commiss decis march aid grant french govern undertak saint gobain eurofloat salais sur sann glass sector french text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun subparagraph articl thereof parti concern notic accord abovement articl submit comment regard comment french group saint gobain compris hundr compani industri insul paper wood pipe work packag build materi reinforc fibr industri ceram servic miscellan glaze glaze section account group sale manufactur process distribut glaze motor vehicl build industri special applic saint gobain glaze section oper float glass product plant commun major sharehold float glass line directli oper brought servic salais sur sann isèr eurofloat product capac tonn year clear glass build industri ii commiss learn press salais sur sann plant receiv subsidi ff million saint gobain appar receiv aid invest project region includ receiv region aid commiss ask french govern letter date send inform aid work dai letter commiss stress oblig initi articl procedur receiv repli repli satisfactori commiss receiv repli period decid juli initi articl procedur respect ff million subsidi consid subsidi constitut unlaw aid deem compat common market liabl distort competit affect trade mean articl eec treati except provid articl applic commiss note salais sur sann area situat region elig region aid pursuant articl invest aid deem import project common european interest mean articl aid construct flat glass product line facilit develop sector question mean articl addit commiss express doubt aid view saint gobain financi situat suppos market forc suffici ensur aid invest carri state assist letter date august commiss gave french govern formal notic submit comment iii french govern letter date juli repli late commiss letter request deadlin extend end juli submit comment initi procedur letter date septemb express view amount ff million aggreg total made ff paid agenc nation pour emploi ff paid conseil général de isèr ff million paid syndicat intercommun develop improv land payment ff syndicat intercommun respect addit cost land french govern payment constitut aid mean articl treati commiss request french govern provid detail letter date novemb februari public commiss letter august offici journal european commun commiss receiv comment dutch govern belgian flat glass product group french govern inform comment letter date decemb request submit comment comment receiv commiss iv assist provid public author educ includ vocat train gener meet criteria deem aid favour undertak product good mean articl treati financ vocat train retrain tradition member state respons labour forc specif train involv fall gener system educ vocat train undertak sector region contribut public author cost train constitut aid mean articl treati letter septemb initi procedur french govern accept ff payment conseil général de isèr respect vocat train constitut aid letter date februari scheme question appli discrimin region sector select basi inform commiss rule possibl train measur aid relat specif requir saint gobain salais sur sann flat glass product plant ff payment conseil général de isèr deem constitut aid saint gobain ff payment agenc national pour emploi employ unemploi person constitut aid gener social scheme question appli automat franc regard ff million payment syndicat intercommun vocat multipl sivom canton roussillon note sivom promis sell hectar agricultur land saint gobain june sivom entrust saint gobain januari task develop salais sur sann industri estat firm set task involv collect clearanc improv undevelop agricultur site road access mark connect ga electr network public sewer water suppli saint gobain compens sivom cost work carri site saint gobain bore cost improv site commiss request french govern provid detail list work carri saint gobain behalf sivom letter date novemb provid detail letter date februari inform enabl commiss ascertain saint gobain invoic sivom gener infrastructur cost incur part collect work carri develop land firm ff million payment sivom constitut aid lastli sivom payment ff consist differ price ff paid sivom parcel land year saint gobain set site ff sell price charg saint gobain sivom associ local author financ commiss consid payment made state resourc constitut state aid mean articl treati procedur french govern argu sivom born addit cost involv price land due initi divis small hold commiss consid payment sivom reliev saint gobain part cost invest bear bui parcel land interpret invalid fact refer french govern letter februari establish larg firm saint gobain help promot imag salais sur sann industri estat allow economi scale achiev land improv work abovement letter februari french govern point saint gobain invoic sivom entir cost land improv work carri includ cost involv prefinanc work supervis progress work industri estat inform similarli invalid fact differ price land paid sivom price sold saint gobain august constitut aid saint gobain fail invoic cost incur present supplementari invoic sivom letter date januari commiss state payment sivom liabl constitut aid ask french govern provid evid differ price price compris aid element inform refer french govern show differ price constitut aid commiss consid sale land involv aid mean articl amount ff addit aid ff french govern notifi aid grant pursuant articl eec treati commiss unabl make view measur implement aid illeg commun law decis grant situat result breach legal requir aid paid recipi aid measur effect deem incompat common market case aid incompat common market commiss court justic confirm judgment juli case march case septemb case requir member state recipi repai aid grant illeg vi float glass trade member state franc export tonn nimex code cn code member state tonn tonn import year amount tonn tonn tonn saint gobain involv trade annual report float glass line salais sur sann intend serv south eastern franc southern germani northern itali austria switzerland competit flat glass manufactur commiss inform end float glass product line commun belong group saint gobain financi aid provid state strengthen posit undertak compar compet commun aid deem affect competit undertak view aid grant french govern affect trade member state distort competit mean articl treati favour undertak concern articl lai principl aid characterist specifi incompat common market derog principl set articl treati inapplic instanc natur object aid case invok french govern vii articl treati specifi aid consid compat common market compat treati view context commun singl member state maintain proper function common market account principl laid articl treati except principl laid articl set articl interpret strictli examin aid scheme individu aid measur derog appli commiss find aid grant market forc suffici induc recipi act achiev object pursu appli derog case contribut object aid purpos confer undu advantag industri undertak member state financi posit strengthen affect trade condit member state distort competit justif base common interest refer articl regard derog provid articl aid intend promot facilit develop region note french govern put forward argument relat region aspect justifi grant aid build float glass product line salais sur sann note standard live region region mainland franc abnorm low region suffer underemploy mean derog laid articl area salais sur sann situat includ receiv special region aid mean derog provid articl regard derog provid articl note aid intend promot execut import project common european interest remedi disturb french economi french govern put forward argument call applic derog regard derog provid articl aid facilit develop econom activ aid advers affect trade condit extent contrari common interest distinct made aid provid conseil général de isèr train purpos aid provid sivom purchas saint gobain land salais sur sann ff train aid benefit saint gobain specif link invest salais sur sann train measur primarili social purpos aid deem facilit vocat train flat glass sector sector advers affect trade condit extent contrari common interest ff aid grant sivom form differ price paid saint gobain land salais sur sann aid reliev recipi undertak part cost invest letter french govern august commiss point construct flat glass product line facilit develop sector mean articl view saint gobain financi situat view market forc suffici ensur invest carri state assist present comment procedur french govern refut view commiss letter august contrari stress small percentag aid aid relat total amount invest ff million respect born mind made clear judgment court march tubemeus fact aid small amount necessarili rule possibl trade member state affect connect commiss note futur demand flat glass depend larg measur main market motor vehicl build industri futur suppli flat glass influenc product capac establish plan unit kingdom germani commun countri float glass product line salais sur sann add exist capac commun commiss consist polici ensur vulner flat glass sector structur develop disrupt state aid reason decis eec eec eec decid aid measur plan dutch luxembourg italian govern assist set addit flat glass product process plant incompat common market grant view aid measur assist renov exist float glass product line compat common market decid decis eec eec belgian govern refrain grant aid renov invest concern involv technolog innov sound approach upheld court justic judgment march join case view commiss consid aid low intens construct addit flat glass product capac facilit develop sector concern mean articl qualifi except aid grant abolish repaid judgment court justic februari case boussac ground repay made accord procedur provis laid french law interest arrear state claim interest start run date illeg aid grant measur order restor statu quo remov financi advantag recipi firm improperli benefit date aid paid judgment march case tubemeus ground approach adopt commiss decis eec heinrich reinhold adopt decis articl aid grant franc compani saint gobain eurofloat form ff payment vocat train unlaw grant breach provis articl eec treati aid consid compat common market pursuant articl eec treati articl ff aid grant franc compani saint gobain eurofloat august form differ price ff sivom paid purchas land year preced saint gobain establish price land sold sivom saint gobain ff unlaw grant breach provis articl treati addit aid incompat common market pursuant articl treati meet condit except provid articl articl french govern abolish aid ff refer articl decis requir repay month notif decis repay made accord procedur provis nation law notabl interest arrear payabl state claim interest start run date illeg aid grant articl french govern inform commiss month notif decis measur compli articl decis address french republ brussel march commiss leon brittan vice presid oj oj maasgla oj luxguard oj veneziana vetro oj st roch oj glaverbel ecr oj