Therefore, even if after having o
pened Article 93(2) proceedings on the French Government's proposal to award aid to the Beaulieu Group, the
Commission were to conclude that the proposed aid was compatible with the common market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement, it would consider whether or not it would be appropriate, taking account of relevant case law, to suspend payment of the proposed aid up to the amount of the incompatible aid to be recovered by the Belgian authorities in complian
ce with the earlier ...[+++]decisions concerning the company.