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ÇOMMUNICATION_FROM_THE COMMISSION_TO_THE_COUNCIL
Request fo r assent, pursuant to A rtic le  56 2(a) of the E C S C  Treaty 
to the granting of a  global loan to Mediocredito F riuli-V enezia
G iu lia , Udine (Ita ly )
C O M(83) 767 fin a l

Communication to the Council
Subject : Request fo r assent, pursuant to A rtic le  56 2a) of the E C S C  Treaty
to the granting of a  global loan to M ediocredito F riuli-V enezia 
G iu lia  , Udine ( I t a ly ) .
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY
No. 380
Appli cant M ediocredito F riuli-V en ezia  G iu lia
Registered O ffice Udine
Shareholders Mediocredito F iruli-V enezia G iu lia  is an 
in s titu te  according to p ublic law, established by 
law No. 742 of 31.7.57 with p a rtic ip a tio n  by the 
S tate, the Region and c re d it in s titu te s .
I I .  RECIPIENTSSmall and medium in d u s tria l &  handicraft 
concerns in F riuli-V en ezia  G iu lia  and, where 
a case a rise s, in Venezia.
Field o f A c tiv ity  of 
re cip ie n ts'In d u s tr ia l handicraft and service a c tiv it ie s .

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I I I .  TH E PRO JECT 
Procedure The Commission w ill grant L it .  15,000 m illio n  to the 
Mediocredito F riuli-V enezia G iu lia . This decision w ill 
be implemented by concluding an agreement -  w ith in  
which framework payment w ill be made by instalm ents.
The subsidiary loans w ill be approved by the relevant 
departments of the Commission.
The rate of in te re s t applicable at each payment w ill 
indicated, with rebate, on subsidiary loans.
The global loan w il l,  fo r three years, co ntribute to 
financing small and medium concerns, handicraft and 
small and medium industry in F riuli-V en ezia  G iu lia  
and, i f  the case a rise s, in Venezia.
The Mediocredito F riuli-V en ezia  G iu lia  w ill send annual 
reports to the Commission on the use made of borrowed 
funds. The Bank w ill also send an annual report to the 
Commission on the number of jobs created and f i l l e d  and 
on the number of former E C S C  workers re-employed.
Total amount of 
investment at least *-it 30,000 m illio n (+ 22.06 MioECU)
IV. T H E  REGION
P roject location Steel producing areas in the F riuli-V en ezia  G iu lia  
region
Unemployment rate 9.1 %  (December 1982)
National aid status of 
p ro je c t area aided area
The E C S C  industry has been and s t i l l  is a  major employer in the area.

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V. CONFORMITY WITH ARTICLE 56 2a) OF THE EÇSC TREATY
ECSC redundancies in  
project area :  1,750
Jobs to be created  
by the project 500
T raining: Assured, where necessary, by Local organizations and Loan 
re cip ie n ts.
The Commission considers that the application complies with Article 56 2a)  of the ECSC Treaty.
VI. GLOBAL LOAN
Loan applied for Lit. 15,000 million
Loan to be granted The Commission has approved a loan of  
Lit.15,000 mi l  Lioniabout 11.03 MioECU) or  
equivalent to the above mentioned institution  
(1)
Interest rebate 5 percentage points per year for five years  
on 7 MioECU
Job basis of interest rebate :  350 jobs suitable for former ECSC workers,
to whom they will be offered in priority.
VII. COUNCIL ASSENT
The Commission requests the Council to give its assent to the foregoing  
decision
(1) In accordance with Article 56 application criteria (0J C 191, 16 July 1983).