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Communit y and the European Atom ic Energy Communit y (OJ L 43, 15.2.1983, p. 1), as 
amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1700/2003 of 22 September 2003 (OJ L 243, 
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Februa r 1983 über die Freigabe der historischen Archive der Europäischen  
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COMMISSION  
OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
General SecretariatC O M (84) 744 final  
Brussels, 20 Decem ber 1984
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Com munication from the Com m ission to the Council
Request for assent, pursuant to Artcle 56 2a)  
of the E C S C  Treaty to the granting of a  global loan to  
Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale, Düsseldorf,  
Federal Republic of G erm any
C O M (84) 744 final

F O R  OFFICIAL U S E  O N L Y
Com munication to the C ounciL
Subject :  Request for assent, pursuant to Article 56 2a) of the E C S C  Treaty
to the granting of a  global loan to Westdeutsche Landesbank  
Girozentrale, Düsseldorf, Federal Republic of Germ any.
I. FINANCIAL IN TE R M E D IA R Y
No. 4 1 1
Appli cant Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale
Registered Office Düsseldorf
Shareholders The Land of North Rhine-Westphal ia  
Landschaftsverband Rheinland-Westfalen-Lippe  
Rheinischer Sparkassen a n d  Giroverband  
Westfäl isch-Lippischer Sparkassen a rid  
G i roverb and.
I I.  RECIPIENTS The funds will be passed on to small a n d  
medium-sized firms for the expansion or  
creation of n e w  activities.
Field of Activity of  
recipients Industry a n d  services sector.
adore'.,'. Rue de ta Loi 200, ß- I  0/10 Brussels 
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I I I .  T H E  P R O J E C T
Procedure The Com m ission will m a k e  D M  100 million (som e 44.7 M ioE C U )  
available to the Westdeutsche Landesbank G i roz ent ral e.
The loan will be paid out in tranches over a  three-year  
period on the basis of sub-loans authorized. The sub-loans  
will be approved by the Com m ission in accordance with  
the application criteria and objectives which it has  
published (0J C  191, 1 6  July 1983, p. 3).
IV. T H E  R E G IO NThe WestLB w ill inform the Coimmission every year of the 
use m ade of the global loan. The bank w ill also provide 
information every year on the to ta l number of jobs 
created and e ffe c tiv e ly  occupied and on the re­
employment of E C S C  workers by the borrowers.
Total am ount of  
investment :  at least D M  200 million 89 M ioEC U )
Project location E C S C  em ploym ent areas (1)
Unemployment rate R uhr area 14.3%
North Rhine-Westphalia 10.7%
(Federal Republic a s a  whole, 9.1%  in M arch 1984)
National aid status of 
project areaRegional aid areas.
The E C S C  industry has been an d  stiLL is a  major employer in the area,
1) Outside the E C S C  em ploym ent areas, the strict social clause is applicable  
(second sentence of paragraph 14 of the application criteria, 0J C  191,
1 6  July 1983).

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V. CONFORMITY W ITH ARTICLE 56 2a) O F  TH E E C S C  TREATY
E C S C  redundancies in  
project area :  The continuing adjustment process w ill result in  
a large number of further redundancies over the  
next few years. In 1984 and 1985, some 20 000 E C S C  
jobs w ill be lost in the Ruhr area.
Jobs to be created  
by the project
TrainingAssuming that a ll the posts w ill be created in a  
•  p rio rity  E C S C  employment .area, som e 3 350 jobs w ill  
be concerned.
:  Where necessary, by public tra in in g  in s titu tio n s  
and loan recipients.
The Commission considers that the application complies with A rtic le  56 2a)  
of the E C S C  Treaty.
V I. G LO B A L L O A N
Loan applied for  
Loan to be granted
Interest rebate"  D M  100 m illion
:  The Commission has approved a loan of
D M  100 m illion <about44.72 MioECU)or_  
equivalent to the above mentioned in s titu tio n  
(1)
:  5 percentage points per year for fiv e  years  
on 44.72 MioECU
Job basis of interest rebate :  2 236 jobs
V II. COUNCIL ASSENT
The Commission requests the Council to give its assent to the foregoing  
decision
(1) In accordance with the application c r ite r ia  (0J C  191, 16 July 1984)