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COMMISSION  
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EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
General SecretariatC O M(83) 488 fin a l
Brussels, 8 September 1983
FOR OFFICIAL U S E  ONLY
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL
Request for assent, pursuant to Article 56 2a) of the ECSC Treaty to the grant­
ing of a global loan to Mediocredito Lombardo, Milan, Italy
C O M (83) 488 fin a l

FOR OFFICIAL USE -ONLY
Communication to the Council
Subject :  Request for assent, pursuant to Article 56 2a) of the ECSC Treaty
~  to the granting of a global loan to Mediocredito Lombardo, Milan,  
Italy.
I. FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY
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Appli cant Mediocredito Lombardo
Registered Office Mi lan
Shareholders Credit and insurance institutions, including  
Cassa di Risparmio delle P.P.L.L., la Banca  
Commerciale Italiana, il Banco di Roma, la  
Banca S. Paolo di Brescia and il Credito  
Italiano.
II. RECIPIENTS Small and medium-sized industrial and craft  
businesses in Lombardy.
Field of Activity of  
recipients Industrial, craft and service activities in  
Lombardy.
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III. THE PROJECT
Procedure :  The Commission will make LIT 30 000 million available  
to Mediocredito Lombardo. This decision will be put  
into effect by concluding a framework agreement: this  
will be implemented in successive tranches. Sub-loans  
will be approved by Commission departments.
The interest rate with rebate on each tranche will  
also be applied to sub-loans.
The global loan, for a period of three years, will .  
help to finance small and medium-sized enterprises,  
craft firms and small and medium-sized industries in  
Lombardy.
Mediocredito Lombardo will send the Commission an  
annual report on the use made of the funds borrowed.  
The Bank will also send the Commission each year a  
report on the jobs created, the jobs filled and the  
number of former ECSC workers re-employed.
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Total amount of  
investment :  at least LIT 60 000 million (+ 44.48 MioECU)
IV,THE REGION
Project location :  The steel-making areas of Lombardy.
Unemployment rate :  9.2% (March 1983)
National aid status of  
project area :  Assisted area
The ECSC industry has been and still is a major employer in the area.

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CONFORMITY WITH ARTICLE 56 OF THE ECSC TREATY
ECSC redundancies in  
project area :  8 300
Jobs to be created  
by the project
Training:  At Least 1 668
Provided, where necessary, by local organsiations  
and by the recipients of the loan.
The Commission considers that the application complies with Article 56 2a)  
of the ECSC Treaty.
VI. GLOBAL LOAN
Loan applied for  
Loan to be granted
Interest rebate
Job basis of interest rebate:  LIT 30 000 mi llion
:  The Commission has approved a loan
of LIT 30 OOOmi llior^about 22.24 MioECU)  
or equivalent to the above mentioned  
institution in accordance with  
Art. 56 application criteria (0J C 82,
29 March 1979).
:  5 percentage points per year for five
years on 22.24 MioECU
:  1 112 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  
deci sion.V.