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COMMISSION
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EUROPEAN COMMUNITIESCOM(81)331 final
Brussels, ^,29thJune1981
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GenerolSecretariat
REQUESTFORASSENT,PURSUANT TOART.56.2.a)OFTHEECSCTREATY
TOGRANTING ARECONVERSION LOANTO"TETRAPAKRAUSING&Co.Ltd.",
UNITEDKINGDOM
(Communication fromtheCommission totheCouncil)
COMCSi)331final

COMMISSION
OFTHE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
INTERNAL DOCUMENT
rvrfi.CommunicationtotheCouncil
Sub]ect:Requestforassent,pursuanttoArt.56.2.a)oftheECSCTreaty
togranting areconversion LoantoTetraPakRausing&Co.Ltd.,
UnitedKingdom.
I.THECOMPANY No.315
Applicant TetraPakRausing&Co.Limited
Registered Office London
Parentcompanyof
applicantTetraPakDevelopment S.A.incorporated in
Switzerland .
Beneficiary TetraPakRausing&Co.Limited
Fieldofactivityof
beneficiaryManufacturer ofpackagingmaterialforliquidfoods
fc«.cdelaLoi200,B–1040BrosseU- .•3500*0-?,:040-Tclcqrophir cd«J'osv(.OMH•!i-Br

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II.THEPROJECT
Projectdescription :Expansionofcapacityfortheprocessingof
printedandcoatedcartonpaperandadditiontoexistingproductrange.
Theprojectinvolvestheconstruction ofaproductionunitof2,980m,
includingofficeaccommodation of280andawarehouseof3,800mand
theinstallation ofplantandmachinery.
Projectcostfc000 :Land
:Buildings
:Plantand
:Other
:Total 8,241
(15MioECU)
Projectschedule :BuildingswillbecompletedbyDecember1981;
plantandmachinerywillbeoperational endof
1982early1983.achinery1,857
6,384
Market :MainlyUnitedKingdomandRepublicofIreland
marketforcontainersforliquidmilkandnon1
carbonatedsoftdrinks.
Environment :Environmentprotectionmeasuresinaccordance
withrégulations inforce
Theprojectappearseconomically sound;itwillmakeaveryusefulcontribution
totheredevelopment oftheregionconcernedwhichisaffectedbyadeclinein
ECSCindustries.

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III.THEREGION
ProjectLocation Wrexham,Clwyd,N.Wales
Unemployment rateWrexhamtravel-to-work-area15.2%,
Shottontravel-to-workarea15.3% .
Nationalaidstatusof
projectareaSpecialdevelopment area
TheECSCindustryhasbeenanimportantsourceofemployment
inthearea.
!V.C0NFC9MITY_WITH_ART_._56 0F_THEECSCTREATY
ECSCredundancies ir,
projectareaMostofthe6,000steelredundancies
earlierannouncedforShottonhavenow
takenplace.
Jcbcreationofproject 124
Training willbeprovidedbytheapplicant
TheCommission considersthattherequestcomplieswith
Art.562a)oftheECSCTreatyandthatthenewjob
opportunities offeredbytheprojectarecapableof
absorbingredundant ECSCworkersintoproductive employment .

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.V.RECONVERSION LOAN^
Loanrequested :
Loangranted :
Interestrebate :
Jobbasisofinterestrebate:
VI.COUNCILASSENTfc3.7M
TheCommissionhasapprovedaLoan
offc3,7M(about6.74MioECU)
orequivalenttotheabovementioned
companyinaccordance withArt.56
operatingpolicies (O.J.No.C82/8
of29March1979).
3%pointsperyearforfiveyearson2.3MioECU
115jobssuitableforandtobe
offeredinprioritytoex-ECSC
workers.
TneCommissioninvitestheCounciltogiveitsassenttothe
foregoingdecision.