commiss decis octob enjoin german govern provid document inform data invest project volkswagen group german länder aid grant nn german text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard agreement establish european econom area articl thereof decemb commiss decis open procedur provid articl ec treati respect state aid project benefit vw group thüringen sachsen letter date januari germani agre suspend payment aid closur articl procedur commiss inform total aid paid illeg vw form grant allegedli project mosel ii chemnitz ii octob decemb amount dm million ecu million vw sachsen obtain corpor tax refund amount dm million ecu million special depreci invest amount remain determin juli commiss final decis procedur restructur aid sächsisch automobilbau gmbh car end engin plant mosel mosel chemnitz chemnitz cylind head plant eisenach time final decis germani inform commiss vw group final plan invest project mosel chemnitz mosel ii chemnitz ii end time relev inform project transmit commiss order assess propos region aid final decis restructur aid revis plan vw present commiss preliminari form plant layout chang invest start end aid contract revis grant reduc dm million mosel ii dm million chemnitz ii corpor tax refund fall dm million mosel ii dm million chemnitz ii due fact elig invest mosel ii reduc dm million dm million chemnitz project employ fell mosel ii chemnitz end month germani inform commiss invest plan vw final letter date april commiss request germani provid vw plan plant repli receiv letter letter date august commiss urgent request inform threaten injunct eventu final decis basi inform case complianc reaction letter german govern inform commiss letter date august vw invest plan final state german law reimburs aid vw fulli execut invest employ plan condit commiss conclud germani submit inform commiss assess compat state aid vw group project mosel ii chemnitz ii articl ec treati aid grant amount dm million ecu million corpor tax refund amount dm million ecu million special depreci invest amount remain determin paid fact aid part reimburs german law compani fulli execut invest employ plan relev assess compat aid view court justic acknowledg judgment februari case franc commiss confirm judgment april join case infring articl ec treati commit commiss entitl interim decis requir member state question case germani suspend payment aid provid commiss document inform particular examin compat aid measur common market commiss take note reaction open procedur germani confirm letter date januari suspend payment aid pursuant exist case law germani fail compli decis provid relev inform assess compat abovement aid deadlin week notif decis commiss final decis basi inform final decis includ demand reimburs aid includ interest charg amount aid paid compani concern date payment percentag date refer rate calcul net grant equival type aid member state measur order restor statu quo remov financi benefit improperli enjoi recipi illeg aid date receiv aid adopt decis articl germani week notif decis provid inform document data allow commiss assess compat articl ec treati aid volkswagen group invest mosel ii chemnitz ii plant länder germani inform includ detail breakdown invest realiz mosel ii chemnitz ii detail revis invest capac product plan plant inform handicap face vw länder project includ current aid plan detail quantif aid paid connect project includ inform germani consid assess case articl decis address feder republ germani brussel octob commiss karel van miert member commiss oj germani pleuger commiss ecr judgment court justic march case belgium commiss ecr