Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2010/003 ES/Galicia Textiles from Spain)
Date: 2010-08-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, budgetary discipline (EU), budgetary procedure, commitment of expenditure, dismissal, financial management, fund (EU), globalisation, interinstitutional agreement, regions of Spain, reintegration into working life

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 20.8.2010 
COM(2010) 437 final 

Proposal for a 

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with 
point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European 
Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound 
financial management (application EGF/2010/003 ES/Galicia Textiles from Spain) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

Point  28  of  the  Interinstitutional  Agreement  of  17  May  2006  between  the  European 
Parliament,  the  Council  and  the  Commission  on  budgetary  discipline  and  sound  financial 
management1  allows  for  the  mobilisation  of  the  European  Globalisation  Adjustment  Fund 
(EGF) within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million over and above the relevant headings of 
the financial framework. 

The rules applicable to the contributions from the EGF are laid down in Regulation (EC) No 
1927/2006  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  20  December  2006  on 
establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund2. 

On  5  February  2010,  Spain  submitted  application  EGF/2010/003  ES/Galicia  Textiles  for  a 
financial contribution from the EGF, following redundancies in 82 enterprises operating in the 
NACE  Revision  2  Division  14  (manufacture  of  wearing  apparel)3  in  the  NUTS  II  region 
Galicia (ES11) in Spain. 

After  a  thorough  examination  of  this  application,  the  Commission  has  concluded  in 
accordance  with  Article  10  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  1927/2006  that  the  conditions  for  a 
financial contribution under this Regulation are met. 

SUMMARY OF THE APPLICATION AND ANALYSIS 

Key data: 

EGF Reference no. 
Member State 
Article 2 
Enterprises concerned 
NUTS II region 
NACE Revision 2 Division 
Reference period 
Starting date for the personalised services 
Application date 
Redundancies during the reference period 
Redundant workers targeted for support 
Personalised services: budget in EUR 
Expenditure for implementing EGF4: budget in EUR 
% expenditure for implementing EGF 
Total budget in EUR 
EGF contribution EUR (65 %) 

EGF/2010/003 
Spain 
(b) 
82 
Galicia (ES11) 
14 (manufacture of wearing apparel) 
1/3/2009 to 30/11/2009 
8/2/2010 
5/2/2010 
703 
500 
2 645 000 
193 000 
6,80 
2 838 000 
1 844 700 

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OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1. 
OJ L 406 of 30.12.2006, p. 1. 
Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 
establishing the statistical classification of economic activities NACE Revision 2 and amending Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 as well as certain EC regulations on specific statistical domains (OJ L 
393 of 30.12.2006, p. 1). 
In accordance with the third paragraph of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. 

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1. 

2. 

The  application  was  presented  to  the  Commission  on  5  February  2010  and 
supplemented by additional information up to 11 May 2010. 

The application meets the conditions for deploying the EGF as set out in Article 2(b) 
of  Regulation  (EC)  No  1927/2006,  and  was  submitted  within  the  deadline  of  10 
weeks referred to in Article 5 of that Regulation.  

Link  between  the  redundancies  and  major  structural  changes  in  world  trade  patterns 
due to globalisation or the global financial and economic crisis 

3. 

4. 

In  order  to  establish  the  link  between  the  redundancies  and  the  major  structural 
changes  in  world  trade  patterns  due  to  globalisation,  Spain  argues  that  the 
liberalisation  of  trade  in  textiles  and  clothing  has  led  to  radical  changes  in  the 
structure of world trade. According to EUROSTAT figures5 imports of clothing into 
the  EU-27  increased  by  20,5 %  from  EUR 49 305 million  to  EUR 59 433 million 
between 2005 and 2008. The main supplier was China with an increase of 49,2 % of 
its imports into the EU-27 in the period 2005-08. 

The applicant further refers to a general trend in the textiles and clothing industry to 
delocalise production to lower cost countries outside the EU, such as Tunisia, China, 
Morocco and various Asian countries. 

Demonstration  of  the  number  of  redundancies  and  compliance  with  the  criteria  of 
Article 2(b) 

5. 

6. 

Spain  submitted  this  application  under  the  intervention  criteria  of  Article  2(b)  of 
Regulation  (EC)  No  1927/2006,  which  requires  at  least  500  redundancies  over  a 
nine-month period in enterprises operating in the same NACE Revision 2 Division in 
one region or two contiguous regions at NUTS II level in a Member State. 

The  application  cites  703  redundancies  in  82  enterprises  operating  in  the  same 
NACE  Revision  2  Division  14  (manufacture  of  wearing  apparel)  during  the  nine-
month reference period from 1 March 2009 to 30 November 2009, all located in the 
NUTS II region Galicia (ES11). All redundancies were calculated in accordance with 
the  second  indent  of  the  second  paragraph  of  Article  2  of  Regulation  (EC)  No 
1927/2006. 

Explanation of the unforeseen nature of those redundancies 

7. 

The  Spanish  authorities  argue  that  the  new  economic  context  as  a  result  of  the 
financial  and  economic  crisis,  which  could  not  have  been  foreseen,  negatively 
impacted  the  textiles  and  clothing  industry  since  the  third  quarter  of  2008.  The 
unforeseen nature of the crisis hit both supply and demand in the textiles sector: the 
conditions governing access to credits with a view to financing the operations of the 
sector  were  made  much  more  severe,  whilst  the  decrease  in  consumer  demand 
simultaneously  generated  an  increase  in  the  number  of  payment  defaults.  In  2008, 
this  resulted  in  a  much  higher  number  of  bankruptcies  in  the  textiles  industry 
compared  to  2007  with  ensuing  job  losses.  To  illustrate  this,  the  applicant  cites 

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Social Security data, which indicate that in the first months of 2009 2 500 jobs were 
lost in the textiles and clothing industry in Galicia.  

Identification of the dismissing enterprises and workers targeted for assistance 

8. 

The  application  cites  a  total  of  703  redundancies  of  whom  500  are  targeted  for 
assistance in the following 82 enterprises: 

Enterprises and number of dismissals 

Caramelo S.A., A Coruña 

237 

Peter John, A Coruña 
Imperdible, A Coruña 
Melusiana S.L., A Coruña 
Baselytex S.L., A Coruña 
Paulmoni Camiseri S.L., A Coruña 
Castmar S.L., A Coruña 
Confecciones Nazabel S.L., A Coruña 
Galicia Textil, A Coruña 
Servicios Gallegos de Tejeduria S.L., 
A Coruña 
Creaciones Teyma 2003 S.L., A 
Coruña 
Confecciones Furelos S.L., A Coruña 
Galitex S.A., A Coruña 
Jevaso S.L., A Coruña 
Confecciones Cotelo, A Coruña 
Maria y Nieves S.L., A Coruña 
Tocci, A Coruña 
Céltica de confecciones, A Coruña 
Confecciones Carioca S.L., A Coruña 
Vicente Romeo S.L., A Coruña 

Volvoreta S.A, A Coruña 

Vicaro Confeccion S.L., A Coruña 

Confeccionnes Liñaza S.L., A Coruña 

Mafecco, A Coruña 
Ibia Textil SL, A Coruña 
Rosa de Neira S.L., A Coruña 
Confecciones Lema, A Coruña 
Confecciones Goa, A Coruña 
Veiga de Compostela, A Coruña 
Confecciones intimas, A Coruña 
Confeciones Careixon, A Coruña 

Chao Prieto S.L., Lugo  

Diseño Tecnologico Textil Galicia 
S.L., Lugo 
Almacenes Martinez, Lugo 
Vidrio, Ourense 
Confecciones Domingo S.L., Ourense 
Delgado Fabello S.L., Ourense 

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12 
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12 
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Nova Têxtil Alaricana S.L.L., 
Ourense 
Textiles Lendega, Ourense 
Fil&Fil Camisero, Ourense 
Roberto Verino, Ourense 
Sociedad Textil Lonia, Ourense 
VDR Confecciones SLU, Ourense 
VDR Punto SL, Ourense 
Trinidad Viduera Design SL 
Grupo Três Fashion SL, Ourense 

Futura Linea, Pontevedra 

Gonzabell, Pontevedra 

Model Novia, Pontevedra 
Selmark, Pontevedra 
Sotexga S.L.L., Pontevedra 
Umbro, Pontevedra 
Textiles Rocabe S.L., Pontevedra 
Industrias Kamay, Pontevedra 
Toypes, Pontevedra 
Montoto, Pontevedra 
Florentino, Pontevedra 
Creaciones y Diseño Alonsan S.L., 
Pontevedra 
Confecciones Labora, Pontevedra 
Confecciones José Abal Pereira, 
Pontevedra 
Pilar Bande S.L., Pontevedra 
Cintugal, Pontevedra 
Confecciones Gundemaro, Pontevedra 
Enmanuel, Pontevedra 
Iglesias Duro S.L., Pontevedra 
Naffta, Pontevedra 
Lacemar Sport S.L., Pontevedra 
Ponte Punto SA, Pontevedra 
Sebasian Criado del Rey de Haz, 
Pontevedra 

Ganirope S.L., Pontevedra 

Sposa Novias, Pontevedra 
Stylmalla, Pontevedra 
Short Cut, Pontevedra 
Modatest, Pontevedra 

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Enterprises and number of dismissals 

Sociedad Textil Monterrey S.L., 
Ourense 

Modalher Outomuro S.L., Ourense 

Euro Gomca, Ourense 
Marcos Moda S.L., Ourense 
Total enterprises: 82 

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Presagio S.L., Pontevedra 

Confecciones Minada S.L., 
Pontevedra 
Doberty, Pontevedra 
Confecciones Salnés, Pontevedra 
Total dismissals: 703 

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9. 

The break-down of the targeted workers is as follows : 

Category 
Men 
Women 
EU citizens 
Non EU citizens 
15 to 24 years old 
25 to 54 years old 
Over 54 years old 

Number 
68 
432 
484 
16 
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457 
43 

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In terms of professional categories, the break-down is as follows : 

Category 
Textile machine operators 
Warehouse staff 
Cutters 
Ironers 
Inspectors 
Seamstress 
Pattern cutter 
Others 

Number 
194 
57 
49 
47 
35 
12 
6 
100 

Percent 
13,5 
86,5 
96,7 
3,3 
0,0 
91,4 
8,6 

Percent 
38,9 
11,3 
9,8 
9,4 
7,0 
2,5 
1,2 
19,9 

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The  19,9 %  listed  under  "others"  fall  into  various  categories,  such  as  commercial 
staff, conductors, informatics staff, cleaning staff and mechanics. 

In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006, Spain has confirmed 
that a policy of equality between women and men as well as non-discrimination has 
been  applied,  and  will  continue  to  apply,  during  the  various  stages  of  the 
implementation of and, in particular, in access to the EGF. 

Description of the territory concerned and its authorities and stakeholders 

13. 

14. 

The  territory  concerned  is  the  autonomous  community  of  Galicia,  composed  of  the 
provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense and Pontevedra. The main public authorities 
concerned  are  the  'Conselleria  de  Traballo  e  Benestar'  and  the  'Conselleria  de 
Economia e Industria'. 

Stakeholders  include  the  confederation  for  the  textiles  industry  in  Galicia 
(COINTEGA6),  the  association  for  the  knitting  and  clothing  industries  in  Lugo, 
Ourense  and  Pontevedra  (AICLOP7),  the  association  of  entrepreneurs  in  the  ready-

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Confederación de Industrias Textiles de Galicia. 
Asociación,de industrias de punto y confección de Lugo, Ourense y Pontevedra. 

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made clothing industry of A Coruña as well as the Trade Unions Comisiones Obreras 
(CC.OO) and Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT). 

Expected impact of the redundancies as regards local, regional or national employment 

15. 

16. 

Spain  argues  that  Galicia  has  been  severely  hit  by  the  industrial  crisis.  During  the 
period 2007-09 32 700 jobs were lost in the industry, of which 4 414 in the textiles 
industry, 3 940 in the automotive industry, and 2 098 in the maritime industry. The 
redundancies covered by this application have aggravated the problem. 

At  the  level  of  the  provinces  concerned  by  the  redundancies,  the  applicant  uses 
information  from  the  Statistical  Institute  of  Galicia8  which  show  that  for  February 
2009  and  in  relation  to  the  number  of  workers  employed  in  the  NACE  Revision  2 
Division  14  the  redundancies  covered  by  this  application  represent  the  following 
share:  9,68 %  in  Pontevedra,  5 %  in  Lugo,  4,4 %  in  A  Coruña  and  2,23 %  in 
Ourense. 

Co-ordinated  package  of  personalised  services  to  be  funded  and  a  breakdown  of  its 
estimated  costs,  including  its  complementarity  with  actions  funded  by  the  Structural 
Funds 

17. 

All the following measures combine to form a co-ordinated package of personalised 
services aimed at re-integrating the workers into the labour market: 

–  Professional  guidance:  will  be  provided  to  all  500  participants  and  covers 
profiling  of  the  workers,  identification  of  personalised  re-integration  itineraries 
and individualised monitoring. 

–  Training and re-training: aims at training 100 workers for jobs with a higher value 
added  in  the  textiles  sector,  e.g.  design,  administration,  technology,  distribution 
and logistics (programme called TExmellora) and training another 50 workers for 
a  new  job  in  a  different  sector  (programme  called  InsireTEX).  For  both 
programmes  the  training  will  correspond  to  the  requirements  of  potential  new 
employment opportunities. 

–  Promotion  of  entrepreneurship:  targets  50  workers  and  aims  at  promoting  self-
employment,  creation  of  cooperatives  and  small  and  medium  sized  enterprises 
through  a  programme  called  TExcreación.  This  covers  identification  of  market 
opportunities,  feasibility  analysis,  training,  establishment  of  business  plan  and 
monitoring and mentoring. 

–  Mobility vouchers: aims at promoting geographical mobility by contributing to its 
costs.  It  is  expected  that  70  workers  will  benefit  from  this  programme  called 
MoveTEX. 

–  Training  vouchers:  is  covered  by  a  programme  called  TExTIC,  which  provides 
ICT  training  considered  essential  for  job  searching  activities.  It  is  expected  that 
160 workers will wish to benefit from this measure. 

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–  Support  for  better  work-life  balance:  is  covered  by  a  programme  called 
TExconcilia.  It  consists  of  a  monthly  financial  support  of  about  EUR 400  for 
maximum  10  months.  It  aims  at  covering  costs  for  better  combining  private, 
family and working life, in particular if the new work situation bears the risk of 
negatively affecting the work-life balance through long journeys to and from work 
or changes in the work-life distribution of time. It is expected that 50 participants 
will take up this measure. 

The  expenditure  for  implementing  EGF,  which  is  included  in  the  application  in 
accordance  with  Article  3  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  1927/2006,  covers  preparatory, 
management  and  control  activities  as  well  as  information  and  publicity.  The 
preparatory  activities  include  a  study  on  the  employment  characteristics  of  the 
textiles  industry  that  will  be  used  as  a  reference  by  all  those  involved  in  the  re-
integration into the labour market of the dismissed workers concerned. The total cost 
of this study is estimated at EUR 93 000. 

The  personalised  services  presented  by  the  Spanish  authorities  are  active  labour 
market measures within the eligible actions defined by Article 3 of Regulation (EC) 
No  1927/2006.  The  Spanish  authorities  estimate  the  total  costs  of  these  services  at 
EUR 2 645 000 and the expenditure for implementing EGF at EUR 193 000 (=6,8 % 
of 
is 
total  amount).  The 
EUR 1 844 700 (65 % of the total costs). 

total  contribution  requested  from 

the  EGF 

the 

Estimated 
number of 
workers 
targeted 

Estimated cost 
per worker 
targeted 
(in EUR) 

Total costs 
(EGF and 
national co-
financing) (in 
EUR) 

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19. 

Actions 

Personalised services (first paragraph of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006) 

Professional guidance (Orientación 
professional) 

Training and re-training (Formación y 
reciclaje) 

Promotion of entrepreneurship (Fomento 
del espiritu empresarial) 

Mobility vouchers (Permisos para 
movilidad) 

Training vouchers (Permisos para 
formación) 

Support for reconciliation (Ayudas para la 
conciliación)n 

500

150

50

70

160

50

2 250 

1 125 000

4 500 

675 000

4 500 

225 000

2 000 

140 000

1 750 

280 000

4 000 

200 000

Sub total personalised services 

2 645 000

Expenditure  for  implementing  EGF  (third  paragraph  of  Article  3  of  Regulation  (EC)  No 

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1927/2006) 

Preparatory activities 

Management 

Information and publicity 

Control activities 

Sub total expenditure for implementing 
EGF 

Total estimated costs 

EGF contribution (65 % of total costs) 

123 000

15 000

25 000

30 000

193 000

2 838 000

1 844 700

20. 

Spain  confirms  that  the  measures  described  above  are  complementary  with  actions 
funded by the Structural Funds. In addition, the Spanish authorities stated that there 
is  currently  no  specific  programme  for  dismissed  workers  in  the  textiles  industry. 
There  is  only  a  general  programme  providing  training  measures  for  unemployed 
workers. 

Date(s)  on  which  the  personalised  services  to  the  affected  workers  were  started  or  are 
planned to start 

21. 

Spain  started  the  personalised  services  to  the  affected  workers  included  in  the  co-
ordinated package proposed for co-financing to the EGF, on 8 February 2010. This 
date therefore represents the beginning of the period of eligibility for any assistance 
that might be awarded from the EGF. 

Procedures for consulting the social partners 

22. 

23. 

The social partners were consulted on the co-ordinated package of measures through 
the  social  dialogue  forum  for  the  textile  sector  involving  the  Xunta  de  Galicia,  the 
employers and the trade unions.  

The  Spanish  authorities  confirmed  that  the  requirements  laid  down  in  national  and 
Community legislation concerning collective redundancies have been complied with. 

Information  on  actions  that  are  mandatory  by  virtue  of  national  law  or  pursuant  to 
collective agreements 

24. 

As regards the criteria contained in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006, the 
Spanish authorities in their application:  

•  confirmed that the financial contribution from the EGF does not replace measures 
which are the responsibility of companies by virtue of national law or collective 
agreements; 

•  demonstrated that the actions provide support for individual workers and are not 

to be used for restructuring companies or sectors; 

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•  confirmed that the eligible actions referred to under points 17 and 19 above do not 

receive assistance from other Community financial instruments. 

Management and control systems  

25. 

Spain  has  notified  the  Commission  that  the  financial  contribution  will  be  managed 
and controlled by the same bodies that manage and control the European Social Fund 
(ESF)  funding  in  Spain.  The  Dirección  General  de  Planificación  y  Fondos 
Comunitarios in cooperation with the Dirección General de Relaciones Laborales de 
la Xunta de Galicia will be the intermediate body for the managing authority. 

Financing 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

On the basis of the application from Spain, the proposed contribution from the EGF 
to the coordinated package of personalised services is EUR 1 844 700, representing 
65 % of the total cost. The Commission's proposed allocation from the Fund is based 
on the information made available by Spain. 

Considering the maximum possible amount of a financial contribution from the EGF 
under  Article  10(1)  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  1927/2006,  as  well  as  the  scope  for 
reallocating  appropriations,  the  Commission  proposes  to  mobilise  the  EGF  for  the 
total  amount  referred  above,  to  be  allocated  under  heading  1a  of  the  financial 
framework. 

The  proposed  amount  of  financial  contribution  will  leave  more  than  25 %  of  the 
maximum annual amount earmarked for the EGF available for allocations during the 
last  four  months  of  the  year,  as  required  by  Article  12(6)  of  Regulation  (EC)  No 
1927/2006. 

By  presenting  this  proposal  to  mobilise  the  EGF,  the  Commission  initiates  the 
simplified  trialogue  procedure,  as  required  by  Point  28  of  the  Inter-institutional 
Agreement of 17 May 2006, with a view to securing the agreement of the two arms 
of the budgetary authority on the need to use the EGF and the amount required. The 
Commission invites the first of the two arms of the budgetary authority that reaches 
agreement on the draft mobilisation proposal, at appropriate political level, to inform 
the other arm and the Commission of its intentions. In case of disagreement by either 
of  the  two  arms  of  the  budgetary  authority,  a  formal  trialogue  meeting  will  be 
convened.  

30. 

The Commission presents separately a transfer request in order to enter in the 2010 
budget specific commitment and payment appropriations, as required in Point 28 of 
the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006. 

Source of payment appropriations 

31. 

In  the  current  state  of  implementation,  it  is  foreseeable  that  the  payment 
appropriations available in 2010 under the budget line 01.0404 "Competitiveness and 
Innovation  Framework  Programme  -  Entrepreneurship  and  innovation  programme" 
will not be fully used this year. 

32. 

Indeed,  this  line  covers  expenditure  related  to  the  implementation  of  the  financial 
instrument of this programme, the main objective of which is to facilitate the access 

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of  SMEs  to  finance.  Some  time  lag  exists  between  transfers  to  the  trust  accounts 
managed  by  the  European  Investment  Fund  and  disbursement  to  the  beneficiaries. 
The financial crisis has a major effect on the forecasts in terms of disbursements for 
2010.  As  a  result,  in  order  to  avoid  excessive  balances  on  the  trust  accounts,  the 
methodology  for  calculation  of  payment  appropriations  has  been  reviewed,  taking 
into  account  the  expected  disbursements.  The  amount  of  EUR 1 844 700  can 
therefore be made available for transfer. 

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Proposal for a 

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with 
point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European 
Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound 
financial management (application EGF/2010/003 ES/Galicia Textiles from Spain) 

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 

Having  regard  to  the  Interinstitutional  Agreement  of  17  May  2006  between  the  European 
Parliament,  the  Council  and  the  Commission  on  budgetary  discipline  and  sound  financial 
management9, and in particular point 28 thereof, 

Having  regard  to  Regulation  (EC)  No  1927/2006  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the 
Council  of  20 December  2006  establishing  the  European  Globalisation  Adjustment  Fund10, 
and in particular Article 12(3) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission11, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

The  European  Globalisation  Adjustment  Fund  (EGF)  was  established  to  provide 
additional support for workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes 
in world trade patterns due to globalisation and to assist them with their reintegration 
into the labour market. 

The scope of the EGF was broadened for applications submitted from 1 May 2009 to 
include support  for workers made  redundant  as a direct result of the global financial 
and economic crisis. 

The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the EGF 
within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million. 

Spain submitted an application to mobilise the EGF, in respect of redundancies in 82 
enterprises  operating  in  NACE  Revision  2  Division  14  (manufacture  of  wearing 
apparel)  in  a  single  NUTS  II  region,  Galicia  (ES11)  on  5  February  2010  and 
supplemented  it  by  additional  information  up  to  11  May  2010.  This  application 
complies  with  the  requirements  for  determining  the  financial  contributions  as  laid 

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OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1. 
OJ L 406, 30.12.2006, p. 1. 
OJ C […], […], p. […]. 

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down  in  Article  10  of  Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006.  The  Commission,  therefore, 
proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 1 844 700. 

(5) 

The  EGF should,  therefore,  be mobilised in  order to provide a financial contribution 
for the application submitted by Spain. 

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: 

Article 1 

For  the  general  budget  of  the  European  Union  for  the  financial  year  2010,  the  European 
Globalisation  Adjustment  Fund  (EGF)  shall  be  mobilised  to  provide  the  sum  of 
EUR 1 844 700 in commitment and payment appropriations. 

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. 

Article 2 

Done at, 

For the European Parliament 
The President 

For the Council 
The President 

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