Determined unit cost level: comparison of the submitted local unit costs with the average unit costs of Member States or FABs having a similar operational and economic environment, as defined by the Commission in application of Article 10(5).

Determined unit cost trend: assessment as to whether the submitted determined unit costs are expected to develop in line with the Union-wide cost-efficiency target and whether they contribute in an adequate manner to achieving that target over the entire reference period as well as for each year individually, taking into account restructuring costs as appropriate.

In duly justified cases support may be granted based on unitary costs other than hectare unitary costs , such as the number of kilometres of water course.

In duly justified cases support may be granted based on unitary costs other than hectare unitary costs, such as the number of kilometres of water course.

The extended period of time shall normally be one year but shall in no case be less than six months, and sales below unit cost shall be considered to be made in substantial quantities within such a period when it is established that the weighted average selling price is below the weighted average unit cost, or that the volume of sales below unit cost is not less than 20 % of sales being used to determine normal value.

11. Observes that differences in the level of international competitiveness of eurozone economies are partly caused by diverging trends in unit labour costs which reflect different developments in productivity and wage dynamics; notes that in recent years wage growth has remained below productivity growth levels; stresses the need for a fairer distribution of the benefits of growth; calls on shareholders and corporate executives to maintain a responsible policy towards remuneration packages and bonuses at the top corporate levels, which tend to grow disproportionately compared to ordinary salary levels, and thus give the wrong signals ...[+++] and discourage support for a responsible wage policy; notes that low inflation rates are also an important influencing factor as regards the favourable development of unit labour costs;