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C O M M U N IC A T IO N  FROM  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 Council assent under Article 54, second paragraph,
of the ECSC Treaty to the granting of a global loan to Finance 
for Danish Industry A/S
I.  Company
Applicant:  Finance for Danish Industry A/S (FDI),  Copenhagen
FDI was founded in 1958 by the Danish Central Bank as a bank with special 
functions for regional and sectoral economic development. The bank is 
incorporated as a limited company; the share capital of Dkr 170 million 
is owned by five groups of shareholders :
- Central bank private banks
- Savings banks 
Insurance companies
- Industrial associations,
Employers' association
- Small industryand Handicraft association50,0 % 
14,6 % 
11,8 %
11,8 %
11,8 %
The undertaking works closely with banks and savings banks; apart from 
the head office in Copenhagen, it has three branches. It has 82 employees.
Recipients: Businesses implementing investment projects to promote the 
consumption of Community coal.
II.  Procedure
The Commission will grant FDI a global loan of Dkr 82.0 million. It will 
be disbursed over a maximum period of 3 years in a number of instalments to 
be determined by the Directorate General for Credit and Investments in the 
light of the characteristics of the borrowing resources utilized.

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Under the terms of this global loan, FDI will co-finance investment 
which helps to promote the use of Community coal.
FDI will submit annual reports to the Commission on the status of the 
projects financed and on whether the final beneficiaries are meeting 
their commitments with respect to the use of Community coal.
Ill.  Compliance with Article 54, second paragraph, of the ECSC Treaty
The Member States of the European Communities have set themselves the 
goal of reducing their dependence on oil imports.  This change in energy 
utilization patterns requires greater and more varied use of coal, as 
was stressed, particularly, in the communiqué issued after the 
European Council meeting of 27 and 28 April 1980 in Luxembourg and the 
Venice Summit of 22 and 23 June 1980.
The importance of coal in helping to restructure energy demand was also 
underlined by the ECSC Consultative Committee and the European Parliament 
in their opinions on the communication from the Commission to the Council 
on the role of coal in the Community's energy strategy. The prime sectors 
mentioned for reconversion to coal included various industrial sectors 
and district heating systems.
The global loan to FDI will facilitate the implementation of investments 
which are in line with the broad aims oilCommunity energy policy and at 
the same time open up new outlets for Community coal. The Commission has 
therefore concluded that the application is consonant with Article 54, 
second paragraph, of the ECSC Treaty.
IV.  Global loan
Loan requested:  Dkr 82 million
The Commission has approved, in principle, a loan of 
Dkr 82 million (Ï10 million ECU) or its equivalent to the 
above-mentioned company on the basis that this project 
is consonant with the aims set out in Article 54, second 
paragraph, of the ECSC Treaty.Loan granted:

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Observations :  The loan being applied for will be the first global
loan to be granted to FDI under Article 54, second paragraph. 
FDI has already been granted a global loan of Dkr 82 million 
under Article 56 of the ECSC Treaty by decision of the 
Commission dated 22 December 1983 and agreement of the 
Council on 21 February 1984.
V .  Council assent
Pursuant to Article 54, second paragraph, of the ECSC Treaty the Commission 
seeks the assent of the Council to the granting of a global loan of 
Dkr 82 million to FDI, Copenhagen.