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COM M ISSION  
O F  T H E
E U R O P E A N  C O M M U N IT IE S
General SecretariatC O M (84) 655 final 
Brussels, 23 N ovem ber 1984 
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
C O M M U N IC A T I O N  B Y  T H E  C O M M IS S IO N  T O  T H E  C O U N C IL
Request tor assent, pursuant to Article 56 2a) of the E C S C  Treaty 
to the granting of a global loan to Deutsche Bank A G , Düsseldorf, 
Federal Rapublic of G erm any
C O M (84) 655 final

C O M M U N I C A T I O N  B Y  T H E  C O M M IS S IO N  T O  T H E  C O U N C IL
Subject :  Request for assent, pursuant to Article 56 2a)  of the E C S C  Treaty
to the granting of a global loan to Deutsche B ank A G , Düsseldorf, 
Federal Republic of G erm any*
I. F IN A N C IA L  IN T E R M E D IA R Y
No.415
Applicant Deutsche B ank A G , 
Zentrale Düsseldorf
Registered Office Frankfurt a m  M ain
Shareholders Shares are widely dispersed*
II.' R E C IP IE N T S The Deutsche B ank will retend the am ount 
of the loan to small and medium-sized 
firms wishing to expand or to create n ew  
activities*
Field of Activity of 
recipients Industry and service sector.

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III. T H E  P R O JE C T
Procedure : The Commission will m ake D M  25 million (approximately
11*16 M io E C U ) available to the Deutsche B ank A G *  T he 
global loan will be paid out in tranches over a  
three-year period as and w h en  sub-loans are approved* 
Sub-loans will be approved by the Commission in 
accordance with the application criteria which it has 
published (O J C  191, 16 July 1983, p* 3)*
The Deutsche B ank will inform the Commission every year 
of the use m ade of the global L o an *  The B ank will also 
provide information every year on the num ber of jobs 
created and infact occupied and on the re-employment 
of former E C S C  workers by the borrowers*
Total am ount of 
investment : at least D M  50 mil-lion (+ 22*32 M io E C U )
IV . T H E  R E G IO N
Project location , E C S C  employment areas ^ *
Unem ploym ent rateAlmost 1 3 %  in the Ruhr area, 1 0 * 4 %  in North Rhirte- 
Westphalia (Federal Republic as a whole, 8 * 6 * %  in 
M a y  1984)*
National aid status of 
project areaRegional aid areas*
T he E C S C  industry has been and still is a major employer in the area.
(1) Outside the E C S C  employment areas, the strict social clause is applicable 
(second sentence of paragraph 14 of the application criteria, O J  C  191,
16 July 1983)*

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V . CONFORMITY WITH ARTICLE 56 2a) OF THE ECSC TREATY
ECSC re d u n d a n c ie s  In
p r o je c t  a re a  : T ^ e c o n tin u in g  p o o r la b o u r m a rk e t s i t u a t i o n  and
th e  a d ju s tm e n t m easures 1n th e  ECSC I n d u s t r ie s  
w i l l  r e s u l t  1n th e  lo s s  o f  an a v e ra g e  o f  a t le a s t 
5 *0 0 0  jo b s  a y e a r o v e r th e  n e x t fe w  y e a rs  (1 9 8 4 -8 8 )*
Jobs t o  be c r e a te d  A ssu m ing t h a t  a l l  th e  jo b s  a re  c re a te d  in  p r i o r i t y
by th e  p r o je c t  : ECSC em ploym ent a r e a s , some 835 e c o n o m ic a lly  v ia b le
jo b s *
T r a in in g  : W here n e c e s s a ry / by p u b lic  t r a i n i n g  i n s t i t u t i o n s
and th e  lo a n  r e c ip ie n t s *
The C om m ission c o n s id e r s  t h a t  th e  a p p li c a t i o n  c o m p lie s  w ith  A r t i c l e  56 2a) 
o f  th e  ECSC T r e a ty .
V I .  GLOBAL LOAN
Loan a p p lie d  f o r D M  25 m i l l i o n *
Loan t o  be g r a n te d The C om m ission has a p p ro v e d  a lo a n  o f 
DM  25 m i l l i o n  (a b o u t 11 *1 6  MioECU) o r  
e q u iv a le n t t o  th e  a b o v e -m e n tio n e d  i n s t i t u t i o n  
(D *
I n t e r e s t  r e b a te : 5 p e rc e n ta g e  p o in t s  p e r y e a r f o r  f i v e  y e a rs  
on 11 *1 6  MioECU
Job b a s is  o f  in t e r e s t  r e b a te  : 558 jo b s *
V I I .  COUNCIL ASSENT
The C om m ission re q u e s ts  th e  C o u n c il t o  g iv e  i t s  a s s e n t t o  th e  fo r e g o in g  
d e c is io n
(1 ) In  a c c o rd a n c e  w itha p p lic a t io n  c r i t e r i a  (0J C  1 9 1 , 16 J u ly  1 9 8 3 ).