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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)538 final
Brussels ,24September 1981
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RAPPORT OFTHEVOMMISION TOTHECOUNCIL^/
V
State aids toshipbuilding \
%
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CgvvvÇ3$
ReportoftheCommissiontotheCouncil
1.InapprovingDirective78/338/EEConStateaidtoshipbulding,
theCouncilaskedtheCommissiontolaybeforeitregularreports
ontheaidsgivento-thissector.(Articles4,6,7and8ofthe
Directive)
2.Thereportforthesecondhalfof1980isattachedasAnnex1.
3.Alsoattached(Annex2)isascheduleofcurrentaidschemesin
favourofshipbuilding./

ANNEX I
AID GRANTED TOSHIPBUILDING INTHE EEC
1.Production aid :Articles 6+7ofthe 4th Directive onaid to
shipbuilding .
Period July –December 1980
Membei – Number of
State Casesgrt Estimated proportion of
contract price
FR.Germany 37 •392180 1.4to20$
Belgium - -
Denmark -, M
France
Ireland
Italy10
6174965
(grió
a3108$to22$
(Plus price guarantee ,estimated
at3$)
11.81$ to18.89$
Nether -
lands .. 3 33560CV 3.2$ to5.1$
> \
United
Kingdom - 9
»171996 15$to23$
(Plus Shipbuilders Relief ,2$)
,v

2.Aid toinvestment :Article 4ofthe 4th Directive onaid to
Shipbui Lding
Period Ju.lv –December 1980
Member -
State .·Amount of
investmentNature of
aidEffect onproduction
capacity
R.F. Germany
BelgiumDM34»5m
(1) , · '10%ofthe -
amount ofthe
investment
(max· DM5m)·
Grant ofan
amount of
DM1.5m.Increase ofproduction
capacity inthe offshore
sector andadaptation of
ship ^repair facilities .
Denmark
France
' ''\
Ireland -
- -··"".· * * " -
Italy 5·9δ πιLit ,Direct aid10%
.·Investments implemented from
1974 to1976a-tMonfaleone·
NetherlandsV- ■
United Kingdom
! ,"r
•
(l)Partoftherestructuring oftheHamburg shipyards .

...3-
3.Aidtoshipowners :art.8ofthe4thDirective onaids toshipbuilding ,
a)Volu meofcontracts
A:Contracts aided .8-:contracts refused .C;Total volume ofcontracts .
Period July -December 1580 .
." 1
Total volume !forBulldiofl »
national yardsPor BuUtílrtgi in
other EEC countriePac SuiIdinqs in
sthird country
yards .
GRT national
currency'millionsG8T national
currency ,
(millions ,GRT national
currency
(millionsGRT national
currency
(million^'
F.{{.Germany
(1)A447916 1479 44-7916 1479 j
Β 240 399 170 238401 153
•1993 17100
C 688 315 1649 686 317 11631998 17100
3elgium A 209000 3000 .209000 3000
-
Β - - - -
'
C 209000 3000 209000 3000
Denmark A158100 1.250 158100 I.25O
Β – - - - ■
C158100 1.250 158100 I.25O-
France A' 23744 0.21 8450 0.16 15294 0.05
Β -.- 1· -
C 23744 0.21 8450 0.16 .15294 0.05
IrelandA - - - -'
Β - - --
C
ItalyA187645 112887 173945■ -11300 23915 2400 2158
8 - - -
C187645 112887 173 945 11300 23915 2400 2158
NetherlandsA -232 590 808 118390 455.9 114 200 352.I
Β 600 7.4 600 7.4
C 233190 815.4 118.990 463.3 114 200 352.I
United
Kingdom
(2) .A 372187 221.472 372.187 221.472..-
Β - - - -
C 372187 .221.47 ?372187 221.472
(1)Thefigures given relate tothewhole of1980.Hiedecisions onshipowners aids are
taken inthesecond half oftheyear .
(2)TheBritish scheme applies only toBritish owners whoplace orders inanational shipyard
–OECD conditions *

tj)Artcu'ji tiles' -: a'U t ifi.U ycir1*80 Yeorty eortifflMftlei .* •'';*# •
Member - .
State ι
', ·Totá i.
AverageFor oui l.fing
;*»-»n¿1.y„fds .
i
!ffrfc·.·· ?Ldinj
-ηet-...Γ ZEC -
count .-*;etFor bui '.d .ία ir
third country -S
1 ,
1'
;
R.F.A. - . .12% 12$» - · '_
1
1
1- . ■ ■
Belg ívrt>(l )■ -
Iί)enfilirk
I5.1% 5.7%
>
_" '
.fiance 11.3% '
t11,6% •' 10%
'Ireland (2) _-'
'I-'tjly (3)"
Nethjr 5χ1.136·
1.5.X1.1%-
-,U.K. (2)
ι
1»/
\ .
(l)Information notsupplied . .'[
(2)Nospécial scheme forshipowners .
(3)Theinformation provided "bytheItalian authorities is "based ondifferent
criteria than those used "bythe -other Member States andisnotcomparable .

■Listofaidsandinterventions forshipbuilding 1 Annex2.
a)Aidstoshipbuilding ,;.July.1981
Description Levelofintervention Remarks
Germanyl)National-directaidforbuilding:
fundofDM66θMMax.20%ofcontractprice(average
10ίο)(afterI.I.I98Imax.15%
average7,5%)Fororderstakenbetween
1.12.78and3i.i2.i98l
2)Hamburg–allocationofDM35m
forinvestmentinthe
N'■portofHamburgand
conversionoftheship-
buildingsectortoship–
1 repairandothersectors
(1978-1983)DM31mforinvestment ,on
publicly-owned landDM4m
forinvestments onprivateland»
3)Lower--subsidiesuptoDM3m
Saxony-Fordiversification measures
(outofshipbuilding )
Ireland .–directdforconstruction
Prance-directaidforconstruction24,3%ofcontractprice
23%ofcontractpriceNotification ofacaseprolonging
thisschemeinI98I
Maximum,includingcostescalation
Netherlands –directaidforconstruction
UnitèdKingdom-singlerefundofcertaintaxes(shipbuilder'srelief)
-Directaidforconstruction .
Intervention Rindof£67«5111
upto'ioJulyI98I
£55mJulyI98I-JulyI98215ioofcontractprice(20ifor ,
exceptionalcases)
2%oftheconstructioncost
Max.25%ofcontractprice
(includingshipbuilder'srelief),Uptoend1980jMeasurosproposed
forI98Ihavenot'yët"been
ftotified.
Julyr1981-July1982
Italy - '
* >·■TheproposedItalianaidscheme
hasnotyetbeennotifiedtothe
Commission,

\-2-s
b)Creditfacilitiesforsales
' r
Description ofaidQualifyingtransactions Levelof
interventionRemarks
,Germany
•*-interestrebate Allsales
*·-.·■·..*■'
1-maximuminterestrebate
2X(limitOECDcondi­
tions)(1)\'
specialscheme
forships,
I·.■'
Belgium -interestrebate
\. Λ
SalestootherMember
Statesandthirdcoun-
tries-OECDconditions specialscheme
«
Denmark
France
Ireland-preferential
credit
-preferential credit
-preferential creditAllsales
SalestootherMember
Statesandthird
countries
Allsales■»OECDconditions
-OECDconditions
1
-OECDconditions ,specialscheme
forships
generalscheme
specialscheme
.forships
Italy
! '-preferential credit1
Allsales --OECDconditions specialscheme
forships
!Netherlands
I-
i , *· ·-interestrebate Allsales -maximuminterest
rebate2%(3,5%
forsmallships)
limitOECDConditionsspecialscheme
forships
UnitedKingdom-preferential creditExportsales -OECDcorditions 'generalscheme
:(1)Repaymentperiod81/2years,interestrate8X,downpayment20X.

-3- N'·-
\ '
c)Creditfacilitiesforpurchaseinvolvingaidtoshipbuilding
Description ofaid LevelofIntervention Remarks
Belgium –creditfacilitiesforBelgianowners
*–creditat5or6$for15
years(withoneyear'sgrace
period)on90%ofcontract
price
Denmark
\–creditfacilitiesforDanishowners
onpurchaseofshipsinaCommunity
yard
- \.-creditat8%for14years
(with4yearsmoratoriumon
repayment)on80%ofcontract
price./
UnitedKingdom-creditfacilitiesforthepurchase
ofschips "byBritishownersin
Britishyards(home-creditscheme)-OECDconditionsof18.7.74
-inaddition,asubvention
schemehasbeenintroduced
underSection25ofthe
IndustryAct1975Theapplication ofthis
schememustnotresultin
conditions more,favorable
thanthosecontainedinthe
OECDunderstanding
d)Priceguaranteemechanisms ^ .', \
'·» '?
Prance .–Governmenttakesresponsability
forincreaseincostbetweenorde-
ringanddeliveryonfixedprice
salestothirdcountryowners.-interventionrelatesto80$.
ofthecostforanincrease
inexcessof7»5%·
/
r ·
!
t'
i–apremiumof0,5°kperyearispaid
whenthethresholdisnotexceeded
• -

-4
r• /
DescriptionofaidLevelofintervention Remarks
Italy--Governmenttakesresponsabilityforincreaseincostbetween
orderinganddelivery,
-thepremiumiswithintheband
0»1toI.25%ofthecostofthe
ship.
-thisschemeisappliedonlyto'
exports.
/. '' '
-interventionrelatestoan
annualincreasebetween5
and15$ofthecost.
i .
\ - v,Available,butnever
usedforshipbuilding K
todate. ->
"I.