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General SecretariatCOM(83) 157 final  
Brussels, 28 March 1983
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COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL
Request for assent, pursuant to Article 56 (2k) of the ECSC Treaty  
to the granting of a conversion loan to Uni-Cardan France (UCF) S.A.,  
France.
COM(83) 157 final

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL
Subject :  Request for assent, pursuant to Article 56 (2a) of the ECSC Treaty
to the granting of a conversion loan to Uni-Cardan France (UCF)S.A., 
France.
I. THE COMPANY No. 377
Applicant Uni-Cardan France(UCF), S.A.
Registered Office Le Chesnay (yvelines), France
Parent company of 
appii  cantUni-Cardan A.G. (F.R.G.)
Recipient Uni’ -Cardan France (UCF) S.A.
Field of activity of 
recipientManufacture of homokinetic cardan couplings and 
transmission for motor vehicle, industry and 
public works.

I I .  THE PROJECT2 -
Description
CostThe project is to build a factory at Florange (Moselle) 
to produce homokinetic cardan couplings for motor 
vehicle, industry and public works. Uni-Cardan France 
(UCF), S.A. is providing the site and will construct the 
buildings planned to house the machinery and technical 
equipment; this material will be financed by Glaenzer & 
SpicerC*) (another branch of the Group).
The products will be manufactured by the Société des 
Ateliers de Florange (SAF), also a branch of Uni-Cardan 
France while Glaenzer and Spicer will be sole 
distributors.
FF million
Land )
Buildings ■  )61.5
Plant and machinery 85.5
Other 4.5
Total 151.5 (+ 22.83 MioECU)
Schedule The investments 
end 1982will be realised from March 1981 to
Market French market (70 %) 
Foreign market(30 %)Metropolitan France
United States, Algeria, Sweden
Italy.
Envi ronment Environmental protection measures in accordance 
with current legislation
The sectoral and competition aspects of the project have been closely examined 
they do not militate against the granting of the loan applied for.
The project appears to be economically sound ;  it will make a significant 
contribution to the redevelopment of the region which is suffering the effects 
of I decline in ECSC industries.
(*) the patents for the manufacture of homokinetic couplings are the property of 
Glaenzer & Spicer.

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HI. THE REGION
Project Location Industrial area of Florange - Sainte Agathe 
(Moselle), Lorraine
Unemployment rate 9.5 / for Lorraine, September 1982
National aid status of 
project areaRegional planning grant (area classified 
at maximum rate)
The ECSC industry has been an important source of employment in the area.
IV. CONFORMITY WITH ARTICLE 56 OF THE ECSC TREATY
ECSC redundancies in 
project area
(Thionville - Vallee de la Fench 
and Vallee de I'Orne)
Jobs to be created by the project
Training1975 to 1982 (end June) a) Mines: 4,628
b) Steel: 22,451
c) Linked
activities: 397
total :  27,116
More than 260 jobs of which 
at least 226 are suitable for 
former ECSC workers.
Trainingto be carried out by the Group, the 
Regional Employment Office and by AFOREST 
(Association de Formation des Industries 
Extractives Sidérurgiques et de Transformation - 
Training Association for Steel Mining (iron ore) 
and Processing Industries) at Metz.
The Commission considers that the application complies with Article 56 (2a) 
of the ECSC Treaty and that the new jobs to be created by the project are 
capable of absorbing redundant ECSC workers into productive employment.

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V. CONVERSION LOAN
Loan applied for ;FF 30 mi LLion
Loan to be granted The Commission has approved a Loan of 
FF 30 million (about 4.52 MioECU)
or equivalent to the above mentioned 
company in accordance with Article 56 
application criteria (0J C 82,
29 March 1979)
Interest rebate 3 percentage points per year for five 
years on 4.52 MioECU«
Job basis of interest rebate ;  226 jobs suitable for former ECSC 
'industry workers, to whom they will be 
offered in priority.
VI, COUNCIL ASSENT
The Commission requests the Council to give its assent to the foregoing 
decision«
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