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General SecretariatCOM(83) 775 final
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COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL
Request for assent, pursuant to Article 56 2a) of the ECSC Treaty  
to the granting of a global loan to the Westdeutsche Landesbank  
Gironzentrale, Federal Republic of Germany
COM(83) 775 final

Communication to the Council
Subject : Request for assent, pursuant to Article 56 2a) of the E C S C  Treaty  
to the granting of a global loan to the Westdeutsche Landesbank  
Girozentrale, Federal Republic of Germ any
I. FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY
No. 395
Applicant :Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale
Registered Office :Düsseldorf
Shareholders :- Land North Rhine-Westphalia
-  Landschaftsverband Rheinland-Westfalen-Lippe
-  Rheinischer Sparkassen- und Giroverband
- Westfälisch-Lippischer-Sparkassen- und  
G i roverband
I I .  RECIPIENTSThe Westdeutsche Landesbank w ill pass the loan  
to small and m edium  size concerns, w ill widen the  
range of present activities and/or create n ew  
economic activities
Field of Activity of  
recipients :Industrial and service activities

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III. THE PROJECT
Procedure : The Commission w ill grant D M  50 m illio n  (+ 21.908 MioECU)  
to the Westdeutsche Landesbank G iro zen trale. The  
Commission decision for a global loan w ill be implemented  
by concluding an agreement -  w ithin which framework  
payment w ill be made by instalments fo r which separate  
loan contracts w ill be concluded (see A rtic le  3 -  
. global loan -  O J No C  191/3 of 16.7.1983 ). The  
subsidiary loans w ill be approved by the relevant  
departments of the Commission
The Westdeutsche Landesbank G irozentrale w ill send  
annual reports to the Commission of the use made of  
borrowed funds. The Bank in question w ill also report  
annually on the number of former ECSC workers re-emp.loyed  
by loan recipients.
Total amount of  
investment : at least D M  100 m illio n  ( ♦  43.816 MioECU)
IV, TH E  REGION
Project location . The credits w ill be used in the coal mining and steel  
regions of the Federal Republic of Germany, in the  
f ir s t  place in land North Rhine-Westphalia.
Unemployment rate . In June 1983, the level of unemployment recorded in  
regional labour o ffic e s  of Land North Rhine-Westphalia  
(where'coal and steel play an important role tra d itio n a l­
ly ) was close to 12.9 %. By comparison, the level  
fo r the e n tire  Federal Republic of Germany at the same  
time was 8.7 % .
National aid status of  
project area. Areas of regional economic promotion or ECSC  conversion  
areas.
The E&C industry has been and s t i l l  is a major employer in the area.

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V . C O N F O R M I T Y  W I T H  A R T IC L E  56 2a) O F  T H E  E C S C  T R E A T Y
E C S C  redundancies in  
project area : During the year June 1982 to M a y  1983, 14,116 workers  
in the metal production sector were registered unem plpy·“  
ed in L and North Rhine-Westphalia. T he trend in the ^  
num ber of persons registered as unemployed suggest an  
estimate, for 1983 and 1984, of som e 8 to 10,000 add­
itional unemployed in the E C S C  sector (Communication  
from  the local association of the Ruhr-Essen basin).
Jobs to be created  
by the project :M ore than 1,600 jobs of which at least 1,100 suitable  
for former E C S C  workers.
Training :If necessary, by recipients of subsidiary loans and/or  
public centres of vocational training.
T he Commission considers that the application complies with Article 56 2a)  
of the E C S C  Treaty.
VI. G L O B A L  L O A N
Loan applied for :DM 50 million
Loan to be granted :T he Commission has approved a  loan of  
DM 50 million (about 21.908 M io E C U ) or  
equivalent to the above mentioned institution  
(1)
Interest rebate :5  percentage points per year for five years  
on 21.908 M io E C U
Job basis of interest rebate : 1.100 jobs suitable for former E C S C  workers,  
to w h o m  they will be offered in priority.
VII. C O U N C I L  A S S E N T
The'Commission requests the Council to give its assent to the foregoing  
decision
(1)In accordance with Article 56 application criteria C O J  C  191, 16 July 1983).