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COMMISSION 
O F THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
G eneral SecretariatCOM( 8 4 ) 421 fin a l 
Brussels, 23 July 198 4  
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
C O M M UNICATIO N F R O M  TH E  C O M M ISSIO N T O  TH E  COUNCIL
Request fo r assent, pursuant to A rtic le  56 2a) of the E C S C  Treaty to the 
granting of a global loan to Rabobank Nederland (Netherlands)
C O M(84) 421 fin a l

COM M UNICATIO N F R O M  TH E  CO M M ISSIO N T O  TH E  COUNCIL
Subject : Request fo r assent, pursuant to A rtic le  56 2a) of the E C S C  Treaty
to the granting of a  global loan to Rabobank Nederland (Netherlands),
I .  FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY
No. 406
Appli cant :Rabobank (Nederland)
Registered O ffice :Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Shareholders :Cooperative Association
I I .  RECIPIENTS : The Rabobank Nederland w ill issue the 
loan to small and medium concerns.
Field o f A c tiv ity  of 
recipients :In d u s tria l and service a c tiv itie s

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I I I .  T H E  PRO JEC T
Procedure : The Commission w ill make H FL 25 m illio n  available
to the Rabobank Nederland. This decision w ill be 
implemented by concluding a  framework agreement 
to be realised in successive instalm ents. 
Subsidiary loans w ill be approved by the relevant 
Commission departments.
The Rabobank Nederland w ill report annually to the 
Commission on the use m ade of funds borrowed. I t  w ill 
also report annually to the Commission on jobs 
created, on jobs f ille d  and on the number of former 
E C S C  workers reemployed.
Total amount of 
investment: at least HF L 50 m illio n (+ 19.769 MioECU)
IV. T H E  REG IO N
Project location •steel employment areas (1)
Unemployment rate : Province of North Holland : 12.4 (le ve l of unemployment 
agreed O.E.C.D. October 1982)
National aid status of 
p ro je ct area :
The E C S C  industry has been and s t i l l  is a major employer in the area.
(1) Outside E C S C  employment areas,-the s tr ic t social clause w ill be applied 
(O.J. C  191 of 16.7.1983, Operating p rin c ip le s , §14 second sentence).

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V. ΟΟΝΡΟΚΜΙΤΥ ΜΙΤΗ ΑΡΤΙ01_Ε 56 2β) ΟΡ ΤΗΕ Ε050 ΤΚΕΑΤΥ
ECSC re d u n d a n c ie s  in  
p r o je c t  a re a. Between 1877 and 1982 : 2,625
Losses fo re e a s t 1983-1985 some 2 ,0 0 0
Jobs t o  be c re a te d  
by th e  p r o je c tA p p ro x im a te ly  7 5 0, o f w hich 495 w i l l  be f o r  fo rm e r 
ECSC w o rk e rs  and on w hich th e  in t e r e s t  re b a te  w i l l  
be based.
T r a in in g P ro v id e d , i f  n e c e s s a ry , by lo c a l o r g a n is a tio n s  and loa n  
r e c ip ie n t s
The Com m ission c o n s id e rs  th a t th e  a p p lic a t io n  c o m p lie s  w ith  A r t i c l e  56 2a) 
o f th e  ECSC T re a ty .
V I. GLOBAL LOAN
Loan a p p lie d  f o r ÖFL 25 m illio n
Loan t o  be g ra n te d
I n t e r e s t  re b a teThe Comm ission has approved a lo a n  o f 
HFL 25 m illio n  (a b o u t ^ 8 4 5  MioECU) o r 
e q u iv a le n t to  th e  above m e n tion e d  i n s t i t u t i o n  
(1)
5 p e rc e n ta g e  p o in ts  p e r y e a r f o r  f iv e  y e a rs  
on 9.8 8 4 5  MioECU
Job b a s is  o f in t e r e s t  re b a te  : 495 jo b s  s u it a b le  f o r  fo rm e r ECSC w o rk e rs .
V I I .  COUNCIL ASSENT
The Com 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 re g o in g  
d e c is io n
(1 ) In  a cco rd a n ce  w ith  A r t i c l e  56 a 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 ).