commiss decis septemb aid austria plan grant agrana stärke gmbh build convert starch product facil notifi document number german text authent ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun subparagraph articl thereof regard council regul eec june common organis market cereal amend commiss regul ec invit interest parti submit comment accord articl ec treati account comment austria notifi commiss letter date june record receiv august accord articl ec treati aid measur agrana stärke gmbh hollandstraß vienna agrana addit inform submit letter date septemb novemb januari march june record receiv septemb novemb januari march june austria wrote commiss decemb letter record receiv decemb request procedur separ aid measur subject procedur remain aid measur project origin notifi approv commiss letter sg januari measur question relat invest compani agrana starch sector measur involv aid convert high pressur soak facil maiz starch standard technolog increas capac invest annual capac close exist obsolet lower capac plant measur aschach site austria notif aid amount at million ecu million aid intens invest cost agrana complet invest present austria accord articl ec treati approv paid notifi aid ii commiss initi examin notif decid open procedur articl ec treati decis commun austrian govern letter date august publish offici journal european commun decis commiss invit member state interest parti submit comment aid question decis commiss express doubt compat aid common market commiss note current select criteria grant state aid invest question inelig addit aid conform commun guidelin state aid rescu restructur firm difficulti aid expans product capac sector displai structur overcapac relev market commun lastli commiss doubt aid agrana complet invest respect plant offici commenc oper spring austria inform commiss posit initi proceed letter date septemb italian spanish govern submit comment letter date decemb fachverband der stärkeindustri associ de amidonneri de céréale de ue asociacion de transformador de maiz por húmeda submit comment letter date decemb support argument commun starch market overcapac result aid expans capac exclud commun law aid measur propos distort trade condit detriment agrana competitor austria respond comment letter date februari iii austria argu select criteria decis ec guidelin restructur aid appli state aid project question view select criteria decis ec permit invest cereal starch austria correct aid project question articl council regul eec march improv process market condit agricultur product permit state aid provid compat articl ec treati point vii annex xv act access expressli state appli articl regul ec respect austria finland commiss proce accord declar process industri austria finland final act declar state flexibl transit nation aid scheme design facilit restructur concern commiss assess case appli aid rule applic regard interpret term quot flexibl quot question permit aid invest effect increas product capac austria refer opinion commiss access austria difficult situat austrian starch industri mention point vii annex xv act access origin version assum norwai member state stipul appli articl regul eec commiss authoris norwai grant nation aid condit product capac sector increas regard austria finland commiss implement provis accord declar final act conclus contrario gener condit nation restructur aid sector overcapac reduct capac appli austria beneficiari adjust aris poor perform radic alter econom condit result austria access access austrian starch industri prevent competit export commun starch austria heavili subsidis export austrian compani commun made practic imposs prohibit import levi aid worsen econom situat starch produc member state comparison situat exist austria access provis applic present measur articl ec treati conjunct articl act access point vii annex xv act access declar conjunct commiss opinion access austria articl ec treati commiss approv aid facilit develop econom area aid advers affect trade condit extent contrari public interest aid regard serv adjust specif sector adjust undertak competit trade condit advers affect extent contrari public interest starch produc member state benefit austria access posit chang trade condit diminish overcompens aid project question greater demand starch product austrian market anticip paper ferment sector plan product increas absorb austrian market aid invest decis notif commiss relianc domest polit commit aid question subject negoti austria commiss year view structur adjust unreason expect compani fight surviv common market stand idli wait decis econom exist threaten commiss doubt invest project carri aid austria grant aid conclus agrana belong group compani austria expect group invest unlimit fund sector unjustifi commiss consid statu agrana view group compani part notifi invest project econom viabl aid outcom liquid compani aid rate low enabl compani expect profit earliest year aid affect trade condit extent contrari public interest fact austria access european union brought benefit starch produc member state commun incur expenditur refund starch export austria anymor addit import starch product austria access increas total share member state account situat scarc chang aid rate low increas product volum mere commun starch product absorb increas demand paper ferment industri austria iv invest question undertaken maiz starch process area starch obtain maiz saccharif product product cover regul eec articl regul stipul articl ec treati appli product cover articl ec treati prohibit aid meet criteria set state aid step examin notifi aid measur constitut state aid mean articl ec treati aid grant form direct subsidi austria doubt relev criteria articl satisfi aid benefit compani agrana receiv relev invest cost result judgment court justic european commun septemb case philip morri commiss strengthen econom posit undertak mean state aid distort competit relat compet undertak criterion advers affect trade austria detail disput content consequ aid commiss accept austria argument assess criterion fact austria access european commun posit impact starch produc member state irrelev articl ec treati exist distort trade judg pure basi circumst aid question judgment court justic march case tubemeus small aid rate slight increas product capac exclud possibl trade affect affect trade similar distort competit aid envisag austria strengthen agrana posit relat competitor intra commun trade substanti volum intra commun trade starch tabl show austria import major proport starch member state austria annual domest product tonn achiev current degre suffici gt tabl gt structur product surplu commun market free market segment starch produc member state tens competit situat situat exist commun market market countri surplus export aid export refund scheme ec treati prohibit articl exempt articl exempt list articl ec treati inapplic natur aid measur question object austria fact submit articl applic articl specifi circumst state aid consid compat common market compat common market assess point view commun individu member state interest function common market regard articl ec treati exempt laid articl prohibit state aid interpret restrict regard articl note invest project locat region pursuant guidelin nation region aid econom situat extrem unfavour relat commun capita gross domest product measur purchas power standard commun averag regard articl found aid question intend promot execut import project common european interest remedi disturb austria economi aid intend achiev suitabl achiev object contain articl austria submit exempt applic commun guidelin state aid rescu restructur firm difficulti accord guidelin restructur aid meet condit laid consid contribut develop econom sector mean articl ec treati advers affect trade condit extent contrari common interest note point austria submit admiss present aid measur result guidelin commiss point occas initi procedur restructur aid grant market characteris structur overcapac guidelin demand reduct capac absenc aid contrari public interest starch market characteris structur overcapac consequ necessit grant export refund sector exclus elig invest aid invest subject present aid measur intend achiev restructur compani concern accord guidelin competit long term grant award condit reduct product capac contrari contribut substanti increas product capac argument demonstr guidelin constitut legal basi approv aid question regul ec austria explain disput applic select criteria set annex decis ec pursuant articl regul ec member state grant invest aid process market product list annex ii ec treati provid aid compat articl ec treati regard applic articl commiss adopt guidelin state aid connect invest process market agricultur product refer select criteria set decis ec indent point annex decis stipul invest cereal sector cereal starch facil exclud provis constitut legal basi approv aid measur aid relat invest product starch cereal explicitli exclud state aid consid incompat common market regard austria argu legal basi alter point vii annex xv act access conjunct declar final act commiss opinion austria access applic aid regard compat common market articl ec treati effect expand product capac articl act access stipul act list annex xv final act appli respect member state condit laid annex point vii annex xv act access regul eec regul ec applic member state regard applic articl regul stipul articl ec treati appli field applic regul laid commiss implement provis regard austria finland accord declar final act declar read regard quot contract parti agre flexibl transit nation aid scheme design facilit restructur quot question aris applic provis lead admiss aid link expans product capac sector exclud decis ec preliminari commiss note opinion austria refer legal document polit document restrict examin case hand note court justic held case philip morri possibl exempt articl articl ec treati commiss grant margin discret discret commiss basi comprehens social econom apprais impact aid commun declar austria adduc support argument account led previou case approv aid exclud pursuant quot normal quot state aid regim austria finland austria commiss case accept aid project favour agrana involv invest potato starch sector decis commiss reli declar final act fact invest possibl entail increas product capac potato starch sector govern quota system virtu council regul ec juli establish quota system relat product potato starch correct commiss declar quot simpli appli rule appli aid quot present aid measur differ case involv expans product capac sector regul quota system characteris structur overcapac austria claim origin word point vii annex xv act access norwai applic countri contrario contrast norwai capac reduct precondit admiss invest aid austria finland point origin indent read quot appli articl regul eec commiss authoris norwai grant year follow access nation aid invest sector product fall annex ii ec treati restructur condit product capac sector increas implement provis respect austria finland accord declar set final act quot austrian argument contrario reject ipso interpretation automat result appear admiss expans product capac merit individu case fact result tantamount divest flexibl refer declar mean note provis includ refer norwai form part commun law commiss framework comprehens examin includ declar call aid promot develop econom sector area affect trade condit extent contrari common interest regard develop econom sector commiss assum effect aid result expans capac agrana succe significantli reduc ratio fix cost product volum competit commiss accept agrana previou product capac guarante long term competit commiss account fact access austria european commun agrana longer protect econom condit previous benefit austria grant transit aid act access starch sector econom unfavour cost structur agrana impact austria access regard impact aid trade condit common interest shown intra commun trade starch starch produc menber state export austria find competit posit austrian market affect agrana capac expans expos intensifi competit market austria put forward possibl outlet starch creat austrian paper citric acid industri reason assum starch produc member state interest cover grow market segment aid competitor alter competit condit disadvantag austrian starch market penetr aid provid stimulu compens posit impact increas demand exist market disequilibrium increas product capac appear problemat aid cover declar contort aim scope consid reason term distort competit view common organis market cereal result coher approach commiss adopt guidelin state aid rescu restructur forese flexibl assist area small medium size enterpris sme whilst applic present case notion flexibl defin guidelin systemat context guidelin flexibl latitud determ extent capac reduct account confer power capac increas commiss opinion aid affect trade condit extent contrari common interrest help increas suppli market mark limit demand distort competit note problem surplus common agricultur polici counter guidanc section european agricultur guidanc guarante fund made part financ invest concern sector juli addit aid indirectli contribut aggrav situat commun fund export surplu demand starch countri notwithstand flexibl claus declar commiss consid aid incompat common market pursuant articl ec treati necess aid element lead commiss reject applic articl ec treati agrana complet invest respect facil oper pursuant articl case law court justic aid consid facilit develop sector free plai market forc persuad potenti beneficiari act bring develop sector set principl permit aid situat competit ensur optimum alloc resourc develop sector aid grant compani concern unjustifi trade advantag improv financi posit provid stimulu invest reason commiss regard retroact invest aid oper aid result effect trade contrari common interest embodi articl articl procedur render futil potenti aid recipi entertain legitim expect posit commiss decis aid examin procedur complet principl appli aid commiss degre discret circumscrib secondari legisl guidelin framework polit commit made nation govern nation author member state potenti beneficiari engag commiss creat legitim expect part potenti beneficiari light argument agrana act quot risk quot carri invest owner agrana legitim expect posit decis notifi aid agrana accord requir good commerci practic presum consider opposit outcom commiss decis aid complet invest circumstanti evid opinion agrana owner invest pai aid subsidiari observ commiss consid definit quot undertak quot austria narrow context theoret commiss substanti concept decis initi proceed refer quot market economi investor principl quot state privat hold compani group enterpris expect pursu structur global sector polici guid longer term view profit make decis group level wider financi context inject capit ensur surviv compani experienc temporari difficulti expect return profit restructur proceed austria adduc argument persuad commiss dismiss conclus austria argument effect owner agrana expect invest unlimit fund specif sector convinc econom isol view agrana advoc austria accord econom realiti commiss note initi procedur econom data initi suppli austrian author relat agrana financi link intern hold compani agrana beteiligung ag agrana own agrana beteiligung ag link larg group deutsch südzucker ag capit hold deutsch südzucker ag vote capit agrana beteiligung ag agrana beteiligung ag account financi year show increas annual profit tax pursu intern strategi reflect hold eastern europ deutsch südzucker ag internation activ appreci increas consolid annual profit financi year organis independ agrana beteiligung ag agrana subsidiari absenc civil law claim agrana agrana beteiligung ag assum loss econom unreason owner compani act econom option view result spectrum econom opportun tempor perspect invest broader deficit agrana regard isol dispos doubt owner agrana decid favour option regard financi circumst includ uncertainti grant aid hypothesi probabl compani liquid financi consider aid prove inaccur actual decis conclus aid consid oper aid cover prohibit state aid articl ec treati qualifi derog set articl ec treati aid incompat common market adopt decis articl aid plan notifi austria aid grant agrana stärke gmbh hollandstraß wien invest aschach starch product sector convert high pressur soak facil maiz starch standard technolog increas capac tonn tonn maiz dai invest saccharif line maiz starch raw materi annual capac tonn dry matter intens invest cost incompat common market aid plan qualifi exempt prohibit state aid list articl ec treati implement articl decis address republ austria brussel septemb commiss franz fischler member commiss oj oj part text edit ensur confidenti inform disclos part enclos squar bracket mark asterisk part text edit ensur confidenti inform disclos part enclos squar bracket mark asterisk part text edit ensur confidenti inform 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