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/2011/020 ES/Comunidad Valenciana footwear from Spain)
Date: 2012-05-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Community of Valencia, European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, collective dismissal, commitment of expenditure, economic recession, employment aid, footwear industry, reintegration into working life

EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 4.5.2012  
COM(2012) 204 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/2011/020 ES/Comunidad Valenciana footwear 
from Spain) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

Point  28  of  the  Interinstitutional  Agreement  of  17  May  2006  between  the  European 
Parliament,  the  Council  and  the  Commission  on  budgetary  discipline  and  sound  financial 
management1  allows  for  the  mobilisation  of  the  European  Globalisation  Adjustment  Fund 
(EGF)  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  28  December  2011,  Spain  submitted  application  EGF/2011/020  ES/Comunidad 
Valenciana  Footwear  for  a  financial  contribution  from  the  EGF,  following  redundancies  in 
146 enterprises operating in the NACE Revision 2 Division 15 ('Manufacture of leather and 
related products')3 in the NUTS II region of Comunidad Valenciana (ES52) in Spain. 

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

SUMMARY OF THE APPLICATION AND ANALYSIS 

Key data: 
EGF Reference no. 
Member State 
Article 2 
Enterprises concerned 
NUTS II region 

NACE Revision 2 Division 

Reference period 
Starting date for the personalised services 
Application date 
Redundancies during the reference period 
Redundant workers expected to participate in 
the measures 
Expenditure for personalised services (EUR) 
Expenditure for implementing EGF4 (EUR) 
Expenditure for implementing EGF (%) 
Total budget (EUR) 
EGF contribution (65 %) (EUR) 

EGF/2011/020 
Spain 
(b) 
146 
Comunidad Valenciana (ES52) 
15 ('Manufacture of leather and related 
products') 
25.1.2011 – 25.10.2011 
26.3.2012 
28.12.2011 
876 

350 

2 392 100 
118 000 
4,7 
2 510 100 
1 631 565 

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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). 
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  28  December  2011  and 
supplemented by additional information up to 23 February 2012. 

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. 

5. 

6. 

In order to establish the link between the redundancies and major structural changes 
in  world  trade  patterns  due  to  globalisation,  the  application  describes  the 
redundancies  in  the  Comunidad  Valenciana  region  against  a  background  of  radical 
change in the distribution of footwear production. Third countries, specifically China 
and India, increasingly dominate the world trade in footwear, and countries such as 
Vietnam and Indonesia continue to increase their share of world production. 

Spain  argues  that  according  to  available  data5  imports  of  footwear  from  non-EU 
countries  into  the  EU  increased  almost 6 %  during  the  period  2006-2009  while  EU 
exports declined by 16,4 % during the same period. As a direct consequence of the 
fall in exports the number of footwear producers in EU-27 decreased: in 2008 there 
were  only  24 000  producers  in  the  EU  while  in  2005  there  were  still  27 125.  This 
reduction (11,58 %) in the number of firms had a direct impact on employment: 78 
800  direct  jobs  --  representing  almost  20 %  of  the  total  --  were  lost  in  the  sector 
during the period 2005-2008. 

The imports of footwear in Spain also followed an upward trend, growing by almost 
20%  during  the  period  2006-2010.  However,  the  impact  of  the  imbalance  between 
imports and exports in the Spanish footwear industry was bigger than in the EU as a 
whole:  the  number  of  manufacturers  decreased  by  35,96 %  during  2006-2010  (or 
24,27 % if we consider only the period 2006-2009), as the number of firms fell from 
2 283 to 1 462. Employment therefore contracted by 31,80 % and 10 663 direct jobs 
were lost during the same period. 

The Spanish redundancies also follow the general trend in the footwear industry in 
the  EU  towards  delocalisation  to  lower-cost  non-EU  countries  of  most  of 
manufacturing  sub-processes,  keeping  within  the  EU  only  the  higher-value  tasks 
such as product design and product marketing. 

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

7. 

8. 

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

The  application  cites  876  redundancies  in  146  enterprises  operating  in  the  NACE 
Revision 2 Division 15 ('Manufacture of leather and related products') in the NUTS 

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/footwear/files/statistics/footwear_en.pdf 

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II region of Comunidad Valenciana (ES52) during the nine-month  reference period 
from  25  January  2011  to  25  October  2011.  Of  these  redundancies  862  were 
calculated in accordance with the second indent of the second paragraph of Article 2 
of  Regulation  (EC)  No  1927/2006.  A  further  14  redundancies  were  calculated  in 
accordance  with  the  third  indent  of  the  same  paragraph.  The  Commission  has 
received the confirmation required under the third indent of the second paragraph of 
Article 2(2) that this is the actual number of redundancies effected. 

Explanation of the unforeseen nature of those redundancies 

9. 

The  Spanish  authorities  argue  that  the  footwear  sector  had  already  restructured  to 
cope  with  market  liberalization,  opting  to  produce  high  value  added  items  and 
focusing on exports. During the years prior to the economic and financial crisis this 
approach  provided  them  with  sustainable  turnover.  However  the  crisis  and  the 
tightening of credit that followed put many small and medium-sized enterprises into 
serious difficulties, as they did not have sufficient financial flexibility to cope with 
the  new  situation  of  falling  exports  and  contraction  of  the  domestic  market.  This 
resulted  in  enterprise  closures:  188  enterprises  representing  16,64 %  of  the  total 
number  of  footwear  manufacturers  in  Comunidad  Valenciana  stopped  their  activity 
and closed in 2010 with the consequent job losses. 

Identification of the dismissing enterprises and workers targeted for assistance 

10. 

The application relates to 876 redundancies in the following 146 enterprises: 

ABACO SHOES S.L.  
ADDI SHOES S.L 

ADOANSA S.L 
ADORNOS LA TORRESTA S.L.U 
ADRIANO SHOES S.L.U 
AGNELLI INTERNACIONAL S.L  
ALANDA SHOES S.L  
ALFIE SHOES S.L 
ALUYTEC DEL SURESTE S.L Y 
ALUVEGA 
ANALPE SHOES S.L. 
ANTONIO ANDREU MACIÁ  
APARADOS DANISA S.L  
APARADOS CRIS S.L 
APRILE INTERNACIONAL 2002 S.L 
ARTESANIAS Y COMPLEMENTOS 
DEL CALZADO S.L 
ARTESANOS DE SAX S.L. 
ASEPYME ELDA ASOCIADOS S.L. 
ATHELETIC SPORT GROUP S.L.U 
AUXILIAR DE CALZADO RICOCHI 
S.L. 
AUXILIAR DEL CALZADO CRIMEA 
S.L 
AUXILIARES DEL CALZADO 
ANTON S.L. 
BABY PARDO S.L.U 
BESTINN SHOES S.L 
BOLITRES S.L.U  

Enterprises and number of dismissals 
ILICESOLES S.L. 
3 
INDALO SHOES S.L 
1 
INDUSTRIA AUXILIAR DEL 
CALZADO CRIMEA S.L 
IRAMEN CALZADOS S.L.U 
IRONMATRIC S.L 
JANDRO MODA S.L.  
JESO CONFORT S.L  
J'HAYBER S.L. 

5 
26 
13 
1 
4 
2 

JOROS SHOES S.L 
JOSE CANO PALAZON  
JOSE FERRER CALZADOS S.L. 
JOSE LOPEZ MARTINEZ 
JOVIRES SHOES S.L 

1 
1 
1 
9 
11 
1  KILMAS S.L 

4  KINSPARTEL S.L 
1  KMB ROC S.L 
1  KNOW SHOES DESIGN S.L 
1 

LINEA OCCIDENTAL S.L. 

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LORTEL SHOES S.L. 

2  MANKEITO S.L  

1  MANUEL GIMENEZ BARRAGAN  
4  MANUFACTURAS CARCOLA, S.L 
1  MANUFACTURAS NEWMAN S.L.U 
1  MAPELL ELX 2010 S.L 

10 
4 

1 
26 
1 
6 
1 
3 

2 
1 
7 
2 
64 
1 

12 
1 
1 
1 

1 

23 

1 
6 
2 
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BONAFORMA S.L 
CALZADOS BELMAR S.L 
CALZADOS DAURO S.L. 

CALZADOS DEL PAS BLAN S.L 
CALZADOS IGNACIO BERNABEU 
S.L.U 
CALZADOS JOSE VICENTE E HIJOS 
S.L 
CALZADOS JOSEMI 2010 S.L 
CALZADOS LAMAR S.L  
CALZADOS LUCATONI .S.L 
CALZADOS MAGIAN S.L 
CALZADOS MARIA GARCIA S.L 
CALZADOS MAYFRAN S.A 
CALZADOS MONTIEL S.L 
CALZADOS SALEM SL 
CALZADOS VALORI S.L 
CALZANETTO S.L  
CARMELA LUXE S.L 
CAT WOOMAN S.L 
CHILSYE SHOES S.L 
CONFORFLEX SUMINISTRO 
INDUSTRIALES S.L.U 
CONFORSUELAS S.L.  
COOLSHOE S.L  
COPRA PIEL S.L  
CORTADOS Y APARADOS COCO S.L 
CREACIONES CARPENA S.L. 

CREACIONES DALISA S.L.U 
CREACIONES KING-BELT S.L 
CREVISA S.L  
CRIMEA S.L 

CURTIDOS PIELES NATURALES S.L 
CUTI SHOES S.L. 
DAF CALZADOS S.L 
DAMAPIEL S.L 
DESIVAL S.L 

EBOLOTAC S.L.U 

EMBOGA S.A. 

EUROELX S.L 
EUROPLASTICA ESPAÑA S.A 
FAMACAL S.L 

FENADELFRI S.L.U 
FINISAJE GALEÓN S.L 
FO-PLANT 2001 S.L 
FORMATOS COLOR Y DISEÑO S.L 
FORRADOS ODALYS S.L 
FRANCISCO JAVIER ROS MOYA 
FREE FASHION S.L 
FULGEN SHOES S.L 
HIJOS DE RAMON IBAÑEZ S.A 
HORMAR XXI S.L. 
Total no. of enterprises: 146 

1  MARIA TERESA NAVARRO YAÑEZ 
1  MARROQUINERIA LEYVA S.L. 
1  MARTINETTI THE BAGS CLUB S.L 

MECANIZADOS Y SUMINISTROS 
GUTIERREZ S.L 

1 

26  MOLDES JOFAN S.L 

31  MTNG EUROPE EXPERIENCE,S.L. 

1  MUSTANG PRODUCTION S.L 

32  MUZZYPIEL S.L 

1  NARCO SHOES S.L 
1  NATISAND SHOES S.L 

15  NEW GRABORD S.L 
56  NODO SHOES,S.LU 

1 
1 
1 
1 
42 
1 
6 

2 
15 
1 
2 
1 
1 

2 
4 
1 
1 

14 
17 
4 
7 
1 

1 

1 

PADALIS SHOES S.L 
PANAMA JACK S.A 
PAPI MODA S.L 
PASCO PRODUCCIONES S.L.U 
PATRICIA ROSALES S.L  
PEDRO MIRALLES S.L 
PLANTIFLER S.L  

PLANTILLAS CABEZO S.L.U 
PLANTILLAS PATRICIA S.L 
PREFABRICADOS VIENA S.L 
RAIZA SHOES S.L. 
RHINOS SHOES S.L 
SANDEVAL SL 
SANTIAGO A. RAMIREZ 
GUTIERREZ  
SIROKO SHOES S.L 
SOFAMVAL S.L 
STRADIVARIUS ESPAÑA S.A 
SUACAL CALZADOS E 
INVERSIONES GILBERT 
SUELAS DESANZ S.L 
SUELAS DOMVER S.L 
SUELAS PAMAR S.L 
TACMOR S.L.U 
TACONES INYECTADOS PARA EL 
CALZADO S.L 
TALLER CORTADO (JOSE ANDRES 
ALONSO) 
TENERIA INDUSTRIAL 
VALENCIANA SA 
TRIO SHOES 2000 S.L  

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1  UNIMOLDES S.L 

UNIVERSAL PREFABRICADOS 
PARA EL CALZADO S.L 

1 
1  VAL DISME S.L 
1  VILLACALZA 2008 S.L 
1  VIVER Y BERNA S.L 
15  VULCANIZADOS ELEVAN S.L 

1  VULCANIZADOS LA ESTRELLA S.L. 
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1 
2 

ZAPASTOCK S.L.  
ZAPATOS DACON S.L 
ZUHAL SHOES S.L.U 
5 FACTORIA 2009 S.L.U 

Total no. of Dismissals: 876 

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1 
4 

1 

5 

1 
1 
9 
2 
16 
1 
2 
29 
1 
14 
3 
3 
1 
1 

1 
9 
8 
1 
2 
10 

5 
25 
4 
1 

1 
7 
11 
4 
4 

5 

1 

2 
1 
1 

1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
2 
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11. 

All  the  redundant  workers  will  be  offered  the  possibility  to  participate  in  the 
measures.  However,  the  Spanish  authorities,  based  on  their  previous  experience  in 
managing EGF cases, estimate that about 350 workers will opt to participate in the 
EGF measures.  

12. 

The break-down of the 876 workers is as follows: 

Category 
Men 
Women 
EU citizens 
Non EU citizens 
15-24 years old 
25-39 years old 
40-54 years old 
55-59 years old 
> 60 years old 

Number
465
411
872
4
27
427
336
65
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13. 

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

Category 
Technicians  
Clerks 
Craft and related trade workers 
Elementary occupations 

Number
8
45
455
368

14. 

In terms of educational levels, the break-down is as follows: 

Educational level 
Basic education  
(to end of compulsory education) 
Upper secondary education 
Tertiary education  
Others (non formal education) 
Uneducated or early school leavers 

Number
362

59
27
4
424

Percent
53,03
46,97
99,54
0,46
3,08
48,74
38,36
7,42
2,40

Percent
0,91
5,14
51,95
42,00

Percent
41,32

6,74
3,08
0,46
48,40

15. 

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

Description of the territory concerned and its authorities and stakeholders 

16. 

17. 

The  territory  concerned  by  the  redundancies  is  within  the  NUTS  II  region  of 
Comunidad  Valenciana,  and  is  concentrated  in  the  three  comarcas  (roughly 
equivalent  to  a  county)  Alto,  Medio  y  Bajo  Vinalopó  in  the  NUTS  III  province  of 
Alicante.  

Of  all  Spanish  enterprises  11,5 %  are  based  in  the  Comunidad  Valenciana.  The 
manufacturing sector represents 26 % of total employment in this region; while the 
service  sector  represents  60 %,  construction  10 %  and  the  primary  sector  4 %.  The 
business  model  in  Comunidad  Valenciana  is  characterised  by  a  high  presence  of 
small  and  medium-sized  enterprises  specialized  mainly  in  the  manufacture  of 

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furniture,  shoes,  textiles,  ceramics  and  toys.  These  industries  are  concentrated  in 
districts around a limited number of municipalities. 

18. 

The  main  stakeholders  are  the  Generalitat  Valenciana  (Comunidad  Valenciana 
autonomous  government)  and  in  particular  the  Regional  Ministry  of  Education, 
Training  and  Employment;  the  SERVEF  (labour  public  offices  of  the  autonomous 
government);  trade  unions:  FIA-UGT-PV  and  CCOO-PV6;  and  the  association  of 
Comunidad Valenciana footwear manufacturers (AVECAL). 

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

19. 

20. 

Spain  is  the  second  EU  producer  of  footwear,  manufacturing  almost  25 %  of  the 
whole EU production. Of the Spanish footwear manufacturers 64,43 % are located in 
Comunidad  Valenciana,  therefore  the  consequences  for  employment  at  local  level 
due  to  changes  in  world  trade  patterns  concerning  footwear  manufacture  are  truly 
significant  and  have  a  huge  impact  on  Comunidad  Valenciana.  Furthermore  the 
region  was  also  affected  by  another  four  mass  redundancy  cases7,  for  which  EGF 
applications were submitted to the Commission.  

Within Comunidad Valenciana the territories most affected by the redundancies are 
Alto, Medio and Bajo Vinalopó, three counties highly dependent on the manufacture 
of footwear. The number of redundant workers increased by 83 % in Upper Vinalopó 
and  it  doubled  in  Medio  and  Bajo  Vinalopó  in  2011  compared  to  2009.  The 
perspectives  for  future  reintegration  into  employment  for  the  dismissed  workers  in 
this territory do not seem very encouraging, as Alto, Medio and Bajo Vinalopó were 
also  affected  by  the  redundancies  covered  by  two  of  the  previously  mentioned 
applications  for  EGF  support:  EGF/2010/005  ES  Comunidad  Valenciana  Natural 
Stone (528 redundancies in the sector of cutting, shaping and finishing of stone) and 
EGF/2011/006  Comunidad  Valenciana  Construction  (1 138  redundancies  in  the 
construction sector). 

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 

21. 

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

–  Welcome and information sessions and guidance: This is the first measure to be 
offered  to  all  redundant  workers  and  includes:  (1) Information  on  skills  and 
training requirements; on available counselling and training programmes; as well 
as  allowances  and  incentives.  (2) The  profiling  of  the  workers  and  the  design, 
implementation  and  follow-up  of  personalised  support.  (3) Workshops  on  job 
interviews. Through role playing exercises the participants will learn how to avoid 
common mistakes during job interviews. 

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Federación  de  Industrias  Afines  de  la  UGT  del  País  Valenciano  (MCA-UGT-PV)  and  Comisiones 
Obreras del País Valenciano (CC.OO.-PV). 
COM(2010) 216, COM(2010) 613, COM(2010) 617 and COM(2012) 053. 

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–  Intensive job-search assistance: This will involve an intensive employment search, 
including  both  passive  and  active  search  of  local  and  regional  employment 
opportunities; workshops on job-search techniques; and mentoring (i.e individual 
follow-up on the job-search activities). 

–  Training in vocational skills related to the footwear sector: The participants in this 
measure  will  be  trained  in  job-skills  related  to  jobs  with  high  added  value  and 
therefore  with  higher  employability  within  the  footwear  sector.  Since  the  jobs 
most  in  demand  relate  mainly  to  design  and  marketing,  the  various  training 
courses will focus on footwear technology, computer aided design, biomechanics 
of the foot, benchmarking in footwear, etc. 

–  Training  for  specific  vocational  qualifications:  The  participants  in  this  measure 
will be trained in sectors such as agri-food, plastics industry or catering and food 
services, where opportunities exist or will arise in the short or medium term. 

–  Promotion  of  entrepreneurship.  This  includes:  (1)  Counselling  on  projects  and 
initiatives  aimed  to  develop,  produce  and  guide  viable  business  or  self-
employment  projects.  The  tutors  will  also  try  to  find  openings  for  self-
employment within and outside the county and propose them to the participants in 
the  measure.  (2)  Accompaniment  towards  business  creation:  This  seeks  to  assist 
dismissed workers who envisage creating their own business and it will consist of 
personalized  tutoring  during  the  whole  process  of  starting  the  business  and 
support  regarding  administrative  requirements.  The  personalized  tutoring  will 
continue  to  be  available  for  the  participants  during  their  first  year  as  self-
employed. (3) Specific training activities for the workers who wish to start their 
own business. This will cover elements such as development of a business idea, 
planning, carrying out feasibility studies, preparation of business plans and raising 
finance. 

–  Training  in  horizontal  skills  such  as  basic  training  in  ICT;  training  in  personal 
development;  training  to  acquire  skills  in  managing  teams;  training  for  trainers 
aimed to provide those redundant workers whose work profiles recommend them 
as trainers with the necessary teaching skills.  

–  Training for recruitment. The training will be designed to cater for the identified 
needs of local enterprises, who will in turn undertake to employ at least one third 
of the workers participating in the training. 

–  Job-search allowance: The workers completing the agreed pathway to reinsertion 

will receive an allowance of EUR 400, paid in a single instament. 

–  Support  for  setting  up  a  business:  The  workers  who  return  to  employment  by 
starting  their  own  businesses  will  receive  a  lump  sum  of  EUR  3  000.  This 
incentive is designed to cover setting-up costs. 

–  Contribution  to  commuting  expenses:  As  a  contribution  to  their  commuting 
expenses, workers participating in the measures will receive a lump sum of up to 
EUR 300. 

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–  Outplacement incentives: A wage subsidy of EUR 350 per month for a maximum 
of  six  months  will  be  paid  to  those  workers  who  return  to  employment  as 
employees. 

22. 

23. 

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  Spanish  authorities  are  active  labour 
market measures within the eligible actions defined by Article 3 of Regulation (EC) 
No  1927/2006.  The  Spanish  authorities  estimate  the  total  costs  of  these  services  at 
EUR 2 392 100  and  the  expenditure  for  implementing  the  EGF  at  EUR 118 000 
(4,7 %  of  the  total  amount).  The  total  contribution  requested  from  the  EGF  is 
EUR 1 631 565 (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) 

Welcome & information sessions and guidance
(Acogida y orientación profesional) 

Intensive job-search assistance 
(Apoyo intensivo en la búsqueda de empleo) 

Training in vocational skills related to the 
footwear sector 
(Formación para la recolocación en el sector 
del calzado) 

Training for specific vocational qualifications 
(Formación para la recolocación en otros 
sectores) 

Promotion of entrepreneurship 
(Formación y asesoramiento al emprendedor) 

Training in horizontal skills 
(Formación transversal para la mejora 
profesional) 

Training for recruitment. 
(Formación para el empleo con prácticas) 

Job-seach allowance 
(Incentivo a la participación) 

Support for setting up a business 
(Incentivo a la constitución de negocios) 

Contribution to commuting expenses 
(Ayudas por desplazamiento) 

Outplacement incentives 
(Incentivo a la inserción) 

350

275

120

1 2518 

438 000

1 1429 

314 250

2 500 

300 000

150

2 500 

375 000

50

3 825 

191 250

105

1 570 

164 850

75

1 050 

78 750

350

400 

140 000

35

3 000 

105 000

320

300 

96 000

90

2 100 

189 000

Sub total personalised services 

2 392 100

8 

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The  real  estimated  cost  per  worker  provided  by  the  MS  is  EUR 1 251,4286.  In  order  to  simplify  the 
presentation in the table this figure has been rounded down, without modifying the total estimated cost 
for the measure as calculated by the MS 
Idem EUR 1 142, 7272 

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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) 

0

87 000

21 000

10 000

118 000

2 510 100

1 631 565

24. 

Spain  confirms  that  the  measures  described  above  are  complementary  with  actions 
funded  by  the  Structural  Funds  and  that  measures  are  in  place  to  prevent  double 
funding. 

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

25. 

Spain  started  the  personalised  services  to  the  affected  workers  included  in  the  co-
ordinated  package  proposed  for  co-financing  to  the  EGF  on  26  March  2012.  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 

26. 

The proposed application was discussed at several meetings with the social partners 
referred  to  under  point  18  above.  During  the  meetings  held  on  17  November  2011 
and 2, 14 and 21 February 2012 the social partners were consulted on issues such as 
contents of the integrated package of measures; allocation of roles and distribution of 
tasks; and scheduling of actions. 

27. 

The  Spanish  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 

28. 

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

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

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

to be used for restructuring companies or sectors; 

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

from other EU financial instruments. 

Management and control systems  

29. 

Spain  has  notified  the  Commission  that  the  financial  contribution  will  be  will  be 
managed  and  controlled  by  the  same  bodies  that  manage  and  control  the  ESF.  The 
General  Directorate  European  Projects  and  Funds  of  the  Regional  Ministry  of 
Finance  and  Government  of  the  Comunidad  Valenciana10  will  be  the  intermediate 
body for the managing authority. 

Financing 

30. 

31. 

32. 

33. 

On the basis of the application from Spain, the proposed contribution from the EGF 
to  the  coordinated  package  of  personalised  services  (including  expenditure  to 
implement  EGF)  is  EUR 1 631 565,  representing  65 %  of  the  total  cost.  The 
Commission's proposed allocation under the Fund is based on the information made 
available by Spain. 

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

34. 

The Commission presents separately a transfer request in order to enter in the 2012 
budget  specific  commitment  appropriations,  as  required  in  Point  28  of  the 
Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006. 

10 

Dirección General de Proyectos y Fondos Europeos de la Consellería de Hacienda y Administraciones 
Públicas de la Generalitat Valenciana. 

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Source of payment appropriations  

35. 

Appropriations  from  the  EGF  budget  line  will  be  used  to  cover  the  amount  of 
EUR 1 631 565 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/2011/020 ES/Comunidad Valenciana footwear 
from Spain) 

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

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

Having  regard  to  the  Interinstitutional  Agreement  of  17  May  2006  between  the  European 
Parliament,  the  Council  and  the  Commission  on  budgetary  discipline  and  sound  financial 
management11, 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  Fund12, 
and in particular Article 12(3) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission13, 

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 
30 December 2011 to include support for workers made redundant as a direct result of 
the global financial and economic crisis. 

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

Spain submitted an application to mobilise the EGF, in respect of redundancies in 146 
enterprises  operating  in  the  NACE  Revision  2  Division  15  ('Manufacture  of  leather 
and related products') in the NUTS II region of Comunidad Valenciana (ES52), on 28 
December 2011 and supplemented by additional information up to 23 February 2012. 
This  application  complies  with  the  requirements  for  determining  the  financial 

11 
12 
13 

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 1 631 565. 

(5) 

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

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 

Article 1 

For  the  general  budget  of  the  European  Union  for  the  financial  year  2012,  the  European 
Globalisation  Adjustment  Fund  (EGF)  shall  be  mobilised  to  provide  the  sum  of 
EUR 1 631 565 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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