commiss decis april authoris unit kingdom grant aid coal product unit period april decemb amend restructur plan coal industri notifi document number english text authent text eea relev ecsc commiss european commun regard treati establish european coal steel commun regard commiss decis ecsc decemb establish commun rule state aid coal industri articl thereof letter januari unit kingdom notifi commiss accord articl decis ecsc financi aid propos grant coal product unit year specif period april decemb request commiss unit kingdom notifi addit inform februari letter februari unit kingdom notifi commiss accord articl decis ecsc financi aid propos grant coal product unit year specif period april decemb notif februari unit kingdom inform commiss accord articl decis ecsc amend modernis rationalis restructur plan period april juli hereinaft refer quot restructur plan quot restructur plan approv commiss decis ecsc commiss deliv favour opinion conform propos amend gener specif object decis requir accord decis ecsc decis aid amount gbp cover oper loss period april decemb incur product unit financi measur cover articl decis ecsc commiss decis measur pursuant articl decis commiss approv subject gener object criteria laid articl decis ecsc specif criteria set articl thereof compat proper function common market addit assess commiss check accord articl decis measur conform coal industri restructur plan amend unit kingdom ii restructur plan approv commiss decis ecsc grant oper aid coal industri period april juli plan total amount aid period exce gbp recit decis time unit kingdom consid amount suffici temporarili maintain product unit econom financi viabl long term competit import coal light amount aid grant unit kingdom author estim gbp million insuffici cover request aid submit period cover restructur plan april juli decis ecsc ecsc commiss authoris grant state aid amount gbp notif januari februari subject decis addit gbp grant cover aid request year unit kingdom author elig amount unit kingdom grant coal industri gbp year excess estim made unit kingdom author draw restructur plan reason larg number firm submit aid request amount aid grant product unit higher plan unit kingdom author work exact amount aid time restructur plan prepar data unit kingdom author number size product unit level oper loss meet restructur plan criteria grant aid allow rough estim made aid unit kingdom call grant period april juli dossier submit unit kingdom author view receiv aid year coal produc precis detail product cost revenu coal product inform includ data relat year subsequ year unit kingdom author dispos precis estim firm submit aid request basi data unit kingdom consid amount aid grant period april juli exce gbp million gbp million origin restructur plan commiss consid increas maximum amount aid grant period cover restructur plan gbp gbp call question term decis ecsc amend chang basic factor led adopt decis precis object restructur plan object establish expiri juli state aid regim provid decis ecsc coal industri total competit import coal competit state aid signific chang maximum amount aid grant cover period april juli examin light object commiss take view amend restructur plan conform object criteria laid decis ecsc iii sum gbp million unit kingdom propos grant coal industri articl decis ecsc intend cover differ product cost sell price coal freeli agre contract parti light prevail condit world market coal similar qualiti member countri amount aid propos intend unit gbp betw collieri product unit betw anthracit gbp central surfac mine product unit bank amp compani gbp north east surfac mine product unit bank amp compani gbp east pit extens product unit celtic energi gbp blaentilleri product unit flynonau duon mine gbp hai royd collieri product unit flack amp son gbp eckington collieri product unit moorsid mine compani gbp tower collieri product unit tower collieri gbp elwyn complex product unit south wale anthracit ward brother aid propos intend product unit receiv improv econom viabil reduc product cost accord restructur plan adopt unit kingdom effort made reduc product cost evalu refer period consecut year method ensur develop product cost evalu refer period activ repres oper condit product unit concern order prevent discrimin coal produc fix refer period fall januari decemb restructur plan product unit prospect improv econom viabil estim product cost exce threshold gbp gj cost level enabl compani concern continu oper financi support appear data commun unit kingdom author develop product cost refer period determin accord point year constant price betw collieri central surfac mine north east surfac mine east pit extens hai royd collieri eckington collieri tower collieri elwyn complex product cost constant price level equal gbp gj refer recit estim period inclus product unit continu improv econom viabil reduct product cost regard commiss note cost product unit gbp gj product cost blaentilleri gbp gj cost higher calcul refer period financi difficulti allow product unit make invest replac product capac time result drop product meant increas product cost unit coal extract current state develop capac product signific reduct product cost subsequ year unit kingdom author cost fall refer period product cost gbp gj threshold refer recit cost level gbp gj request unit kingdom author technic report drawn independ expert assess modernis rationalis restructur measur envisag product unit enabl improv econom viabil specif achiev object set recit draw report expert account geolog technic condit unit oper qualiti coal produc report conclud measur envisag consist realist achiev estim product cost work product unit refer recit reason unit kingdom consid modernis rationalis restructur measur product unit lead improv econom viabil contend unit continu activ public subsidi iv accord articl decis ecsc aid unit kingdom propos grant intend improv econom viabil product unit concern reduc product cost commiss consid reduct product cost set point signific order assess extent reduct commiss account differ averag product cost calcul refer period recit target cost determin gbp gj cost reduct calcul central surfac mine north east surfac mine unit larg reduct record product unit absolut cost level central surfac mine north east surfac mine refer period close threshold competit import coal aid improv viabil product unit enabl continu activ public subsidi accord restructur plan approv commiss decis ecsc product cost betw collieri central surfac mine north east surfac mine east pit extens hai royd collieri eckington collieri tower collieri elwyn complex unit exce gbp gj threshold extent blaentilleri exceed threshold jeopardis econom viabil product unit fact temporari oper difficulti led high product cost blaentilleri resolv time bring product cost gbp gj onward accord indent articl decis ecsc aid tonn notifi exce product unit differ product cost forese revenu calcul basi financi inform period cover aid april decemb modernis rationalis restructur measur implement product unit temporari natur financi support achiev measur aid degress accord indent articl decis ecsc commiss note product unit auditor state financi data notifi unit kingdom accur depict compani account auditor state forecast drawn account standard period cover aid light basi inform provid unit kingdom aid propos period april decemb product unit list recit compat decis ecsc articl decis unit kingdom requir ensur aid distort competit discrimin coal produc purchas consum commun accord indent articl decis ecsc provis relat thereto commiss decis ecsc unit kingdom measur ensur amount aid grant product unit deliv price commun coal lower coal similar qualiti member countri accord articl decis ecsc aid enter unit kingdom nation region local public budget compli strictli equival mechan accord indent articl articl decis ecsc commiss check aid authoris purpos stipul articl decis latest septemb unit kingdom send notif amount aid paid year declar correct made amount origin notifi inform requir ascertain criteria laid articl decis compli provid annual breakdown unit kingdom requir justifi deviat restructur plan modifi unit kingdom econom financi forecast notifi commiss januari februari point refer turn condit laid articl decis ecsc satisfi unit kingdom respons propos commiss correct measur requir adopt decis articl amend propos unit kingdom modernis rationalis restructur plan approv commiss decis ecsc conform object criteria laid decis ecsc articl unit kingdom authoris subject condit set articl decis ecsc grant oper aid amount gbp betw collieri central surfac mine north east surfac mine east pit extens hai royd collieri eckington collieri tower collieri elwyn complex blaentilleri product unit period april decemb articl unit kingdom ensur authoris aid purpos declar notif januari februari expenditur relat item cover decis cancel overestim misus reimburs articl prejudic oblig articl decis ecsc unit kingdom latest septemb commun amount aid paid financi year articl decis address unit kingdom great britain northern ireland brussel april commiss loyola de palacio vice presid oj oj oj oj tonn coal equival tce gigajoul gj confidenti inform