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COMMISSION
OFTHE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
GeneralSecretariat
REQUESTFORASSENT,PURSUANT TOART.56.2.a)OFTHEECSCTREATY
TOGRANTING ARECONVERSION LOANTO"COMPAGNIE DESPRODUITS INDUS­
TRIELSDEL'OUEST"-FRANCE
(Communication fromtheCommission totheCouncil)
COM(81)375final

Communication tothe Council
Subject :Request forassent ,pursuant toArt .56.2.a)ofthe ECSC Treaty
togranting areconversion loan to
Compagnie desProduits Industriels del'Ouest -France .
.THE COMPANY No.325
Appli cant Compagnie desProduits Industriels del'Ouest
Registered Office Carquefou .Nantes (Loire -Atlantique )
Parent company of
appli cantRégie Nationale desUsines Renault
Benef iciary Compagnie desProduits Industriels dela
Clarence
Field ofactivity of
benef iciaryInjection moulding andextrusion oflarge
plastic components fortheautomotive
industry .
.s.R^cdelaLoi200,8–1040Brussels-leicpl-*.»•;3500«0-35£040-TofearapHir COMH•Br.•:
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II.THEPROJECT
Projectdescription :Theconstruction andcommissioning ofa
completelynewfactoryintwophaseson
thesiteofaformercollierybetween
Maries–les–minesandCalonne–Ricouart
nearBSthune.Thefirstphasewill"be
of10000mandwillinoludegeneral
factoryspace,threespecialised workshops
andoffices.Thesecondphasewillbeof
4OOOm^andthereisapossibilityof
furtherexpansion.
Projectcost :Land 1.0
:Buildings 25»5
:Plantandmachinery 62.9
:Other 4*1
:Total FF93.5Mio(15,62MioECU)
Projectschedule :Thefirstphaseoftheprojectwillcommence '
inearly1981andwillcostFF50*9Mio.
Thesecondphasewillcommencein1933and
willcostFF42.6Mio.
Market :25%ofproductionwillbesoldwithinthe
RENAULTgroupandtheremaindertoother
automobile constructors .
Environment :Environment protectionmeasuresinaccordance
withrégulations inforce
Theprojectappearseconomically sound;itwillmakeaveryusefulcontribution
totheredevelopment oftheregionconcernedwhichisaffectedbyadeclinein
ECSCindustries.

THE REGION
Project location :Bêthune (Pas-de-Calais )-Nord /
Pas-de-Calais
Unemployment rate :12.8%
National aidstatus of :Assisted area
proiect ares
TheECSC industry hasbeen animportant source ofemployment
inthe area .
CONFORMITY WIIH_AR_5&_OF_Ihe_ECSC_IREAIY
ECSC redundancies in :10000 inthepast three *years
proiect area inNord 'Pas-de-Calais.
Jobcreation ofproject :60attheendof1981 .
255bytheendof1985 .
Training :Themain training need will be
undertaken bythebeneficiary .
The Commission considers that the request complies with
Art .562a)ofthe ECSC Treaty and that the new job
opportunities offered bytheproject arecapable of
absorbing redundant ECSC workers into productive employment .

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V. RECONVERSION LOAN
Loan requested :
Loan granted :
Interest rebate :
Job basis ofinterest rebate :
VI. CObNCIL ASSENTFF20Mio
The Commission hasapproved aLoan of
FF20Mio (about 3.3 MioECU )
orequivalent tothe above mentioned
company inaccordance with Art .56
operating policies (O.J. No.C82/8
of29March 1979 ).
'57.points per year for five years on
3.3MioECU
180jobs suitable forandtobe
offered inpriority toex-ECSC
workers .
TheCommission invites theCouncil togive ltsassent tothe
foregoing decision .