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/2010/029 NL/Zuid-Holland and Utrecht Division 18 from the Netherlands)
Date: 2011-06-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, Netherlands, budgetary procedure, commitment of expenditure, dismissal, financial management, interinstitutional agreement

EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 28.6.2011 
COM(2011) 388 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/2010/029 NL/Zuid-Holland and Utrecht 
Division 18 from the Netherlands) 

 
 
  
 
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  20  December  2010,  the  Netherlands  submitted  application  EGF/2010/029  NL/Zuid-
Holland  and  Utrecht  Division  18  for  a  financial  contribution  from  the  EGF,  following 
redundancies in 52 enterprises operating in the NACE Revision 2 Division 18 ('Printing and 
reproduction  of  recorded  media')3  in  the  NUTS  II  regions  of  Zuid-Holland  (NL33)  and 
Utrecht (NL31) in the Netherlands. 

This  application  is  part  of  a  package  of  four  interrelated  applications,  all  of  which  concern 
redundancies in six different NUTS II regions in the Netherlands in enterprises operating in 
the printing and reproduction of recorded media sector. 

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 regions 

NACE Revision 2 Division 

Reference period 
Starting date for the personalised services 
Application date 
Redundancies during the reference period 
Redundant workers targeted for support 
Expenditure for personalised services (EUR) 

EGF/2010/029 
Netherlands 
(b) 
52 
Zuid-Holland (NL33) 
Utrecht (NL31)  
18 ('Printing and reproduction of 
recorded media') 
16.1.2010 – 16.10.2010 
16.1.2010 
20.12.2010 
800 
800 
3 912 589 

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OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1. 
OJ L 406, 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, 30.12.2006, p. 1). 

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Expenditure for implementing EGF4 (EUR) 
Expenditure for implementing EGF (%) 
Total budget (EUR) 
EGF contribution (65 %) (EUR) 

163 024 
4,0 
4 075 613 
2 649 148 

1. 

2. 

The  application  was  presented  to  the  Commission  on  20  December  2010  and 
supplemented by additional information up to 3 March 2011. 

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 global financial and 
economic  crisis,  the  Netherlands  argues  that  the  economic  crisis  resulted  in  a 
substantial decrease in demand for the graphic media industry. As a consequence the 
turnover in the graphic industry decreased by 8,6 % in 2009. The orders from other 
economic sectors for printed advertising material, which represents 35 % of the total 
turnover of the printing and publishing sector, decreased dramatically between 2008 
and 2009 due to the reduction of budgets for media and advertising activities induced 
by  the  economic  crisis.  The  application  cites  several  examples.  In  the  construction 
industry, the budget for information and publicity was cut by 36,8 % following the 
start  of  the  crisis;  in  the  financial  sector  by  33,2 %  and  in  consumer  electronics  by 
30,6 %. In addition, the economic crisis negatively affected demand for various types 
of  printed  media  material:  in  2009,  demand  for  popular  magazines  decreased  by 
25,7 %,  for  newspapers  by  24,4 %,  for  commercial  newspapers  distributed  free  of 
charge by 10,54 % and for professional magazines by 23,4 %. 

In  its  assessment  on  EGF  applications  related  to  the  same  sector  and  regions5,  the 
Commission has already stated the impact of the economic and financial crisis on the 
enterprises  operating  in  the  NACE  Revision  2  Division  18  ('Printing  and 
reproduction  of  recorded  media')  in  the  NUTS  II  regions  of  Zuid-Holland  and 
Utrecht. 

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

5. 

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The Netherlands 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. 

In accordance with the third paragraph of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. 
COM(2010)529.  Proposal  for  a  Decision  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  on  the 
mobilisation  of  the  European  Globalisation  Adjustment  Fund  […]  application  EGF/2009/027 
NL/Noord-Brabant and Zuid-Holland Division 18 and COM (2010) 530. Proposal for a Decision of the 
European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment 
Fund […] application EGF/2009/026 NL/Noord-Holland and Utrecht Division 18. 

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6. 

The  application  cites  800  redundancies  in  52  enterprises  operating  in  the  NACE 
Revision 2 Division 18 ('Printing and reproduction of recorded media')6 in the NUTS 
II  regions  of  Zuid-Holland  (NL33)  and  Utrecht  (NL31)  during  the  nine-month 
reference  period  from  16  January  2010  to  16  October  2010.  Of  these  redundancies 
288  occurred  in  six  enterprises  and  were  calculated  in  accordance  with  the  first 
indent  of  the  second  paragraph  of  Article  2  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  1927/2006.  A 
further  512  redundancies  occurred  in  46  enterprises  and  were  calculated  in 
accordance with the second indent of the same paragraph. 

Explanation of the unforeseen nature of those redundancies 

7. 

The Dutch authorities argue that the financial and economic crisis and its impact on 
the sector could not have been foreseen. The application states that before the crisis 
the  printing  and  publishing  industry  in  the  Netherlands  went  through  an  expensive 
restructuring process in order to remain competitive with enterprises from outside the 
EU. The sector was transformed from a demand driven to a supply oriented industry 
which meant a great deal of effort to prepare employees for the new way of working. 
The  current  crisis  bears  the  risk  of  cancelling  out  the  benefits  of  the  heavy 
investments and efforts made by the sector. 

Identification of the dismissing enterprises and workers targeted for assistance 

8. 

The application relates to 800 redundancies (all of whom are targeted for assistance) 
in the following 52 entreprises: 

Enterprises and number of dismissals 

Drukkerij Groen te Leiden 

Den Haag Media Groep Rijswijk 

Alphense Drukkerij, Alphen ad Rijn 

Boekbinderij Bentveld BV, 
Zoetermeer 

Jansen Binders BV, Leiden 

United Graphics BV, Zoetermeer 

Molier Specials BV, Rijswijk 

Handelsdrukkerij T. de Vries BV, 
Ridderkerk 

Van Marle Drukkerij, Moerkapelle 
ZH 

Alkemade Printing BV, Lisse  

Drukkerij Stimuka BV, Rijswijk 

Binderij Bruystens BV, Rotterdam  

7 

86 

9 

8 

65 

48 

8 

12 

Phytalis, Leidschendam 

Schorel Drukkerij BV, Spijk 

Stadtman BV, Delft 

TDS Printmaildata, Schiedam 

TDS Schiedam, Schiedam 

Thieme Media Services BV , Delft 

Drukkerij Sonneveld, s Gravenzande 
ZH 

Binderij Afco Delcour BV, 
Nieuwegein 

3 

Studio 01 BV, Soest  

16 

21 

19 

Budde Grafimedia, Nieuwegein 

Pfaff Grafische Bindwerken BV, 
Woerden  

Drukkerij Van Amerongen BV, 
Amersfoort 

De Groot Drukkerij BV, Goudriaan 

3 

Biegelaar, Maarssen 

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1 

1 

1 

1 

12 

41 

61 

2 

4 

24 

2 

35 

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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, 30.12.2006, p. 1). 

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Enterprises and number of dismissals 

Koninklijke De Swart BV, 's-
Gravenhage  

71 

Plantijn Casparie IJsselstein 

Thieme Media Center BV, Rotterdam 

137 

Plantijn Casparie Nieuwegein 

Media Balance, Capelle 

Ark Print, Rotterdam 

Drukkerij van den Ende, R’dam, 
Zoetermeer 

Drukkerij van Deventer, ’s 
Gravenhage 

Drukkerij de Eendracht, Schiedam 

Drukkerij Dekkers BV, Dordrecht 

Drukkerij N. van der Heijden, Rhoon 

Grafisch Bedr. 
Kapsenbergvanwaesberge BV, 
Rotterdam  

Micro Format Systems BV, Lisse 

Neroc BV, Capelle ad IJssel 

Oranje van Loon, Den Haag 
Total enterprises: 52 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

KienLabel BV, Nieuwegein 

Kerckebos Grafische Communicatie, 
Zeist 

Waanders Drukkers/Uitg. 

Drukkerij Linea Recta, Utrecht 

Boekbinderij Mirenta BV, Den Haag 

Bopack Etiketten Zeist 

Vogelaar Verzenders BV, IJsselstein 

Drukkerij Zuidam BV, Woerden 

29 

Drukkerij Ridderhof, Vlaardingen 

Veldwijk Van Loon Graf. Bedr. BV, 
Waddinxveen 

RotoSmeets, Utrecht 

Total dismissals: 800 

1 

1 

1 

32 

18 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

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 
> 64 years old 

Number
520
280
752
48
144
440
200
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10. 

11. 

Of the targeted workers 32 are disabled. 

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

Category 
Manager 
Professional 
Technicians 
Clerical support workers 
Service and sales workers 
Plant 
assemblers 

and  machine  operators 

and 

Number
56
160
168
96
96
224

Percent 
65,0 
35,0 
94,0 
6,0 
18,0 
55,0 
25,0 
2,0 

Percent 
7,0 
20,0 
21,0 
12,0 
12,0 
28,0 

12. 

In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006, the Netherlands has 
confirmed  that  a  policy  of  equality  between  women  and  men  as  well  as  non-

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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  covers  the  provinces  Zuid-Holland  and  Utrecht.  Both 
provinces  belong  to  the  Randstad,  the  most  densely  populated  area  in  the 
Netherlands. The economic situation of both provinces deteriorated in 2009 and its 
economic  growth  was  negative  (-3,2 %)  compared  with  the  previous  year.  Of  the 
almost  2 000  graphic  media  enterprises  in  the  Netherlands  26,8 %  are  located  in 
these  two  provinces  (18,1 %  in  Zuid-Holland  and  8,7 %  in  Utrecht)  and  represent 
24,1 % (14,9 % and 9,2 % respectively) of the jobs in the graphic media sector. 

The main authorities concerned are the Ministry for Social Affairs and Employment 
(SZW)  and  the  Training  Fund  for  the  graphics  and  media  sector  (A&O  Fonds 
Grafimedia)  on  behalf  of  Raad  for  Overleg  in  de  Grafimedia  Branche-ROGB 
(Council  for  consultation  in  the  graphics  and  media  sector).  Other  relevant 
stakeholders  are  the  Institute  for  creative  industry  (GOC);  the  public  organisation 
responsible for allowances (UWV werkbedrijf); UWV mobility centre; ROC Midden 
Nederland,  ROC  Mondriaan  (government  vocational  training  centres  at  regional 
level)  and  the  Grafisch  Lyceum  Rotterdam;  the  organisation  for  SMEs  (MKB-
ondernemingen);  the  social  partner  organisations:  FNV  Kiem  (trade  union),  CNV 
Media  (trade  union),  Koninklijk  Verbond  van  Grafische  Ondernemingen-KVGO 
(employers'  organisation)  for  the  districts  Gelderland/Utrecht,  Den  Haag  and 
Rotterdam; and NUV (employers' organisation). 

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

15. 

During 2008 and 2009 employment in the graphic media enterprises located in Zuid-
Holland contracted by 14 % while in enterprises located in the province of Utrecht it 
contracted  by  20 %.  The  Dutch  authorities  argue  that  the  redundancies  in  the 
graphics  sector  will  aggravate  the  unemployment  situation,  which  has  already 
deteriorated  as  a  result  of  the  economic  and  financial  crisis:  the  number  of  people 
searching for a job increased by 16,1 % between February 2009 and February 2010 
in Zuid-Holland, for Utrecht the increase was 16,3 % for the same period. Moreover, 
as there are service companies and suppliers which are extremely dependent on the 
graphic  media  industry  the  risk  of  bankruptcies  is  high  and  could  cause  further 
problems in the future, even after the crisis. 

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. They will be offered to the dismissed workers through a mobility 
centre, called Creative Career Centre (C3). 

Preparatory activities 

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–  Intake  and  registration:  This  covers  an  initial  interview  in  order  to  register  the 

dismissed worker and to identify the most suitable types of measures. 

–  Information  and  helpdesk:  This  relates  to  collective  meetings  and  a  helpdesk 
function  to  provide  information  to  the  dismissed  workers  about  the  available 
measures. 

Counselling 

–  Work 

to  work  counselling:  This 

job  accompaniment  covers  an 
job 
individualised programme including screening, the establishment of a career and 
vocational action plan, labour market orientation and initial counselling at the new 
workplace. 

to 

–  Outplacement:  This  seeks  to  give  active  support  to  dismissed  workers  in  their 

exploration of new job opportunities. 

–  Job interview training: This covers the analysis of available job vacancies, support 
for  the  drafting  of  a  CV  and  an  application  letter  and  preparation  for  job 
interviews. 

–  Guidance for starting one's own company: The accompaniment towards business 
creation  seeks  to  assist  dismissed  workers  who  envisage  creating  their  own 
business. This covers the provision of legal advice, assistance for the elaboration 
of a business plan, support on administrative requirements. 

Training 

–  'Education':  This  covers  vocational  training  and  re-training,  management  and 
social skills training and specific technical re-training for workers whose technical 
training has become obsolete. 

–  Recognition  of  prior  experience  (APL):  This  covers  the  evaluation  of  prior 
knowledge  and  experience  of  individual  workers  as  well  as  the  identification  of 
areas where further training is required. 

17. 

18. 

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

The personalised services presented by the Dutch authorities are active labour market 
measures  within  the  eligible  actions  defined  by  Article  3  of  Regulation  (EC)  No 
1927/2006.  The  Dutch  authorities  estimate  the  total  costs  of  these  services  at 
EUR 3 912 589  and  the  expenditure  for  implementing  the  EGF  at  EUR 163 024 
(4,0 %  of  the  total  amount).  The  total  contribution  requested  from  the  EGF  is 
EUR 2 649 148 (65 % of the total costs). 

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Actions 

Estimated 
number of 
workers 
targeted 

Estimated 
cost per 
worker 
targeted 
(EUR) 

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

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

Intake and registration 

Information and helpdesk 

WTW counselling 

Outplacement 

Job interview training 

Guidance for starting one's own company 

Education 

Recognition of prior experience (APL): 

Sub total personalised services 

800

800

280

240

240

40

336

80

193 

86 

154 716

68 763

3 672 

1 028 293

4 475 

1 073 988

1 418 

4 657 

2 492 

2 782 

340 376

186 304

837 530

222 619

3 912 589

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

Management 

Information and publicity 

Control activities 

Sub total expenditure for implementing EGF 

Total estimated costs 

EGF contribution (65 % of total costs) 

* Totals do not tally due to rounding 

40 756

40 756

81 512

163 024

4 075 613

2 649 148

19. 

The  Netherlands  confirms  that  the  measures  described  above  are  complementary 
with  actions  funded  by  the  Structural  Funds.  ESF  measures  are  available  only  for 
workers in employment while EGF actions aim to bring back to employment workers 
already  made  redundant.  The  managing  authority  for  the  EGF,  which  is  also 
managing authority for the ESF, has put in place the necessary control procedures 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 

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20. 

The Netherlands started the personalised services to the affected workers included in 
the co-ordinated package proposed for co-financing to the EGF on 16 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  social  partners  were  consulted  through  the  Foundation  Labour  Market  and 
Training  Fund  for  the  graphics  and  media  sector  (Arbeids  &  Opleidingsfonds 
Grafimedia  branche),  which  in  the  light  of  the  crisis  agreed  on  the  creation  of  a 
mobility  centre  for  the  sector  named  C3  (Creative  Career  Centre).  The  aim  of  this 
mobility  centre  is  to  coordinate  the  various  active  labour  market  measures  in 
consultation with the social partners. 

22. 

The Dutch authorities confirmed that the requirements laid down in national and EU 
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 
Dutch 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 EU financial instruments. 

Management and control systems  

24. 

The Netherlands 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  the  Netherlands.  The  Agency  for  Social  Affairs  and 
Employment  (Agentschap  SZW)  will  be  the  intermediate  body  for  the  managing 
authority. 

Financing 

25. 

26. 

On the basis of the application from the Netherlands, the proposed contribution from 
the  EGF  to  the  coordinated  package  of  personalised  services  is  EUR 2 649 148, 
representing 65 % of the total cost. The Commission's proposed allocation under the 
Fund is based on the information made available by the Netherlands. 

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 

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28. 

total  amount  referred  to  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  Interinstitutional 
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 2011 
the 
budget  specific  payment  appropriations,  as  required 
Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006. 

in  Point  28  of 

Source of payment appropriations  

30. 

An  amount  of  EUR 5 306 313  remains  available  on  the  EGF  Budget  line  04.0501 
after adoption by both arms of the Budgetary Authority of three Decisions totalling 
an  amount  of  EUR 10 371 321,  and  taking  into  account  the  seven  cases  currently 
discussed  by  the  Budgetary  Authority  for  a  total  amount  of  EUR 31 931 316.  This 
available amount will be used to cover the amount of EUR 2 649 148 needed for the 
present application. 

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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/2010/029 NL/Zuid-Holland and Utrecht 
Division 18 from the Netherlands) 

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 
management7, 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  Fund8, 
and in particular Article 12(3) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission9, 

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. 

The  Netherlands  submitted  an  application  to  mobilise  the  EGF,  in  respect  of 
redundancies  in  52  enterprises  operating  in  the  NACE  Revision  2  Division  18 
('Printing  and  reproduction  of  recorded  media')  in  the  NUTS  II  regions  of  Zuid-

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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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Holland  (NL33)  and  Utrecht  (NL31),  on  20  December  2010  and  supplemented  it  by 
additional  information  up  to  3  March  2011.  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 2 649 148. 

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

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 

Article 1 

For  the  general  budget  of  the  European  Union  for  the  financial  year  2011,  the  European 
Globalisation  Adjustment  Fund  (EGF)  shall  be  mobilised  to  provide  the  sum  of 
EUR 2 649 148 in commitment and payment appropriations. 

Article 2 

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

Done at [Brussels/Strasbourg], 

For the European Parliament 
The President 

For the Council 
The President 

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