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/2010/004 PL/Wielkopolskie Automotive from Poland)
Date: 2010-10-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, Poland, budgetary discipline (EU), budgetary procedure, commitment of expenditure, dismissal, financial management, fund (EU), globalisation, interinstitutional agreement, reintegration into working life

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 29.10.2010 
COM(2010) 616 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/2010/004 
PL/Wielkopolskie Automotive from Poland) 

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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,  Poland  submitted  application  EGF/2010/004  PL/Wielkopolskie 
Automotive  for  a  financial  contribution  from  the  EGF,  following  redundancies  in  two 
enterprises  operating  in  the  NACE  Revision  2  Division  29  (manufacture  of  motor  vehicles, 
trailers and semi-trailers)3 in the NUTS II region Wielkopolskie (PL41) in Poland. 

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/2010/004 
Poland 
(b) 
SEWS Polska Sp. z o.o.; Leoni Autokabel Polska Sp. z o.o. 
Wielkopolskie (PL41) 
29 (manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers) 
1/3/2009 to 30/11/2009 
11/5/2009 
5/2/2010 
1 104 
590 
926 345 
47 620 
4,8 
973 965 
633 077 

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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 6 July 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. 

Poland  argues  that  the  redundancies  in  the  automotive  sector  can  be  directly 
attributed to the global financial and economic crisis. It cites statistics showing that 
in  2008  and  2009  there  were  reductions  in  the  number  of  registrations  of  new 
passenger cars in Europe by about 8 % and 6,6 % respectively. 

As  a  significant  part  (ca.  EUR 17,6 billion  per  year)  of  the  Polish  automotive 
industry production is exported, mainly within the EU, a drop in demand abroad has 
a strong impact on the manufacturing companies in Poland. As a result of the above-
mentioned  trend,  in  the  first  half  of  2009  production  of  cars  in  Poland  was  only 
48,7 % of the production in the corresponding period in 2008, and in the truck sector, 
production was only 27 % of the production in the corresponding period in 2008.  

The economic and financial crisis caused a fall in sales and orders, not only for new 
cars  but  also  for  their  components,  thus  reducing  employment  in  many  sub-
contractors,  and  leading  in  some  cases  to  their  bankruptcy.  At  the  same  time,  the 
scale of redundancies in the automobile  manufacturers and their suppliers has been 
lesser  than  the  decline  in  production,  because  employers  are  reluctant  to  dismiss 
workers, fearing that after the crisis they will have difficulty in re-recruiting highly 
qualified  personnel.  Polish  entrepreneurs  seek  to  minimise  costs  while  protecting 
their employees, sending them on holidays and training during the period of reduced 
production, which allowed the preservation of work for a large part of their staff, but 
also allowed for a rapid increase in production when demand growth.  

For less qualified workers, however, and particularly those on short-term contracts, 
the  situation  has  been  more  difficult.  Many  employers  have  sought  to  cut  costs  by 
ceasing production temporarily and dismissing workers on short-term contracts. The 
use of temporary workers by automotive companies was caused by the seasonality of 
production and the emergence of short-term contracts. Nevertheless, because of the 
decline in world demand for automotive products, some of the Polish manufacturers 
were forced in addition to lay off some of their permanent employees.  

As a result of the global crisis the number of persons employed in the private sector 
in  Poland  has  decreased  by  2,1 %  (or  by  118 000).  However,  the  decrease  in 
employment in the automotive industry has been more severe. At the end of the first 
half of 2009, the number of employees in the industry was 179 000, or about 16,4 % 
(or 35 000) less than in the same period in 2008. The automotive industry accounted 
for 29,7 % of the number of workers who lost their jobs in the first half of 2009 in 
the private sector. This is in line with general observed trends, as shown, inter alia, in 
the  OECD  Economic  Outlook  No.  86,  November  2009,  that  the  economic  cycle  in 
the automotive industry is consistent with the cycle of the whole economy, but has a 
greater  amplitude  of  fluctuation  than  the  economy  as  a  whole  or  the  whole 

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manufacturing sector. Some of the manufacturers of car components are considering 
the possibility of transferring their production to African countries due to the loss of 
competitive  advantage  by  Poland,  which  will  result  in  a  further  reduction  in 
employment in the automotive industry.  

With  respect  to  the  firms  covered  by  the  application,  the  SEWS  Polska  Production 
Plant  consolidated  its  production  in  its  plant  in  Leszno  (also  in  Poland),  and  in 
Romania. Leoni Autokabel Polska moved its activities out of the EU to Ukraine. 

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

4. 

5. 

Poland  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 a NACE Revision 2 Division in one region or two contiguous 
regions at NUTS II level. 

The  application  cites  1 596  redundancies  in  the  NACE  Revision  2  Division  29 
(manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers) in the NUTS II region of 
Wielkopolskie (PL41) during the nine-month reference period from 1 March 2009 to 
30 November 2009. All of the 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 

6. 

The  Polish  authorities  argue  that  the  global  economic  and  financial  crisis  had  not 
been foreseen, and had had a severe impact on the automotive industry, as described 
above. 

Identification of the dismissing enterprises and workers targeted for assistance 

7. 

The  application  cites  a  total  of  1 104  redundancies,  in  two  unrelated  firms  in  the 
NACE Revision 2 Division 29 in Wielkopolskie during the reference period: 

Firm 
SEWS Polska Sp. z o.o. 
Leoni Autokabel Polska Sp. z o.o.
Total 

Redundancies
474
630
1 104

Poland estimates that 590 of the redundant workers will receive assistance from the 
EGF.  The  remaining  workers  are  expected  to  find  employment  through  their  own 
initiative without requiring assistance from the EGF, or to leave the labour market. 

8. 

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 

Percent 
24,6 
75,4 
100,0 
0,0 
24,7 
71,2 

Number
145
445
415
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146
420

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

Category 
Metal, machinery and related trades workers 
Machine operators and assemblers 
Office clerks 
Physical and engineering science associate 
professionals 
Physical, mathematical and engineering science 
professionals 
Other professionals 
Other craft and related trades workers 
Labourers in mining, construction, manufacturing and 
transport 
Drivers and mobile plant operators 
Sales and services elementary occupations 

Number 
329 
187 
20 
16 

Percent
55,8
31,7
3,4
2,7

12 

12 
7 
5 

1 
1 

2,0

2,0
1,2
0,8

0,2
0,2

10. 

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

11. 

The  territory  concerned  is  Wielkopolskie  voivodship  (province)  (NUTS  II  –  PL41 
Wielkopolskie);  and  in  particular  the  powiats  (county/district)  of  Ostrzeszów  (in 
NUTS III – PL416 sub-region of Kalisz), Leszno and Rawicz (in NUTS III – PL417 
sub-region of Leszno). 

Wielkopolskie  province  is  second  in  area  and  third  in  population  among  Poland's 
sixteen provinces, with an area of 29 826 square kilometres and a population of close 
to  3,4 million.  Its  capital  city  is  Poznań.  The  three  affected  districts  are  all  in  the 
southern part of the province. 

Ostrzeszów district, with an area of 772 km², has a population of 54 490 (in 2006); 
Leszno  district,  with  an  area  of  805 km²,  has  a  population  of  50 024  (in  2006); 
Rawicz district, with an area of 553 km², has a population of 59 375 (in 2006). 

12. 

The  principal  stakeholders  include  the  provincial  and  local  governments  which  are 
involved  in  the  assistance  to  the  redundant  workers,  through  the  Provincial  Labour 
Office  in  Poznań  and  the  Labour  Offices  of  the  districts  in  which  the  firms  are 
located. Also involved in providing assistance to the redundant workers are the Tax 
Office, the Department of Promotion and Development of the Commune (gmina), the 
Social Insurance Institution (ZUS), and the National Labour Inspectorate (PIP).  

13. 

The  social  partners  involved  in  the  implementation  of  the  EGF  are  the  Enterprise 
Organization  of  the  Solidarność  (Solidarity)  Trade  Union  in  the  company  SEWS 
Polska, as well as the Provincial Employment Board in Poznań, including:  

–  Employers'  organizations:  the  Wielkopolska  Chamber  of  Crafts  in  Poznań;  the 
Polish  Confederation  of  Private  Employers  Lewiatan;  Wielkopolski  Union  of 

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Private  Employers;  the  Chamber  of  Crafts  and  Entrepreneurship  in  Kalisz;  the 
Confederation  of  Polish  Employers;  the  Polish  Chamber  of  Commerce  of 
Importers,  Exporters  and  Cooperation;  the  Polish  Confederation  of  Private 
Employers Lewiatan; Wielkopolska Federation of Employers. 

–  Trade unions: Solidarność Trade Union, Region of Wielkopolska; the agriculture 
Trade  Union  Samoobrona  (Self-Defence);  Solidarność  Trade  Union,  Region  of 
Southern Wielkopolska; the All-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions; and the Forum 
for Trade Unions. 

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

14. 

Poland  expects  the  impact  of  the  redundancies  to  be  locally  significant.  The 
redundancies contributed to an increase in unemployment in the districts in question. 
The redundant workers from the two firms cited in the application made up 9 % of 
the total number of those unemployed in Leszno district, 14,8 % in Rawicz district, 
33,4 % in Ostrzeszów  district, and 1,2 % of the total number of  the unemployed in 
the province at the end of December 2009.  

The  redundant  workers  accounted  for  0,7 %  of  total  employment  in  the  district  of 
Leszno,  1,8 %  in  the  district  of  Rawicz,  3,2 %  in  the  district  of  Ostrzeszów,  and 
0,1 % of the total number of those employed in the province at the end of December 
2009. In the affected districts of the province there was a considerable increase in the 
numbers  unemployed  over  the  year  from  December  2008  to  December  2009:  by 
57,4 %  in  Leszno  district,  56,2 %  in  Rawicz  district,  and  as  much  as  87,1 %  in 
Ostrzeszów  district.  These  increases  were  higher  than  the  average  for  the  entire 
province (46,1 %).  

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 

15. 

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17. 

Poland proposes a package of five separate but coordinated measures in favour of the 
redundant  workers.  These  activities  aim  to  increase  the  activity  and  mobility  of 
redundant  workers  in  the  labour  market,  promote  entrepreneurship  amongst  the 
workers and improve their chances of finding employment, inter alia, by adapting the 
qualifications  of  those  made  redundant  to  the  needs  of  the  labour  market.  The 
measures are as follows: 

Tailor-made training and retraining: This measure consists in diagnosing the training 
needs of job seekers, covering the costs of training (including postgraduate studies), 
travel expenses or the cost of accommodation and meals offered during the training, 
covering  the  costs  of  medical  examinations  or  psychological  exams  enabling  to 
obtain  certificates,  diplomas,  certificates,  certain  professional  qualifications  or 
professional  titles,  and  the  cost  of  obtaining  the  necessary  licences  to  perform  the 
job.  It  is  estimated  that  406  workers  are  to  benefit  from  this  measure,  at  a  cost  of 
EUR 645 per worker. 

Entrepreneurship  promotion  and  aid  for  self-employment:  This  measure  consists  in 
one-off grants for start-ups, including the costs of legal assistance, consultation and 
advice on entering into business. The amount of support is limited to no more than 
six  times  the  amount  of  average  salary  and,  where  activity  is  undertaken  under  the 

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terms  of  the  social  cooperatives,  the  amount  of  funds  allocated  to  the  unemployed 
may not exceed four times the average salary for a founder of member cooperatives, 
and three times the average salary for a member joining the social cooperative after 
its  formation.  97  workers  are  estimated  to  benefit  from  this  measure,  at  a  cost  of 
EUR 4 895 per worker. 

Training allowances: For an estimated 27 workers allowances of a maximum 120 % 
of  the  rate  of  unemployment  benefit  (ca.  900 PLN  monthly)  will  be  paid  while  the 
workers  are  engaged  in  training  activities.  The  estimated  cost  is  EUR 750  per 
worker.  

Equipment  and  refitting  of  workplace:  For  employers  who  employ  a  redundant 
worker referred to him/her by the district labour office, the costs of equipment and 
refitting the workplace for that person are eligible. The amount must be specified in 
the contract between the employer and the district labour office, but may not exceed 
six times the average monthly salary. An estimated 42 workers will benefit from this 
measure at a cost of EUR 3 735 per worker. 

On  the  job  training:  For  redundant  workers  referred  by  the  PLO,  an  allowance 
equivalent  to  120 %  of  the  unemployment  benefit,  for  a  maximum  period  of  12 
months during on-the-job training may be paid as a training allowance, as specified 
in the contract with the employer. The estimated cost is EUR 1 140 per worker, and 
it is estimated that 11 workers will benefit from 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 personalised services presented by the Polish authorities are active labour market 
measures  within  the  eligible  actions  defined  by  Article  3  of  Regulation  (EC)  No 
1927/2006.  The  Polish  authorities  estimate  the  total  costs  of  these  services  at 
EUR 926 345 and the expenditure for implementing EGF at EUR 47 620 (=4,9 % of 
the  total  amount).  The  total  contribution  requested  from  the  EGF  is  EUR 633 077 
(65 % of the total costs). 

Estimated 
number of 
workers 
targeted 

Estimated cost 
per worker 
targeted 
(in EUR) 

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

18. 

19. 

20. 

21. 

22. 

Actions 

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

Training and re-training 

Aid for self-employment 

Training allowances 

Equipment and refitting of workplaces 

406

97

27

42

645 

261 870

4 895 

474 815

750 

20 250

3 735 

156 870

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On-the-job training 

11

1 140 

12 540

Sub total personalised services 

926 345

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

2 300

28 200

15 120

2 000

47 620

973 965

633 077

23. 

Poland confirms that the measures described above are complementary with actions 
funded by the Structural Funds. Poland has put in place the necessary mechanisms to 
ensure financial separation of actions carried out by the EGF and the structural funds 
as well as to eliminate any risk of double funding. 

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

24. 

Poland started the personalised services to the affected workers  included in the co-
ordinated package proposed for co-financing to the EGF, on 11 May 2009. 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 

25. 

At  the  meeting  of  the  provincial  Commission  for  Social  Dialogue  in  Poznań  on  29 
December 2009, the Monitoring Team for the labour market and economic situation 
in Wielkopolskie discussed the possibility of support from the EGF for the workers 
made redundant in the three affected districts. 

At the meeting of the provincial Employment Board in Poznan on 17 February 2010 
the purpose of the EGF was discussed, along with the possibility of its intervention in 
Wielkopolskie  and  forms  of  support  as  provided  for  in  the  application  for  the 
financial  contribution  from  the  EGF  in  favour  of  the  workers  made  redundant  by 
SEWS Polska and Leoni Autokabel Polska. 

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

26. 

As regards the criteria contained in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006, the 
Polish 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 under points 15 to 24 above do not 

receive assistance from other Community financial instruments. 

Management and control systems  

27. 

Poland 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 Poland. 

Financing 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31. 

On the basis of the application from Poland, the proposed contribution from the EGF 
to  the  coordinated  package  of  personalised  services  is  EUR 633 077,  representing 
65 %  of  the  total  cost.  The  Commission's  proposed  allocation  under  the  Fund  is 
based on the information made available by Poland. 

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.  

32. 

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  

33. 

In  the  current  state  of  implementation,  it  is  foreseeable  that  the  payment 
appropriations available in 2010 under the budget line 01.0404 "Competitiveness and 

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Innovation  Framework  Programme  -  Entrepreneurship  and  innovation  programme" 
will not be fully used this year. 

34. 

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 633 077 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/2010/004 
PL/Wielkopolskie Automotive from Poland) 

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 
management5, 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  Fund6, 
and in particular Article 12(3) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission7, 

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. 

Poland submitted an application to mobilise the EGF in respect of redundancies in two 
enterprises  operating  in  NACE  Revision  2  Division  29  (manufacture  of  motor 
vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers) in the NUTS II region of Wielkopolskie (PL41) on 
5  February  2010  and  supplemented  it  by  additional  information  up  to  6  July  2010. 
This  application  complies  with  the  requirements  for  determining  the  financial 

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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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contributions  as  laid  down  in  Article  10  of  Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006.  The 
Commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 633 077. 

(5) 

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

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 633 077 
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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