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REQUESTFORASSENT,PURSUANTTOART.56.2a)
OFTHEECSCTREATYTOGRANTING A
RECONVERSION LOANTOCENBAKELTD.(U.K.)
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Internal document
Communication totheCouncil
Subject;Requestforassent,pursuanttoArt,56.2.a)oftheECSCTreaty
tograntingareconversion loantoCenbakeLtd,(U,K.)
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I.THECOMPANY N°:289
Applicant CenbakeLtd.
Registered Office London,UnitedKingdom
ParentCompanyof
appllicantDavidJohnsonwhoisownerof
DavidJohnsonGroup 60%
VersaHoldings 30%
M.C.Webb 10%
Beneficiary CenbakeLtd,whichisanewcompanyformedfor
thepurposeofestablishing theproject
Fiel.dofactivityof
benoficiaryManufacture ofpotato -crisps
Ii,visionoIoddicss :RuedeloLoi200,B-Î0vBrussels-Telephone350040-358040-Tclegrophicoddrcss:«COMEURBrussolS»-
Telex:«COMfIJRÛRU218/7-

II.THEPROJECT
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Projectdiscriptionί
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•Construction ofanewfactoryfortheproduction
andpackagingofpotatocrisps i
Projectcostfc'000 •Land ._
" )2,090
:Buildings )
:Plantandmachinery 3,833
:Other
:Total 5,923
Projectschedule :Threeyearscommencing 1980
Market :U.K.;possiblyMiddleEast
Environment :Environment protection measuresinaccordance
withrégulations inforce ;
Theprojectappearseconomically sound;itwillmakeaveryusefulcontribution
totheredevelopment oftheregionconcernedwhichisaffectedbyadeclinein
ECSCindustries. ■>

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XXX.THEREGION
Projectlocation Corby,Northamptonshi re,EastMidland
Unemployment rate 7.5%intheCorbyTraveltoWorkArea
Nationalaidstatusof
projectareaDevelopment Area
TheECSCindustryhasbeenadominantemployerinthearea.
IV.CONFORMITY WITHART.56OFTHEECSCTREATY
ECSCreduncancies in
projectarea•About5,000redundancies asaresultof
BSCdecisiontoclosesteelmakingatCorby
Jobcreationofproject:265
Traininq :Inplanttraining
TheCommissionconsidersthattherequestcomplieswithArt.562a)of
theECSCTreatyandthatthenewjobopportunities offeredbytheproject
arecapableofabsorbingredundant ECSCworkersintoproductiveemployment .
V.RECONVERSION LOAN
Loanrequested ^2.95
Loangranted TheCommissionhasapprovedaloanof
fc2.95M(about4.9MEUA)or
equivalenttotheabovementionedcompany
inaccordancewithArt.56operatingpolicies "O.
(O.J.No.C82/8of29March1979).

Interestrebate :3%pointsperyearforfiveyearson4,8
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Jobbasisofinterestrebate:240 !
COUNCILASSENT
TheCommissioninvite^theCounciltogiveitsassenttotheforegoing
decision.