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/2010/018 DE/Heidelberger Druckmaschinen from Germany)
Date: 2010-10-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, Germany, budgetary discipline (EU), commitment of expenditure, dismissal, financial management, globalisation, interinstitutional agreement, reintegration into working life

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 15.10.2010 
COM(2010) 568 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/2010/018 DE/Heidelberger Druckmaschinen 
from Germany) 

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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)  through  a  flexibility  mechanism,  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  27  May  2010,  Germany  submitted  application  EGF/2010/018  DE/Heidelberger 
Druckmaschinen  for  a  financial  contribution  from  the  EGF,  following  redundancies  in  the 
enterprise Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG in Germany. 

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 

Primary enterprise 

Suppliers and downstream producers 
Reference period 
Starting date for the personalised services 
Application date 
Redundancies during the reference period 
Redundancies before and after the reference period 
Total eligible redundancies 
Redundant workers targeted for support 
Expenditure for personalised services (EUR) 
Expenditure for implementing EGF3 (EUR) 
Expenditure for implementing EGF (%) 
Total budget (EUR) 
EGF contribution (65 %) (EUR) 

EGF/2010/018 
Germany 
(a) 
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen 
AG 
0 
26.1.2010 – 26.5.2010 
1.1.2010 
27.5.2010 
1 212 
51 
1 263 
1 181 
12 202 392 
580 000 
4,5 
12 782 392 
8 308 555 

1. 

The  application  was  presented  to  the  Commission  on  27  May  2010  and 
supplemented by additional information up to 1 July 2010. 

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OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1. 
OJ L 406, 30.12.2006, p. 1. 
In accordance with the third paragraph of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. 

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2. 

The application meets the conditions for deploying the EGF as set out in Article 2(a) 
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 global financial and 
economic  crisis,  Germany  argues  that  the  manufacturing  of  printing  machinery  has 
followed the general trend of the machine construction which in 2009 saw a decline 
of orders resulting from the crisis. In Germany in April 2009 the orders for printing 
machinery were 52,6 % below the level reached in April 2008. A similar decline was 
noted for the EU-27. In the fourth quarter of 2008 the orders for printing machinery 
in Germany were 54 % below the level of those for the fourth quarter of 2007. For 
Heidelberger  Druckmaschinen  AG  the  total  sales  dropped  by  22 %  in  the  second 
quarter of 2009 compared to the same period in 2008 and by 33 % compared to the 
same period in 2007. 

The German authorities further argue that, due to the financial and economic crisis, 
expenditure on printed material, i.e. the final output of the printing equipment, and in 
particular  expenditure  for  advertising  material,  decreased  significantly  worldwide. 
The  application  cites  data  from  Nielsen  Media  research  GmbH  which  show  a 
decrease  in  expenditure:  in  the  first  half  of  2009,  expenditure  on  advertisements  in 
Europe decreased by more than 9 % compared with the same period of 2008. For the 
printing sector, this decrease resulted in a lower degree of capacity utilisation and an 
increase  in  the  idle  time  of  the  equipment.  As  a  consequence,  the  printing  industry 
reacted  with  drastic  cuts  in  capital  expenditure,  which  in  turn  affected  the 
manufacturers of printing equipment. 

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

5. 

6. 

Germany submitted this application under the intervention criteria of Article 2(a) of 
Regulation  (EC)  No  1927/2006,  which  requires  at  least  500  redundancies  over  a 
four-month  period  in  an  enterprise  in  a  Member  State,  including  workers  made 
redundant in its suppliers and downstream producers. 

The  application  cites  1 212  redundancies  in  a  single  enterprise  –  Heidelberger 
Druckmaschinen AG – during the reference period from 26 January 2010 to 26 May 
2010. All of these 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  German  authorities  argue  that,  even  though  in  the  past  Heidelberger 
Druckmaschinen  AG  had  to  cope  with  a  reduction  in  demand  due  to  cyclical 
fluctuations, the current drop in demand from this enterprise as a consequence of the 
financial and economic crisis is unprecedented and could not have been foreseen. In 
July  2008  the  enterprise  adopted  an  adaptation  programme  that  provided  for  a 
reduction of costs of EUR 100 million per year in order to overcome the downturn in 
economic  activity.  Following  the  collapse  of  Lehman  Brothers  in  the  US  and  the 
worsening of the financial crisis, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG adopted further 

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cost cutting measures of EUR 200 million per year. However, these efforts were not 
sufficient  to  prevent  the  decision  to  make  a  large  number  of  workers  redundant  in 
order  to  adapt  to  the  unforeseen  drop  in  demand  as  a  result  of  the  financial  and 
economic crisis. 

Identification of the dismissing enterprises and workers targeted for assistance 

8. 

The  application  cites  a  total  of  1 263  redundancies  in  the  single  enterprise 
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. Of these redundancies 1 212 occurred during the 
reference  period  and  51  before  the  reference  period.  Of  these  redundant  workers 
1 181 are targeted for assistance. 

9. 

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

Category 
Men 
Women 
EU citizens 
Non EU citizens 
15-24 years old 
25-54 years old 
55-64 years old 

Number
1 023
158
1 150
31
179
967
35

Percent 
86,6 
13,4 
97,4 
2,6 
15,2 
81.9 
2,9 

There  are  39  workers  (3,3 %)  with  a  longstanding  health  problem  or  disability 
included in the categories above. 

10. 

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

Category 
Legislators, senior officials and managers 
Professionals 
Technicians and associate professionals 
Clerks 
Craft and related trades workers 
Plant 
assemblers 
Elementary occupations 

and  machine  operators 

and 

Number
2
51
138
165
56
766

Percent 
0,2 
4,3 
11,7 
14,0 
4,7 
64,9 

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0,2 

11. 

In  accordance  with  Article  7  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  1927/2006,  Germany  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 

12. 

in  particular 

The  territory  principally  concerned  by  the  redundancies  is  the  Land  Baden-
Württemberg, 
the 
administrative  district  of  Karlsruhe  as  well  as  the  cities  of  Ludwigsburg  and 
Amstetten.  A  smaller  number  of  redundancies occurred  at  other  production  sites  in 
Brandenburg and North Rhine Westphalia. 

the  cities  of  Heidelberg  and  Wiesloch 

in 

13. 

The  responsible  authorities  are  the  Labour  Offices  in  Heidelberg,  Mannheim, 
Karlsruhe, Amstetten, Ludwigsburg, Brandenburg and Mönchengladbach, the central 

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office  of  the  Federal  Employment  Office,  the  regional  directorate  of  the  Federal 
Employment  Office  in  Baden-Württenberg,  North  Rhine  Westphalia,  Berlin-
Brandenburg, the Ministry for Labour and Social Affairs, Family and Elderly of the 
Land Baden-Württemberg, the Ministry for Labour, Health and Social Affairs of the 
Land North Rhine Westphalia and the Ministry for Labour, Social Affairs, Women 
and  Family  of  the  Land  Brandenburg.  Other  stakeholders  include  IG  Metall 
Heidelberg, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, the transfer company Weitblick and 
the transfer company DEKRA. 

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

14. 

15. 

The German authorities state that the redundancies in Heidelberger Druckmaschinen 
AG  are  distributed  over  four  production  sites  in  Baden-Württemberg  (Wiesloch, 
Heidelberg, Amstetten and Ludwigsburg), one production site in Brandenburg in the 
Land Brandenburg and one production site in Mönchengladbach in the Land North 
Rhine  Westphalia.  Eight  hundred  seventy  redundancies  (i.e.  70 %  of  the  total 
redundancies  in  Heidelberger  Druckmaschinen  AG)  occurred  in  production  sites 
within the competence of the regional office of Heidelberg. These 870 redundancies 
represent  a  reduction  of  7 %  of  all  workers  involved  in  the  manufacturing  of 
machinery  equipment  and  subject  to  social  security  contributions  in  the  greater 
Heidelberg area. 

On the basis of their place of residence, 58 % of the dismissed workers fall within the 
competence of the Labour Office of Heidelberg, 10 % within the competence of the 
Labour  offices  of  Mannheim  and  Karlsruhe  and  the  others  are  distributed  across 
some 20 regional Labour Offices. The German authorities argue that, for the regions 
most  affected,  i.e.  Heidelberg,  Mannheim  and  Karlsruhe,  the  increase  in  the 
unemployment  rate  between  December  2008  and  March  2010  was  respectively 
12,4 %, 12,3 % and 15,6 %, which is significantly higher than the increase of 3,7 % 
during the same period for Germany as a whole. Therefore, the redundancies seem to 
have a significant impact on regional employment. 

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 

16. 

The  following  types  of  measures  are  proposed,  all  of  which  combine  to  form  a 
coordinated package of personalised services aimed at re-integrating the workers into 
the labour market. 

–  Job  search  allowance:  Short-time  allowance:  This  measure  is  intended  to  secure 
the  livelihoods  of  workers  who  opt  to  enter  into  the  transfer  company4.  For  the 
purposes  of  the  EGF  application,  the  short-time  allowance  is  only  included  for 
periods  within  which  the  dismissed  workers  are  actively  participating  in  active 

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As  explained  in  SEC(2007)1142  on  application  EGF/2007/003  DE/BenQ  a  transfer  company  is  an 
instrument  provided  for  under  German  law  which  can  be  put  in  place  in  case  of  restructuring  with 
ensuing job losses. The transfer company makes it possible in a structured manner to prepare redundant 
workers for new jobs through coaching, qualification and placement activities. 

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labour  market  policy  measures  provided  within  the  framework  of  the  transfer 
company, including measures undertaken at the own initiative of the workers5. 

–  Training  courses  leading  to  qualifications:  This  measure  targets  primarily  the 
category of industrial workers, where most job losses occurred. As most of these 
workers  already  have  a  good  qualification  level,  the  new  qualifications  aim  at 
updating and consolidation of their professional competences and are based on the 
profiling and initial interview with the workers. The measure includes individual 
and  group  qualifications  i.a.  in  the  following  areas:  Computer  Aided  Design 
(CAD),  Computerised  Numerical  Control  (CNC),  milling  and  turning,  specialist 
training in electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic engineering, project management, 
labour organisation, direct marketing, quality management. 

–  Management  of  qualifications:  This  covers  the  identification  of  individual 
concepts for the re-integration of the workers as well as the establishment of the 
qualification needs. The role of the qualifications manager is to reconcile the need 
for  further  qualifications  as  identified  during  the  counselling  process  with  the 
training possibilities that are available within the region. 

–  Workshops/peer  groups:  Apart  from  activities  for  the  more  traditional  target 
groups of workers over 40 and over 50 years of age as well as migrant workers, 
there are also activities offered for workers who recently entered the company as 
apprentices.  Apart  from  their  apprenticeships  these  have  gained  little  work 
experience.  Through  an  intensive  exchange  of  experience  in  peer  groups  these 
workers will receive practical advice for their working life as well as possibilities 
for the further development of their vocational perspectives. 

–  International  guidance:  This  measure  aims  at  preparing  interested  workers  for  a 
job  application  abroad  and  covers  i.a.  language  training,  job  fairs,  intercultural 
training  as  well  as  translation  of  documents  which  are  necessary  when  applying 
for a job. For workers dismissed in Mönchengladbach special attention is paid to 
the possibility for technical jobs offered by the nearby labour market in the south-
western regions of the Netherlands. 

–  In-depth  guidance  for  business  start-up:  This  covers  support  for  planning, 
implementing and financing of a business start-up, as well as specialist guidance 
related  to  legal  questions,  taxes,  marketing,  acquisition,  cost  accounting  and 
banking. 

–  Placement research: Placement researchers interface with potential employers and, 
on  the  basis  of  specific  job  vacancies,  identify  the  most  suitable  candidates  and 
their  job  specific  training  needs.  This  measure  also  covers  the  maintenance  of 
employer  databases,  which  are  available to  dismissed  workers  for  own  initiative 
job applications. 

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The  identification  of  the  share  of  own  initiative  activities  within  a  transfer  company  is  based  on  the 
outcome of the study carried out by the University Duisburg – Essen, Institut Arbeit und Qualifikation 
'Aktivität  von  Teilnehmern  in  der  Transfergesellschaft  –  Ergebnisse  der  Befragung  von  EGF-
geförderten Teilnehmern der Nokia-Transfergesellschaft, Bochum', Duisburg, Oktober 2009. 

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–  Mobility allowance: This covers an allowance to encourage the dismissed workers 
to  take  up  a  job  that  involves  a  change  of  residence.  It  is  also  paid  in  case  the 
beneficiary decides to accept new employment in another European country. 

–  Counselling and support in case of a new job and of unemployment: This measure 
provides for coaching by the transfer company during the phase within which the 
workers  who  have  accepted  a  new  job,  are  adapting  to  this  job.  It  also  provides 
support  for  workers  who  do  not  find  a  new  job  upon  termination  of  the  transfer 
company. In order to ensure continuity in placement activities, they will retain the 
same mentoring network as in the transfer company for a maximum period of six 
months after the termination of the transfer company. 

The  expenditure  for  implementing  EGF,  which  is  included  in  the  application  in 
accordance  with  Article  3  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  1927/2006,  covers  management, 
information and publicity and control activities. 

The  personalised  services  presented  by  the  German  authorities  are  active  labour 
market measures within the eligible actions defined by Article 3 of Regulation (EC) 
No  1927/2006.  The  German  authorities  estimate  the  total  costs  of  these  services  at 
EUR 12 202 392 and the expenditure for implementing EGF at EUR 580 000 (4,5 % 
is 
total  amount).  The 
of 
EUR 8 308 555 (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 
cofinancing) 
(in EUR) 

17. 

18. 

Actions 

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

Job search allowance: short time 
allowance (Beihilfen für die Arbeitssuche: 
Transferkurzarbeitergeld) 

Training courses leading to qualifications 
(Qualifizierungen) 

Management of courses leading to 
qualifications 
(Qualifizierungmanagement) 

Workshops and peer groups 

International guidance (Internationale 
Beratung) 

In-depth guidance for business start-
up(Vertiefte Existenzgründerberatung) 

Placement research (Stellenresearch) 

1 181

6 722 

7 938 682

553

553

235

250

92

880

3 683 

2 036 699

251 

138 803

772 

347 

181 420

86 750

1 967 

180 964

493 

433 840

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Mobility allowances (Mobilitätshilfen) 

Counselling and support in case of a new 
job and of unemployment (Beratung und 
Betreuung bei Arbeitsaufnahme und 
Arbeitslosigkeit) 

66

1 120

3 209 

211 794

887 

993 440

Sub total personalised services 

12 202 392

Expenditure  for  implementing  EGF  (third  paragraph  of  Article  3  of  Regulation  (EC)  No 
1927/2006) 

Sub total expenditure for implementing 
EGF 

Total estimated costs 

EGF contribution (65 % of total costs) 

580 000

12 782 392

8 308 555

19. 

Germany  confirms  that  the  measures  described  above  are  complementary  with 
actions  funded  by  the  Structural  Funds,  in  particular  with  ESF  certified  training 
courses  towards  qualifications  provided  within  the  framework  of  the  federal 
programme  ESF-BA.  The  German  authorities  have  put  in  place  the  necessary 
mechanisms to avoid any risk of double funding. 

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

20. 

Germany started the personalised services to the affected workers included in the co-
ordinated  package  proposed  for  co-financing  to  the  EGF,  on  1  January  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 

21. 

The Federal Ministry for Labour and Social Affairs had several discussions with the 
parties  involved  in  the  enterprise  Heidelberger  Druckmaschinen  AG  in  order  to 
explore the possibilities for EGF support and to reach a common agreement on the 
key elements of the support. Representatives from the Employment Office, from IG 
Metall and the regional employment ministries also participated in this consultation. 

22. 

The  German  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 

23. 

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

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•  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; 

•  confirmed  that  the  eligible  actions  referred  to  above  do  not  receive  assistance 

from other Community financial instruments. 

Management and control systems  

24. 

Germany  has  notified  the  Commission  that  the  financial  contributions  will  be 
managed  and  controlled  by  the  same  bodies  that  manage  and  control  the  European 
Social Fund (ESF) funding in the Germany. Within the Federal Ministry for Labour 
and  Social  Affairs  (Bundesministerium  für  Arbeit  und  Soziales)  the  'Gruppe 
Europaïsche Fonds für Beschäftigung – Referat EF 3' will act as managing authority 
and the 'Organisationseinheit Prüfbehörde' as control authority. 

Financing 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

On  the  basis  of  the  application  from  Germany,  the  proposed  contribution  from  the 
EGF  to  the  coordinated  package  of  personalised  services  is  EUR 8 308 555, 
representing 65 % of the total cost. The Commission's proposed allocation under the 
Fund is based on the information made available by Germany. 

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.  

29. 

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  

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30. 

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. 

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 
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 8 308 555  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/2010/018 DE/Heidelberger Druckmaschinen 
from Germany) 

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 
management6, 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  Fund7, 
and in particular Article 12(3) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission8, 

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. 

Germany submitted an application to mobilise the EGF, in respect of redundancies in 
the enterprise Heidelberger Druckmaschinen on 27 May 2010 and supplemented it by 
additional  information  up  to  1  July  2010.  This  application  complies  with  the 
requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of 

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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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Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006.  The  Commission,  therefore,  proposes  to  mobilise  an 
amount of EUR 8 308 555. 

(5) 

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

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 8 308 555 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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