commiss decis decemb state aid itali plan grant fiat auto spa mirafiori meccanica plant turin notifi document number italian text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun subparagraph articl thereof regard agreement european econom area articl thereof invit parti concern submit comment accord abovement provis procedur octob decemb italian govern notifi commiss pursuant articl ec treati plan measur propos grant state aid fiat auto spa quot fiat quot regist concern mirafiori meccanica plant turin piedmont quot fiat mirafiori quot invest mirafiori engin work request inform number remind italian author elicit data requir commiss decis april meet held repres italian author discuss method case examin final letter novemb italian author suppli partial repli question rais commiss letter march commiss inform itali decid februari initi procedur laid articl ec treati respect propos aid measur formal requir italian govern suppli month document inform data requir assess compat aid common market itali fail suppli item commiss reach decis basi inform possess decis initi procedur publish offici journal european commun interest parti invit commiss submit comment commiss receiv comment interest parti repres commiss mirafiori februari discuss case matter request april extens deadlin repli italian author commiss letter date april inform consid complet examin case examin strengthen commiss initi doubt plan aid letter june inform itali decid extend procedur initi februari formal requir italian govern suppli month document inform data requir assess compat aid common market itali fail suppli item commiss reach decis basi inform possess decis extend procedur publish offici journal european commun interest parti invit commiss submit comment commiss receiv comment interest parti ii detail descript aid plan aid grant fiat control fiat spa fiat group oper motor vehicl industri fiat auto motor vehicl iveco commerci vehicl magneti marelli compon fiat plant itali poland turkei south america produc million vehicl alfa romeo ferrari fiat lancia maserati make million europ roughli half sale record domest market member state remaind commun invest propos fiat locat mirafiori assist area articl ec treati qualifi maximum region aid intens larg firm net grant equival nge project relat product quot torqu quot engin power segment quot quot quot quot fiat vehicl produc itali commun invest total itl billion approxim eur million carri schedul gt tabl gt torqu engin focu number innov product manufactur process fiat mirafiori appear chosen opportun part exist product line modif help limit invest need project region aid worth nomin itl billion eur million plan approv scheme provid law discount aid intens appear aid plan project commiss decid februari initi procedur express doubt compat plan aid special refer mobil project aid find stage justif grant aid innov invest aid environment protect commiss conclud basi inform possess reason aid question qualifi exempt articl ec treati februari procedur initi emerg fiat mirafiori locat assist area march project began preced feasibl locat studi carri invest decis latest area fiat mirafiori locat consid assist area decis extend investig commiss express doubt investor financ project assum obtain region aid aid view implement invest concern fiat mirafiori decis initi procedur decis extend investig commiss formal requir itali suppli month inform requir assess compat aid measur question itali fail reach decis basi inform possess iii comment itali april italian author request extens deadlin repli decis februari initi procedur april letter commiss inform deem conclud examin case italian govern suppli clarif locat studi carri fiat prior choic fiat mirafiori state compet site bielsko biala poland plant oper compani tofa turkei site belong cormec group argentina compet site offer advantag lower labour cost itali meet satisfactori standard product qualiti tofa cormec wholli own fiat fact carri signific risk strateg project torqu engin locat decis narrow choic fiat mirafiori bielsko biala expect region aid suffici offset addit cost deriv decis locat invest fiat mirafiori undoubtedli factor final decis itali point specif condit govern applic law special refer retroact applic elig invest thirdli italian govern state invest began june earlier activ includ dismantl plant januari invest expenditur incur consist clear area occupi product line subsequ replac torqu engin product line italian author cost link project examin plant remov case decid locat invest produc torqu engin fourthli itali suppli data cost benefit analysi cba market survei repli commiss decis extend investig juli itali transmit letter give detail inform main aspect event lead adopt aid scheme link implement aid question complianc formal criteria applic aid iv assess aid measur notifi fiat constitut state aid mean articl ec treati financ state state resourc repres signific proport project fund distort competit commun give advantag fiat compani receiv aid final market motor vehicl engin motor vehicl market characteris extens trade member state aid question intend firm manufactur assembl motor vehicl engin firm part motor vehicl industri mean commun framework state aid motor vehicl industri quot relev commun framework quot aid question notifi decemb grant approv scheme provid law relev commun framework specifi aid public author plan grant individu project authoris aid scheme firm oper motor vehicl industri accord articl ec treati notifi grant threshold reach total cost project eur million total gross aid project state aid aid commun instrument eur million total cost project amount aid exce notif threshold notifi propos aid fiat mirafiori italian author compli requir articl ec treati articl ec treati specifi type aid compat treati view natur purpos aid geograph locat invest articl applic articl specifi form aid regard compat common market compat assess standpoint commun pure domest context order maintain proper function common market regard principl laid articl ec treati except articl constru narrowli regard except articl clear aid question intend project common european interest remedi disturb italian economi promot cultur heritag conserv except articl subparagraph relev mirafiori locat assist area articl longer assist area articl determin propos region aid measur compat common market exempt provid articl treati commiss check complianc condit relev commun framework accord framework commiss check instanc aid grant proport serious problem intend solv implement project test proportion necess satisfi commiss authoris state aid motor vehicl industri proportion aid assess mean cost benefit analysi case point commiss limit assess necess test initi procedur commiss note event led authoris italian scheme law keep decis novemb septemb april commiss acknowledg circumst surround adopt law explain long delai launch project start mass product torqu engin applic aid notif decemb examin aid order locat project fiat mirafiori restrict consider factor commiss check region aid account financi analysi project locat studi choic mirafiori site project genuin mobil commun check aspect evid suppli itali support claim suffici context narrow interpret exempt provid articl treati due regard formal requir suppli inform issu commiss februari italian author letter april state project launch june order tool march april deliveri tool place half commiss logic conclud locat studi prompt fiat choos mirafiori site carri januari april assess confirm italian author letter juli fiat mirafiori locat assist area march area turin includ mirafiori class assist area purpos articl treati confirm letter juli itali submit initi propos area class assist area provis septemb decis invest question time fiat mirafiori locat assist area assess affect fiat mirafiori locat object area alleg possibl transfer machineri site initi phase project pre product unit manufactur januari februari decis class area assist area state annex italian author letter novemb work torqu engin carri mirafiori site onward modifi product line engin block crankshaft connect rod flywheel oil pump spindl commiss take view fiat fact financ project mirafiori assumpt obtain region aid italian author produc evid refut view compani includ possibl receiv region aid reason implicitli accept risk aid withheld commiss prior authoris requir accord relev commun framework time fiat decid carri invest account possibl obtain state aid financ fiat mirafiori project commiss practic requir cost benefit analysi cba base comparison plant question altern site assist region commun fiat locat invest italian author fiat familiar methodolog time handl fiat mezzogiorno case commiss inform choic compar plant altern plant locat central northern itali commiss experi show cba drawn basi assumpt made difficult imposs identifi handicap fiat mirafiori justifi authoris region aid italian author suppli proof fiat region aid account decis carri invest fiat mirafiori commiss point incident refer altern plant poland bielsko biala call itali case point entri forc relev commun framework januari year invest decis lastli commiss consid member state undertak legitim reli region class elig assist articl commiss decis end reason commiss conclud italian govern suffici demonstr fiat consid grant region aid condit select fiat mirafiori notifi region aid achiev object refer articl ec treati pursuant abovement commun framework order prove region aid recipi compani demonstr econom viabl altern locat part part project exist industri site group capabl receiv propos invest firm compel carri project sole plant absenc aid mobil studi framework forc import past longer suffici commiss recognis theoret mobil establish investor possibl intent locat project altern site region aid grant inform suppli itali connect continu scarc commiss receiv statement explain choic cormec argentina tofa turkei fiat auto poland cormec tofa reject riski polish option offer consider advantag comparison fiat mirafiori term labour cost commiss take view time invest decis real advantag locat project poland obviou italian author maintain industri risk neglig time fiat auto poland undergo intens reorganis factor itali mention briefli dismiss unimport underestim context strateg project torqu engin product difficult organis involv transport sensit compon itali poland network local compon supplier highli develop todai product fiat engin poland limit model cc cc engin italian govern provid commiss patchi indic technic feasibl produc torqu engin bielsko biala optimum condit inform fiat real intent reloc invest concern poland commiss conclud itali demonstr mobil project absenc credibl altern site notifi region aid order achiev object refer articl ec treati aid object mention point italian govern environment protect innov explain detail formal requir provid inform issu commiss commiss examin presenc aid innov environment protect measur conclus region aid italian author plan grant fiat mirafiori order achiev object refer articl ec treati facilit develop econom activ econom area aid question incompat common market adopt decis articl state aid itali plan grant fiat auto spa mirafiori meccanica plant turin incompat common market aid put effect articl itali inform commiss month date notif decis measur compli articl decis address italian republ brussel decemb commiss mario monti member commiss oj oj footnot footnot sourc automot new europ oj judgement court justic septemb case philip morri ecr paragraph oj oj oj oj oj fiat sole sharehold compani ow exist compon common torqu engin remain product mirafiori