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COMMISSION
OFTHE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIESCOM(82)852 final
Brussels,20December1982
FOROFFICIAL USEONLY
GeneralSecretaria *
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TOTHE COUNCIL ■
Request forassent ,pursuant toArticle 56 (2a)oftheECSC Treaty
tothe granting ofaconversion loan toFa.Saar -Auto -Service -Mosolf
GmbH ,Federal 'Republic ofGermany .
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FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TOTHE COUNCIL
Subject :Request forassent ,pursuant toArticle 56(2a)oftheECSC Treaty
tothegranting ofaconversion loan toFa.Saar-Auto-Servi ce-Mosolf GmbH ,
Federal Republic ofGermany .
THE COMPANYNo.375
Applicant Saar -Auto -Service -Mosolf GmbH (SAS )
Registered Office Saarlouis .Saarland
Parent company of
applicant:Fa.Horst Mosolf ,Heavy despatch lorries ,
Kirchheim /Teck
Recipient :Saar-Auto-Servi ce-Mosolf GmbH (SAS)
Theconcern deals with aspecialised business ,combining
Field' ofactivity of :transport with engineering works ,maintenance ,improve -
recipient ment andfinishing ofheavy vehicles .Thelastnamed
jobs comprise thelast finishing phase before delivery
ofvehicles tothe trade including :
1.Correcting faults ofallkinds inconveyor belt work
inmanufacture ;
2.Anti-trust treatment
3.Equipping with extra parts (specialities );
4.Special vehicles (transporters forhandicraft business
caravans etc )
5.Installing gas-fittings inheavy vehicles &
transporters .
6.fCarrying outallfinishing work .

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II.THEPROJECT
Description :ForcarryingoutthetasksabovementionedtheSAS
Companyhasasiteof3.1113ha,acquiredfromthe
Saarlouis UrbanDistrict.Thesiteconsistsofone
storyworkshops,storageandmaintenance buildings
andofafourstorybusinesspremise.Theinvestment
projectincludesadoorkeeper'slodging,apetrol
pumpandsecuring &fencingtheentiresite.
DM1000
Çost :Landj8^190
:Buildings 3
:Plantandmachinery 2,600 v
:Other 1,103
:Total 11,893 (+5.06MioECU)
Schedule :May1979toApril1982
Market ,:TheFirmprovidesalinkbetweenmotormanufacturers and
heavyvehicletraders.Themanufacturers sub-contract
partsoftheproductionprocesstotheSASFirm.Given
modelsforsalespecification receivespecialvarnishing
andequipment.Inadditiontheconcernspecialises in
gas-fittings installation asadditionalsourcesofpower
forheavyvehicles.The'Companybelievesthatthishas
grea.tmarketingpotentialsinceatpresentthemajorpetrol
andoilcompaniesshouldbestartingtousegas.The
concernisequippedtoproducemarketablegoodsand
servicesoverregionalboundaries.On'thebasisofexist­
ingcontractswithmotormanufacturers marketsarefound
essentially intheFederalLands'(Lander),theBenelux
countries andFrance.
Environment :Environmental protectionmeasuresinaccordance ,
' withcurrentlegislation8,190
Environment
ThesectoralandcomDetition aspectsoftheprojecthavebeencloselyexamined;
theydonotmilitateagainstthegrantingoftheloanappliedfor.
Theprojectappearstobeeconomically sound;itwillmakeasignificant
contribution totheredevelopment oftheregionwhichissufferingtheeffects
ofadeclineinECSCindustries .
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III.THEREGION
Projectlocation Saarlouis.Saarland
Unemployment rate
NationalaidstatusofInSaarlouis,unemployment was9.7%in
May1982(Federalaverage1981:6.4%)
Regionalaidedareas
Projectarea
TheECSCindustryhasbeenanimportantsourceofemployment inthearea.
IV.CONFORMITY WITHARTICLE56OFTHEECSCTREATY
ECSCredundancies in
projectareaAdaptation measuresstilltobecarriedout
intheSaarlandironandsteelindustrywitl
causefurtherredundancies ofsome2,500jobs.
Jobstobecreatedbytheproject150
Training :Bybusinessand,wherenecessary,bypublic
vocationaltrainingcentres.
TheCommissionconsidersthattheapplication complieswithArticle56(2a)
oftheECSCTreatyandthatthenewjobstobecreatedbytheprojectare
capableofabsorbingredundant ECSCworkersintoproductive employment.-

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V.CONVERSION LOAN
Loanappliedfor5MillionDM
Loantobegranted :TheCommission hasapproved aloanof
DM5million (about2.13 MioECU)
orequivalent totheabovementioned
companyinaccordance withArticle56-
application criteria (OJC.82,
29March1979)
Interestrebate :3percentage pointsperyearforfive
yearson2.MioECU„
Jobbasisofinterestrebate 100jobssuitablefor'formerCCSC
industryworkers,towhomtheywillbe
offeredinpriority.
VI,COUNCILASSENT
TheCommission requeststheCounciltogiveitsassenttotheforegoing
decision­
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