European Parliament 10 February 2003, WRITTEN QUESTION E-0340/03 by Elmar Brok (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Aid C 67/2002 (formerly E 47/2001) — state aid to manufacturers of grain spirit.

The Commission considered that the 90 % guarantee constituted State aid in the sense of Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty and had to be assessed as ad hoc aid under Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty and the Community Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty.