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COMMISSION Brussels,28July1980
OFTHE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES FOROFFICIALUSEONLY
GeneralSecretariat
REQUEST FORASSENT,PURSUANT TOART.56.2.a)OFTHEECSCTREATYTO
GRANTING ARECONVERSION LOANTOEUROHAUSGERÄTE GMBH,FEDERALREPUBLIC
OFGERMANY
(Communication fromtheCommission totheCouncil)
C0MC8Û)471final

COMMISSION
OFTHE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Internal document
Communication totheCouncil
Subject:Requestforassent,pursuanttoArt.56.2.a)oftheECSCTreaty
tograntingareconversion loantoEuroHausgerate GmbH,Federal
RepublicofGermany.
I.THECOMPANY N°:304
Applicant :EuroHausgerate GmbH
RegisteredOffice :Neunkirchen (Saar)
Parentcompanyof
applicant;G.Bauknecht GmbH(50%),
Allgemeine DeutschePhilipsIndustrie GmbH(50%),
Beneficiary.EuroHausgerate GmbH
Fieldofactivityof
beneficiary.Development,manufacture andmarketingofelectronic
domesticequipment,inparticular dishwashing
machines.
P.ov.slono!address :RuedelaLoi200,B-1040Brussels-Telephone350040-358040-Telegraphicaddress:-COMEURBrussels-
Telex:.COMEURORU 21877.

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II.THEPROJECT
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Projectdescription :Extensioninvestment :building afactory&
warehouse &installingplanttoproducedish
washingmachines.
Projectcost :land 47QQ
(DM1,000) :B^dings
:Plantandmachinery 10,300
:Other
:Total 15,000
Projectschedule :1980-1982
Market :Theinvestmentwillincreaseoutputby25A.
Theapplicantbelievesthatincreasedproduction
canbeeasilyabsorbedbythemarketsincedish­
washingmachinesinWestGermanyhaveonly
reacheda'saturation levelofsome16X.In
theUSAthecomparable valueis50%.
Environment :Environment protection measuresmaccordance
" withrégulations inforce.
Theprojectappearseconomically sound;itwillmakeaveryusefulcontribution
totheredevelopment oftheregionconcernedwhichisaffectedbyadeclinein
ECSCindustries. 1 •

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III.THEREGION
Projectlocation Neunkirchen (Saarland)
Unemployment rate
Nationalaidstatusof
proiectareaWith6.1%inMarch1980thelevelofunemploy­
mentintheNeunkirchendistrictwaswellover
theFederalaverageof3.8%.
Neunkirchenisaregionalaidedarea.
TheECSCindustryhasbeenanimportantsourceofemploymentinthearea.
IV.CONFORMITY WITHART.56OFTHEECSCTREATY
ECSCreduncancies in
projectareaInviewofconversionmeasuresalreadyintro­
ducedintheSaarlandsteelindustry,afurther
3,500ECSCworkerswillbecomeredunantin
Neunkirchen alone.
Jobcreationofproject 70
Traininq :Carriedoutbytheapplicantconcern.
TheCommissionconsidersthattherequestcomplieswithArt.562a)of
theECSCTreatyandthatthenewjobopportunities offeredbytheproject
arecapableofabsorbingredundant ECSCworkersintoproductiveemployment .
V.RECONVERSION LOAN
Loanrequested 3.5million DM
Loangranted TheCommissionhasapprovedaloanof
DM3.5million(about1.38 MEUA)or
equivalenttotheabovementionedcompany
inaccordancewithArt.56operatingpolicies
CO.J.N°C82/8of29March1979).

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Interestrebate :3%pointsperyearforfiveyearson1.3SMEUA
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Jobbasisofinterestrebate:70
VI.COUNCILASSENT
TheCommissioninvitestheCounciltogiveitsassenttotheforegoing
decision.
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