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COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of7April1983
approvingaidsfromtheFederalRepublicofGermanytothecoal-mining
industryduring1982
(OnlytheGermantextisauthentic)
(83/158/ECSC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtoCommissionDecision528/76/ECSC
of25February1976regardingtheCommunitysystem
ofmeasurestakenbytheMemberStatestoassistthe
coal-miningindustry('),
HavingconsultedtheCouncil,
I—Aidfordevelopmentandinnovation
(testingandtrialofnewequipment)
inthecoal-miningindustry:67,0
—Premiumstoshift-paidworkersand
pieceworkersforeachshiftworked
underground : 220,0
—Aidfortheentertainment oflong­
termsecuritystocks: 143,5
Whereastheseaidsmeetthecriterialaiddowninthe
DecisionfortheadmissibilityofsuchStateassistance;
WhereastheinvestmentofDM478400000—in­
cludingaspecialaidofDM168000000awardedto
theEschweilerBergwerksverein —isproposedfor
investmentprojectsformines,cokingplants,briquette
worksandpit-headpowerstations;whereasthe
percentageofallinvestmentcoveredbyinvestmentaid
isjustunder50%;
WhereasinrelationtotheCommunity'snewpolicy
forcoal,this1982investmentaid,whichfellby30%
vis-a-vis1981,istoberegardedasbeneficialsinceit
willpromotethelong-termstabilizationofproduction
intheGermancoalfields.Theaidcomplieswiththe
provisionsofArticle7(1)oftheDecision;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle7(5)oftheDecision,the
FederalGovernmentmustnotifytheCommissionat
leastonceayear,inrespectofeachprojectintheWhereastheGovernmentoftheFederalRepublicof
GermanyhasinformedtheCommission ,pursuantto
Article2oftheDecision,ofthefinancialmeasures
whichitintendstoimplementdirectlyorindirectly
forthebenefitsofthecoalindustryin1982;whereas
ofthesemeasuresthefollowingmaybeapproved
pursuanttothatDecision :
(millionDM)
—Investmentaidstoindividualprojects
underaninvestmentprogramme :478,4
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RepublicofGermanyismoreheavilysubsidized(per
tonne)thanintheUnitedKingdomandsubstantially
lessthaninFranceandBelgium;
Whereasthefollowingremarkscanbemadeonthe
compatibilityoftheseaidsforcurrentproductionwith
theproperfunctioningofthecommonmarket:
—owingtothestocksofcoalandcokeonhandthere
werenosupplydifficultiesin1982,
—thelevelofexportsofGermancoaltotheother
MemberStatesfellin1982comparedwith1981,
—pricealignmentagreementswerehardlyentered
intoin1982,
—industrialconsumers ofcoaldidnotreceive
indirectaidin1982asaresultofthepricesof
Germancokingcoalandsteamcoal,
—rationalization ofproductionin1982wasachieved
byinvestment ;
Whereasitmaythereforebeconcludedthatthe
Germanaidsforcurrentproductioninthecoal
industryin1982arecompatiblewiththeproperfunc­
tioningofthecommonmarket;
Whereasthisappliesevenwhenaccountistakenof
aidstothecoalminesunderDecision73/287/ECSC:programmewhichithasdecidedtocarryout,ofthe
aimspursued,thesumsinvestedandtheamountsof
theaid;
WhereasthesumofDM67000000topromoteinno­
vationisintendedtoensurethatresearchresultsare
appliedtoproductionasquicklyaspossible;whereas
theaidislowerthanthecostsbornebytheunder­
takingsandisgrantedinrespectofindividualprojects
which,whencompleted,arelikelytoprovetheir
economicworthtocoal-mininginthemediumterm;
whereasthepurposeandamountofthisaidshowthat
itiscompatiblewiththethirdsubparagraphofArticle
7(3)oftheDecision;
WhereastheaidofDM220000000towardsthe
paymentofthecoal-winningpremiumhelpsthecoal
industrytosecureastable,skilledworkforce,whichis
imperativeifitsproductivityistoincrease;whereas
theundertakingsmoreoverincurexpenditureonthe
necessaryrecruitment,training,retrainingandreten­
tionofworkerswhichisseveraltimestheamountof
aidintheformofthispremium;
Whereasthepurposeandamountofthecoal-winning
premiumshowthatthismeasureiscompatiblewith
Article8oftheDecision;
WhereastheaidofDM143500000fortheentertain­
mentoflong-termsecuritystocksisameasurebythe
FederalGovernmenttoincreasethelong-termsecurity
ofenergysupply;whereastothisend,theemergency
associationofGermanminingindustrieshas
purchased10milliontonnesofcoalandcoke;
whereastheaidproposedbytheFederalGovernment
forthispurposecoversonlypartoftheactualcurrent
costofmaintainingthesestocks;
Whereasthepurposeandamountoftheaidshowthat
thismeasureiscompatiblewithArticle10ofthe
Decision;III
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle14(1)oftheDecision,
theCommission mustensurethattheaidsauthorized
areusedforthepurposessetoutinArticles7to12
thereof;whereastheCommissionmustbeinformed,
inparticular,oftheamountoftheaidsandofthe
mannerinwhichtheywereapportioned ,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
TheFederalRepublicofGermanyisherebyauthor­
izedinrespectofthe1982calendaryeartograntthe
followingaidstothecoal-miningindustry;
1.GrantofinvestmentaidnotexceedingDM
478400000forundertakingsinthecoalindustry
inordertoincreaseinvestment ;
2.Promotionofdevelopment andinnovationnot
exceedingDM67000000;
3.Paymentofpremiumstoshift-paidworkersand
pieceworkersforeachshiftworkedunderground ,
notexceedingDM220000000;II
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3(2)oftheDeci­
sion,anexaminationofthecompatibility oftheabove­
mentionedaidswiththeproperfunctioningofthe
commonmarketmustalsoextendtoallotherfinan­
cialmeasurestosupportcurrentproductionin1982;
Whereasonthisbasisthetotalcostoftheproposed
measuresamountsto754800000ECU,i.e.7,97ECU
pertonneproduced;whereas,comparedwithother
MemberStates,currentproductionintheFederal

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4.AidnotexceedingDM143500000fortheenter­
tainmentoflong-termsecuritystocks.Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFederalRepublicof
Germany.
DoneatBrussels,7April1983.Article2
TheGovernmentoftheFederalRepublicofGermany
shallnotifytheCommission by30April1983of
detailsoftheaidsgrantedpursuanttothisDecision,
andinparticularoftheamountspaidandthemanner
inwhichtheyareapportioned .FortheCommission
ÉtienneDAVIGNON
Vice-President