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COMMISSION  
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G e n e ra l S ecretariatC O M (8 4 ) 6 9 8  final
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Brussels, 1 1  D e c e m b e r 1984 
F O R  O F F I C I A L  U S E  O N L Y
R eq u est for assent, subm itted u nder paragraph 2  of Article 5 4  of the E C S C  Treaty, 
to authorize the granting o f loans to beneficiaries other than undertakings, for 
the financing o f housing for persons e m p lo y e d  in  the industries o f the E C S C
( communication from the commission to the council )
C O M (8 4 ) 6 9 8  final

-  1 -A n n e x  1
1 . S in ce 1 9 5 4 , the E C S C  H ig h  A uthority a n d  - after the m erg er of the executive 
bodies - the C o m m issio n  o f the E u ro p ean  C o m m u n ities, h a s b een  active in  the 
field of financial aid for the construction, m odernization, a n d  the 
purchase, o f dw ellings for em p lo y ees o f the E C S C  industries.
T o  ensure the continuity^of these m easures, the C o m m is s io n  decided, o n
(  ), to lau n ch  a  1 0 th  p ro g ra m m e  of aid to finance
E C S C  low -cost housing.
T h e  continuation o f this action, to provide for the housing requirem ents o f 
em p lo y ees and, u n d er certain conditions, o f retired w o rk ers a n d  their 
w id o w s/w id o w ers of the E C S C  industries, corresponds to the w ish es 
expressed b y  the E u ro p ean  Parliam ent a n d  the^employers1  a n d  w orkers' 
organizations w h ich  have, o n  several occasions C  ), requested that 
C o m m u n ity  activity in  the field o f financial aid for low -cost housing 
should b e  continued a n d  intensified.
2. T h e  E C  S C 's  o w n  fu n d s d ra w n  fro m  the "special reserve" and/or the fo rm e r' 
" E C S C  pension fu n d " are supplem ented b y  other resources to increase their 
effectiveness. T h e se  additional resources will b e  m obilized o n  the 
financial m arkets a n d  on-lent at co m m ercial rates. In  practice, the E C S C  
either floats o n  the o p e n  m ark et to obtain fu n d s for lo an s it grants, o r 
instructs b an k s a n d  financial establishments to m a k e  lo an s directly o r 
indirectly to the p rim e contractors. T h e  use b y  the E C S C  o f fu n d s supplied 
fro m  the capital m arket, w h ic h  are c o m b in e d  w ith resources fro m  the 
"special reserve" and/or the fo rm er " E C S C  pension fu n d " to increase the 
v o lu m e  o f aid, requires - in  accordance w ith  the seco n d  paragraph o f 
Article 5 4  of the E C S C  Treaty - the assent o f the C ouncil, because the 
loans are generally m a d e  to borrow ers other than "undertakings" w ithin the 
m e a n in g  o f Article 8 0  o f the Treaty; E C S C  housing p ro g ra m m e s  are usually 
carried out b y  housing associations or other specialized bodies.
3. T h e  tables set out in A n n e x e s 1 -A -1  a n d  1 -A -2  to this note provide a  
s u m m a ry  o f the m easures taken b y  the E C S C  in  relation to the financing of 
low -cost housing u p  to 3 0 th  July 1 9 8 4 . A n n e x  1 -B  provides a  re s u m é  o f the 
proposals o f the C o m m iss io n  o f the E u ro p ean  C o m m u n itie s u n d er paragraph 2  
of Article 5 4  o f the E C S C  Treaty a n d  the assents given b y  the C o u n cil for 
the granting o f loans u nder the 9  earlier p ro g ra m m e s  o f low -cost E C S C  
housing.
4 . T h e  C o m m issio n  estimates that for the first instalm ent of this p ro g ra m m e , 
the E C S C  will grant financial aid am o u n tin g  to a  m a x im u m  of 1 1 2  million E C U  
o f w h ic h  2 2  million will b e  d ra w n  fro m  its o w n  fu n d s ("special reserve" 
and/or the form er " E C S C  pension fund") a n d  a  further 9 0  million m obilized 
o n  the capital m arkets a n d  on-lent at c o m m ercia l rates.
5 . Therefore, the C o m m issio n  hereby requests the assent of the C ouncil, u n d er 
the seco n d  paragraph o f Article 5 4  o f the E C S C  T reaty to authorize the 
granting of loans to a  total o f 1 1 2  million E C U  to beneficiaries other than 
undertakings a s defined in  the E C S C  Treaty, in  the context o f the first 
tranche of the 10th p ro g ra m m e  of aid for the financing o f low -cost housing 
for m iners a n d  w orkers in  the iron a n d  steel industry.
)  L au n ch in g  o f a  tenth p ro g ra m m e  to b e  carried o u t over 5  years 
in  tw o  tranches :  1 9 8 4 /1 9 8 5  a n d  1 9 8 6 /1 9 8 8  
; In  particular, resolution o f the E C S C  Consultative C o m m itte e  :  
session o f 24.9.1982

L O G E M E N T  S O C I A U X  C E C A  - C R E D I T S  e n  E C U  S itu a tio n  a u  3 1  juillet 1984 ___________________________  A n n e x  1 -A -1
P R
O G R A M M E  | P A Y S  | B E LjG IE / D A M 1 A R K D E U T S C H L A N D E L L A S F R A N C E IT A L IA I R E L A N D L U X E M B O U R G N E D E R L A N D U N I T E D T O T A L
C ré d its  |  M 9 B R E  | B E L G IQ U E K I N G D O M C R E D IT S
PI (1954-1956) |
F ends d'Enrprunt | 4 400 C X » -1 3  240 000 - - - - 100 000 - - 17 740 000
Subvention | 152 5 0 0 - 437 5 0 0 - 247 500 57 5 0 0 - 47 5 0 0 57 5 0 0 - 1  000 000
P 2  (1957-1958) |
Reserve  sp é c ia le  | 1  5 9 8  0 0 0 -7  8 0 9  0 0 0 -3  5 2 4  0 0 0 8 1 6  0 0 0 - 2 0 0  0 0 0 1  0 5 3  0 0 0 - 1 5  0 0 0  0 0 0
F onds d'Enprunt | 1  800 000 - - - -1  000 000 - 200 0 0 0 - - 3 000 000
Recherche techniqje | 560 600 -1  657 5 0 0 - 9 4 1  3 0 0 408 300 - 98 900 288 600 - 3 955 200
P 3 + P 4  (1959-1962) |
Reserve spéciale | 1  566 000 -1 5  603 000 -8 1 0 2  000 2  500 000 - 700 000 1  529 000 - 30 000 000
F ends d'Enprunt | 9 300 000 - - - -5  120 000 - 700 000 1  658 000 - 16 778 000
P 5  (1963-1966) |
Reserve  sp é c ia le  | 1  5 4 0  0 0 0 -1 1  6 5 0  0 0 0 -7  4 9 0  0 0 0 2  7 2 0  0 0 0 - 7 0 0  0 0 0 1  4 0 0  0 0 0 - 2 5  5 0 0  0 0 0
F ends d1  E nprunt | 2  6 6 0  0 0 0 - - - -1  9 2 0  0 0 0 - 7 0 0  0 0 0 4 8 3  0 0 0 - 5  7 6 3  0 0 0
P 6  (1966-1968) |
R eserve spéciale | 772 817 -1 0  000 000 -5  468 840 2  560 000 - 400 000 798 3 4 3 - 20 000 000
F ends d'Erprunt | 4 300 000 - - - - - - - - - 4 300 000
P7/1 (1971-1972) |
R eserve spéciale | 724 180 -4 842 8 9 5 -3 400 4 3 5 2 603 760 - 400 000 1  028 730 - 13 000 000
F en d s d'Erprunt | - - - - - 679 440 - - - - 679 440
P7/2 (1975-1974) |
R eserve spéciale | 500 000 666 667 7 333 060 -4 886 2 3 8 700 000 469 676 500 000 944 359 4 000 000 20 000 000
F en d s d'Erprunt | - - - - -1  076 800 - - - - 1  076 800
P8/1 (1975-1976) |
R eserve spéciale | 2 000 000 470 310 9 612 6 7 1 -6 752 6 7 7 6 398 890 237 7 5 3 550 000 922 6 8 2 4 0 5 5  017 3 1  000 000
F o n d s d'Enprunt | - - - - -1 2  206 5 2 5 - - - - 12 206 525
P8/2 (1977-1978) |
R eserve spéciale | 2 100 000 417 668 1 0  880 070 -5  6 5 1  008 4 000 000 372 6 9 8 749 1 1 0 1  050 8 9 0 4 778 5 5 6 30 000 000
F ends d'Erprunt | - - - - -1 0  8 0 5  4 2 3 - - - - 10 805 423
P9/1 (1979-1981) |
R eserve spéciale | 1  893 788 150 000 1 2  086 3 0 1 762 980 5  909 4 2 1 4 000 000 49 1 0 4 685 669 900 000 4 562 7 3 7 3 1  000 000
F ends d'Erprunt | - - - - -30 000 000 - - - - 30 000 000
P9/2 (1982-1983) |
R eserve spéciale | 1  650 1 3 3 100 oco 9 918 1 6 1 175 000 5 807 938 4 600 000 181 281 289 082 715 865 6 562 540 30 000 000
F en d s d'Enprunt | - - - - -46 609 400 - - - - 46 609 400
T O T A L  |
R eserve s p é c ia le  j14 344 918 1  804 645 99 735 158 937 980 56 992 557 30 898 650 1  310 512 5 173 8 6 1 10 342 869 23 958 850 245 500 000
Fonds d 'E rp ru n t j22 460 000 013 240 000 0 0109 417 588 01  700 000 2 1 4 1  000 0 148 958 588
R echerche te c h n iq u e  | 560 600 -1  657 500 - 9 4 1  300 408 300 - 98 900 288 600 - 3 955 200
S u b ven tion  j 152 500 - 437 500 - 247 500 57 500 - 47 500 57 500 - 1  000 000

A n n ex  1-A -2
L O G E M E N T S  S O C I A U X  C E C A  - N C M B R E  D E  L O G E M E N T S  F IN A N C E S  S itu a tio n  a u  3 1  juillet 1984
[“p a y s T
| fO B R E  | 
P R O G R A M M E  (années) |B E L G IE /
B E L G IQ U ED A N M A R K D E U T S C H L A N D E L L A S F R A N C E IT A L IA IR E L A N D U J X B B O U R G N E D E R L A N D U N IT E D
K I N G D O MN O M B R E
T O T A L
P I (1954-1956) | 1.920 10.515 2.165 3 7 1 7 5 5 4 15.100
P 2 (1957-1958) | 987 . 14.69? 1.835 3.090 1 3 3 1.028 21.772
P 3 + P 4 (1959-1962) j 3.132 . 31.183 6.227 1.164 2 5 2 7 6 8 42.736
P 5 (1963-1965) j 664 . 12.852 4.634 823 2 5 1 1.158 20.382
F 6 (1966-1968) | 150 9.113 3.621 6 0 5 1 2 0 4 4 1 14.050
P7/1 (1971-1972) | 1 6 1 . 6.037 4.834 5 6 6 1 0 4 1.164 12.866
P7/2 (1973-1974) | 1 2 5 1 2 6 3.456 4.142 1 8 8 1 2 2 1 5 5 5 7 2 6.527 . 15.413
P8/1 (1975-1976) | 453 1 8 0 .  4.779 6.929 1.111 6 7 1 0 0 5 5 4 2.423 16.596
PS/2 (1977-1978) | 3 2 8 2 4 0 4.905 3.201 914 8 6 1 1 9 2 4 1 1.819 11.853
P9/1 (1979-1981) j 2 9 9 3 3 3.184 1 6 6 2.799 7 3 7 9 9 1 2 3 6 1.841 9.395
P9/2 (1982-1983) |
I2 2 4 8 8 1.775 3 7 1.864 3 2 2 6 2 9 1 3 2 2 5 9 4.746
T O T A L|-
I 8.443 667 102.498 203 42.251 9.891 290 1.439 6.348 12.879 184.909
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A n n e x  1 -B
Recital o f previous A S S E N T S  given o n  the subject of low -cost E C S C  housing
P ro g ra m m e s - E C S C  low -cost R equests
h o u si n g I
Ifor assent
1 thP ro g ra m m e I  3 F ebruary 1 9 5 5 2 1M a rc h 1 9 5 5 (  2 3 rd session) 2 5m io . E C U2thP ro g ra m m e I  3 A p ri l 1 9 5 6 3M a y 1 9 5 6 (  3 2 n d session) 3 0m io . E C U3thP ro g ra m m e I  2 0 M a y 1 9 5 8 1 6Ju n e 1 9 5 8 (  51st session) 4 0m io . E C U4thP ro g ra m m e I  1 2 A p ri l 1 9 6 1 1 6M a y 1 9 6 1 (  7 4 th session) 4 5m io. E C U5 thP ro g ra m m e I  1 Ju n e 1 9 6 2 1 7July 1 9 6 2 (  8 3 rd session) 7 5m io . E C U6thP ro g ra m m e I  1 3 January 1 9 6 6 7M a rc h 1 9 6 6 (1 0 3 rd session) 6 0m io . E C U7thP ro g ra m m e /1st instalm ent I  2 M a rc h 1 9 7 0 !  2 5-2 6M a y 1 9 7 0 (113th session) 3 0m io . E C U7thP ro g ra m m e /2 n d  instalm ent I  3 A p ri l 1 9 7 3 I  1 8-1 9Ju n e 1 9 7 3 (247th session) 6 0m io . E C U8thP ro g ra m m e /1st instalm ent I  1 9 M a  rc h 1 9 7 5 I  2 8-2 9A p ri l 1 9 7 5 (339th session) 7 5m io . E C U8thP ro g ra m m e /2 n d  instalm ent I  6 M a y 1 9 7 7 1 8Ju  ly 1 9 7 7 (4 63rd session) 1 2 0m io . E C U9thP ro g ra m m e /1st instalm ent I  1 6 January 1980 3M a rc h 1 9 8 0 (626th session) 1 2 1m io. E C U9thP ro g ra m m e /2 n d  instalm ent I  2 2 A p ri l 1 9 8 2 1 9July 1 9 8 2 (789th session) 1 2 0m io. E C U  * )A ssents given b y  the C ouncil A m o u n ts
* )  T h e  a m o u n t o f loans granted u n d er the 2 n d  instalm ent o f the 9th p ro g ra m m e  
h as not yet reached the ceiling of 1 2 0  m io . E C U  authorised b y  the C o u n cil