul stream oper mosel ii car plant consist press shop stream origin plan partli suppli mosel bodi shop oper reduc capac suppli mosel late oper full capac paint shop trim final assembl facil complet year product plant paint capac limit unit dai equival paint capac mosel close summer plant vw total annual capac unit car dai product gener golf car gener passat car provid approxim job engin plant chemnitz ii origin plan start product juli progress replac chemnitz come stream initi produc cylind head present engin type ea mid start produc cylind block ea aluminium engin gradual start product compon engin plant total capac engin year assembl line core engin rumpfmotoren deliv plant instal car mosel chemnitz facil emploi approxim peopl total invest plant mosel ii chemnitz ii dm million amount dm million consid elig commiss region aid elig criteria appli germani approv commiss result revis timet size project total invest plant substanti lower dm million plan time procedur initi due reduc capac increas effici gener reduct price capit good tabl invest plant consid elig aid commiss gt tabl gt mosel ii chemnitz ii german author propos region invest aid joint feder govern länder scheme improv region econom structur gemeinschaftsaufgab verbesserung der regionalen wirtschaftsstruktur invest allow law investitionszulagengesetz assist area law fördergebietsgesetz propos aid measur plant intens relat elig invest defin commiss express discount term set gt tabl gt measur aid intens term discount propos nomin meaning consider time lag aris receipt aid actual occurr invest oper cost disadvantag account commiss assess compat aid measur commun framework volkswagen claim face cost disadvantag dm million risk dm million invest car plant mosel disadvantag dm million risk dm million invest chemnitz ii engin plant compar equival invest compar plant franc cost disadvantag aris infrastructur invest handicap länder relev site mosel chemnitz higher oper cost year oper plant includ labour materi transport overhead cost environment labour cost risk invest connect commiss decis ec restructur aid seat volkswagen undertook reduc total ec car make capac end undertak includ oblig increas mosel current capac car dai result volkswagen effort build base local supplier region end year newli establish enterpris länder suppli plant mosel chemnitz part compon total number employe mosel ii chemnitz plant forecast exclud traine addit establish local supplier plant multipli effect expect lead creation job länder viii commiss initi procedur provid articl ec treati question relat aid measur propos german author plant mosel ii chemnitz ii focus main issu inform assembl analysi led open procedur point exist region aid intens calcul precis inform obtain german author volkswagen procedur enabl commiss form fuller pictur aid element case clear quantif aid time structur direct aid invest plant mosel ii chemnitz ii quantifi grant german author joint feder govern länder scheme improv region econom structur invest allow law assist area law previous approv commiss aid measur reduc financi burden volkswagen result invest länder threaten distort competit motor vehicl manufactur commun account intens intra commun trade motor vehicl sector propos measur affect trade member state fall scope articl ec treati articl eea agreement ix german author fail notifi advanc accord articl treati payment part region aid relat invest plant mosel ii chemnitz ii infring articl invest grant dm million invest allow dm million paid compani special depreci invest enter vw account accept tax author feder govern notifi aid measur advanc commiss give comment measur implement part aid grant breach articl unlaw procedur provis articl signific public order mandatori court justic confirm direct effect judgment june case capolongo maya unlaw natur aid remedi event initi procedur german govern suspend payment aid procedur termin legal base commiss assess compat propos measur german govern stress exempt criteria provid articl area feder republ germani affect divis countri articl area standard live abnorm low underemploy articl disturb economi member state applic measur commiss regard constitut aid derog articl appli germani true german unif neg effect german economi suffici appli provis aid scheme recent commiss view aid scheme remedi disturb economi member state aid approv privat programm greec decis commiss note privat programm integr part undertak pursuant council decis eec march connect consolid nation economi german situat exempt criterion pursuant articl interpret narrowli appli region aid invest project commiss consid condit exempt provid articl view sector concern commun framework state aid motor vehicl industri respond appropri problem länder face xi explain aid measur propos german govern mosel ii chemnitz ii light analysi accept commiss commun framework state aid motor vehicl industri framework expressli acknowledg valuabl contribut region develop made set motor vehicl compon product facil disadvantag area posit keep commiss gener posit attitud invest aid grant order overcom structur handicap disadvantag area commun constant practic commiss evalu region aid motor vehicl industri step examin region aid grant investig carri region elig assist commun law exist aid scheme investor option locat project site mobil project order ascertain propos state aid measur proport region problem seek redress commiss standard econom method cost benefit analysi compar cost investor locat project assist area central assist region identifi handicap specif area compens handicap region aid permiss question top measur aris increas aid intens serv extra incent investor invest assist area question top approv case invest contribut creation capac problem relev sector case aid strictli limit net region disadvantag amount calcul step total amount aid commiss accept measur discount term express percentag elig invest order compar gross grant equival aid xii commiss recogn german länder area standard live low suffer underdevelop product region commun averag level unemploy exception high rise order contribut develop region high level invest aid author region mosel chemnitz saxoni plant locat elig invest aid april date gross aid intens difficult socio econom situat region commiss agre german author propos invest make import contribut econom develop länder invest plan expect creat directli safeguard job länder job expect stem indirectli establish local supplier multipli effect economi länder stress commun framework document commiss evalu propos grant region aid sector ensur aid proportion problem seek resolv assess benefit region develop advers effect sector creation substanti overcapac commiss appreci practic term realist altern option investor project assist area commun eastern europ consid meaning measur increment cost aris structur handicap region concern deriv comparison propos project hypothet greenfield project assist area commun commiss expert carri detail cost benefit analysi design evalu net increment cost plant mosel chemnitz compar equival plant locat metz franc altern site select volkswagen increment cost includ addit invest cost addit oper cost year oper plant inclus oper cost disadvantag start year calcul cost handicap warrant inevit problem earli year oper aris underdevelop partial complet facil longer learn period geograph remot extra transport cost insuffici presenc supplier area lack skill worker attribut locat project peripher area commiss estim cost disadvantag draw larg part data provid volkswagen part independ sourc differ substanti estim prepar volkswagen submit german author earli differ aris fact commiss accept increment natur cost disadvantag claim volkswagen item recogn commiss genuin invest cost disadvantag addit infrastructur cost expenditur difficult geolog condit mosel chemnitz site higher land price build cost hand expenditur attribut volkswagen stricter environment regul germani atmospher pollut accept part experi show car manufactur commun includ volkswagen strive achiev high level environment protect plant commun continu absenc regul member state analysi oper cost commiss gener calcul handicap greenfield project ford vw fiat mezzogiorno footnot year period extens project sevel val di sangro jaguar ford genk footnot year period term greenfield project simpli project situat green field invest compani point view site undevelop compani face typic special problem compar extens exist plant lack adequ infrastructur lack organ logist train workforc adapt compani establish supplier structur servic provid nearbi plant belong group project treat extens locat green field commun concept differ concept invest defin nation law case greenfield project defin difficulti aris time span reach full capac viabil longer justif calcul oper cost disadvantag longer period principl recogn commiss opel eisenach case eisenach german democrat republ car plant opel point view locat typic disadvantag mention exist project treat greenfield project present case commiss account fact shop invest mosel stream time start problem subproject occur time commiss account fact delai project implement charact project chang instal press bodi shop link modern paint shop final assembl hall mosel plant fulli oper car plant establish mosel demonstr profit vw compani saxoni futur invest paint final assembl hall mosel ii longer constitut greenfield invest repres extens exist capac supplier structur place infrastructur exist worker mosel typic handicap greenfield invest aris lesser degre appli chemnitz ii engin plant case capac extens build product plant rapid german author vw origin suggest analysi period project mosel chemnitz commiss analys oper handicap year propos greenfield project bodi shop press shop year extens project paint shop final assembl chemnitz ii account press shop bodi shop expand product capac car dai car dai period order suppli fulli mosel ii paint shop final assembl addit oper handicap period attribut extens capac includ analysi invest handicap calcul great detail compar cost aris similar project compar plant metz extra cost claim compani infrastructur land build dismantl exist plant extra environment measur due stricter german rule handicap examin includ part full cost benefit analysi disregard altogeth explain connect compar plant meant repres realist ideal locat infrastructur measur saxoni metz region lesser extent pile ground level road access cost calcul oper cost disadvantag commiss account low level labour cost higher level futur labour cost eastern germani higher cost materi sourc local supplier extra transport cost cost disadvantag relat overhead similar charg compar altern site metz import note analysi base larg reason assumpt futur develop total cost disadvantag oper cost disadvantag emerg year oper evalu labour cost commiss consider fact reschedul invest mean plant stream vw fulli benefit cost advantag aris low wage level länder earli hourli wage rate länder work condit work hour holidai entitl bonu payment fulli adjust western german level result vw suffer full labour cost disadvantag western german plant compar altern locat take account probabl reduct disadvantag result develop realist estim total invest oper cost disadvantag elig invest discount term case mosel ii case chemnitz ii calcul present vw german author comment clarif basic accept fair estim propos aid intens discount term mosel ii chemnitz ii outweigh disadvantag longer consid proport problem resolv commiss accept region aid project full lead advers effect sector regard repercuss aid commun motor industri recal commun framework introduc time surplu capac exist commun chang dramat demand fell commiss note car produc commun recent undertaken invest programm conceiv boom period design increas capac mid satisfi expect growth demand car europ case increas capac substanti weaker develop motor vehicl market extent led reassess expans plan fail prompt fundament revis industri capac forecast addit capac japanes invest plant commun undertaken recent year stream period capac extens scheme eastern europ major european manufactur includ vw skoda mark impact commun market product free access take latest estim commiss put western european car product capac million unit million unit year assum ec demand continu increas slowli bottom downturn commun trade balanc car deterior recent market forecast expect demand reach million unit year suggest present overcapac problem commun averag capac util year persist decad industri decid close excess capac year industri suffer larg overcapac distort effect competit caus state aid grant individu produc strong gener prospect add case commiss vigil assess propos aid project entail car product capac realiz volkswagen invest plan länder impact car industri commun level commiss note volkswagen group revis size mosel ii plant capac car dai final oper born mind compani stage doubl capac invest modest amount build infrastructur facil larger capac level plan moment order compli oblig decis ec restructur aid seat vw ensur capac mosel plant exce car dai end intend close mosel plant summer paint shop mosel ii stream temporarili limit capac paint shop unit dai instal esta instal end creat effect temporari bottleneck limit vw capac mosel period cover condit seat decis laid decis ec observ capac limit verifi random site inspect german author consent take account plan closur mosel mosel ii lead increas capac car dai vw total capac chemnitz engin plant capac unit replac facil capac unit result net increas unit roughli volkswagen group total western european engin capac decis fiat mezzogiorno plan footnot commiss accept novemb increas group car capac consid line develop commun car market project advers effect sector commiss decis situat prospect european motor vehicl industri shown deterior conclud car industri western europ suffer overcapac disappear medium term commiss consid project plan vw sachsen exacerb sector problem case invest advers effect sector commiss polici framework aid strictli limit net increment cost face investor disadvantag region opel eisenach seat pamplona ford genk commiss approv region aid vw sachsen vw sachsen immobilienverwaltung subsidiari vw sachsen respons administr real estat plant intens case mosel ii intens case chemnitz ii notifi timet region aid type aid propos mean approv amount dm million form invest grant mosel ii chemnitz ii amount dm million form invest allow mosel ii chemnitz ii commiss consid german author monitor realiz elig project expenditur defin commiss precis payment propos aid request german author send discuss annual report outcom monitor payment aid schedul place purpos monitor guarante region aid intens express gross grant equival defin decis compli german author line exist interim report sächsisch aufbaubank monitor exercis design verifi complianc approv aid intens check elig expenditur ahead context transfer capit good mosel mosel ii elig region aid monitor exercis verifi complianc capac plan mosel plant end xiii explain commiss carri detail analysi establish net handicap face vw invest saxoni advers effect project sector permiss aid limit compens handicap aid longer proport region problem encount propos region aid vw sachsen vw sachsen immobilienverwaltung mosel ii chemnitz ii project exce intens found accept section xii decis allow invest allow tax relief grant automat approv entireti aid form special depreci estim nomin dm million identifi compani german author type aid easili withdrawn commiss agre aid withdrawn includ propos special depreci propos aid exce aid elig approv propos special depreci propos region aid vw sachsen vw sachsen immobilienverwaltung mosel ii chemnitz ii project form invest grant tune dm million allow adopt decis articl aid propos germani invest project volkswagen ag saxoni compat articl ec treati articl eea agreement aid grant germani volkswagen sachsen gmbh volkswagen sachsen immobilienverwaltung gmbh invest project mosel mosel ii chemnitz chemnitz ii form invest grant investitionszuschüss dm million aid grant germani volkswagen sachsen gmbh volkswagen sachsen immobilienverwaltung gmbh invest project mosel mosel ii chemnitz chemnitz ii form invest allow investitionszulagen dm million articl aid propos germani invest project volkswagen ag saxoni incompat articl ec treati articl eea agreement grant propos invest aid volkswagen sachsen gmbh volkswagen sachsen immobilienverwaltung gmbh invest project mosel ii chemnitz ii form special depreci invest assist area law fördergebietsgesetz nomin dm million propos invest aid volkswagen sachsen gmbh volkswagen sachsen immobilienverwaltung gmbh invest project mosel ii form invest grant investitionszuschüss excess amount indent articl constitut addit dm million articl germani ensur capac mosel plant exce level unit dai effect send commiss monthli report capac output plant give inform mosel mosel ii separ germani agre random site check commiss offici expert emploi commiss verifi data germani send discuss commiss annual report realiz dm million elig invest mosel ii chemnitz ii actual payment aid ensur combin effect aid intens express gross grant equival exce mosel ii chemnitz ii commiss expect report year arriv end report arriv articl germani inform commiss month notif decis measur compli herewith articl decis address feder republ germani brussel june commiss karel van miert member commiss oj oj oj oj oj oj oj ecr aid case ford vw oj opel eisenach oj fiat mezzogiorno oj jaguar oj fasa renault oj ford genk oj oj