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COMMUNICATION F R O M  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 Deutsche Bank A.G. 
Zentrale Düsseldorf, Federal Republic of Germany
COM(83) 776 final

Communication to the Council
Subject :  Request for assent, pursuant to Article 56 2a) of the ECSC Treaty
to the granting of a global loan to the Deutsche Bank A,G,, Zentrale  
Düsseldorf, Federal Republic of Germany,
I. FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY
====================== No. 391
Applicant :  Deutsche Bank A„G,, Zentrale Düsseldorf
Registered Office :  Frankfurt-am-Main
Shareholders :  Shares are widely dispersed.
II. RECIPIENTS :  The Deutsche Bank will pass on the loan to
========== small and medium-sized firms which are expandingi existing activities or creating new economic  
activities.
Field of Activity of  
recipients Industry and services sector.

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III. THE PROJECT
Procedure The Commission will make available DM 30 million (appro­
ximately 13,22 MioECU) to the Deutsche Bank A,G, The  
Commission's decision to grant the global loan will be put  
into effect by concluding a framework agreement :  this  
will be implemented in successive tranches, for which  
separate loan contracts will be concluded, (See Article 3 -  
Global loans - 0J C 191 of 16 July 1983), Sub-loans will  
be approved by Commission departments. The Deutsche Bank  
A,G, will inform the Commission every year of the use  
of the global loan. The Bank will also provide information  
every year on the re-employment of former ECSC workers  
by borrowers.
Total amount of  
investment at least DR 60 million (+ 26,45 MioECU)
IV,THE REGION
Project location The funds will be used in coal- and steel- producing areas  
in the Federal Republic of Germany, primarily in North  
Rh ine-Westphalia.
Unemployment rate In June 1983 the unemployment rate in the North Rhine-  
Westphalia employment office districts, in which coal and  
steel traditionally play an important role, was about  
12,9 % while the rate for the Federal Republic as a whole  
was 8,7 %,
National aid status of  
project area Regional aid areas or ECSC conversion areas.
The ECSC industry has been and still is a major employer in the area.

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V. CONFORMITY WITH ARTICLE 56 2a) OF THE ECSC TREATY
ECSC redundancies in
project area :  jn the period from June 1982 to May 1983, 14 116 workers
from the metal production industry joined the unemployment 
register in North Rhine-Westphaliâ. The time pattern of 
unemployment registration suggests that in 1983 and 1984 
the number of unemployed persons in the Ruhr coat and 
steel industries is likely to increase by approximately 
8 000-10 000.
(Source :  Kommunalverband Ruhrgebiet - Essen).
Jobs to be created 
by the project
T raining:  More than 990 jobs, at Least 661 of which suitable for 
former ECSC workers.,
:  Where required, by recipients of sub-loans and/or 
public training institutions.
The Commission considers that the application complies with Article 56 2a) 
of the ECSC Treaty.
VI. GLOBAL LOAN
Loan applied for DM 30 million
Loan to be granted
Interest rebate:  The Commission has approved a loan of
DM 30 million (about 13,22 MioECU) or 
equivalent to the above mentioned institution 
(1)
:  5 percentage points per year for five years 
on 13,22 MioECU
Job basis of interest rebate :  661 jobs suitable for former ECSC workers,
to whom they will be offered in priority.
VII. COUNCIL ASSENT
The Commission requests the Council to give its assent to the foregoing 
decision
(1) In accordance with Article 56 application criteria (OJ C 191, 16 July 1983)