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GenerolSecretariat
REQUESTFORASSENT/PURSUANT TOART.56.2a)OFTHE
ECSSTREATYTOGRANTING ARECONVERSION LOANTO
W.G.ALLEN(BIRMINGHAM )LTD.,U.K.
(Communication fromtheCommission totheCouncil)
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Internaldocument
Communication totheCouncil !
Subject';Requestforassent,pursuanttoArt.56.2.a>oftheE(SCTreat/
tograntingareconversion loantod«/.G..ALLEN(Birmingham )Ltd..UK.
I.THECOMPANYNO;294
Applicant W.G.ALLEN(Birmingham )Ltd.
Registered Office Wednesbury,Staffs.,WestMidlands ,
Parentcompanyof
applicantNoparentorsubsidiary companiesexist
Beneficiary ;W.G.ALLEN(Birmingham )Ltd.
Fieldofactivityof
beneficiaryPrecisionEngineering,Manufacture ofelectroplated
tableware andgiftware.
Pcovisionoloddreis:RuedeloLoi200,B-1040Brussels-Téléphoné350040-358040-Telegrophicoddress:«COMEURBrussels.-
Telex:•COMEURBRU 21877.

II.THEPROJECT
Projectdiscription
Projectcost
Proiectschedule
Market
EnvironmentEstablishment ofazincbaseddie-casting
factoryforthemanufacture ofgiftwareand
householdfittings.
Land k130^000
Buildings t1,045,000
Plantandmachinery 2,383,000
Other
Total
b3,558,000
About90%ofprojectscompletedin1982,
•Worldwide
:Environmentprotectionmeasuresinaccordance
withregulations inforce.
Theprojectappearseconomically sound;itwillmakeaveryusefulcontribution
totheredevelopment oftheregionconcernedwhichisaffectedbyadeclinein
ECSCindustries.

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III.THEREGION
Projectlocation :Moxley,WestMidlands,England
Unemploymentrate :7.3%intheWolverhampton TTWA
Nationalaidstatusof:NonassistedArea
projectarea
TheECSCindustryhasbeenadominantemployerinthearea.
IV.CONFORMITY WITHART.56OFTHEECSCTREATY
ECSCreduncancies in
projectarea1r700redundanciesatBilstonsteelworks
bytheendof1979;announcedclosureof
PatentShaftSteelworksatWednesbur®with
1.500redundancies .
Jobcreationofproject 170newiobs
Training :beprovidedbyapplicantandManpower
ServicesCommission
TheCommissionconsidersthattherequestcomplieswithArt.562a)of
theECSCTreatyandthatthenewjobopportunities offeredbytheproject
arecapableofabsorbingredundant ECSCworkersintoproductiveemployment .
V.RECONVERSION LOAN
Loanrequested .t1,200,000
Loangranted :TheCommissionhasapprovedaloanoft1.2million(about1.9MEUA)or
equivalenttotheabovementionedcompany
inaccordancewithArt.56operatingpolicies
(O.J.No.C82/8of29March1979).

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Interestrebate :3%
Jobbasisofinterestrebate:80
VI.COUNCILASSENT
TheCommissioninvitestheCouncil
decision.pointsperyearforfiveyearson1.6MEUA
togiyeitsassenttotheforegoing