commiss decis januari aid grant flemish region compani air belgium tour oper sunair connect ostend airport dutch french text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun subparagraph articl thereof regard agreement european econom area point articl thereof serv notic interest parti accord provis abovement articl pass comment view comment fact letter date june belgian tour oper associ lodg complaint commiss subsidi grant flemish region tour oper airlin oper schedul flight ostend airport result complaint commiss convei inform belgian author mail septemb ask answer question order enabl commiss examin matter light articl treati regard state aid action flemish region order assist tour oper airlin ostend airport date action effect suppli copi regul decis introduc action action initi amount paid tour oper airlin ostend airport suppli detail tabl amount question broken recipi compani year involv letter octob belgian govern commiss detail answer question emerg action flemish region assist tour oper airlin ostend airport intend promot charter flight airport outcom agreement reach march flemish region airlin air belgium nv tour oper sunair nv agreement air belgium sunair undertook implement minimum programm charter flight estim passeng ostend region airport majorca alicant monastir summer season june septemb thing undertook provid compar schedul flight return view import econom tourism term expans charter flight flemish airport flemish region confer advantag articl agreement paragraph order provid flight question exempt land park fee articl sole limit passeng carri subsidi calcul air belgium sunair offer passeng discount bef compar normal fare charg brussel nation airport articl programm promot flight question cover maximum figur bef million million million programm drawn jointli air belgium sunair form advertis poster activ intend promot region flemish airport ostend antwerp gener form exempt land park fee articl subsidi intend compens air belgium addit cost ostend airport subsidi amount maximum real extra cost demonstr invoic restrict bef million articl repli belgian govern state subsidi grant order offer passeng ostend airport competit advantag bef zaventem airport provid articl contract march ultim rose bef actual passeng amount paid flemish region claim joint parti contract subsidi intend compens extra cost provid articl contract march ultim amount bef passeng carri flight amount claim air belgium paid flemish region view inform commiss march decid instanc initi procedur provid articl treati commiss doubt prompt initi base factor exempt land park fee subsidi constitut state aid mean articl treati articl agreement european econom area hereinaft refer eea agreement absenc sight scope exempt paragraph articl decis initi procedur commiss express obtain inform content flight promot programm amount maximum bef million letter march commiss brought decis initi procedur attent belgium serv notic countri comment letter publish offici journal european commun member state interest parti invit comment accord articl treati ii member state belgium interest parti comment public offici journal european commun letter date belgium pass comment decis initi procedur respons commiss letter march cover measur identifi commiss state ultim exempt land park right year provid articl contract march grant air belgium nv subsidi bef grant order offer passeng discount bef compar zaventem airport provid articl contract march claim tour oper sunair nv receiv amount maximum bef million intend financ flight promot programm provid articl contract march ostend airport order rais public awar airport passeng schedul flight commerci purpos order reach holidaymak concern highli target manner airport chose channel advertis public public campaign conduct tour oper sunair nv subsidi intend compens extra cost ostend airport provid articl contract march reduc bef bef negoti place subsidi paid correspond belgian author stress action public author prove final event narrow scope intend contract march ow success advertis campaign schedul winter flight contract conclud ad subsidi amount bef bef paid authoris commiss letter juli commiss inform belgian author inform contain letter enabl deliv final opinion matter ask suppli copi amend made contract regard exempt land park fee inform activ amount involv part flight advertis programm belgian author commiss inform question juli final letter septemb belgian author note land park fee paid normal air belgium articl contract march subsidi provid articl contract march claim involv bef amount examin flemish region paid approv commiss cost advertis campaign bef million paid back sunair sa subsidi bef provid articl contract march claim air belgium sa paid approv commiss legal assess iii exempt land park fee year clear inform commiss possess measur consist exempt compani air belgium nv sunair nv fee charg land park aircraft ostend airport stipul paragraph final indent paragraph articl contract march conclud compani flemish region ultim withdrawn effect termin procedur matter irrelev measur issu pursuant articl treati articl eea agreement aid grant member state state resourc form whatsoev distort threaten distort competit favour undertak product good affect trade member state contract parti incompat common market eea agreement state aid aid grant central region local author member state public privat bodi set design order manag aid judgment court justic european commun march case steinik amp weinlig feder republ germani measur set cover abovement contract march examin light provis grant subsidi calcul function number passeng carri intend confer competit advantag ostend airport compar zaventem airport articl contract financ flight advertis programm maximum amount bef million articl contract grant subsidi intend compens addit cost ostend airport articl contract turn flight advertis programm inform commiss possess programm includ public featur advertis catalogu produc tour oper sunair nv illustr posit occupi ostend airport belgium airport constitut simpl advertis vehicl benefit ostend airport form part normal activ flemish region own manag ostend airport order publicis airport aim effect confer advantag tour oper sunair nv receiv bef million correspond cost advertis campaign profit owner manag airport expect return measur state aid mean articl treati articl eea agreement object rais subsidi provid paragraph articl contract march claim air belgium tune bef bef concern measur constitut state aid mean articl refer public natur mean action contractu manner region author exist aid aris realiti financi transfer form direct subsidi specif natur measur concern compani thirdli aid affect trade member state appli compani air transport busi natur directli affect trade extend member state cover entir eea true entri forc januari council regul eec eec eec aviat packag liberalis commun civil aviat market destin specif mention belgian author locat member state commun fourthli aid distort competit grant compani direct competit commun compani common market point agreement conclud march flemish region compani air belgium nv sunair nv stipul flight schedul discontinu flemish region suspend financi involv compani provid flight depart ostend destin air belgium sunair suffer demonstr financi loss claus illustr exclus natur measur belgian author challeng descript subsidi question aid iv commiss notifi abovement aid packag cover approv aid system accord articl treati omit give notif aid advanc provid belgium fail meet oblig impos articl aid grant illeg unlaw aid packag examin term compat common market bear mind provis articl treati articl eea agreement provis point articl treati point articl eea agreement appli aid question repres aid social charact grant individu consum discrimin product origin aid intend make good damag caus natur disast except occurr aid grant economi area germani articl treati articl eea agreement list form aid consid compat common market compat assess commun point view singl member state order safeguard proper function common market view principl set point articl treati exempt provis articl defin paragraph articl interpret strictli system aid individu measur examin addit view sharper competit result gradual liberalis air transport set measur commiss maintain stringent polici check state aid order prevent effect run counter common interest point articl treati point articl eea agreement exempt aid intend promot smooth develop region aid question grant flemish region ad hoc natur benefit abovement exempt oper invest aid meet elig criteria region aid point articl treati point articl agreement provis point articl treati point articl eea agreement likewis appli instanc aid issu intend promot execut european project remedi disturb economi member state exempt point articl treati point articl eea agreement aid intend eas expans econom activ appli instanc earlier type aid question direct oper aid aid intend spur invest commiss prepar grant exempt aid accompani compani restructur process air belgium sunair undergo restructur aid question grant part restructur case belgian author plead provis final point gener term commiss limit scope direct aid provid aviat servic highli specif case member state invok provis articl regul eec public servic oblig case point articl treati point articl agreement appli state earlier exempt appli present instanc emerg subsidi question cover case provid articl treati articl eea agreement order belgium ceas provid aid incompat common market adopt decis articl subsidi provid paragraph articl contract conclud march flemish region air transport oper air belgium nv tour oper sunair nv claim air belgium nv amount bef bef constitut illeg state aid grant breach point articl ec treati aid incompat common market mean articl ec treati articl eea agreement articl belgium order cancel payment subsidi refer articl articl month notif decis belgium inform commiss action order compli therewith articl commiss object payment bef million tour oper sunair nv order flemish region gener financ advertis region airport ostend antwerp provid paragraph indent articl contract march refer articl decis articl procedur exempt land park fee provid paragraph final indent paragraph articl contract march refer articl decis termin articl decis address kingdom belgium brussel januari commiss neil kinnock member commiss oj ecr paragraph oj oj oj applic articl ec treati articl eea agreement state aid aviat sector oj footnot chapter footnot chapter iii