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COMMISSION .
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UROPEAN CO M M UNITIES ■  L?
General SecretariatC 0M C 83) 690 final  
Brussels, 24 N ovem ber 1983
FOR OFFICIAL U SE  ONLY
Communication from the Com m ission to the Council
Request for assent, pursuant to Article 5 6  (2a) of the E C S C  Treaty  
to the granting of a  conversion loan to the Co-Operative Wholesale
Society Limited, United K ingdom
COM(83) 690 final

COMMISSION  
OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
F O R  OFFICIAL U S E  O N L Y
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  conversion loan to the Co-Operative Wholesale  
Society, Limited, United Kingdom ,
I. T H E  C O M P A N Y N o. 389
Applicant The Co-Operative Wholesale Society, Limited, %
Registered Office N e w  Century House,  
Manchester, M 6 0  4ES,  
United Kingdom ,
Parent com pany of  
applicantThe Co-Operative Wholesale Society, Limited,
Recipient The Co-Operative Wholesale Society, Limited,
Field of activity of  
recipientThe provision of a  manufacturing, wholesaling and  
distribution service for the co-operative societies  
throughout the U,K, which are its shareholders.
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II. TH E  PROJECT
Description :  The project consists of the construction of a  n e w
factory in the Deeside Industrial Park, Shotton, to '  
manufacture breakfast cereals and flatbread products.
C o s t ‘  :  Land ) 187)
:  BuiIdings ) 200o] 2,187
”  ■  :  Plant and machinery 5,550
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Schedule :  1984 - 1986t 000
. Total 7,737 (j. 13*269 M ioEC U )
Market :  The co m pany wishes to com pete in the growing ILK*
L breakfast cereals market (t 250 m/a), n o w  dominated
by Kel loggs and Viota, by replacing bought-in products  
T in its C o -O p  shops with its o w n  cereals and providing
;  "  a n  alternative supply to other retailers*
E n vi ronment :  Environmental protection measures in accordance
-: v  "  with current legislation
T h e  sectoral and competition aspects of the project have been closely examined ;  
they d o  not militate against the granting of the loan applied for.
T h e  project appears to b e economically sound ; it will m a k e  a  significant  
contribution to the redevelopment of the region which is suffering the effects  
of a  decline in E C S C  industries. .

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I I I .  T H E  R E G IO N
Project Location :  plot 14, Deeside Industrial Park, Shotton,
Clwyd, North-East W ales« ;  - V ·
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U nem ploym ent rate :  19,3%  (22,5% male) Shotton travel-to-work area,
March 1983« U « K «  average 13«8 %  (17,1% male).  
U nem ploym ent rate in North W ales increased from
9,5% . in March '79 to 18,3%  ·
M arch '82, " ■i
National aid status of :  Special Development Area,
project area
T h e  E C S C  industry has been a n  important source of em ploym ent in the area. -
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IV . C O N F O R M IT Y  W ITH  A RTICLE 56 O F  T H E  E C S C  T R E A T Y  V: ■
E C S C  redundancies in :  1977 to '81 Shotton trave l-to-work area lost
project area 7596 E C S C  jobs (72%), C lw yd
dependancy lost 9132 jobs ...
'  ~  "  ...... i,e, 70% , ' ■
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bs to b e created by the project :  180 jobs suitable for ex-ECSC workers out of
a  total of 195 b y 1988,
Training :  A  detailed and comprehensive training program m e
will b e  drawn u p  in agreement with the M anpow er  
Services Com m ission and the W elsh Office with  
■  ,  particular attention to retraining ex-ECSC
workers.
T h e  Com mission considers that the application complies with Article 56 (2a)  
of the E C S C  Treaty and that the n e w  jobs to be created b y the project are  
capable of absorbing redundant E C S C  workers into productive employment.
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V . C O N V E R S IO N  L O A N
L o a . n ..-a .P -P iied for :  f c  3.85 m  (about 6.603 M ioEC U )
Loan to be granted :  T h e Com m ission has approved a  L o a n  of
f c  3.85 m  (about 6.603 M ioEC U )
or equivalent to the above mentioned  
co m p an y (1  ).
Interest rebate
Job basis of interest rebate
VI» C O U N C IL  A S S E N T3 percentage points per year for five  
years o n  3.6 MioECU.
180 jobs suitable for former E C S C  
industry workers, to w h o m  they will b e  
offered in priority.
The Com m ission requests the Council to give its assent to the foregoing  
decision. v
(1) In accordance with Article 56 application criteria (0J C  191, 16 July 1983).