Article 8
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany. Done at Brussels, on 23 April 2003. For the Commission Mario Monti Member of the Commission (1) OJ C 291, 4.10.1996. (2) OJ C 369, 28.11.1998, p. 4. (3) OJ C 31, 3.2.1979, p. 9. (4) See point 6 of the Commission communication on the method for the application of Article 92(3)(a) and (c) to regional aid (OJ C 212, 12.8.1988, p. 2). (5) See, for example, the Commission's Eighth Report on Competition Policy, points 227-229, Brussels, Luxembourg, 1979. (6) In force from 1 January 1994 until 17 March 1995. (7) OJ C 368, 23.12.1994, p. 12. (8) SG(89) D/4328 of 5 April 1989. (9) SG(89) D/12772 of 12 October 1989. (10) OJ C 71, 11.3.2000, p. 14. (11) OJ L 10, 13.1.2001, p. 30. (12) OJ C 213, 19.8.1992, p. 2. (13) OJ C 68, 6.3.1996, p. 9. (14) OJ C 74, 10.3.1998, p. 9. (15) OJ C 119, 22.5.2002, p. 22. (16) See for the period 1991-94, N 153/91, and for the period 1994-96, N 464/93. (17) N 153/91 - SG(91) D/6968 of 11 April 1991. (18) SG(94) D/1551 dated 4 February 1994, N 464/93/part new Länder - in relation to N 531/1995, OJ C 291, 4.10.1996, p. 4. (19) The Commission changed its policy in this field in 1999 by adopting the 1999 guidelines and associated appropriate measures pursuant to Article 88(1) of the EC Treaty that require individual notification of initial investment aid to large firms in difficulty. (20) OJ L 83, 27.3.1999, p. 1.