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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
C0MC85) 566 final
Brussels, 23 October 1985
Communication from the Commission to the Council
Request for assent, pursuant to Article 56 2a) of the E C S C  Treaty 
to the granting of a global loan to Industriekreditbank A G , 
Deutsche Industriebank (IKB), Düsseldorf, Federal Republic
of Germ any
C 0 M C 8 5 ) 566 final

C -  a  M  Ç  ( ?  û >
Communication to the Council
Subject :  Request for assent, pursuant to Article 56 2a) of the E C S C  Treaty
to the granting of a  global loan to Industriekreditbank A G , Deutsche 
Industriebank (IKB), Düsseldorf, Federal Republic of Germany, '
I, F IN A N C IA L  IN T E R M E D IA R Y
N o. 426
Appli cant Industriekreditbank A G  
Deutsche Industriebank (IKB)
Registered Office Düsseldorf, Federal Republic of Germany
Shareholders Foundation for the promotion of research 
for industry, Cologne (26.5%),
H O S T R A , Investment Company, Düsseldorf (26%), 
Insurance institutions (25%),
Private shareholders (22.5%). 1
II. R E C IPIE N T S Small and medium-sized enterprises to 
expand existing and/or create new  
activities. '
Field of Activity of 
recipientsIndustrial and service sectors.
P r .  c  d e  l a  L o i  200,  C-10J0 B ru sse ls -  " I  c  l e  p h c - r -  ■ ■  3 5 0 0 40-35  f e O  4 0 - T e le g ra p h ic  a d d r o - .s :  C G M L U R  H r . .
T e le x  ..C O M E U K B K U  2 1 Ö /7·

THE PROJECT
Procedure
Total amount of 
investment
THE REGIONThe Commission will m ake available to T K B  
50 M io D M  (some 22.35 M ioEC U ).
The loan will be paid out in instalments as sub­
loans are authorized. The Commission will approve 
sub-loans on the basis of its published application 
criteria and objectives (O.J. N ° C  191 of 
1 6  July 1983, p.3).
will report annually
to the Commission on the use m ade of the global 
loan. It wilt also report annually on the total 
number of jobs created and in fact occupied and 
on the re-employment: of ex-EC SC  workers b y  the 
borrowers.
at least 100 M io  D M (+ 44.70 M io E C U )
Project location(1)ECSC employment areas
(particularly in North R hi ne-Westpha li a)
Unemployment rate 11.6% in North Rhine-Westphatia (Feb. 1985) 
14.9% in the Ruhr d istric t (M arch 1985)
(for comparison :  Federal Republic 10.5%)
National aid status of 
project area Regional aid areas
(1)Outside E C S C  employment areas th? strict social clause w ill  be 
applied (O.J. C  1 9 1  of 16.7.1983, operating principles, para. 14, 
second sentence)).

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CONFORMITY WITH ARTICLE 56 2a) Of THE ECSC TREATY
ECSC redundancies in  
p ro je ct areaThe adjustment measures in the E C S C  
industry w ill lead in  the years 1984-88 to an 
average loss of a t least 5,000 jobs per year.
Jobs to be created 
by the p ro je ct
TrainingAssuming th a t a ll the posts w ill be created in a  
p r io r it y  E C S C  employment area, 1,675 
economically viable jobs w ill be involved.
Where necessary, by public tra in in g  centres 
and by the loan re c ip ie n ts .
The Commission considers that the a pp lica tio n  complies with A rtic le  56 2a) 
of the E C S C  Treaty.
VI. G LO BAL LO A N
Loan applied fo r 50 Mio D M .
Loan to be granted The Commission has approved a loan of 
50 Mio D M  (about 22.35 MioECU) or.
equivalent to the above mentioned in s titu tio n  
(1)
In te re st rebate 5  percentage points per year fo r fiv e  years 
on 22.34 MioECU
Job basis of in te re s t rebate :  1,117 jobs (i«e. two th ird s  of the jobs to be
c  reated)
V II. COUNCIL ASSENT
The Commission requests the Counc: l to give its  assent to the foregoing 
decision
(1 ) In accordance w ith the a p p lica tio n  c r ite r ia  (0J C  191, 16 July 1983).