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/2010/006 PL/H.Cegielski-Poznań from Poland)
Date: 2010-11-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, Poland, budgetary procedure, commitment of expenditure, dismissal, financial management, fund (EU), globalisation, interinstitutional agreement, ratification of an agreement, reintegration into working life, shipbuilding

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 5.11.2010 
COM(2010) 631 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/2010/006 PL/H.Cegielski-Poznań 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 8 March 2010, Poland submitted application EGF/2010/006 PL/H.Cegielski-Poznań for a 
financial contribution from the EGF, following redundancies in H. Cegielski-Poznań and four 
of its suppliers. 

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 
- in the main enterprise 
- in the suppliers and downstream producers 
Redundancies before the reference period 
Redundancies 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/2010/006 
Poland 
(a) 
H. Cegielski-Poznań 
4 
1.9.2009 – 1.1.2010 
3.11.2009 
8.3.2010 
550 
371 
179 
75 
33 
658 
189 
163 700 
12 070 
6,9 
175 770 
114 250 

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The  application  was  presented  to  the  Commission  on  8  March  2010  and 
supplemented by additional information up to 10 August 2010. 

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. 

5. 

In order to establish the link between the redundancies and the global financial and 
economic crisis, Poland explains that H.Cegielski-Poznań is a manufacturer of two-
stroke  diesel  engines  used  to  drive  ships,  and  also  used  at  power  plants.  It  also 
produces  radial  air  blowers,  piston  and  rotary  compressors.  The  core  business  of 
H.Cegielski-Poznań is the manufacture of marine diesel engines under licences from 
MAN Burmeister & Wain and Wärtsilä Switzerland Ltd (the licences are valid until 
the  end  of  2012).  H.Cegielski-Poznań  is  the  only  Polish  manufacturer  of  marine 
engines,  and  its  production  is  closely  linked  to  the  condition  of  the  European 
shipbuilding industry, particularly that of Germany and Denmark. 

CESA  (the  Community  of  European  Shipyards  Association)  has  prepared  a 
Guestimate  on  World  Shipbuilding  Requirements  until  2014,  which  states  that  the 
global financial crisis had changed several of the conditions and expectations for the 
future  development of the market.  A combination of factors brought about reduced 
shipbuilding requirements and by the end of 2008 / beginning of 2009, the placement 
of new orders came to an almost complete halt. In addition, about 10 % of new ship 
orders  are  expected  to  be  cancelled.  Several  of  the  ships  on  order  will  have  their 
delivery dates postponed. 

CESA  estimates  that  some  30 %  of  the  fleet  in  2011  will  be  surplus  and  that 
therefore  some  53  million  deadweight  tons  (dwt)  out  of  a  total  orderbook  of  566 
million  dwt  will  be  cancelled.  Already,  the  crisis  has  caused  a  high  number  of 
inactive ships and ships operating at slow speeds around the world. In the future, the 
shipbuilding industry is expected to move to low cost areas, mainly in Asia, which 
have been increasing their market share spectacularly in the years leading up to the 
crisis (source : Lloyds Register Fairplay, as quoted by CESA). It is therefore unlikely 
that the companies concerned by this application could potentially return to normal 
production at the end of the crisis. 

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

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7. 

Poland  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 or downstream producers. 

The  application  cites  550  redundancies  in  H.Cegielski-Poznań  and  four  of  its 
suppliers during the reference period from 1 September 2009 to 1 January 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 

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8. 

The  Polish  authorities  argue  that  the  severity  of  the  global  credit  crisis  and  the 
resultant impact on the financial markets was impossible to predict. Even though the 
EU share of the world shipbuilding market had been declining for some years (from 
24,0 %  in  2001  to  14,8 %  in  2008  according  to  CGT),  this  decline  accelerated 
abruptly when the global financial and economic crisis struck, with the EU share of 
global ship production down to from 14,8 % in 2008 to 8,1 % by 31 August 2009. 

Identification of the dismissing enterprises and workers targeted for assistance 

9. 

The application cites a total of 550 redundancies in H.Cegielski-Poznań and four of 
its suppliers during the four-month reference period. Including a further 108 workers 
made  redundant  before  and  after  the  reference  period,  the  break-down  of  the  total 
number of 658 workers is: 

Company 
H.Cegielski-Poznań 
H.Cegielski-Logocentrum Sp. z o.o. 
H.Cegielski-Remocentrum Sp. z o.o. 
Arwimont Spółdzielnia Pracy 
Sulzer Chemtech Polska Sp. z o.o. 

Number Method 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 

371
25
35
15
212

10. 

Of  this  total  of  658  workers,  189  are  targeted  for  assistance.  The  469  workers  not 
targeted  had  not  registered  as  unemployed  at  their  local  labour  office  and  are 
therefore assumed to have either already found a new job or started self-employment, 
or emigrated or retired. 

11. 

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 
> 64 years old 

Number
156
33
189
0
7
154
28
0

Percent 
82,5 
17,5 
100,0 
0,0 
3,7 
81,5 
14,8 
0 

One worker has a long-standing health problem / disability. 

12. 

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

and 

engineering 

Category 
Corporate Managers 
Physical,  mathematical 
science professionals 
Other professionals 
Physical  and  engineering  science  associate 
professionals 
Other associate professionals 
Office clerks 
Customer service clerks 
Extraction and building trade workers 

Number Percent 
3,7 
13,2 

7
25

4
17

8
13
2
7

2,1 
9,0 

4,2 
6,9 
1,1 
3,7 

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Metal, machinery and related trades workers 
Precision,  handicraft,  printing  and  related 
trades workers 
Stationary plant and related operators 
Machine operators and assemblers 
Drivers and mobile plant operators 
Labourers 
mining, 
manufacturing and transport 
Total 

construction, 

in 

77
2

1
12
6
8

40,8 
1,1 

0,5 
6,3 
3,2 
4,2 

189

100,0 

13. 

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 

14. 

15. 

The  redundancies  which  occurred  in  H.Cegielski-Poznań  are  located  in  the  city  of 
Poznań as well as Poviat of Poznań, where the rate of unemployment has been lower 
than  in  the  rest  of  Poland  (3,3 %  as  against  9,1 %  in  Wielkopolskie  as  a  whole,  or 
11,9 % in Poland). At the same time, unemployment in the area has risen much more 
steeply in the affected area, where the numbers of unemployed have almost doubled 
(+89 %) from 7 942 at the end of 2008 to 15 024 at the end of 2009. This increase 
was  considerably  higher  than  that  for  Wielkopolskie  Voivodship  (+46 %)  or  for 
Poland as a whole (+28 %). 

In the area concerned, support to persons affected by group lay-offs is provided by 
the  Marshal  of  the  Wielkopolskie  Voivodship,  the  office  of  the  Deputy  Mayor  of 
Poznań, and the Voivodship and Poviat Labour Offices in Poznań. A partner in the 
project  is  the  Poznań  Voivodship  Employment  Council,  including  both  employer 
organisations and trade unions active in the region. 

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

16. 

At  the  same  time  when  the  redundancies  of  H.Cegielski-Poznań  were  being  felt  in 
the  labour  market  of  Poznań  city  and  Poviat,  the  number  of  job  offers  was 
decreasing,  with  reduced  chances  for  new  jobs  for  workers  made  redundant. 
Employers  had  to  reduce  operating  costs  (particularly  related  to  staff)  in  order  to 
carry on during the difficult economic situation. According to information presented 
by  the  PLO  in  Poznań,  in  the  year  2009  (in  the  territory  concerned)  job  offers 
concerned  mainly  such  sectors  as:  trade,  financial  services,  protection  of  property, 
construction  industry  and  services.  Hence,  taking  into  account  the  categories  of 
workers made redundant from H.Cegielski-Poznań and its suppliers and downstream 
producers  (mainly  metal,  machinery  and  related  trades),  this  group  would  have 
slimmer  chances  of  finding  a  new  job  matching  their  previous  qualifications.  The 
application therefore focuses on supporting the workers in retraining.  

17. 

At the end of March 2009 in Poznań city and Poviat, the number of working persons 
was  about  441 000.  The  658  redundancies  in  H.Cegielski-Poznań  and  its  suppliers 
and downstream producers represent 0,15 % of the working population, but 3,8 % of 
those registered as unemployed. The impact of these redundancies on the local labour 
market is thus rather visible.  

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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 

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21. 

As a first step in providing assistance to the workers within their period of notice, the 
Poviat  Labour  Office  organised  a  meeting  at  the  company  H.Cegielski-Poznań.  At 
this meeting, workers to be made redundant were provided with detailed information 
about  forms  of  assistance  available  to  them  and  were  asked,  by  means  of  a 
questionnaire, what types of assistance they wished to receive. Based on the results, a 
timetable  for  the  provision  of  the  personalised  measures  for  each  worker  was 
proposed. 

Secondly,  upon  registration  at  the  Poviat  Labour  Office,  each  worker  was  advised 
individually  by  job  market  specialists.  During  these  meetings,  workers’  job 
expectations  were  verified,  taking  into  account  their  qualifications,  acquired  work 
experience, local labour market demand and the opinion of an occupational medical 
doctor concerning their health. In most cases, an additional individual meeting with a 
careers  officer  was  organised,  as  was  a  session  on  job-search  skills.  This  enables 
those targeted for assistance to verify their job plans, choose the most suitable forms 
of  active  labour  market  policy  (ALMP)  measures  and  gain  the  self-confidence 
needed for job search. 

As far as training is concerned, the EGF project ultimate beneficiaries take part both 
in individual and group training opportunities, including postgraduate studies. In the 
first quarter of 2010 a ‘roadmap’ for all those registered as unemployed at the PLO in 
Poznań was approved. Each worker targeted for EGF-assisted measures may benefit 
from various types of the assistance (that is, can take more than one measure). 

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

–  Tailor-made  training  and  retraining:  This  includes  diagnosing  training  needs  of 
job-seekers, covering the costs of training (including postgraduate studies), travel 
expenses  or  the  cost  of  accommodation  and  meals  provided  during  the  training, 
covering the costs of medical or psychological examinations enabling the workers 
to obtain certificates, diplomas, certain qualifications or professional titles, and the 
cost of obtaining the necessary licenses to perform the job. 

–  Aid  to  self-employment:  This  consists  of  a  one-off  grants  for  business  start-ups, 
including the costs of legal assistance, consultation and advice on registering the 
business.  The  grant  can  amount  to  no  more  than  six  times  the  national  average 
salary. Where the activity is undertaken under the terms of the social cooperatives, 
the  amount  allocated  to  the  redundant  worker  may  not  exceed  four  times  the 
average  salary  for  a  founder  member,  or  three  times  the  average  salary  for  a 
member joining the social cooperative after its foundation. 

–  Training allowances: This includes scholarships for the people referred to training. 

22. 

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. 

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23. 

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 163 700  and  the  expenditure  for  implementing  EGF  at  EUR 12 070  (6,9 %  of 
the  total  amount).  Given  the  small  size  of  the  total  budget,  this  higher  level  is 
acceptable. The total contribution requested from the EGF is EUR 114 250 (65 % of 
the total costs). 

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Actions 

Estimated 
number of 
workers 
targeted 

Estimated cost 
per worker 
targeted 
(in EUR) 

Total costs 
(EGF and 
national 
cofinancing) 
(in EUR) 

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

Training and re-training 

Aid for self-employment 

Training allowances 

Sub total personalised services 

134

18

134

350 

5 000 

200 

46 900

90 000

26 800

163 700

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) 

1 650

5 250

4 170

1 000

12 070

175 770

114 250

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25. 

Poland confirms that the measures described above are complementary with actions 
funded by the Structural Funds. The ESF will, in particular, support the workers, if 
need  be,  with  complementary  long-term  measures.  It  will  also  focus  on  supporting 
other persons in the immediate environment of the EGF-supported persons, who may 
also  be  affected  by  adverse  effects  of  the  lay-offs.  The  Poviat  Labour  Offices, 
entrusted with the active labour market policy measures proposed in this package, are 
also responsible for some of the ESF-funded measures. For optimum effect, they will 
strive  to  complement  the  main  forms  of  support  (from  EGF,  ESF  and  national 
sources) in the customised service package. 

Some of the  employees affected by layoffs have already taken part  in reintegration 
projects  co-financed  by  the  ESF.  Fifty  persons  dismissed  from  H.Cegielski-Poznań 
took  advantage  of  the  “Outplacement  --  Your  Opportunity”  project  co-financed  by 
the ESF and organised by Wielkopolska Agencja Rozwoju Przedsiębiorczości Sp. z 
o.o.  In  addition,  persons  planning  to  set  up  a  business  of  their  own  attended  the 
course organised by WARP and co-financed by the ESF and entitled “ABC of How 
to Set up  Your Own Business”. The  training was attended by 20 persons of the 50 
who had participated in the initial training.  

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27. 

Poznań  Centre  for  Continuous  and  Practical  Education  offered  the  project  “Man  -- 
The Best Investment -- Confirm Your Skills” co-financed by the ESF. Seven laid-off 
persons enrolled, but the project is not yet confirmed. 

Employees of Sulzer Chemtech Polska S.A., H. Cegielski - Logocentrum Sp. z o.o., 
H.  Cegielski  -  Remocentrum  Sp.  z  o.o.  and  ARWIMONT  Spółdzielnia  Pracy  have 
not received any aid co-financed by the European Social Fund. 

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

28. 

Poland  started the personalised  services  to the  affected workers  included  in  the  co-
ordinated package proposed for co-financing to the EGF, on 3 November 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 

29. 

The  EGF  as  such  was  presented  to  the  meeting  of  the  Voivodship  Employment 
Council in Poznań on 17 February 2010. This meeting also discussed the measures 
planned  as  part  of  the  co-ordinated  package  of  customised  service;  the  social 
stakeholders, including both employer organisations and trade unions were present. 

30. 

The  Polish  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 

31. 

As regards the criteria contained in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006, the 
Polish 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; 

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

from other Community financial instruments. 

Management and control systems  

32. 

Poland has notified the Commission that the financial contribution will be managed 
and controlled by the Ministry of Regional Development, Department for European 
Social  Fund  Management.  The  Intermediate  Body  will  be  the  Voivodship  Labour 
Office in Poznań, the Paying Authority will be the Ministry of Finance, Department 
of Paying Authority, and the implementing bodies will be the Poviat Labour Offices 
responsible. In this way, the EGF systems will be very similar to those of the ESF. 

Financing 

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36. 

On the basis of the application from Poland, the proposed contribution from the EGF 
to  the  co-ordinated  package  of  personalised  services  is  EUR 114 250,  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.  

37. 

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 

38. 

39. 

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 114 250 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/2010/006 PL/H.Cegielski-Poznań 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 
management4, 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  Fund5, 
and in particular Article 12(3) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission6, 

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 the 
enterprise H.Cegielski-Poznań Poland S.A., on 8 March 2010 and supplemented it by 
additional  information  up  to  10  August  2010.  This  application  complies  with  the 
requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of 
Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006.  The  Commission,  therefore,  proposes  to  mobilise  an 
amount of EUR 114 250. 

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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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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 114 250 
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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