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"Concerning the steel industry, may I remind Parliament that the Commission has already expressed its intention that strict rules on state aids to this sector be maintained after the expiry of the ECSC Treaty. The European Parliament, Member States, the ECSC Consultative Committee, as well as steel companies and their associations, have also requested strict rules for state aids to the steel industry. The Commission considers that this objective may be attained by focusing on the types of state aid that, from the experience of the past and taking into account the features of the steel industry, have most distortive effects on competition in this sector. This is the case of investment aid and rescue and restructuring aid.
It is the Commission's intention to continue the current prohibition of these types of aid after the expiry of the Treaty on 23 July 2002 and this point is planned for discussion in the Commission very soon.
Mrs Riis-Jørgensen mentioned shipbuilding, and your interest in this does not surprise me entirely. You are well aware what the conclusions or the non-conclusions were in the Industry Council in December. Indeed, a report is being produced concerning the situation of another market segment, for which a procedure has been started. I have nothing new to report on this.
On airlines, I would just like to point out that the Commission has decided, concerning the events of 11 September, that indeed they were of an exceptional nature in the sense of Article 87(2)(b) of the Treaty. This means that state aid to make good damage caused can be accepted – though as you know, this has been applied by the Commission in a very stringent and cautious and restrictive manner – concerning the four days following 11 September, as a result of the closure of US air space, and measures to cover the excess costs of insurance in air transport for one month or if needed to the end of the year.
Finally, let me once again stress how grateful the Commission is for the interest of Parliament in the state aid policy. This encourages us to act more and more effectively in this delicate and important area."@en1
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