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COMMISSION OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(75)360 final .
Brussels ,15July 1975
REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TOTHE COUNCIL
on
thefinancial aidawarded bytheMember
States tothe coal industry in1975
COM(75)360final .

XVII/102/75
SUÎTKAEY
y
This document deals vrith thefinancial aids that the governments ofthe
Member States propose toaward the Community 'scoal industry in1975 *Accor­
ding toDecision No the Commission isobliged toexamine thene
aids and submit areport onthem tothe Coucil forconsultation .The coc.1 indus
try'sprofitability situation has considerably improved in1975 compared
with last year ,Tho increase inprofitability has been achieved not byre­
ducing mining costs but byconsiderably increasing 1coal prices .Raising the
prices ofCommunity coal tothe price level ofimported coal and heating
oilisasuitable way ofincreasing theprofitability oftheundertakings
and accordingly reducing State aids »
Pew problems cfcompetition will arise among the Community 'scoal producers
in1975 asaresult oftherelatively low aids for the coal industiy .The
proper functioning ofthe common market incoal will not beaffected bythe
existing differences inaid granted bythe individual Member States .The
Commission therefore concludes that tho aids applied fcr bythe governments
ofthe Member States for 1975 conform totheprovisions ofDecision Ho3/7

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IFTROCTJCTIQr
CHAPTER I
Description and .assessment ofthofinancial measures
mthe social sccurity sector 6
A.Geroiany .BCIÊIUIÏI ,•France 6
3.United Kingdom 8
C.Summary offinancial measures inthe social security .
sector 8
CIîAiTER II
Indirect financial aidtothe coal industry 10
A.Description ofthe German ,Belgian and French measures , 10
3.Assessment ofindirect finanoial aidtcthe coal industry 11
C.Summary cfindirect meaeures 11
CHAPTER III
Direct financial aidtcthe coal industry 12
A.Fédéral Çepublic °fGermany 12
B.Belgium - .16
C.France 19
D.United Kingdom 25
CHAPTER IV .
Summary and conclusion : 28
Statistic ?!annexLIST OFCOMMITS
Pasre

INTRODUCTION
This report discusses thefinancial measures the Member States propose
totake forthebenefit ofthe coal industry in1975 *
The Community 'scoal supply situation for 1975 is.favourable inrespect
ofsales and the development ofprices .The governments ofsoma Member
States sent the Commission medium-term forecasts about the development
offuture supply .Other governments did not consider themselves tobe
inaposition tosend the Commission statistical forecasts onthis sub­
ject .The Commission has therefore based the examination oftherelia­
bility ofthe Community 'scoal pad coke supply situation onthe coal
balance-sheet drawn upfor1975*^This document contains thefollowing
forecasts for the Community in1975 5
(a)Coal production inthe Ccramunit ,/will reach ahi-^ior lsvel in1975
than in1974 »mainly because arelatively lewoutput' 'was achieved
in1974 asaresult ofthe miners' strike inthe United Kingdom
(seeTable 5in "thestatistical annex ) •
(b)The Community 'scoal imports from non-Member States should rise
by50$to40.2 million metric tons in1975 compared with 1974 «
This development canbeconsidered favourable tothe Community 's
coal supply asitcontributes tofurther diversification ofthe
sources ofsupply without harming Community production .
(c)The Community 'scoal exports tonon-Member States will drop in
1975 compared with last year .
Doc.FoXVIl/28/75of13February 1975 -"TheGeneral State ofthe
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(c)Trade incoal and coke within the Community will drop slightly in
1975 ascompared with 1974 .This development represents araturn
tonormal *Trrde incoal and coke within the Community had risen
4.8/0in1974 compared with 1973 ,cwing totheeffects oftheoil
crisis and tothe short-term influences ofthe steel output situation .
Onthe whole ,the estimated demand for coal and coke in1975 corres­
ponds tothe output estimated bythe producer countries ,ensuring
continuous supply . . .
(d)Pithead stocks ofCommunity coal and coke areexpected torise
slightly toapproximately .!million tonnes in1975 «Butifsteel ^
production inthe Federal Republic ofGermany evens outatalower
level than that estimated ,afurther increase inpithead stocks ,
especially those ofhard-coal coke ,could result .Inviow ofthe
lowlevel ofpithead stocks ,acertain increase istobowelcomed
asthis increases thepossibility ofcushioning unforeseeable fluc-
.tuations indemand .
Apart from minor exceptions ,theprices for Community coal ,imported
coal andheating oil have become aligned .Tojudge bythe present posi­
tion ,the fewstill outstanding alignments should bemade during the
course ofthe year .'
Honew aid measures have been reported for 1975 * "
Theaid contributions anticipated for 1975 ere considerably lower than
the subsidies approved for 1973 and 1974 .Sales will cover approximately
85to90^ofproduction costs in1975 »Related tothe Community asa
whole ,the aids have developed asfollows :

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COïTMUNITY A3AWHOLE
I !I inmillion uî£lî u.A. /per "torme produced I
A.Direct rida undcr
Décision No\fîlI
II
i
I - ' . ■IJ
i
. i
f - ii
i
i
Article 6 .105.6 !223 .5 222.2 0.39 o-95 !0.87
Article 7 95.9 90.2 190.2 0.35 !
!0.37 |!
!0.71 I
i
Article 8 Ii 7.4 3.8 0.03 0.01I
- !
JArticle 9793.4 421.9 JI221.2
l2.95 I.76 I
lI0.83
Total 1002.3 ]
1744.4 I643.6 3.73 !
1!3.09 !
B.Coking coal aidunder
Decision No7372871
'279.1' 101,1 42.6 ..1.-04 :0.42 0.16 I
I
1 1C.Indirect aids
■" 11–■■' > 1■ I79.4|117.722.6 0.30 I
: 10.49|0.08
Grand total (A+B+C ) I1360.8
i963.2 708.8 5.07 4.00 !2.65
Inclusive aid toreduce the interest burden
The table reveals that there hac "been aconsiderable reduction m
total aids in1975 andthat the structure has changed .
(i)Theaids under Article 6concerning therepayment of"inherited"'
burdens hardly changed from 1974 to1975 when calculated ona-
u.a./pertonne basis .These aide concern coal industry expendi­
ture that isnolonger inrelation tocurrent production .
(ii)Theaids under Article 7forinvestment andrecruitment ofskilled
labour have doubled in1975 compered with last year .This reveals
the considerable increase inrationalisation andthe extension of
underground operations in1$75 »afact that istobewelcomed in
view ofthenewfactors surrounding theCommunity 'senergy supply
andpolicy orientation .

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(iii)Theaids tocover operating losses (0.99 u.a.pertonne )now
amount toonly 3^oftotal aids ;thecorresponding percentage 'for
1973 and 1974 were 79/"and .53/'respectively .Operating losses re­
quiring aids will arise basically only inthe Belgian and French
coal industry in1975 *
The following document and the tables inthestatistical annex provide ,
acountry -by-country breakdown ofall aids .The Fetherlands are nolonger
included inthe document ascoal production was discontinued inDecember
1974 .
o.Therelatively lowaids andthefact that nonew measures were taken in
1975 have largely eliminated problems ofcompetition ofthetype that
existed inprevious years and has made itpossible tocompile avery
concise memorandum .
7.Compared toprevious years ,the governments ofthe Member States informed
the Commission oftheir proposed aids for 1975 atsiiearlier stage *The
Commission has therefore been able topresent the Coucil with the memo­
randum on financial aids tothe coal industry relatively early .
8.Under Article 2(l)ofDecision ITo3/7l/3CSCj theCommission hasreceived
particulars offinancial measures proposed for 1975 from the governments
ofthe following Member States :
from the German government
letter of28February 1975
of2April 1975
from the Belgian government
letter of4March 1975 rl(->r 1975
from the Prench government
letter of13February 1975
from the British government
letter of4îîarch 1975
^Including aidforcolcing coal

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from the Earu shgovemmont
letter of19November 1974
from the Luxembourg government
letter of25November 1974
from the Dutch government .
letter ofÀpril 1975 •-,.r-
. .V I
•9*When the governments ofthe Member States supplied the Commission with
economic data subject toprofessional secrecy contained inArticle 47
ofthe ECSC Treaty ,they arenot included inthe following report ,
10.When calculating aids per tonne ofproduction ,the estimates ofproduc­
tion supplied bythe governments ofthe Member States were used asabasis
for 1975 (seeTable 5ofthe amies :).
11.The following exchange rates were used for converting the sums ofaid
1expressed innational currencies into units ofaccount :
1u.a.a»DU 3.22'
»Efrs 49
:-,• «FJ 6.03
«i 0.54
/

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CHAPTER I
Description -and assessment of •the financial measurer :inth
social sacurity sectcr
Under Article 4ofDecision ITo3/71fState interventions inthefinancing
cfsocial benefits are considered compatible with the common market where
their effect istobring theratio between the charge peractively em­
ployed minewor'-er and thebenefits perrecipient down totho level of
theratio obtaining inother industries .
I
The following text refers only tofinancial measures mthe social be­
nefits sector and,where they arise ,toinfringements ofthelimits set
inArticlo 4ofDecision No3/71•
A. GERMAIY ,B3LGIUIJ .FRANCE
Germany has set asido DM5221million for 1975 cover thedeficit
inthe insurance ofsurviving dependants for the whole mining sector ;
approximately 60$ (=DM4,657million )isallocated tothecoal in­
dustry .
State expenditure onwelfare benefits inthe Belgia ncoal industry
can beestimated atSfrs 17010.5 million for 1975 *The following
table contains the details .
\
Source Amount ofState
subsidies
(million Bfrs )Purpose
State
State
State
State7040.0
1030.2
.4313.1 '
4627.2IOld-age pension andinsurance of
|surviving dependants
Regular complusory contribution
0^– Pi»p ronai or> indurr>nce of
surviving .ctepenaanxij
Contribution tocover the deficit
disability pensions insurance
Lisability pensiona
|Occupational diseases
;50/Jofthe expenditure arising from
!miner 'spneumoconiosis
}
Total ;17010.5 ; I
Commission estimate

According toinformation provided bytheFrench government ,State
expenditure onwelfare "benefits intheFrench coal-mining industry
will amount toFF?854*0 million in1975 *Thefollowing table con­
tains the details
Source Purpose
IState1734.0–
|Disability andoldagepensions insurance
/ Regular contribution amounting to22>of
wages subject tocontribution ^andaddi­
tional State adjustment
« *
!"onerai •300.0 ' Disability cvnd oldage pensions insurance
System Regular -contribution tocox'er part of
•exceptional expenditure' (amount fixed
bylaw)
General 660.0 Insurance against industrial accidents
System anaoccupational diseases •
Regular repayment ofolddebtn I
General
System332.0 Sickness insurance
Treatment benefits
State 463.0
•; \
i 1Disability andoldagepensions insurance
'Exceptional expenditure' incoal -mining
industry asdefined byArticle 4ofDeci­
sion ITo3/71 ' ..\
General 284.0 ' .Supplementary scheree ;wor^ers' retiremsnt ]
System ipensions ■
I '
jTotal iI3854.0
Calculations conducted bytheCommission orthegovernments reveal that
theFederal Republic ,Belgium andFrance have notexceeded thelimits
setinArticle 4ofDecision Bo3/71*
IntheFederal Republic theundertaldng 'sactual welfare expenditure
isDM250million (8.4/3higher than thenormal expenditure defined
intheArticle 4«
InBelgium theundertaking' sactual social expenditure isBfrs
160.0 million higher than thenormal expenditure defined inArticle

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InFrance the State subsidy awarded to'the Charbonnages deFranca
(FF488million )moans that effective .social .expenditure andnormal
expenditure coincide . ..-
£.UNITED KINGDOII
Apart from the general social security system into which the ccal
industry isintegrated ,the United Kingdom possesses aspecial fund
for paying additional benefits toformer miners .TheBritish govern­
ment will payh16.0 million into thefund inthe 1975/75coal mar­
keting year .This isthe amount byvrhich pensions payments toformer
miners arehigher than the expenditure incurred bythe National Coal
Board andthelimits setinArticle 4PfDecision No3/71areconse­
quently exceeded .
Article 68ofthe ECSC Treaty states that the methods used forfixing
welfare benefits hall not beaffected bythe Treaty ifachange in
the arrangements for the financing ofsocial security does not produce
anyoftheeffects specified inArticle 67(2 )or67(3);i.e. ifthe
change inthe arrangements offin c?aice does not provoke aserious
disequilibrium .Inthese circumstances ,theeffects ofthe h16.0
million onthe competitive position ofBritish coal inthe Community
must besubjected toanexamination embracing all r.ids .The examina­
tion conducted inChapter III revealed that theBritish aids donot
disturb the proper functioning ofthe common market#
C.Summary offinancial measures inthe social security sector
Asthefollowing table reveals ,State intervention inthesocial
security sector ofthe mining industry will amount toapproximately
2433million u.a.fortheCommunity *in1975 «Compared to1974 f
this involves anincrease of18.0 /?(371»7 million u.a.)intheState
subsidies awarded under Article 4ofDecision No3/71*
Great Britain excluded .

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inmillion u.a .
I Year
I,Fédéral Republicj3elfiu;n:Franco Cornnunity 1
1974
19751298.8
1446.3276.1
347.2486.0
,639.12G60.9
2432.6
74/75
in1
.+n.4 ..'+25.3 ]
•I+31.5 . +-18.0
Asthe United Kingdom possesses eninto^-ratiod social security system ,itisnot shown inthe tablo above .

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CEAPTER II
Indirect financial aid tothe coal industry
Indirect financial aid covers all measures which Member governments
announce inaccordance with thefirst paragraph ofArticle 2(l)ofDe­
cision No3/71butwhich donot come into thecategory ofthedirect
measures defined inArticles 6to9of "theDecision .Indirect measures
arereported totheCommission under Decision No3/71andassessed ac­
cording tothe provisions ofthe ECSC Treaty .
Only Germany ,Belgium and Prance have' announced indirect aidtothe coal
industry for 1975 *Nonew measures have been taken .
... t
Description ofthe Cermra ,"Belgian ar.d French measures
Pernr-ny proposes the following measure in1975 '
Law top'romote theutilization cfcoal inr-ower stations
(1stElectricity Generating Law).Probable reduction in
tax revenue : DK30.0 million
Theindirect financial measures planned bythe Belgian government in
1975 involve the .following sectors .:
Expenditure -onseason ,tickets ,prcheap ho]iday tickets
forminers ,pneumoconiosis sufferers Bfrs 18.0 million
Subsidies tothe Miners *National Pensions Fund to i
compensate fcr new expenditure onwelfare arising from
theincrease intheminers' annual "holiday allowance , _
the introduction ofnew sickness benefits and longer
annual -holiday.' (Article 32.12 ,Article 32.14 and Ar­
ticle 0104 inthe Economic Affairs Ministry 's1974 " ~
Budget ) 'Bfrs 454»5 miHi-
Total 3frs 472.5 millionBfrs 454o milli-n

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The French government plans aState subsidy ofFF22.0 million for
the research programme ofthe 'Centre d'3tud.es etdaRecherches des
Charbonnages deFrance' (CERCHAR )in1975#
B.Assessment ofindirect financial aid tothe coal industry
The Commission has examined the abovementioned measures which have
already been inforce for several years and does not cons icier that
they violate tha ban onsubsidies set out inArticle 4ofthe ECSC
Treaty .
C.Summary ofindirect rcaasures
■ ' .•• /
The following table illustrates the development ofindirect measures
inthevarious Community countries .Gmany registered aconsiderable
drop in1975 asearlier measures )iave been abolished under theelec­
tricity generating la From 1975 onwards ,electricity users will
have tocover anyextra expenditure involved incoal-firsd power
stations asopposed tooil-fired power stations bypaying higher
'.electricity charges . • ■ ■ ....r.„ ;
(million u.a.)
Year Germany j,Belgium France Commun !ty
1973 65.2 5.2 2.9
1974 105.3 :5.4 3.0
1975 9.3 9.6 3.673v3
,113.7
22.5
I'?"?m Si-91.2 H77.8 ''+20.0 -80.2

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CHAPTER III
Dire.ct financial aid tothe coal industry
The provisions ofDecision 3ffo3/71define direct aids tocoal in­
dustry undertakings asthose which come under Article 6to9of
this Decision . <
A. FEDERAL HETOBLIC OF GERMANT
1.Description ofdirect measures
In1975 the German government will retain unchanged the direct
aid meacures that were already inforce in1974 .The following
measures are involved :
Légal oa­
sis under
Décision
Ho3/71Measure 1 Amoimt ofaid
ITotal Lpcr :tonne >
t_____ !million
DM 'rai11ion
u.a .DK .;
!Il•et# j
!
IArticle 6(2)!Aktionsgemeinschaft scheme |î127.5 39.6 1.24 0.39
Article 6(l) !Aidfor wrvtcr handlin ^costa [60.0 18.6 0.59 i0.18
Article 6(1) !Aid tocover expenditure
resulting from closures72.0 |
I22.4
I0.70 0.22
Article 6(l)j
■'■ ' iAid tocover "inherited " • ■
burdens ||157.5
I48.9 1.54 !
i
I0.48
i
Article 6(l)'!Clcsure write-offs |48.0 j14.9 0.47 |
i .i!0,15
{Article 7(l)xnvestment aid i422.5 'I131.2 4.12 1.28
jArticle 7(3)jiEineworkers' bonuses
l123.01 38.2 1.20 0.37
Article 7(l) -Grants for new ideas i28iO
»I-8.7 0.27 '0.08
Article 9(l)j
ll ;
iCover for RAG' samortiza -
!tion instalments|63.4
i
t19.7 0.62 I
i
• I0.19
Article 9(l) :Cover for losses atIbben -
!"bttren 'î30.0
i''
J■'9.3 ■!0.29 0,09
I
!
ί;Total for measures taken
junder Articles 6to9of
;Decision No3/71I
il131.9
i1
i
351.5 ir
11.04 -3.43
For coking coal aids figures for 1975 are notyet available .

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The aids awarded under Article 6cover "inherited "debts which have
nothing todowith current production ;they have hardly changed between
1974 (DM456.8 million )and 1975 (DK4^5million ). 1
Theaids awarded under Article 7rose from DM264.1 million in1974 to
DM573.5 million in1975 «This increase ,covering investraerrt andthe
recruitment ofskilled labour istobewelcomed inview ofthe Commu­
nity 'snewline oncoal policy .Theinvestment aidtotal ofD!J422.5
million comprises normal aid ofDI1197.5 million and special investment
aidofDM225.0 million awarded under the measures torevive general
economic activity . . -
Theaids awarded under Article 9"tocover operating losses ,have hardly
changed between 1974 and 1975 *In1975 "this aidisonly "ofacademic ;im­
portance tothe German coal industry .Itresults from earlier agreements
between the coal-mining industry andtheFederal Government and dees riot
indicate that the German coal industry isgenuinely inneed oifsubsidy .
The revenue situation ofthe German coalmining undertakings in1975 is
relatively good .Ifthe revenue situation ofunderground operations alone
isconsidered (excluding upgrading andother activities )andiftotal ■
depreciation andinterest oninvested capital are including i:ithe pro­
duction costs ,thototal production costs areslightly higher than reve­
nue,thus ,permitting aid,ofthis type under theprovisions ofArticle 9
ofDecision 'No3/71. . ..<. , ;
The extent towhich the direct aid tothe German coal industry iscompa -
,'tible -with the previsions ofArticles 6to9ofDecision .Jo3/71 ...
'- I;
The Commission has oxamined the extent towhich the direct aidiscom­
patible with Articles 6to9ofDecision lib3/71•1^canbeassumed
that there hasbeen no "change inthebasic content "ofthedirect "aids'
from 1974 toI975 ,sothat only tho change intheamounts ofaidgranted

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need ,betalcen into account forthepurposes .oftheexamination .
Prom thelatter point ofview itwasfound that themeasures are
compatible with theArticles listed inthetable above .Hiereasons
specified indocument SEC(75 )1104 onpage Il/l6etseqfor1974
areequally valid in1975 *
3.The extent towhich theGerman aids are compatible with the proper
functioning ofthe common market
Theassessment ofthe extent towhich theGerman aids arecompatible
with theproper functioning ofthecommon market requires considera­
tion ofall direct and indirect measures tobetaken onbehalf ofthe
.coal industry in1975 (Article 3(2)ofDecision ITo3/7l)»
V-
These figures arerecorded inTable 1oftheannex .
Bythis method ofcalculation ,thetotal sumofproposed aidamounts
to360.8 million u.a .,or3«52 u.a .pertonne ofproduction .The
amount ofaidpertonne ofproduction hasdropped byapproximately
12%in .comparison with 1974 .. -
Thefollowing points must beestablished when considering theextent
towhich thetotal amount ofGerman aids iscompatible with theproper
functioning cfthocommon market :
a)Inview oftherelatively good sales position onthedomestic market
andthefact that deliveries toother Community countries have re­
turned tonormal ,theGerman aids arenotexpected todisturb the
proper functioning ofthecommon market forcoal .
b)Theprices forGerman stem coal andcoking coal have developed as
followd (DI!pertonne ):

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Steam coal
Ruhrkohle AG
Saarbergwerlce
Coking ccal
Ruhrkohlo AG
Saarbergwërke
Aachen1September 1974
126.1
.132.- .
127.90
138.00
125.001November 1974 15January 1975
126.1o 145.50
133.- 154.00
142.90
154.50 ,
140.00158.00
172.50
.155.00
Bituminous coal ,ITuts 5
Beth the prices for steam coal and coking coal correspond tothe
equivalent prices for heavy heating oil and coking coal imported
flbm the United States ,sothat there isnoindirect subsidizing
ofindustrial consumers .The German coal prices therefore conform
totheprovisions ofthe second paragraph cfArticle 3(l)ofDeci­
sion Ho3/71. -
c)Therationalization andconcentration ofproduction onpits where
productivity ishighest isguaranteed for 1975 by'the closure of
two orthree marginal underground workings .The undertakings attempt
tomake upforthis loss ofproduction byincreasing the output
inexisting pits (third paragraph ofArticle 3(l)cfDecision Fo3/71 «
d)Prom thedetails given under points a)toc)itmaybeconcluded
that the measures envisaged for 1975 for the -Gemai ?coal industry
are compatible with the proper functioning ofthe common market .

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B. BELGIUM
1.Description ofdirect measures
Thedirect aids tothe coal industry planned "bythe Belgian govern­
ment for 1975 are the same asthose inforce in1974 «
Légal ba-
sis under
'.Décision
ïïo3/71Measure
\Campine Southern côal -
field|Overall j
I
Total Per
' .tonneTôta?Fer
tonneTotal |
iiPer
itonne
loi111on!Bfrs
Bfrs iMillion
BfrsBfrs Hillior
BfrsI
Bfrsj
i
jArticle 7(2)Investment aid 235-C|37H_i_ i25.8L«I260.8i
|32
L
|Article .9
iLoss coveri_" Jί- !2871.2
i1641 2871.2 354
zasssssssssasiTotal under Articles
6to9cfDecisión
!Total .inu.a. J235.c
=====-f
'4.81
37 |
sssssssssri
0.76 II2897.0
bsssssssS ^
!59.1 ;1655
33.773132.0
63.9387
7.89
Coking coal aids for the Campme coalfield will probably total Bfrs
1579.8 million in1975 *The coking coal aids were ,ashigh aeBfrs
13C2.9 million in1974 .
The investment aids have been increased from Bfrs 130.0 million for
1974 toBfrs 260.8 million for 1975 ?"theaids tocover operating losses
wil drop byathird from the 1974 total ofBfrs 4453.0 million to
Bfrs 2871.2 million for 1975 *The revenue situation has been im­
proved byconsiderably increasing the price ofBelgian coal .
2.The extent towhich thedirect aidtothe Belgian coal industry is
compatible with theprovisions ofArticles 6to"*9 ofDecision Ifo3/71
The Commission has examined the extent towhich the direct measures
planned for 1975 compatible with the provisions ofArticles 6to
9ofDecision No3/71and .found that they conform tothese provisions .

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Tharelevant points listed onpage 11/28etseqofdocument .DSC(75)
1104 also apply for 1975 *
The investment aidisintended tofinance vari ou3 schemes inthe coal
production andcoal upgraA'.ng seclpr .Thi3measure conforms toArti-
clo7(2)ofiDecision Ho3/71v - • –-, • –
The cover fcroperating losses will only apply tothe southern coal-"
field in1975 *Theaidwill remain below tho probable operating losses
ofthis coalfield .Tlio economic and social conditions oftlioa'e coal­
fields have only improved slightly in1974/75end continue todemand ...
slow implementation cftheprocess of.pitolosures because ofthe
question ofreemploying redundant miners (Article 9ofDecision
ïïo3/71). ' ' !
*'f^10extent towhich the Bol^an aids are compatible with the proper
functioning ofthe common market
Assessment ofthe extent towhich the Belgian aids are compatible
with theproper functioning oftho common market (Article 3(l)of
Decision Ho3/71)must cover notonly these aids applied forunder
Decision No3/71butalso allother aids tothecoal industry (Ar­
ticle 3(2)ofDecision ITo3/7l)«
For the purposes cfcomparison with other Community countries ,the
relevant figures are ;dven inTable 1ofthe annex .This reveals
that thetotal aids tothe Belgian coal industry applied fcrin
1975 will reach asumof105.7 million u.a.or13.06u.a.pertonne ;
tliey have fallen byapproximately lC>ipertonne ofproduction com­
pared with 1974 »
Thefollowing points must beestablished when considering theextent
towhich thetotal araount ofBelgian aids iscompatible with the
proper functioning ofthe common market :

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a.)Therelatively small quantities ofBol<p.an coal (approximately
500 000tonnes )which will probably bedelivered toother Commrau --
nity countries (seeTable 2ofthe annex )arenotexpected todisturb
the proper functioning ofthe common market incoal in1975 •
b)Thelisted prices forBelgian stecin coal andcoking coal have developed
asfollows :(Bfrs pertonne ) ' ~
Steam coal
1July 1974 2050 1July 1974 2000
1November 1974 2050 1November 1974 2000
15January 1975 2450 ,15January 1975 25C0
Price rebates ofSfrs 200 per tonne are sometimes granted onthelisted
prices applicable from 15January 1975 onwards .
Even taking into account the price robot of,,theprices ofboth steam *
coal and coking coal correspond tothe equivalent ,pricer .,for heavy -
heating oil and coking coal imported from the United States ,sothat
there isnoindirect subsidizing ofindustrial consumers .TheBelgian
coal prices therefore conform tothe provisions ofthe second paragraph
ofArticle 3(l)ofDecision Ho3/71-
c)Therationalization andconcentration ofproduction onpits where
productivity ishighest isguaranteed in1975 bythe closure oftwo
1 -•unprofitable pits inthe southern coalfield .Inrelation tothe other
Community countries ,thetrend inBelgian production leads toCommunity
production being concentrated toanever-increasing extent onunder­
ground workings where productivity ishighest (third paragraph cf
Article 3(l)ofDecision 17o3/7l).
d)Itmust bestated inconclusion that theBelgian measures planned for
1975 are compatible vrith the proper functioning ofthe common market ,.Coking cO'l
1July 1974 2000
1ïïovember 1974 2000
15January 1975 -2 5C0

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C.FRAFCS '
X.Description ofthe direct measurcs
The French government has applied for permission to£r?jTfc thofollo­
wing direct aids in1975 *
Légal ba­i"1"'«ii i ii ■' i iH iI Total s [Perton e
sis under
Décision
No3/71ifeasure million
FFmillionFF jtua.
L;:_
i
Article 6
(1)Covor for exceptional ...
redeployment costs - 278.0 4(5.1 .11.98
I1-99
Article 9 a)Covor forthecoal­
fields' operating
losses!
682.4 I113.2. . i
29»41 I
-• i4.88
t. '" j
|b)Covor for the losse3 1
ofthe central ad­
ministration ofthe
Clierbonnages deFrance123.0 20.4
. I5.30
I0.88
F 3 Total aids I1083 .4 I|179.746.69 !7.75
i
Including rid .ofFF .64^0 million toreduce the prioe ofpower station
coal ;this isnot recorded separately asitoccurs merely for bookkee­
ping purposes . • , -
Inaddition toabovomentioned aids ,thefollowing aids aretobe
granted in1975 *
(i)Acoking coal aidofFF6.6million (*1.1million u.a.)in
accordance with Decision No73/287.The correspend jrgamount
for 1974 wan FP104.6 million (*16,6 million ,u.a.).
(ii)AidofFF0;5million (=»0.1million u.a.)toreduce the
interest burden ofthe Charbonnages deFranco ,The corres­
ponding amount for 1974 wasFF25.5 million (4.0million u.a.).
At179.7 million u.a.,thetotal amount ofdirect aids recorded in
thetable above ie247°lower than last year'scorresponding figure
(234.3 million u.a.).
All the measures listed above are acontinuation ofaids already
existing in1974 .

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The extent towhich the direct aid tothe French coal industry is
compatible with theprovisions ofArticles 6to9ofDecision Moj/71
a)Aidtoreduce theinterest burden cfthe Charbonnages dcFrance
Theaid,totalling FF0.5million in1975 »toreduce theinterest
burden ofthe Charbonnagos doFrance isgeneral aid tothe Charbon -
nr.ges deFrance which istobeassessed not within the framework
ofDecision No3/71butaccording toArticle 67ofthe ECSC Treaty .
Asinprevious years ,examination reveals noviolation ofthe pro­
visions ofArticle 67ofthe Treaty .
b)Aidtocover exceptional redeployment costs
Tho proposed sum c-fFF255*0 million istobepaid directly to
the Chnrbo'nnages deFrance and represents compensation for non­
operational expenditure assumed bythe Charbonnages deFrance as
anationalized concern onbehalf ofthe French government inorder
toensure more rational implementation ofwelfare plans for redundant
oi"prematurely-retired minors .The probable expenditure ofthe Char-
bonnages deFrance isdivided asfollows among thevarious welfare
burdens :(inmillion FF)
l)Extraordinary expenditure onminers redundant
asaresuit ofclosures ;43«0
2)Sarly retirement I69.0
3)Reimbursement ofheating costs to.prematurely -
retired minors 6.0
4)Compensation toretired miners under the'O.A.JT .'
schemé '*" 60,0
i
■--– 1L T"
,, Total . . ',278.0
The abovementioned welfare measures apply topersons nolonger in
the mining industry andthe expenditure assumed bythe Charbonnages
deFrance forthis purpose isnot considered asoperational expen­
diture andtherefore not included inproduction costs .Itisin­
stead acase ofrrure welfare measures .

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Inthecircumstances outlined above ,themeasure conforms tothe pro­
visions ofthefirst paragraph ofArticle 6(l)ofDecision iTo3/71.
c)Aids tocover federating losses
Asin1974 »the French government has provided for twotypes ofaidto
cover pits' operating losses in1975f
Aid tocoalfields W682.4 million
Aid tothd central administration FF123.0million
FFS05.4 million .
According toestimates made bytheFrenoh government ,the amount of
this aidwill belower than the probable operating looses ofthe Char-
bonnages deFrance in1975 *If "to©operating losses are reduced in
1975 "byincreasing French coal prices further ,theaidwill beout
accordingly ..Under these criteria ,the aids conform totheprevisions
ofArtifclo 9(2)ofDecision Nc3/71•
Iiview ofthe economio andsocial conditions inthe French coalfields ,
nobasic imporvemonts will occur in1975 *Because ofthe general energy
teupply probelms ,atemporary maintenance ofproduction will also help
toavoid temporary bottlenecks in -supply .Forthese reasons ,theaid
tocover operational losses iscompatible with Article ?(l)ofDecision
No3/71.
3."Hie extent -toxrhich the French measures are compatible vath the proper
functioning ofthe common market ...
*Under Article 3(2)ofDecision No3/71*both indirect anddirect aids
aretobeconsidered when examining whether aids are compatible with
the proper functioning ofthe commo -.market .

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Table 1ofthe annex con-tains the overr.ll figures .Thetotal amount
calculated for 1975 was 184.5 million u.a.or7*96 u.a.pertonne ,
including coking coal aid.This figure is29/5lower than in1974 *
Itshould bepointed out atthis juncture that the aids applied for
in1975 are maximum amounts which may bereduced inthe light ofthe
trend inFrench coal prices .
• ''«
Comparison with other Community countries reveals that the French
aids for 1975 are roughly onthe same level asinBelgium ,though con­
siderably higher than inthe United Kingdom and theFederal Republic
ofGermany .
The following points must beestablished when considering the extent
towhich thetotal amount ofFrench aidiscompatible with the proper
functioning oft^c common market ;
c.)Only slight changes aretobeexpected in1975 inFrench coal deli­
veries and import ?:ofcoal from other Community countries within
■•>the Community 'sinternal coal trade .Deliveries will probably drop
byapproximately 12>o and imports byapproximately 7/-compared with
last years 1sfigures .The reduction ofquantities imported islin­
ked with thedeterioration ofthe French steel industry 'seconomic
situation .
Price alignments v.dll probably not beoperated for French coal in
1975 .
This development gives rise tothe conclusion that French coal ,
which receives relatively high aids compared with other Cor.imunity
countries ,isnot placed atadisadvantage cns-the Ccmrnunity market
because ofdifferences insubsidies .The proper functioning ofthe
common market incoal ,asdefined inthefirst paragraph ofArticle
3(l)ofDecision ITo3/71#isnetaffected bytheFrench aids .

)Thelist prices forcoking ccal inPrance developed asfollows in
1974/75!(inFFpertonne )
15Januar *-1974 1July 1974 3ITovember I974 1April 1975
Nord/Pas- 180.- 275.- 360.- 36o.-
de-Calais
Lorraine 180.- 253.- 310.- 3.10 .-
These prices correspond totheequivalent prices ofcoking coal im­
ported from theUnited States andtherefore require nofurther comment
Thelisted prices for steam coal inFranoe developed asfollows in
1974/75(inFFpertonne )
15January 1975
Ïïord/Pr.s-
de-Calais
Bituminous
coal ,•
ITuts 2 145.-
Suts .5. 139.- .
Lorraine
EituMncus
coal ,
Huts 2 132.-
Euts 5 . 113.-
Thequantities supplied Trythe Charbonnages deFrance tothe jMF
(Slectricite deFrance )aredelivered c.tprices aligned totheequi­
valent prices forheating oil asaresult ofspecial agreements .On
theother hand ,the French steam coal prices forindustry ingeneral
(1.8million tonnes areexpected tohesold in1975 )still lie 15
to20/jbelow theequivalent price level -forheating -oil.Butit
must heborne inmind that thereal competitor ofFrench steam coal
onthis restricted market isnot somuch heating oil assteam coal
imported from Australia endthe United Ctrvtos ofAmerica ,some cfit
mined from pits under French ownership According toinformation
^France 'scoal imports from non–jJCCI'embers have developed asfollows
1973 5»4million metric tons 1974 8.8million metric tons
1975 10.4 million metric tons.1July 1974 3November 1974 1April 1975
198.50 r 198.50
194.50 194.50••
I84.- 184.- 216..
160.- 160.- 192..

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provided bythe French government ,this coal costs 2.5ctsper
thermie (lthermi© =3967*09 BTU while French steam corl is "sold
toindustrial consumers at2.63 eta perthermic .
Inthese circumstances the Commission concludes that France 's
policy oncoal prices for 1975 does not violate the provisions
ofthesecond paragraph ofArticle 3(l)ofDecision ITo3/71*
c)Therationalization andconcentration ofproduction onpits where
productivity ishighest isguaranteed in1975 "bythe closure of
oneortwounprofitable pits (third paragraph cf..\rticle 3(l)of
Decision ?To3/71)•
d).Inconclusion ,itcanbeseen from thefactors discussed under
points a)toc)above ,that themeasures envisaged for 1975 ;
for tho French coal industry are compatible with the proper
» •
functioning ofthe common market .

D. UÎHTED KIITCnOM
Itmust bepointed out byway ofintroduction that theBritish
government 'said payments totheBritieh coal industry apply to
the coal marketing year ,which runs from thebeginning ofApril
1975 "tothe end ofMarch 1976 .TheBritish government Tsfinancial
year isthe rnme asthe NCB's.The following figures allrefer tothe
1975/76financial year ;nofigures canbecompiled forthe 1975 ca­
lendar year . V :
1.Description ofdirect measures
ILégal baais jI : Ί Tctal ir Pertcrino j
under Deci-
cion No3/71Measure . iUlil- j
lion !million
u.a.ivm––-– --7
:u.a .
Article 6(l)|
., 1
ITocover expenditurs en ;
pensions -13.7 ■25.4 ||.0.10 |
i ' I!0.19
i
Article 6(l)jSeverance payments and
retraining6.5 12.0
1j0.05
I0.09
IArticle 6(l)Early reti rement 1.5 2.8 0.01 0.02
IArticle 6(l)Concessionary ooal j0.3 1.5 0.01 10.01
Article 7(3)|
]Retraining andretention 1
cflabour force3.7' ■ '" Ί
6.8 !1 ;
I0.03 I
l_r–
i0.05
!Grand total under Articles
:6to9ofDecision No3/71
S=S3c;ca=;fca3S=ss£SB==:==s=s«er.SK=3tt=s»=cs326.2
I
fcsrssassscss!48.5
Iasssasaasaij0.20 |
s=r=s=sc==:s =:0.36
sasaasas
Apart from the abovemonti cned direct aids under Decision ITo3/71»
theBritish government plans toaward the coal industry acoking
coal aidofh5.0million ur.der Decision No73/287/ECSC .
All the abovementioned direct aids are acontinuation ofmeasures
already taken bytheBritish government onbehalf ofthecoal in­
dustry inthe 1973/74financial year .Themeasures arebased onthe
Coal Industry Acts of1965 ,1967 and 1973 .
Thedirect aids totheBritish ooal industry will boconsiderably
lower in1975 than in1974 because ofthedrastic price increases
for coal .Thereduction from t73*7 million in1974 "tofc26.2
million in1975 isapproximately 64*!v*

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TheBritish government estimates that theNational Coal Board (NCB)
will notmakealoss inthe1975/76financial year .Aids areonly being
granted tocover "inherited "debts (Article 6ofDecision No3/71)and -
torecruit skilled labour (Article 7(3).
2.The extent towhich direct aid totheBritish coal industry iscompati­
blewith theprovisions ofArticles 6to9ofDecision Ho3/71
The Commission has examined the extent towhich the direct aids are
compatible with Articles 6to9ofDecision No3/71*Itwasassumed
that there hadbeen nochange inthebasic content ofthedirect British
aidf *between the1974/75and1975/76coal market inryears ,sothat cnly the
'1'- '* - "" ' change
intheamounts ofaidneeded tobeassessed .Prom thelatter point cf
view ,itwasfound that themeasures arecompatible with theArticles
specified inthetable above .Thereasons putforward for1974 onpage
H/51etseqofdocument (S3C(75 )1104 still apply for1975 •
3.The extent towhich British aids arecompatible with the properfunc­
tioning ofthe ccrrjaonmarket
Assessment ofwhether theBritish aids arecompatible with the proper
functioning ofthecommon market (Article 3(l)of'Decision No3/71)
must relate notcnly totheaids provided forinthis Decision butalso
tcallmeasures forthebenefit oftheBritish coal industry (Article
3(2)cfDecision He3/71).
Forthepurposes ofcomparison with other Community countries ,these
figures arerecorded inTable 1oftheannex .Thecalculations reveal '
that thetotal British aids ,including those outside theframework of
Article 4ofDecision No3/71«will emcunt toi47.2 million 87.4
million u.a .=0.66 u.a .pertonne ).Ccmpared toallether Community
countries ,theproposed aidfortheBritish coal industry isthelowest
pertonne produced .Because ofthefavourable development inthe reve­
nuesituation ,thetotal aids awarded totheBritish coal industry in
1975/76pertonne ofproduction will be57*4 ,'lower than thecorrespon­
ding figure inthe1974/75coal marketing year .

2?•*
With regard tothe .compatibility oftotal British aids with the proper
functioning ofthe common market ,noprobdoras ofcompetition .between
British coal andthat cfother Community countries are expected toarise
inview ofthe general market situation in1975 * ■
Supplies ofBritish ooal toother Community countries will return to
normal in1975 (approximately ,2.5million tonnes ,seeTable 2ofthe
annex )following thedrop to1.4million tonnes asaresult ofthe
strike and the shortage .ofcoal inthe United Kingdom .
Woprice alignments tomeet those of .other products rsinthe Community
have been notified tothe Commission for 1974 inrespect ofBritish
coal . \. ;
Thaprices ofBritish coal have ,been increased considerably ,though
they have yet toreach the level ofthe equivalent prices forheating
oil and coking coal imported from the United States .This fact isimma­
terial for .assessing theaids ,granted inthe1975/76coal marketing
•year astheBritish coal industry does not receive anyaids tocover
operating losses under Article 99^.Decision Uo3/71. .r
Further rationalisation will take place in1975/76;theclosure of
twe orthree unprofitable pits isplanned ,.
Inthese circumstances ,itcan beconcluded that the proposed aids for
thebenefit .oftheBritish coal industry are compatible with the ,proper
functioning ofthe otmmon marlcot .

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CIIAPTHR IV
Summary and conclusion
1.The following remarks refer tothe financial measures which the Member
States ofthe enlarged Community have planned for the "benefit ofthe coal
industry in1975 "the1975/76coal marketing year .Thecompatibility
ofthemeasures with theprovisions ofDecision No3/71wasexamined
for each country )individually *Examination revealed that asfar ascan
beseen ,the aids planned bygovernments for 1975 will notaffect the
proper functioning ofthe common market incoal .
2.With reference tothequantitative trend onthe ooal market Community
ccal production will beapproximately 25million tonnes higher in1975
than in1974 «This istobeattributed tothe fact that British production
was particularly lowin1974 because ofthe effects ofastrike .
The producer 'scoal stocks ,largely cleared in1974 »will ri'sa only slightly
in1975 . - ' -
Community imports ofcoal from non-Member States are expected tobeappro­
ximately 2million tonnes (5^)higher .in1975 than 1974 *
•• i • '
These various factors influencing the way supply has developed result
from coal consumption ,which should rise inthe Community byapproximately
i j
10million tonnes in1975 compared with J974 *
Î • »'• .
3.The favourable trend inboth thesales ofCommunity coal andtheprices -
which were increased inalignment with therising prices ofheating oil
•and coal .imports from .non-Member States -has accordingly improved the
coal industry 'srevenue situation for 1975 *Production costs have also
-risen asaresult ofwages andprices increases inmining ecjuipnent ,but
these increases inexpenditure wore more than compensated for byprice rises .

-29- ' rrr '•>~;r'ne .
TheGerman endtheBritish coalfields will probably cover their current
production ccsts inthis way .in1975 *.Certain operating losses arestill
being incurred inthe ■Prerch coalfields andthesouthern Belgian
coalfield ,although they areconsiderably lower than in1974 *These
coalfields must still begranted aids tocover their losses .,
4*The sum offinancial measures to .cover the deficits ofsocial insurance
institutione under Artiale 4ofEecision Uo3/71will total 2400
million u.a,in1975 *This sumis18/.'higher then in1974 andreveals
theincreasingly disproportionate ratio between contributors under
employment endrecipients ofbenefit .. tf,••
.5-Thetotal aids tothecoal industry will drop by254»4 million u.a ,
(26.4/^)overall andby1.35 .u.a.(33*7$ )pertonne ,in1975 comprred
with 1974#
Total amounts ofindirect anddirect aids (million u.a.)
I
1.Direct mensures under i
Decisión lío3/71 !
2.Coking coal aid ..;...•
3.Indirect measures
Total
Change asagainst the
previous yar.r!1"" » ■ I 1 I '» ■ I
Commuait y ' j
u 1974 '•1975 l
1.002.3
.279.1
79.4744.4
101.1 . j
117.7643.6
•r •>
,42.6
•22.6
1360.8
ssassnsqssssssssssi
••I 963.2
:sae9«astsstss essmassssa
-29.2F
j708.8
Uassptsas :aressass»tess
I ' " '
f "-30.01
/jnount ofaidpertonne of
production (u.a.)! 5.07
| 4.00=2.65
Thetable shows that reductions mainly took place inthedirect -measu­
resunder decision ITo3/71endincoking coal aid,astherevenue si­
tuation andcompetitive position oftheCommunity 1scoal industry
have improved .

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6.Thedirect aids planned for 1975 total 643*6 million u.a.,ofwhich
221.2 million u.a.(34*4^)areaids under Article 9ofDecision
Ho3/71and422.4 million u.a.(65.6y)areaids forrationalisation
andcover for "inherited ""burd 11s(Articles 7 6ofDecision
m3/71).
million u.a .
I i| Aids! 1 Tctal i
Articles Article 9_J I6&7
JGermany[322.5 29.0 351.5
IBelgium 5.3 58.6 ! 63.9
Prance 46.1 133.6 179.7
JUnited Kingdom
1'46.5 I 48.5
i -
Total j|422.4
iI
|221.2 |
l ..-JI6^3.6
I
Theaidtocover operating losses (Article 9)has dropped byappro­
ximately half from 431.3 million u.a.in1974 to221.2 million u.a.
in1975 .Related toCommunity production ,this aid amounted to
0.83 u.a.pertonne in1975 *compared with 1.76 u.a.in1974 and
2.95 u.a.in1973 .

STATISTÏCAL AffiEX

*
xvi1/102/75
Table 1:Special survey ofindirect aid anddirect aidtothe
coal industry
Table 2:Development ofthe intra-Community coal trade
Table 3:Development ofaid awarded byMember States under
Articles 6to9ofDecision ITo3/71
Table 4:Coking coal aidunder Decision Ho73/287
Table 5:Trend incoal production

XVII/'32/75
Table 1
Sepcial survey oftheindirect anddirect aidtothe coal industry
I ÏTOcrr.iany BelHum| France I!ITetherlands |United Kingdom 1!Comraunity "J
Unit 1 1974 ■ 1975 1974 IIi2I5j 1974 I1975 I1974 ri?7g- 1974 I[1975 'I
A.Aids under Decision No 3/71
(Infringement ofArticle 4}
Article 6
Article 7
Article 8
Article $
Total under Art *6to9million u.a * (12.4I ■
iI
(15,7 ) (29,5 ) (28.lï o
million u.a .
million u.a.
million u.a.
million u.a *141,8
62.0
34.1144,4
176,1
29,01.0
3.1
90^8S1-■
c;c
>-»-40,4
±£U45,1
131.6 13,2<5,3
5,1
3,3
34,9 _41,7 |6,8I228,5
|90,2
I3,8L421,9 _2}2,2
150,2
.221,2 _
Billion u.a.L251±5 351,5 94,9 ..63,?. 234 ,3 179,7 lo,2 ri39,i_J r46,5 c-;-,c
Per tonne u.a . 2^51 3743 11.72 V3î 10,23 7,75 22,75  - L_1,29 J 0,36 L3,0? |2.41 _
B..Coklng coal aid under Décision
J)070/1and73/267 ' J.
Totale million u.a. 43,5(428,2 32,2 lb,6 Li(1,43 )
(2)
12.8 9j3(3,21 )
(2)
101,1v2,52 )
(2)
<!2,o
I Permetric ton u.a . 0,43 . 3,4.3 Imi 0,72 0,05 ■rn C.12 I\ 0,07 Γ0,42 1 0716
C.Total A+B
Totale Billion u.a. 301,4 351,5 123,1 96.1 250,9 130,8 18,2 151,5 57,3 845.5 636,2
Fer tonne Ia.a. ]EIZ5ILJ L3,431cinimij U11,- 1'JL,_±9*25_J
7";3T"Lm 1LIiSOJ LJIiIL 1,41jL==2i «=l k.i»2Ï.J
Indirect aida million u.a. 105,3 t9,3 5,4L9,ôJ 3,7 I 117,7 22t6,
Per tonne u*a* I 1,04 0,09 0,67 1,19.! 0,31 I O.lo 2^
Grand totals (C+indirect aids )
Totals Billion u.a . 4C6.7 360,8 128,5 . 105,7 257j9 184,5 18,2 LiîLi57.8 963,2 703,8
Per tonne u.a. 4,02
(4,14 )
(2)3,52
j15787
[ ;13,06 11,26 7,96 22,75 1,41
(1,55 )
(2)0,43
(0,66 )
(2)4,00
(4,11 )
(2)2,65
(2,76 )
(2) ■
Planned aide
Including the sumexceeding theterms ofArticle 4ofDooi .icn Ko3/71'Including aidtoreduce theinterest oftheCharfconnagoo dorranee
*PreliBinaxy

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Table 2
ii i, ..•i
Jxncroer !IIGermanv Beleaum France . IEetherlands lUnited Kirigdom :iCommunity |
IImpcrt er m!1974 !11S75 H1974[M i,1974 !1975 I1974 1975 :1974 19751 11974 ::1975
IGermany T1
i-Ί. π
i ii330 ;240 :370 i340 .i380 :300 ! 800 1380 ;i1380
IBelgium 4250 3780 ~r !I125 75 370[/
r :325 , 490 5070 |4345
IFrance i
I *6685 i5990 . 75 .235ι290 . 490 750 7540 !
j6975
Netherl&nds 850 300 25 35 !
I,5 170 - ,400 1045 740
Italy 3130 I
i3400 If •-" I
1 iI- 10 :25
160 25 3200 !3450
Luxembourg : 490 600 5 !. 1!"'-s- 5.• e 500 605
!Denmark iI 5I •t 5110
IIreiand 20 ίi 25' II '"
<'!!
1t ■
90 110 100
'United Kingdc.Ti !
Commuait y r 1 ;751 200 1
a
L 1i- "
i:
L. 1
t 1
1•25 100 200
15500,14.300,435 j
; J510 ;j
■ ! !
I ,[51C
►.450 j- J1065 j
11435 2545 lo945 1[I?005
1
1974 !Provisional statistics ;excluding imports from Ireland .1975 :forecasts .

• χ;ιΐ/102/75
; ' )''S Table 3
Developme ntofaid awarded by Member States under
Articles 6tc"?TfDecision 3/71
;υ
»■·'·.. * · ■.• _A.iatotals Diffeience between j
1974 and 1975 " 1972 .
, •
r.
: i1973 ;
' •.- »,
! !I1974
|t1975
1mabso-
,lute +ermsin Sj
GrTRîîAI'TY
inmillion DM
inmillion u.a.1
inu.a.per tonneI
,896.4
244.9
2.26-,452.0
140.7
1.36?
i
I
■830.9
257.9
!2.551131.9
351.5
3.43j
+301.0
+93.6
+0.88 j+36.2
+36.2
+34.5
tejçg '. »;
inmillion PP
inmillio »u.a,
inu.a ..per tonne
I > :' !
1036.8
186.7
6.27
1'^-Ι
3408.5 i
253.6 !
»■9.87* . 1...... *
1
! ^'
lU77.7
234.3
:10.23
-.. i1 "■ ' 1" " 1'
1083,4
179.7
7.75-394.3 |-54.6 |- 2.48 '-26.7
-23.3
-24.2
BTDtGTUTÏ • - !
,
mmillion Bfre j
inmillion u.a, jinu.a ».per •tonne 16557.}
[111.1
.10.58.«'.1
» I
5434.4
'110.9
.12.60t 1
4653.0
i94.9
.:11.721
3132.0
63.9
7.89I
-1521.0 |
-31.O-3.83 j-32.7
-32.7
-32.7
ÎTRTH^RLAITOS
inmillion PI j
inmillion u.a.
inu,a.per tonne1– ;
50.1
*13.8
•4.76 ;! '
36.7
10.3 ■
/5.72i
i
!61.3
i18.2
l22.75 Immι
I
»
i
»
1
I : ;
UEITllD KÏNGDOM
mh ■illion
inmillion .u.a.
inu.a.per tonnet ■ 1 ■"
Î
.. 1243.4
..I «486.8 1.. !'3.7aI ; 1
> ' I
.*73.7 !
139.1
S1-291
l
i
I
' 26.2
48.5
0.36-47.5-90.6
- 0.93-64.5
-65.I
-72.1
1
COffiïtmiTY ,
milldon u.a »:
in,u s*&.pertonne
• >11,1 ' ■ 1 1 ■■ III
>
■i !'i.. 1002.3
.. I 3.7744.4 '643.6
•!■:3.09 ! 2.41
I ■-100.8
– 0.68-13.5
-22.0

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Table 4
Coking coal aid under Decision 3Tc73/287
H J
■Récipient - 1 ±973 1i 1974 "ïïït^ ;
ICTRKA3TY
inmillion DM 608.0 140.02I
inmillion u.a . 188.8 43.5 ! *~
inu.a.pertonne j
: i-1.83- | --0.43 ■-
I
mmillion FF • 110.9 104.6 6.6' I
Iinmillion u.a. 20.0 16.6 1.1 .'
Iinu.a.pertonne ] 0.78 0.72 |
i[ 0.05
,BELGIUM ■i
I
I
inmillion Bfrs 1973.6 1382.9 I579.8 I
in .million u.a . 40.3 28.2 32.2
jinu.a.pertonne ' jI' -4.58
i3.48 3.98
1-U?TIT5D ICITifGDOM '! 1
mmillion u.a . I 15.0 6.8 ' 5.0
mu.a.per tenne 30.0 12.8 9.3
Jinu.a.pertonne | 0.23 J■ 0-.12
i –Or07 * "j
i ;
i■ f
I
l
!inmillion u.a. 279.1 101.1 42.6
Iinu.a.pertonne
i; 1.04 i 0.42
i ,I 0.16
Estimâtes
2Preliminary

r::i/ic2/75
4 1
Table 5
Dcvel cprngnt of'prodilfctitin ^
dnmillion tonnes
197.2 '1973
i.1974
.
L– I
1975 *
IxJiiterëncc sbe'rfween
1974 .aad 1975 !
inabsolute ,* it3r^B "ion
.Germany '~'.r.
Prance
Belgium .
ITetherlands"108.-5
29.8
10.5
2.9 ''103.4 '
25.7
8.8
1.8
I• ;•101.2
.22.9
8.1
0.8. ^
---102.5
23.2
8.1
~ !■+1.3
+0.3 '
m»
-0.8+-1.3
+ ,1.3
The Six |151.7
I -139.7 |133.0
i133.8 [+0.8
■0.6
|United King -i-om118.2 .128.9 108.0 I132.9 i!+24.9 , j
i i+23.1
!.Enlarged .Communii;y _.L.269.9 .¥ I ■ •••• 1" ■■■■■■■
j.268.6 j.241.0 !..266.7 !+-25.t;,' :+10.7 J
Official statistiesi excluding Italy andIreland andexcluding ,email pits
2Estimâtes .