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COMMISSION 
OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
G eneral S ecretariatC O M (84) 424 fin a l 
B r u s s e ls , 24  J u ly  1 9 8 4
F O R  O F F I C I A L  U S E  O N L Y
COM M UNICATION F R O M  THE COMMISSION TO  THE COUNCIL
R equest fo r a s s e n t , p u rsu a n t to  A r tic le  56 ( 2 ) (a )  o f th e  ECSC T re a ty  
to  th e  g ra n tin g  of a g lo b a l loan to  th e  In d u s tr ie k r e d itb a n k  AG, 
D eutsche In d u s tr ie b a n k , D üs s e ld o r f  (IK E ), F ed eral R epublic of Germany
CO M (84) 424 f i n a l

F O R  O F F IC IA L  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  global loan to the Industriekreditbank A G ,
Deutsche Industriebank, Düsseldorf (IKB), Federal Republic of G erm any·
I« F IN A N C IA L  IN T E R M E D I A R Y
N o. 4 05
Applicant Industriekreditbank A G  - Deutsche 
Deutsche Industriebank (IK B )
Registered Office Düsseldorf, Federal Republic of G erm any
Shareholders 1. Research Foundation for aid to the
industrial econom y, Cologne 26.5%
2. H O S T R A  Investment C om pany,
Düsseldorf 26.0%
3. Various Insurance Com panies 25.0%
4. Private shareholders 22.5%
II. R E C IP IE N T S Small and m edium  concerns
(Creation and/or extension of new  activities)
Field of Activity of 
recipients :  Industrial and service activities

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III. T H E  P R O J E C T
Procedure The Commission will m a k e  D M  50 million (som e 22.3 M io E C U ) 
available to the IK B . This loan will be paid out in 
instalments over its three year life and following 
authorisation in the form  of subloans. T h e sub loans 
will be approved by the Commission according to its 
published application criteria and aims (O J C  1 9 1  of 
1 6  July 1983).
IV , T H E  R E G I O NThe IK B  will report annually to the Commission on the 
purposes to w hich the global loan will be put. T he 
B an k  will also report annually on the re-employment 
of former E C S C  workers by loan repients.
Total am ount of 
investment :  at least D M  100 million (+  44.64 M io E C U )
Project location E C S C  em ployment areas, principally in Land North 
Rhine-Westphalia. (1)
U nem ploym ent rate ;  10.8%  in Land North-Rhine Westphalia 
(Federal rate 9.5%  in D ecem ber 1983)
National aid status of 
project area .  Regional development areas or E C S C  conversion areas
T h e E C S C  industry has been and still is a  major employer in the area.
(1) Outside E C S C  employment areas, the strict social clause will be applied 
(O.J. C 1 9 1  of 16.7.1983, Operating principles, §14, second sentence).

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V. CONFORM ITY W ITH ARTICLE 56 2a) O F TH E ECSC TREATY
ECSC red u n d an cies in
p r o je c t a re a  : The lab o u r m arket s i t u a t i o n  in  th e  Ruhr a re a  c o n tin u e s
to be bad (unemployment r a te  up to  14%). A d a p ta tio n  
m easures in ECSC i n d u s tr ie s  w ill lead  to  some 5 000 
annual red u n d an cies betw een 1984-1988.
Jobs to  be c re a te d  
by th e  p r o je c ta p p ro x im ately  1,700 of which 1,116 w ill be fo r 
form er ECSC w orkers and on which th e  i n t e r e s t  
re b a te  w ill be b ased .
T ra in in g As needed by p u b lic  v o c a tio n a l tr a in in g  c e n tr e s  
and by loan r e c i p i e n t s . v
The Commission c o n s id e rs  th a t th e  a p p lic a tio n  com plies w ith A r tic le  56 2a) 
o f th e  ECSC T re a ty .
V I. GLOBAL L O A N
Loan a p p lie d  fo r : D M  50 m illio n
Loan to  be g ra n te d  : The Commission has approved a loan of D M  50 m illio n
(ab o u t 22.32 MioECU) or 
e q u iv a le n t to  th e  above m entioned i n s t i t u t i o n
(1) T
I n t e r e s t  re b a te  : 5 p e rc e n ta g e  p o in ts  p e r y e a r fo r f iv e  y e a rs
--------------------------  on 2 2 .3 2  MioECU
Jo
b b a s is  o f i n t e r e s t  re b a te  : 1,116 jo b s s u ita b le  fo r form er ECSC w orkers.
V II. COUNCIL ASSENT
The Commission re q u e s ts  th e  C ouncil to  g iv e i t s  a s s e n t to  th e  fo re g o in g  
d e c is io n
(1) In acco rd an ce w ith A r tic le  56 a p p lic a tio n  c r i t e r i a  (0J C  191, 16 J u ly  1 9 8 3 ).