As the Commission established a number of elements pointing to significant State interference concerning the cost of major inputs, it is consequently for the company to demonstrate that this State interference does not exist and/or that it did not affect the company’s decisions (criterion 1 of Article 2(7)(c) of the basic Regulation).

Companies with non-resident participation must apply for a permit from the Ministry of Finance to acquire premises under the appropriate legislation.PTforeign participation in newly privatised companies may be limited to a variable amount, determined by the Government of Portugal on a case by case basis, of the equity offered to the public.PLauthorisation of the establishment of a company with foreign equity is required in the case of:establishment of company, purchase or acquiring of shares or stocks in an existing company; extending of the activity of the company when the scope of activity embraces at least one of the following areas:management of seaports and airports,dealing in real estate or acting as ...[+++]intermediary in real estate transactions,supply to defence industry that is not covered by other licensing requirements,wholesale trade in imported consumer goods,provision of legal advisory services,establishment of a joint-venture company with a foreign equity in which the Polish Party is a State legal person and is contributing non-pecuniary assets as initial capital,arranging a contract, that includes right to use of State property for more than six months or decides on acquiring of such property.

The Commission appraises the programmes for part-financing on the basis of the following criteria: quality of the proposal (clarity and innovative nature of the strategic approach).potential influence on programmes under Objectives 1 and 2 (effect on modernisation and diversification of the regional economy, the creation of high-quality long-term jobs, sustainability); cooperation with the managing authorities for the main programmes under the ERDF.commitment and quality of the partnership (ability to enlist the public and private sector, quality of the information and consultation process).synergy with other EU policies and fields of C ...[+++]ommunity interest (research, information society, entrepreneurship, the environment, rural development, equal opportunities).

Based on Article 10 of the Regulation on the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), innovative actions in 1994-99 supported 350 operations relating to eight different themes: new sources of employment, culture and heritage, spatial planning (Terra), urban pilot projects, internal and external interregional co-operation (Recite II and Ecos-Ouverture), promotion of technological innovation (RIS and RTTs) and the information society (RISI I and II).

As regards the application of EU competition law to collecting societies, intervention by the Court of Justice and the Commission traditionally addressed three broad issues: (i) the relationship between collecting societies and their members, (ii) the relationship between collecting societies and users and, lastly, (iii) the reciprocal relationship between different collecting societies.

Much of the effort on implementation went into establishing the regional strategy plans for certain kinds of assisted operations (the information society, innovation, transport) and into establishing the bodies and territorial plans needed to fully carry out measures in other key fields, such as water resources, waste management and the clean-up of polluted areas.