commiss decis januari fim industri modern fund loan breweri french text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun subparagraph articl thereof notic parti concern submit comment accord provis regard comment april french govern inform commiss grant aid breweri aid award form fim industri modern fund loan ff million invest ff million recipi undertaken view modern brewhous instal outdoor tank decis eec commiss made clear french author grant fim loan constitut aid mean articl treati made grant loan subject oblig notifi advanc signific award inform signific award made decis adopt ad type award constitut unlaw aid recov time loan grant rate maximum period year princip repay holidai year intend support project innov natur includ instal high technolog machineri equip develop offic technolog biotechnolog ii scrutin aid basi analysi market product concern inform furnish french author commiss decid decemb open procedur provid articl treati respect aid consist ff million fim loan breweri ground effect aid trade member state competit recipi rival commun part procedur commiss gave french govern member state interest parti member state notic submit comment french govern answer commiss letter januari inform open articl procedur state fim concern invest undertaken breweri innov purpos invest introduc innov techniqu breweri product process case breweri process fulli autom brewhous incorpor advanc technolog ad exist brewhous oper simultan separ singl person steam condens made recov energi boil high speed bottl process featur pallet unload remov bottl vacuum coordin bottl conveyor output machin line deliveri rate conveyor ensur optimum throughput innov involv breweri invest programm process innov technolog equiti loan help financ consist object fim notifi commiss account prospect energi save short award fim loan breweri distort competit member state contrari contribut develop econom activ manner keep european interest iii fim loan grant french govern compris element aid mean articl treati reliev recipi state resourc part cost invest bear annual consumpt beer head stagnat fell member state itali germani unit kingdom commun beer produc consumpt fell litr head litr period beer sale eec minu greec risen slightli million hectolitr fell back level million hectolitr term volum extern trade member state minu greec account sale season variat chang franc beer sale remain fairli static million hectolitr fell million hectolitr market account approxim sale commun minu greec annual consumpt head consider lower commun averag litr litr compar litr franc tradition import requir member state volum term import vari past year million hectolitr french export member state declin period repres french product breweri receipt fim loan wholli own french group beer product account total french product particip intra commun trade beer breweri hold french market suffer drop sale revenu compar due fact consumpt tabl beer steadili declin franc beer account larg proport sale iv view consider situat relev market posit occupi breweri market aid award french govern affect trade member state distort competit mean articl treati favour breweri product french beer financi assist state strengthen posit firm compar compet commun deem affect firm articl aid featur set principl incompat common market except principl concern provid articl treati inapplic case ow natur object aid articl treati aid consid compat common market view context commun singl member state order ensur proper function common market account principl laid articl treati except principl articl set paragraph articl strictli constru examin aid scheme individu aid award appli commiss establish aid free plai market forc induc potenti recipi act manner contribut attain object sought appli except case contribut attain object aid essenti end tantamount grant undu advantag industri firm member state financi posit artifici bolster affect trade member state distort competit justifi common interest refer articl view aid question fall categori except provid articl except provid articl aid promot facilit develop area standard live abnorm low area invest carri employ mean ot except provid subparagraph except subparagraph concern aid grant french govern facilit develop econom area mean provis fim loan rule grant firm busi area determin advanc design develop area present case french govern case put forward reason justifi award ff million loan breweri except provid articl clear aid intend promot execut import project common european interest remedi disturb french economi lastli except provid articl favour aid facilit develop econom activ fim loan question chiefli aim modern extend product plant repli commiss letter januari french govern state fim loan recipi fact carri invest total ff million figur fim subsid invest innov natur cost ff million breweri total autom brewhous enabl oper singl person high speed oper bottl plant help achiev optimum throughput commiss acknowledg invest innov point form small part total invest ff million outdoor tank element french govern claim innov account ff million brewhous invest respres ff million autom brew process instal rival breweri member state govern support appli bottl plant part drive modern plant breweri question close facil capac excess million hectolitr time capac main plant increas million hectolitr stand reason instal capac breweri resort outdat technolog acquir machineri equip incorpor latest technolog technolog mean innov justifi grant aid question energi save achiev result abovement invest french breweri note effici technolog materi lead inevit reduc energi consumpt data oper appar breweri competitor conduct research energi save regular basi put result research good opportunit aris state aid agre ff million fim loan grant french breweri inflict disadvantag competitor form unjustifi fall sale aid modern extens plant concern satisfi requir develop industri affect trade extent contrari common interest mean articl treati decis eec commiss drew attent french author fact aid grant form fim loan prior decis consid illeg recov signific case ff million fim loan grant breweri consid signific case regard threshold laid articl decis french govern intent grant recipi notifi commiss advanc accord articl treati inform commiss april actual grant fim loan french author fail fulfil oblig notifi signific case propos stage infring procedur rule laid articl aid incompat common market reason set adopt decis articl fim loan ff million element aid mean articl eec treati view interest subsidi percentag point grant breweri notifi commiss letter date april grant unlawfulli infring articl treati incompat common market mean articl treati articl aid question recov french govern inform commiss month date notif decis measur compli therewith articl decis address french republ brussel januari commiss peter sutherland member commiss oj