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C O M M U N IC A T IO N  F R O M  T H E  C O M M IS S IO N  T O  T H E  C O U N C IL
Request for assent, pursuant to Article 56 2(a) 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 G erm any
C O M (84) 736 final

F O R  OFFICIAL U S E  O N L Y
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 Industriekreditbarck A G ,
Deutsche Industriebank (IKB), Düsseldorf, Federal Republic of G erm any
I. FINANCIAL IN TER M ED IA R Y
No. 416
ApplicantIndustriekreditbank A G  
Deutsche Industriebank (IKB)
Registered OfficeDüsseldorf, Federal Republic of G erm any
ShareholdersFoundation for the promotion of  
research for industry, Cologne (26.5%)  
H O S T R A , Investment com pany, Düsseldorf  
(26% )
Insurance institutions (25% )
Private shareholders (22.5%)
I I .  RECIPIENTS Small and medium-sized enterprises  
to expand existing and/or create n e w  
activities
Field of Activity of  
recipientsIndustrial and service activities
address; R ue de la  Loi 200, B-I040 Brussels -  Téléphoné 3 5  0040-35 8 0  40 -  Telegraphic address: »COMEUR Brussel
Telex: «COMEURBRU ?l 8/7 ■

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I I I .  T H E  P R O J E C T
Procedure The Commission will m ak e available to the IKB  
D R  100 million (som e 44.72 million ECU). The loan will be  
paid out in tranches over three years, subject to  
authorization of sub-loans. The sub-loans w ill be  
approved by the Com m ission in accordance with the  
application criteria and aims which it has published  
(0J C  191 of 16 July 1983).
IV. T H E  R E G IO NThe IKB will report to the Commission annually on the  
uses m a d e  of the global loan. The B an k will also  
report annually on the total num ber of jobs created and  
in fact occupied and o n  the re-employment of former  
E C S C  workers by the borrowers.
Total am ount of  
investment :  at least 200 million D M (+ 89.44 M ioECU)
Project location*  E C S C  employment areas, particularly in  
North Rhine-Westphalia (1)
Unemployment rate 11.8 %  in NorthRhine-Westphalia (July 1984)  
Ruhr area 14.4%
(for comparison :  Federal territory 9.7%).
National aid status of  
project areaRegional aid areas
(1) Outside E C S C  employment areas, the strict social clause will be applied  
(Para.1.4, second sentence of operating principles, 0J C  191 of 16.7.1983)

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V . CONFORMITY WITH ARTICLE 56 2a) OF THE ECSC TREATY
ECSC redu n d an cies in  
p r o je c t a reaIn  1984 a d a p ta tio n  measures in  th e  ECSC in d u s tr ie s  
in  th e  Ruhr area w i l t  cause th e  loss o f some
6 .0 0 0  jo b s . For 1 9 8 5 , cu tb acks o f some
1 0 .0 0 0  jobs must be e n v is a g e d .
Jobs to  be c re a te d  
by th e  p r o je c t
T r a in in gAssuming th a t a l l  th e jobs w i l l  be c re a te d  i n ’  
a p r i o r i t y  ECSC employment a r e a , about 3 ,3 5 0  
e co n o m ic a lly  v ia b le  jo b s .
So f a r  as re q u ire d , by p u b lic  t r a in in g  c en tres  
and by loan r e c ip ie n t s .
The Commission c o n sid e rs  th a t th e  a p p lic a tio n  com plies w ith  A r t i c l e  56 2a)  
o f th e  ECSC T r e a ty .
V I .  GLOBAL LOAN
Loan a p p lie d  fo r  
Loan to  be g ra n te d
I n t e r e s t  re b a te100 m illio n  DM
The Commission has approved a loan o f  
D M  100 m illio n  (about 4 4 .7 2  MioECU) or  
e q u iv a le n t to  th e  above m entioned in s t it u t io n  
(1)
5 p ercen tag e p o in ts  per y e a r fo r  f i v e  years  
on 4 4 .7 2  MioECU
Job b a s is  o f in t e r e s t  re b a te  : 2 ,2 3 6  jobs
V I I .  COUNCIL ASSENT
The Commission req u ests th e  C ouncil to  g iv e  i t s  assent to  th e  fo re g o in g  
d e c is io n
(1)In accordance with a p p lic a tio n  c r i t e r i a  (0J C  1 9 1 , 16 J u ly  1 9 8 3 ).