commiss decis extens elig region aid acquisit cost intang properti larg firm provid outlin plan joint feder govern länder programm improv region econom structur notifi document number german text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun paragraph articl thereof regard agreement european econom area articl thereof notic member state parti concern submit comment accord articl treati establish european commun letter date march germani act pursuant articl ec treati notifi commiss outlin plan joint feder govern länder programm improv region econom structur outlin plan letter date august commiss notifi germani decis initi procedur pursuant articl ec treati outlin plan inter alia extend elig region aid acquisit cost intang properti larg firm present procedur concern provis detail joint programm improv region econom structur jointli financ administ feder govern länder form main region aid scheme germani assist guarante invest infrastructur project econom activ assist area elig region aid pursuant articl ec treati budgetari fund aid period fix alter term aid made basi annual adopt outlin plan preced plan outlin plan authoris commiss specifi addit acquisit cost manufactur cost leas cost tangibl properti acquisit cost intang properti includ enterpris asset patent licenc invest applic plan elig aid provid intang properti acquir parti enterpris busi legal person link aid recipi remain year termin invest project ownership aid recipi replac asset equal higher period assist properti leas grant secur context corpor restructur recognis tax purpos creation partnership paragraph incom tax law remain busi aid recipi relat enterpris account total invest project outlin plan germani intend remov condit limit elig aid intang properti account cost invest project decis initi procedur commiss express doubt project aid larg firm compat common market ground amend envisag effect broaden basi scheme appli aid intens effect increas permiss volum aid permit uniform basi assess laid common method assess aid adopt resolut octob repres govern member state meet council gener system region aid rule applic decis initi procedur adopt acquisit cost intang properti research develop project elig aid case small medium size enterpris pursuant commun guidelin state aid small medium size enterpris view mobil intang invest common market firm belong enterpris effect control misus aid scarc conceiv aid grant sole area elig region aid realiti benefit firm area addit commiss made point procedur draw guidelin nation region aid multilater meet matter deleg emphasis expenditur intang properti larg firm elig aid green paper innov stress stimul innov framework state aid research develop commiss confirm stimul invest intang properti notabl assist area elig expenditur intang properti larg firm länder area articl ec treati commiss made point area articl ec treati commiss commun method applic articl region aid larg firm grant addit aid invest plant machineri oper aid distort effect undoubtedli exce aid intang properti ceil region aid area articl ec treati local amp activ fact case länder crucial success develop strategi länder firm develop competit product process view liquid difficulti fulli justifi account expenditur acquisit intang properti decis initi procedur notifi germani time ask comment decis public decis offici journal european commun member state interest parti opportun submit observ ii letter septemb germani gave comment decis summaris germani point green paper innov stress assist innov intang invest abovement commun framework state aid research develop emphasis provid aid intang invest commiss express concern risk misus aid mobil intang properti germani view basic condit grant aid intang invest consid effect mean prevent misus point acquisit cost intang properti qualifi assist investor acquir enterpris busi legal person link investor consid exclusionari condit ensur parent compani set assist area benefit assist acquisit cost intang properti remit indirectli germani conclud programm preclud remit aid agreement effect agreement confer control aid compani compani condit exclud aid exclud assist case link busi pure person germani conclud assist acquisit intang properti larg firm grant link formal applic enterpris set assist area enterpris applic enterpris acquir properti set insid area council resolut octob common method assess aid germani posit standard base reflect pattern invest typic member state question programm oper year view german author adapt account increas signific intang properti fulli includ base case larg firm lastli germani emploi current data bring increas signific intang properti invest aid data invest project intang properti effect creat job classic invest addit larg firm longer exclud assist invest project high level innov iii member state interest parti present comment procedur process draft guidelin nation region aid number member state express view elig aid acquisit cost intang properti larg firm multilater meet held discuss draft guidelin number deleg gave opinion german deleg presenc elig intang properti aid fact major member state deleg advoc intang asset elig aid extent hand multilater meet deleg rais issu mobil immateri properti result risk misus deleg consid limit elig aid total invest concern standard base restrict lastli germani written observ june draft guidelin nation region aid made substant observ elig intang properti aid refer procedur involv note guidelin adopt regard nation region aid decemb lai elig expenditur includ categori intang invest transfer technolog acquisit patent oper patent licenc unpat provid limit standard base exceed case larg firm intang properti exclus establish receiv aid regard amortis asset purchas parti market condit includ asset firm remain establish receiv region aid year pursuant point guidelin commiss propos member state measur articl ec treati region aid scheme oper januari alter ensur compat guidelin date iv invest aid guarante includ intang properti grant joint feder govern länder programm improv region econom structur constitut aid purpos articl ec treati made state mean specif enterpris industri liabl affect trade member state distort competit accord common method assess aid resolut octob commiss deal region aid adopt standard basi aid consist invest expenditur land build plant weight member state point annex resolut germani case amount plant machineri build land aid grant addit expenditur case intang properti common method fresh calcul made base scheme relat standard base base cost elig aid outlin plan previous authoris commiss includ plant build exclud land acquisit cost intang properti provid account total invest aid grant outlin plan found base standard base provis made fresh calcul base expens elig aid outlin plan joint feder govern länder programm volum aid permiss outlin plan exce permit applic standard base basi calcul extend partial compens exclus land base programm decis concern compat common market outlin plan commiss adopt guidelin nation region aid propos measur implement guidelin acquisit cost intang properti qualifi aid provid exce standard base case larg firm measur pursuant articl adapt outlin plan futur rule state aid propos present stage present aid project outlin plan abolish exclusionari threshold aid acquisit cost intang properti larg firm question aris allow restrict subject condit acquisit cost intang properti includ asset firm includ base region aid case larg firm nation develop area articl ec treati consid compat common market derog articl ec treati applic aid question aid social charact indent aid make good damag caus natur disast except occurr indent aid grant order compens econom disadvantag caus divis germani indent reason appli derog articl aid promot execut import project common european interest remedi disturb economi member state aid promot cultur heritag conserv lastli derog articl concern aid develop econom activ econom area applic point present procedur concern elig aid acquisit cost intang properti larg firm commun guidelin state aid small medium size enterpris make provis condit unrestrict inclus acquisit cost intang properti base aid sme present aid project make provis aid acquisit intang properti connect implement research develop project reason provis elig intang properti aid contain commun framework state aid research develop appli present case verifi aid project consid compat common market derog area envisag articl outlin plan notifi entri forc guidelin nation region aid compat project assess pursuant point guidelin basi rule applic time notif germani point comment signific innov ensur european enterpris stand globalis competit emphasis commiss white paper growth competit employ green paper innov strengthen innovatori capac european busi import attach addit complet intern market econom monetari union oper competit polici research train dissemin research observ connect inter alia invest research technolog develop member state union industrialis state unit state america japan cost regist patent commun time unit state america germani expressli point signific invest innov econom develop area commun sme encount difficulti obtain financ innovatori measur public fund attain object white paper invest train research promot innov gener speak physic compon ad treat favour tradit form invest aim promot emerg gener product make optimum technolog world market encourag dynam incorpor innov process product organis essenti precondit increas research activ commun firm greater select govern assist provis state aid green paper innov focus revis commun framework state aid research develop lastli recent public expenditur intang invest broadli defin cover expenditur research develop acquisit technolog public relat work train softwar enterpris expenditur properti increas macroeconom microeconom level forego point show enabl acquisit cost intang properti includ asset firm form propos measur promot innov enterpris measur includ legisl administr measur establish environ favour innov measur promot train research develop invest intang properti includ asset firm state aid commiss step support busi abil innov commun framework state aid research develop publish lai research develop project case larg firm nation assist area greater elig aid limit fix wto rule aid includ elig amp cost research technic knowledg patent bought sourc sme commun guidelin state aid small medium size enterpris lai aid intang invest insid nation assist area expenditur consult servic train dissemin knowledg qualifi aid guidelin nation region aid lai expenditur categori intang asset elig aid condit provid exce standard base case larg firm draft commun guidelin state aid train consid member state multilater meet march greater possibl grant aid train measur case larg firm show commiss adopt consider measur state aid view attain object promot innovatori capac larg firm germani comment commiss adopt guidelin nation region aid adjust base cost elig region aid increas signific intang invest enterpris invest unlimit elig region aid acquisit cost intang properti cost exce level abovement rule consid compat common market basi derog specif area contain articl reason set unlimit elig region aid acquisit cost intang properti consider extend standard base calcul basi grant invest aid produc consider increas permiss volum aid basi aid intens result increas risk distort competit state aid extens base reduc compar aid member state reduc transpar area definit intang properti qualifi firm includ asset differ member state depend account rule extend base case larg firm remov rel advantag confer commun law state aid sme commun guidelin state aid small medium size enterpris guidelin intend level handicap limit sme access financ acquir technolog appli case larg firm carri research programm sme develop intang properti risk misus aid mobil intang properti point set made germani argument issu legal condit refer germani person invest intang properti acquir relat enterpris preclud situat properti aid receiv implement invest project assist area transfer area inelig region aid provis refer germani prevent transfer properti aid grant intang properti acquir relat enterpris assign relat right enterpris contrari provis intang properti acquir parti relat enterpris receipt aid set assist area imposs preclud transfer properti aid grant area inelig aid assign right properti lower price case state aid relat enterpris area inelig aid fix ceil elig aid intang properti relat total cost tangibl invest enabl intang invest connect tangibl invest ad respect aid grant secur link assist region fix ceil prevent busi set enterpris assist area sole aim acquir intang properti subsequ transfer enterpris includ enterpris assist area abovement condit outlin plan joint feder govern länder programm grant aid tangibl intang properti remain year implement invest project ownership enterpris receipt aid replac properti equival higher prevent risk misus provis complianc verifi ensur intang properti period enterpris receipt region aid hand prevent right link properti enterpris includ set assist area order minimis risk misus region aid larg firm time permit acquisit cost intang properti includ base cost elig aid essenti link aid intang invest invest tangibl asset plant equip build derog articl ec treati appli exist unrestrict elig aid cost case sme born mind sme reason typic handicap bui intang properti develop technolog research develop case larg firm adopt commun guidelin state aid small medium size enterpris commiss view advantag object promot innov sme outweigh disadvantag increas risk misus event risk distort competit misus aid remain limit view size sme lastli verifi reason lack innov part busi disadvantag region german länder unrestrict inclus acquisit cost intang properti base aid assist region consid compat common market articl area commiss make provis preferenti aid permit increas intens case aid initi invest condit permit oper aid cumul aid initi invest addit state aid research develop grant increas intens appear inappropri provid base cost elig aid case aid assist area pursuant articl argument cite extens base consequ risk distort competit lack compar concept intang invest includ balanc sheet recipi enterpris compens handicap suffer sme relat larg firm risk misus region aid intang invest disregard case aid grant region ground commiss consid propos contain outlin plan joint feder govern länder programm improv region econom structur repeal provis render larg firm inelig aid intang properti incompat common market adopt decis articl repeal envisag germani outlin plan joint feder govern länder programm improv region econom structur outlin plan provis render larg firm inelig aid intang properti incompat common market concern firm meet definit small medium size enterpris articl germani entitl appli outlin plan form envisag articl germani inform commiss month notifi decis measur compli therewith articl decis address feder republ germani brussel commiss karel van miert member commiss oj oj oj oj final oj oj oj footnot footnot final point intang invest impact competit scale effect singl market review volum subseri european commiss footnot