European Commission 1 July 1998, Sixth survey on State aid in the European Union in the manufacturing and certain other sectors

*1Î**§ÉW«§P COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 01.07.1998 COM(1998)417 final SIXTH SURVEY ON STATE AID IN THE EUROPEAN UNION IN THE MANUFACTURING AND CERTAIN OTHER SECTORS (presented by the Commission) CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 Background 1 Conceptual remarks 3 PART I - AID TO THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR 6 Volume and trend of aid 6 Community totals 6 Comparisons between Member States 8