protocol cooper field state aid order ensur uniform implement applic interpret rule state aid territori contract parti guarante harmoni develop ec commiss efta surveil author observ rule exchang inform view gener polici issu implement applic interpret rule state aid set agreement held period request surveil author ec commiss efta surveil author period prepar survei state aid respect state survei made surveil author procedur refer subparagraph articl treati establish european econom commun procedur set agreement efta state establish efta surveil author open state aid programm case ec commiss efta surveil author give notic surveil author parti concern submit comment surveil author inform decis open procedur refer paragraph decis refer paragraph publish compet surveil author notwithstand provis protocol ec commiss efta surveil author request surveil author provid case case basi inform exchang view individu state aid programm case inform obtain accord paragraph treat confidenti