No C 36/2 Official Journal of the European Communities 16. 2.90 
STATE AID 
N 230/89 
(Spain) 
(Articles 92 to 94 of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community) 
(90/C 36/02) 
Commission communication pursuant to Article 93 (2) of 
the EEC Treaty to other Member States and interested 
parties concerning aids which Spain has decided to grant 
for public transport by road in the Basque country. 
By letter dated 19 June 1989 the Spanish Government 
informed the Commission, pursuant to Article 93 (3) of 
the EEC Treaty, of a proposed scheme of aid for public 
transport by road in the Basque country. The scheme 
comprises grants for carrying out viability studies and for 
the acquisition of fixed assets by the firms concerned. 
The Commission takes the view that aids for replacing 
old vehicles by new vehicles are liable to be caught by 
the ban in Article 92 (1) of the Treaty. Whether these 
vehicles are or are not used for Community transport is a 
consideration that has no bearing in this context. 
On the information it has received so far, the 
Commission considers that the planned aids would not 
qualify for any of the derogations provided for in Article 
92 (3), since they are not part of a programme of market 
improvements in the interest of the Community 
involving, among other things, a reduction in transport 
capacity. 
Under these circumstances, and in line with its approach 
in similar cases involving other Member States, the Commission has decided to initiate the procedure 
provided for in Article 93 (2). It would remind the 
Spanish Government that, under Article 93 (3) of the 
EEC Treaty, the proposed measures must not be put into 
effect until the procedure provided for in paragraph 2 of 
that Article has resulted in a final decision. 
The Commission draws the attention of the Spanish 
Government to the letter it sent to all Member States on 
3 November 1983 concerning their obligations under 
Article 93 (3) of the EEC Treaty and to the communi­
cation published in the Official Journal of the European 
Communities No C 318 of 24 November 1983, page 3, in 
which they were reminded that any aid granted illegally, 
that is without waiting for the final decision under the 
procedure provided for in Article 93 (2) of the EEC 
Treaty, may have to be refunded. 
The Commission hereby gives the other Member States 
and interested parties notice to submit their comments on 
the measures in question within one month from the date 
of publication of this notice to: 
Commission of the European Communities, 
200 rue de la Loi, 
B-1049 Brussels. 
The comments will be communicated to Spain. 
Call for proposals for participation in Brite/Euram 
(Manufacturing technologies and advanced materials (1989 to 1992)) 
(90/C 36/03) 
1. Proposals are now invited for the second call for 
proposals of the Brite/Euram programme. The final date 
for submission of proposals is 14 September 1990 at 
5.00 pm. — application of manufacturing processes, 
— technologies for manufacturing processes. 
2. This call covers the following fields: 
— advanced materials technologies, 
design methodology and quality assurance for 
products and processes, 3. There will be three separate forms of support: 
(a) Industrial applied research will be implemented by 
cost-shared contracts, involving at least two legally 
independent industrial enterprises from two different 
Member States. Total project costs should fall in the 
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range of ECU one to three million and cover at least 
10 man-years of activity. Each party is expected to 
make a significant contribution to the project. The 
contracting parties shall bear a substantial part of the 
costs, up to 50 % of which shall, as a rule, be borne 
by the Community. Alternatively, in respect of 
universities and similar organizations carrying out 
projects, the Community may, within the abovemen-
tioned limits of its financial contribution, bear up to 
100 % of the additional expenditure involved. 
(b) Between 7 and 10 % of the budget will be 
implemented by cost shared contracts for focused 
fundamental research in areas where industrial 
progress is hindered by weakness in basic science. 
Focused fundamental research projects shall involve 
at least two partners established in different Member 
States. To ensure a true industrial focus for this 
activity, which need not include an industrial 
partner, there will be a requirement for industrial 
endorsement by nominated individuals from industry. 
When the partners are universities or similar institutions, the Community could bear up to 100 % 
of marginal costs. Projects in the range of ECU 
400 000 to ECU 1 million must cover at least 10 
man-years of activity. 
(c) A small proportion of the total programme budget 
will be spent on coordinated activities. 
4. The information package containing full details of 
the programme and how to apply can be obtained on 
written request from: 
Commission of the European Communities, 
Directorate-General for Science, 
Research and Development, 
Directorate for Technological Research Brite/Euram 
programme, 
200 rue de la Loi, 
B-1049 Brussels; 
telex COMEU B 21877, 
telefax (322) 235 80 46. 
Commission communication pursuant to Article 115 of the EEC Treaty 
(90/C 36/04) 
By Decision C(90) 262 dated 13 February 1990 the Commission has authorized the French 
Republic not to apply Community treatment to woven fabrics and sacks category 33 orig­
inating in China and in free circulation in the other Member States. 
The said Decision is applicable from the 29 January 1990 until 31 August 1990. 
The text of this Decision may be obtained from the Commission, Brussels: tel. 02/235 23 64, 
telefax (02) 235 01 20 or 235 01 21.