commiss decis novemb relat aid belgian govern grant petrochem compani ottigni louvain la neuv sa belgian shell french dutch text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun subparagraph articl thereof notic accord articl interest parti submit comment regard comment letter date decemb receiv januari belgian govern notifi plan grant invest aid sa belgian shell ottigni louvain la neuv expans law juli invest aid grant creation research laboratori develop technolog advanc petrochem product improv exist product epoxi resin polyurethan elastom polypropylen polyethylen polybuthylen polyvinyl chlorid expans polystyren research investig applic productsd plan start product louvain la neuv view consider volum trade petrochem commun countri commiss consid measur question aid pursuant articl eec treati inform dispos made belgian author prima faci satisfi condit exempt pursuant aticl open procedur provid articl respect aid letter date februari gave belgian govern notic submit comment comment invit member state letter date april interest parti letter date ii belgian govern repli open articl procedur comment letter date april receiv april argu laboratori assist specif design undertak basic experiment appli research order identifi assess potenti applic develop stage basic industri research innov high technolog product capabl satisfi predetermin framework procedur member state enterpris relev sector associ submit observ iii measur propos belgian author consist direct grant plan invest bfr million aid invest bfr million year exempt properti tax net grant equival commun petrochem market character strong competit consider intra commun trade petrochem industri europ compris larg number compani independ subsidiari nation multin chemic oli compani locat member state emnploi peson total turnov commun petrochem industri reach ecu million export member state account ecu million turnov intra commun trade unsatur ethylen propen carbur combust attain volum ecu million million figur unsatur buten butadien methylbutadien styren ecu million million recipi plan aid belgian shell trade firm belong royal dutch shell group establish member state market petroleum petrochem product manufactur group product centr europ chief market belgian shell belgium petroleum product petrochem product sold belgium compani obtain turnov petrochem product export member state view consider situat market question posit firm question market aid envisag liabl affect trade member state distort competit mean articl eec treati favour undertak concern state aid strengthen posit undertak relat competitor commun regard affect competitor aid question distort competit reduc cost invest laboratori undertak concern competit advantag produc petrochem industri iv articl aid meet criteria laid principl incompat common market except provid articl applic case natur propos assist object articl treati aid regard compat common market determin context commun singl member state order ensur proper function common market regard principl embodi articl treati except provid articl constru narrowli aid scheme individu aid award scrutin except invok commiss satisfi aid market forc insuffici encourag recipi attain object except appli except case contribut object aid need end confer advantag industri undertak member state artifici strengthen financi posit advers affect trade condit member state distort competit justif base ground ocmmon interest refer articl belgian govern unabl provid commiss find reason classifi aid categori except pursuant articl articl except aid promot facilit develop area region belgium abnorm low standard live underemploy mean subparagraph except subparagraph ottigni louvain la neuv area provinc brabant invest question locat includ special region aid zone commiss decis eec definit develop area belgium except provid subparagraph articl clear aid intend promot execut project common european interest remedi disturb belgian economi specif aid singl compani petrochem sector remedi type situaiton articl belgian govern put forward justif aid question commiss conclus contain court justic judgment march join case point seq except articl aid facilit develop econom activ conclud whilst aid facilit develop undertak question time affect trade condit extent contrari common interest commun framework state aid research develop show commiss favour aid research develop project aid question aim financ specif amp project contribut essenti purchas land construct build hous laboratori question total cost project purchas scientif data process equip repres total cost laboratori carri call experiment industri basic appli research sens plan establish perman dialogu univers industri initi tradit petrochem develop work includ techniqu applic polym activ compani build laboratori assist limit market petroleum petrochem product royal dutch shell result exploit result research conduct laboratori entrust group product centr aid grant laboratori benefit shell royal dutch shell group commun petrochem market affect degre instabl reflect larg cyclic fluctuat suppli demand overcapac aros half led crisi earli entail extens loss sector return profit capac cut rise demand capac increas sector propylen ethylen emerg commun produc gulf countri south east asia eastern europ liabl lead overcapac interest compani sector wish maintain improv posit market identifi assess potenti applic petrochem product design product view difficult market situat aris appear overcapac arriv produc approv propos grant aid belgian shell laboratori put competitor disadvantag unjustifi drop sale compel medium term withdraw market take account financi posit parent compani interest laboratori conclud aid question market forc suffic invest achiev aid grant aid question facilit develop industri question alter trade condit extent contrari common interest mean articl aid propos belgian govern meet condit requir applic except provid articl treati adopt decis articl belgium implement propos notifi commiss letter date decemb grant aid invest programm implement ottigni louvain la neuv sa belgian shell articl belgium inform commiss month notif decis measur compli therewith articl decis address kingdom belgium brussel novemb commiss peter sutherland member commiss oj oj