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 13 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (application EGF/2014/004 ES/Comunidad Valenciana metal)
Date: 2014-08-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Community of Valencia, European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, Spain, collective dismissal, commitment of expenditure, economic consequence, economic recession, financial aid, financial management, metallurgical industry, reintegration into working life, vocational training













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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 13 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (application EGF/2014/004 ES/Comunidad Valenciana metal) /* COM/2014/0515 final  */









EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL
1.           The rules applicable to
financial contributions from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF)
are laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013 of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the European Globalisation
Adjustment Fund (2014-2020) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006[1] (the 'EGF Regulation').

2.           The Spanish authorities submitted application EGF/2014/004 ES/Comunidad Valenciana metal for a
financial contribution from the EGF, following redundancies and cessation of
activities within the meaning of Article 3 of the EGF Regulation (here after
referred as 'redundancies') in 142 enterprises operating in the NACE Revision 2
division 25 (Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and
equipment)[2]
in the NUTS level 2 region of Comunidad Valenciana (ES52).
3.           After a thorough examination
of this application, the Commission has concluded, in accordance with the applicable
provisions of the EGF Regulation, that the conditions for awarding a financial
contribution from the EGF are met.
SUMMARY OF THE APPLICATION
 EGF application: || EGF/2014/004 ES/Comunidad Valenciana metal 
 Member State: || Spain 
 Region(s) concerned (NUTS 2 level): || Colunidad Valenciana (ES52) 
 Date of submission of the application: || 25.3.2014 
 Deadline for acknowledgement of receipt of the application and for request for additional information || 7.4.2014 
 Deadline for provision of additional information: || 20.5.2014 
 Deadline for completion of the assessment: || 12.8.2014 
 Intervention criterion: || Article 4(1)(b) of the EGF Regulation 
 Sector(s) of economic activity (NACE Rev. 2 division): || Division 25 ('Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment') 
 Reference period (nine months): || 1.4.2013 – 31.12.2013 
 Number of redundancies or cessations of activity during the reference period: || 633 
 Number of eligible beneficiaries expected to participate in the measures: || 300 
 Budget for personalised services || EUR 1 622 640 
 Budget for preparatory, management, information, and publicity || EUR 76 000 
 Total budget || EUR 1 698 640 
 Financial contribution requested from the EGF || EUR 1 019 184 (60 % of total costs) 
ASSESSMENT OF THE APPLICATION
Procedure
4.           The Spanish authorities submitted application EGF/2014/004 ES/Comunidad Valenciana metal within 12
weeks of the date on which the intervention criteria set out in paragraphs 5 to
7 below were met, on 25 March 2014. The Commission acknowledged receipt of the
application within two weeks of the date of submission of the application, on 7
April 2014. On the same date the Commission requested additional information from
the Spanish authorities. Such additional
information was provided within six weeks of the date of the request. The deadline
of 12 weeks of the receipt of the complete application within which the Commission
should finalise its assessment of the application's compliance with the
conditions for providing a financial contribution expires on 12 August 2014. 
Eligibility of the application
Intervention criteria
5.           The Spanish authorities submitted the application under the
intervention criterion of Article 4(1)(b) of the EGF Regulation, which
requires at least 500 workers being made redundant over a reference period of
nine months in enterprises operating in the same economic sector defined at NACE
Rev. 2 division level and located in one region or two contiguous regions defined
at NUTS 2 level in a Member State.
6.           The application relates to
workers made redundant or ceasing their activities[3] in 142 enterprises[4] operating in the NACE
Rev. 2 division 25 (Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery
and equipment) in the NUTS 2 level region of Comunidad Valenciana (ES52).
7.           The
reference period of nine months is from 1 April 2013 to 31 December 2013.
Calculation of redundancies and of
cessation of activity
8.           The redundancies have been
calculated as follows: 
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380 from the
date on which the employer, in accordance with Article 3(1) of Council
Directive 98/59/EC[5],
notified the competent public authority in writing of the projected collective
redundancies. The Spanish authorities confirmed
prior to the date of the completion of the assessment by the Commission that
these 380 redundancies have actually been
effected; and
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253 from the date of the de facto termination of
the contract of employment or its expiry within the reference period.
Eligible beneficiaries
9.           The total number of
eligible beneficiaries is 633. 
Link between the redundancies and the
global financial and economic crisis addressed in Regulation (EC) No 546/2009
10.         In order to establish the
link between the redundancies and the global financial and economic crisis
addressed in Regulation (EC) No 546/2009, the Spanish authorities argue that the
metal products sector is a key provider of inputs to a wide range of
manufacturing activities, in particular the shipbuilding, construction and
automotive sectors. All of these were significantly impacted across the
European Union by the economic crisis, as previously recognised by the
Commission[6]
and its services[7].
In addition the arguments presented in previous EGF applications related to
these sectors remain valid[8],
in particular those put forward in the context of two EGF applications from Spain related to the same sector[9].
Industrial
production index
(2010 = 100)
Source: Eurostat
11.         As shown in the chart
above, between the years 2000 and 2007, i.e. before the financial and economic
crisis, the average annual growth of the industrial production index in the
EU-28 had been approximately 1,7 %; in Q1 2008, the index for the
EU 28 reached its maximum level (112,8). Between April 2008 and April 2009
industrial production in the EU-28 dropped by more than 22 percentage points.
Afterwards however a relatively dynamic recovery set in for about two years.
Since May 2011 industrial production has again fallen. The EU’s average
industrial production index for 2013 is comparable to the level in 2003. 
12.         In Spain, the average annual growth of the industrial production index followed the same trend
as the EU-28 until 2007. However, between April 2008 and April 2009, industrial
production in Spain declined by almost 27 percentage points (five points more
than at EU-28 level) and since then industrial production has not recovered and
there has been a relatively steady decline. Spain’s average industrial
production index for 2013 is comparable to the level in 1994. 
13.         Spain is among the Member
States most seriously affected by the global financial and economic crisis. The
gloomy industrial prospects resulting from the global financial and economic
crisis consequently led to a lower demand for, and production of, metal and
metal products. In Spain the production of metal products decreased by 23,3 %
in 2009 compared with the previous year and by 36,6 % between 2008 and 2013.
Production of metal products (NACE Rev. 2 division 25) in Spain
(volume index of production 2010 = 100)
Source: Eurostat
14.         The decrease of production
in the industry had consequences for employment. Spain thus lost almost
600 000 jobs in the industry between 2008 and 2012, of which 150 000
in the sector of manufactured metal products. These job losses represent respectively
24 % of total employment in the industry and 35 % of total employment
in the metal sector.
15.         The job losses in the metal
sector in Comunidad Valenciana have been even greater. In 2008, there were 35 868
jobs in the metal sector in Comunidad Valenciana, while in 2012 the number of
jobs had decreased to 20 873. This represents a decline by 43 %, eight
percentage points higher than at national level.
Events giving rise to the
redundancies and cessation of activity
16.         The events giving rise to
the redundancies is the sharp decline in production of fabricated metal
products in Comunidad Valenciana as a consequence of the financial and economic
crisis. The turnover of the sector decreased by 38,5 % in the period
2008-2012, thus resulting in redundancies and other adjustments such as
temporary suspension of work and reduction of working hours.
17.         The jobs in the metal
sector in Comunidad Valenciana represent 7,4 % of the jobs in this sector
at national level. However, the job losses in the metal sector in Comunidad
Valenciana represent 10 % of the total job losses of the sector, showing
that the crisis has affected the metal enterprises in Comunidad Valenciana harder
than the national average. This can be partially explained by the metal
enterprises in Comunidad Valenciana being heavily dependant on the construction
sector. The importance of the construction sector in this region has already
been highlighted in previous EGF applications[10].
Expected impact of the redundancies
as regards the local, regional or national economy and employment
18.         The Spanish authorities
argue that the redundancies in the metal products sector in Comunidad
Valenciana will further aggravate the unemployment situation in the region.
Unemployment
rate in Comunidad Valenciana

Source: Encuesta de población activa (EPA)[11]
19.         Employment in Comunidad
Valenciana has been severely affected by the crisis. The unemployment rate in
the region increased rapidly, rising from 9,6 % (Q1 2008) to
28,0 % (Q1 2014). The Spanish authorities argue that the redundancies
in the metal sector will further aggravate the unemployment situation in the
affected region which seems particularly fragile, since the metal sector
represents 25,4 % of the jobs in the industrial sector in the region.
Moreover, there is also a lack of job vacancies due to the impact of the crisis
on traditional sectors such as ceramics, footwear and construction, as well as
textiles, which are very important for the region's economy. The EGF was
mobilised in support of workers made redundant in Comunidad Valenciana in each
of the sectors mentioned[12].
Targeted beneficiaries and proposed actions
Targeted beneficiaries
20.         The estimated number of eligible
beneficiaries expected to participate in the measures is 300. 
21.         The breakdown of targeted
beneficiaries by sex, nationality and age group is as follows:
 Category || Number of targeted beneficiaries 
 Sex: || Men: || 258 || (86,0 %) 
   || Women: || 42 || (14,0 %) 
 Nationality: || EU nationals: || 296 || (98,7 %) 
   || non-EU nationals: || 4 || (1,3 %) 
 Age group: || 15-24 years: || 9 || (3,0 %) 
   || 25-29 years: || 70 || (23,3 %) 
   || 30-54 years: || 206 || (68,7 %) 
   || 55-64 years: || 15 || (5,0 %) 
   || over 64 years: || 0 || (0,0 %) 
Eligibility of the proposed actions
22.         The
personalised services to be provided to the redundant workers consist of the
following actions which combine to form a co-ordinated package of personalised
services aimed at re-integrating them into employment. 
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Welcome and information sessions: This is the first measure to be offered to all redundant workers
and includes: (1) general information sessions and individual information
sessions on skills and training requirements; on available counselling and
training programmes; and on allowances and incentives; (2) enrolment
procedure.
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Occupational guidance: This involves the profiling of the participant workers and the
design of the customised reintegration pathway (phase I), workshops on
job-search techniques (phase II) and counselling and follow-up of the
personalised support throughout the implementation period.
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Job placement: This
will involve an intensive and proactive search for local and regional
employment opportunities by the job placement facilitators and subsequent
job-matching. This measure is aimed to complement the individual job-search of
the beneficiaries. A website will be created to provide the workers with online
tools which can help them with their individual job searches.
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Training: The training
measure will include a variety of training courses: (1) Vocational
training and upskilling. The vocational training will focus on vocational
licensing such as that required for food handling, and on sectors or areas where
opportunities exist or will arise, such as the food sector (food safety, HACCP[13], 6-sigma[14], etc.), occupational
risk prevention and quality control and environmental standards (ISO 9001[15], ISO 14000[16], EFQM[17], etc.), while
upskilling (i.e. vocational training within the same sector) aims to improve
the existing skills of the participants. The upskilling will be designed to
cater for the future needs of manufacturers of fabricated metal products, e.g. welding
techniques (such as TIG, MIG/MAG welding[18],
special welding techniques, etc); mechanical design (2D and 3D, CAD, CAD-CAM
integration systems); tool and die setter; programming CNC machine tools[19]; etc. Around 200
workers are expected to participate in this training activity. (2) Training
in transversal skills. The training offer will include training in a
variety of skills that contribute to better job performance such as ICT,
foreign languages, business management, etc. It is estimated that 100 workers
will participate in this training activity. (3) On-the-job training.
In cooperation with local enterprises there will be on-the-job training
activities to complement the vocational training and retraining proposed to the
participants. For the beneficiaries this will be an opportunity to learn in a
real working environment and for the enterprises participating in the measure a
way to test the vocational skills of potential candidates to be hired. It is
estimated that 40 workers will participate in this training activity.
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Promotion of entrepreneurship: This measure seeks to assist dismissed workers who envisage
creating their own business and it will consist of (1) specific training
activities covering elements such as development of a business idea, planning,
carrying out feasibility studies, raising finance, etc.; and
(2) personalized tutoring during the whole process of starting the
business and support regarding administrative requirements. The participants
can avail of tutoring services also after the start-up of their business. The
workers who need to increase their skills in business management, will access
the relevant training within the training in transversal skills.
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Incentive for setting up a business: The beneficiaries 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.
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Job-search
allowance: The beneficiaries after reaching the agreed milestones of their
pathway to reinsertion will receive a single allowance of EUR 300.
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Contribution to commuting expenses: Workers participating in the measures will receive a contribution
to their commuting expenses. The final amount will be calculated according to
the actual days of participation and the distance commuted. It is estimated
that on average the participants could receive EUR 400.
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Employment incentive: Beneficiaries who return to employment with a contract of at least
three months will receive a single wage subsidy of EUR 700 to encourage
them —in particular older beneficiaries— to accept re-employment, especially
when the conditions offered are less attractive than at their previous jobs.
23.         The
proposed actions constitute active labour market measures within the eligible
actions set out in Article 7 of the EGF Regulation. These actions do not
substitute for passive social protection measures. 
24.         The Spanish authorities
have provided the required information on actions that are mandatory for the
enterprises concerned by virtue of national law or pursuant to collective
agreements. They have confirmed that a financial contribution from the EGF will
not replace any such actions.
Estimated budget
25.         The estimated total costs are
EUR 1 698 640, comprising expenditure for personalised services
of EUR 1 622 640 and expenditure for preparatory, management, information and
publicity, control and reporting activities of EUR 76 000.
26.         The
total financial contribution requested from the EGF is EUR 1 019 184
(60 % of total costs).
 Actions || Estimated number of participants || Estimated cost per participant (EUR) (*) || Estimated total costs (EUR); (% of total) (**) 
 Personalised services (Actions under Article 7(1)(a) and (c) of the EGF Regulation) 
 Welcome and information sessions (Acogida) || 300 || 300 || 90 000 
 Occupational guidance (Orientación profesional personalizada) || 300 || 750 || 225 000 
 Job placement (Intermediación laboral) || 300 || 900 || 270 000 
 Training (Formación) || 300 || 1 987 || 596 000 
 Promotion of entrepreneurship (Emprendimiento) || 30 || 1 638 || 49 140 
 Incentive for setting up a business (Incentivo a la constitución de negocios) || 20 || 3 000 || 60 000 
 Sub-total (a): ||   || 1 290 140 (79,5 %) 
 Allowances and incentives (Actions under Article 7(1)(b) of the EGF Regulation) ||   ||   
 Job-search allowance (Incentivo a la participación) || 300 || 300 || 90 000 
 Contribution to commuting expenses (Ayudas por desplazamientos) || 300 || 400 || 120 000 
 Employment incentive (Incentivo a la reinserción) || 175 || 700 || 122 500 
 Sub-total(b): ||   || 332 500 (20,5 %) 
 Actions under Article 7(4) of the EGF Regulation: 
 1. Preparatory activities ||   || 0 
 2. Management ||   || 58 000 
 3. Information and publicity ||   || 9 000 
 4. Control and reporting ||   || 9 000 
 Sub-total (c): ||   || 76 000 
 (4,47 %) 
 Total costs (a + b + c): ||   || 1 698 640 
(*) To avoid decimals, the
estimated costs per worker have been rounded. However the rounding has no
impact on the total cost of each measure which remains as in the application
submitted by Spain.
(**) Totals
do not tally due to roundings.
27.         The costs of the actions
identified in the table above as actions under Article 7(1)(b) of the EGF
Regulation do not exceed 35 % of the total costs for the coordinated
package of personalised services. The Spanish authorities have confirmed that these
actions are conditional on the active participation of the recipients in job-search
or training activities.
28.         The Spanish authorities
confirmed that the costs of investments for self-employment, business start-ups
and employee take-overs will not exceed EUR 15 000 per beneficiary. 
Period of eligibility of expenditure
29.         The Spanish authorities
started providing the personalised services to the targeted beneficiaries on 20
June 2014. The expenditure on the actions referred in point 22 will therefore be
eligible for a financial contribution from the EGF from 20 June 2014 to 20 June
2016.
30.         The Spanish authorities started
incurring the administrative expenditure to implement the EGF on 20 June 2014. The
expenditure for preparatory, management, information and publicity, control and
reporting activities will therefore be eligible for a financial contribution
from the EGF from 20 June 2014 to 20 December 2016. 
Complementarity with actions funded
by national or Union funds
31.         The Spanish authorities
have confirmed that the measures described above receiving a financial
contribution from the EGF will not also receive financial contribution from
other Union financial instruments.
32.         The main objectives of the
2007-2013 ESF operational programmes for the Comunidad Valenciana are promoting
workers' lifelong learning and decreasing the risk of early school leaving,
focusing in particular on the most vulnerable people or people at risk of social
exclusion, mainly young workers, or those over 45 years old, women and disabled
people. Although some of the EGF measures could be similar to ESF measures
there is a difference: EGF measures have a uniqueness and special character
(they address a sector and a particular population) and they are tailor-made
and have an intensive format. Continuous follow-up of ESF and EGF actions
pursuing similar purposes and the workers concerned will prevent any overlap
between ESF and EGF measures.
33.         The sources of national
pre-financing or co-funding are as follow: 30 % of the total budget will
be financed with public funding from the Generalitat Valenciana (the autonomous
government of Comunidad Valenciana) and in particular from the SERVEF (public
labour offices of the autonomous government); whilst the employers' association
Federación Empresarial Metalúrgica Valenciana-FEMEVAL and the trade unions
UGT-PV and CCOO-PV will together contribute 10 % of the total budget.
Procedures for consulting the targeted
beneficiaries or their representatives or the social partners as well as local
and regional authorities
34.         The Spanish authorities have indicated that the co-ordinated
package of personalised services has been drawn up in consultation with the
social partners FEMEVAL, UGT-PV and CCOO-PV, mentioned as source of co-funding
in paragraph 33. In Q3 2013, concerned about the pace of job losses in the
metal sector, the social partners informed the Comunidad Valenciana Employment
Service (SERVEF) about their willingness to support an application for EGF funding
for workers made redundant in the metal sector. Several technical meetings
followed in December (16/12 and 23/12), January (10/1 and 28/1) and February (3/2)
in which the draft application was discussed and agreed, in particular the
content and the schedule of the actions, as well as the allocation of roles and
distribution of tasks.
Management and control systems
35.         The application contains a
detailed description of the management and control system which specifies the
responsibilities of the bodies involved. Spain has notified the Commission that
the financial contribution will be managed and controlled by the same bodies
that manage and control the ESF. The SERVEF will be the intermediate body for
the managing authority.
Commitments provided by the Member State concerned
36.         The Spanish authorities have provided all necessary assurances
regarding the following: 
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the principles of equality of treatment and
non-discrimination will be respected in the access to the proposed actions and
their implementation;
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the requirements laid down in national and EU
legislation concerning collective redundancies have been complied with;
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the proposed actions will provide support for
individual workers and will not be used for restructuring companies or sectors;
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the proposed actions will not receive financial
support from other Union funds or financial instruments and any double
financing will be prevented;
–              
the proposed actions will be complementary with
actions funded by the Structural Funds; 
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the financial contribution from the EGF will comply
with the procedural and material Union rules on State aid.
BUDGETARY IMPLICATION
Budgetary proposal
37.         The EGF must not exceed a
maximum annual amount of EUR 150 million (2011 prices), as laid down in
Article 12 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of
2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the
years 2014-2020[20].
38.         Having examined the
application in respect of the conditions set out in Article 13(1) of the
EGF Regulation, and having taken into account the number of targeted beneficiaries,
the proposed actions and the estimated costs, the Commission proposes to
mobilise the EGF for the amount of EUR 1 019 184, representing 60 % of the total costs of the proposed actions, in order to provide a financial
contribution in response to the application.
39.         The proposed decision to
mobilise the EGF will be taken jointly by the European Parliament and the
Council, as laid down in point 13 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of
2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the
Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on
sound financial management[21].
Related acts
40.         At the same time as it
presents this proposal for a decision to mobilise the EGF, the Commission will present
to the European Parliament and to the Council a proposal for a transfer to the
relevant budgetary line for the amount of EUR 1 019 184.
41.         At the same time as it
adopts this proposal for a decision to mobilise the EGF, the Commission will
adopt a decision on a financial contribution, by means of an implementing act,
which will enter into force on the date at which the European Parliament and
the Council adopt the proposed decision to mobilise the EGF.
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 13 of the
Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European
Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on
cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management
(application EGF/2014/004 ES/Comunidad Valenciana metal)
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 Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013
of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the
European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2014-2020) and repealing Regulation
(EC) No 1927/2006[22],
and in particular Article 15(4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the
European Commission,
Acting in accordance with the procedure
laid down in point 13 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of
2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the
Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on
sound financial management[23],
Whereas:
(1)       The European Globalisation
Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide support for workers made
redundant and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased 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.
(2)       The EGF shall not exceed a
maximum annual amount of EUR 150 million (2011 prices), as laid down in
Article 12 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 laying
down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020[24].
(3)       Spain submitted an application to mobilise the EGF, in
respect of redundancies[25]
in 142 enterprises operating in the NACE Revision 2 division 25 (Manufacture of
fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment)[26] in the NUTS 2 level region
of Comunidad Valenciana (ES52), on 25 March 2014 and
supplemented it by additional information as provided by Article 8.3 of
Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013. This application complies with the
requirements for determining a financial contribution from the EGF as laid down
in Article 13 of Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013.
(4)       The EGF should, therefore,
be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution of an amount of EUR 1 019 184 for the application
submitted by Spain,
HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 
Article 1
For the general budget of the European
Union for the financial year 2014, the EGF shall be mobilised to provide the
sum of EUR 1 019 184 in commitment and payment appropriations.
Article 2
This decision
shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels,
For the European Parliament                        For
the Council
The President                                                 The
President
[1]               OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 855.
[2]               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).
[3]               Within the meaning of Article 3of the EGF Regulation.
[4]               For the list of the enterprises
concerned and the number of workers made redundant in each enterprise see
annex1.
[5]               Council Directive 98/59/EC of 20 July 1998 on
the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to collective
redundancies (OJ L 225, 12.8.1998, p. 16).
[6]               COM(2009) 104 final of 25.2.2009, "Communication
from the Commission on "Responding to the crisis in the European
automotive industry".
[7]               Eurostat
– Statistics in focus 61/2011 on Industry, trade and services, "EU-27
Construction activity falls by 16 % from its pre-crisis high by the second
quarter of 2011",
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-SF-11-061/EN/KS-SF-11-061-EN.PDF
[8]               For the shipbuilding industry, see: EGF/2010/006
PL/H. Cegielski-Poznan, EGF/2010/025 DK/Odense Steel Shipyard and EGF/2011/008
DK/Odense Steel Shipyard.
                For the construction
sector, see: EGF/2011/006 ES/Comunidad Valenciana Construction, EGF/2011/009
NL/Gelderland Construction 41, EGF/2011/012 NL/Noord Brabant-Zuid Holland and
EGF/2011/017 ES/Aragón Construction.
                For the automotive
sector, see: EGF/2009/019 FR/Renault, EGF/2010/002 ES/Cataluña Automotive and
2011/003 DE/Arnsberg and Düsseldorf Automotive.
[9]               COM (2012) 451 related to
EGF/2011/019 ES/Galicia Metal and COM (2012) 620 related to
EGF/2011/018 ES País Vasco Metal.
[10]             EGF/2011/006 ES Comunidad Valenciana construction COM (2012) 053
and three applications related to ancillary industries of the construction
sector: EGF/2009/014 ES Comunidad Valenciana ceramic COM (2010) 216;
EGF/2010/005 ES Comunidad Valenciana natural stone COM (2010) 617;
and EGF/2013/004 ES Comunidad Valenciana building materials COM (2013) 635.
[11]             EPA (Labour Force Survey)
http://www.datosmacro.com/paro-epa/ccaa/valencia?sector=Tasa-de-paro&sc=EPA-.
[12]             For the construction sector and its ancillary
industries see footnote no 10; for the
textile sector, see EGF/2010/009 ES Comunidad Valenciana textile COM (2010) 613
and EGF/2013/008 ES Comunidad Valenciana textile COM (2014) 45;
and for footwear, see EGF/2011/020 ES Comunidad Valenciana footwear COM (2012) 204.
[13]             Hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP)
[14]             Six Sigma is a set of techniques and tools for process
improvement.
[15]             ISO 9001 sets out the requirements of a quality
management system.
[16]             The ISO 14000 family addresses various aspects of
environmental management.
[17]             EFQM quality model defined by the European Foundation
for Quality Management.
[18]             Tungsten inert gas welding (TIG welding), metal inert
gas/metal active gas welding (MIG/MAG welding).
[19]             Computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine tools.
[20]             OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884.
[21]             OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1.
[22]             OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 855.
[23]             OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1.
[24]             OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884.
[25]             Within the meaning of Article 3(a) of the EGF
Regulation.
[26]             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).
ANNEX
 Enterprises and number of dismissals 
 ABANTIA INSTALACIONES, SA || 1 || INDUSTRIAL  ANREU SL || 1 
 ABANTIA TICSA, SAU || 3 || INDUSTRIAS JOSE TAMARIT MORENO SL || 1 
 ABELLÓN METAL, S.L. || 1 || INDUSTRIAS MECANICAS ROYSER S.L || 1 
 ACEROS Y OXICORTE ALICANTE S.L. || 1 || INDUSTRIAS METÁLICAS CARBÓ SA || 47 
 ADOLFO ALBA, S.L. || 1 || INDUSTRIAS OCHOA S.L || 1 
 ALMACENES METALURGICOS SAU - GRUPO ALMESA || 1 || INDUSTRIAS TAMS S.L || 1 
 ALMERICH CARPINTERIA METALICA SL || 1 || INDUSTRIAS YUK, SA || 1 
 ALMESA ALME SA || 1 || INFAC SL || 3 
 ALPHA DESSIN S.L || 2 || JUMAVI ILUMINACION, S.L. || 1 
 ALUCASMI, S.L. || 1 || KEMMERICH IBERICA S.L || 1 
 ALUMINIOS JOSE LUIS, S.L. || 1 || KOSY ,S.L. || 1 
 ALUMINIOS JUCRIMA, S.L. || 1 || LAMAS Y ESTANTERIAS ,S.L. || 1 
 ALUMINIOS MONFORTE SL || 1 || LUMOSA METALES S.L || 1 
 ALUMINIOS RAMJO SL || 2 || MANUFACTURAS TALLMAR S.L || 1 
 ALUMINIOS VER ASL || 1 || MANUFACTURAS VICEDO S.L || 1 
 ALUMINIS FAVARA, C.B. || 1 || MAR EXPLOT SLU || 2 
 ALUMINIS VIDAL TELLOLS, SL || 1 || MASSET Y CATALA FRANCISCO-ANTONIO || 1 
 ALUPLEX S.L || 1 || MATRICERIA Y DECOLETAJE, S.L. || 2 
 ANDEVAL, S.L. || 1 || MATRICERIA Y ESTAMPACION  F. SEGURA  SLU || 1 
 ANTONIO GARCIA SANCHEZ || 1 || MATRICES ALCANTARA,S.L. || 1 
 APLICACIONES TÉCNICAS DE LA ENERGÍA SL || 120 || MATRITRES,S.L. || 1 
 ARCELOMITTAL || 3 || METAL CRIS-JOHN ,S.L. || 1 
 ATECMAN VIALES SL || 1 || METALDYNE SINTERED COMPONENTS ESPAÑA,S.L. || 1 
 AUTOMATISMOS COS-MAR,S.L. || 1 || METALES TRABAJOS Y SERVICIOS SL || 6 
 BELSERHER,S.L. || 1 || METALESA, S.L. || 2 
 CALDERERI E INSTALACIONES GOMEZ ALMERO S.L. || 4 || METALICAS ELCHE SL || 1 
 CANDELA ALUMINIOS Y VIDRIO, S.L. || 1 || METALURGICAS  ASPRILLAS, S.L. || 1 
 CARMELO RESINA MANZANO || 1 || MODELOS ATIENZA S.L. || 2 
 CASTELLANO HERRAJES, COOP. V || 1 || MONTAJES PUENTES & PUENTES, SL || 1 
 CERRAJERIA DOMINGO SERNA, S.L. || 1 || NIQUELADOS VALENCIA S.L || 1 
 CERRAJERIA HERMANOS GARCIA S.L. || 4 || ORMET S.L || 2 
 CERRAJERIA MORATO, S.L. || 1 || PEREZ CAMPILLO FRANCISCO JAVIER || 1 
 CERRAJERIA SAN NICOLAS S.L || 1 || PERFIL 10 S.L. || 1 
 CERRAJERIA SILJO, S.L. || 1 || POLIESTER COLOR SA || 1 
 COLOREAR SL || 14 || PRODUCCIONES SIDERÚRGICAS DEL MEDITERRANEO SA - PROSIMED || 21 
 COPIMETAL, S.L. || 1 || PROFILTEK SPAIN SA || 3 
 CORPORACION SRB ENERGY, S.L. || 3 || RAMON PERAL SL || 1 
 CREACIONES METALICAS SL || 1 || RANMAR S.L || 46 
 CUATROMETAL 2010 S.L.L || 1 || RECUBRIMIENTOS TECNICOS DE PINTURA S.L || 1 
 CUSTOCROM S.L || 1 || RECUPERACION  Y AFINAJE DE METALES SA || 1 
 DIMENSION TECNICA 2012,S.L. || 2 || REUNIÓN INDUSTRIAL, S.L.U. || 1 
 DISEÑO Y TECNOLOGIA DE MATRICES,S.L. || 1 || RICAMA,S.L. || 1 
 DISYTEC S.L || 1 || ROLSER SA || 1 
 DOBON Y TAMARIT, SL || 2 || ROTULACIONES RAPSA  SOCIEDAD LIMITADA || 1 
 E.M.P.A., S.L. || 1 || RUTALCHI,S.A. || 2 
 ENDAL SL || 1 || SAF EQUIPAMIENTO COMERCIAL SA || 3 
 ENVASES METÁLICOS EUROBOX S.L. || 1 || SAMUEL ESPI S.L. || 1 
 ENVOLVENTES METALICAS JM, S.L. || 1 || SANTIAGO GUTIERREZ  AGUSTIN || 1 
 EPOXIPLAST,S.L. || 1 || SEMI SA || 2 
 ESMET FABRICADOS METALICOS, S.L. || 2 || SENDA RECUBRIMIENTOS, S.L. || 1 
 ESTRUCTURAS  Y CUBIERTAS  2000,S.L. || 5 || SERGIO JOSE PEÑALVER SANSANO || 1 
 ESTRUCTURAS FERROMAR, SL || 3 || SERVIMETAL ARTESANIA SL || 1 
 ESTRUCTURAS METÁLICAS EMCASA S.L. || 1 || SOMYCOL S.L. || 3 
 FABRICACION Y COMERCIALIZACION COMPONENTES D MATRICERIA, S.L || 1 || SUMINISTROS PAIPORTA, S.L. || 1 
 FAURECIA AUTOMOTIVE ESPAÑA S.A || 1 || TALLERES LUARTO, S.L. || 5 
 FEDERICO GINER S.A. || 2 || TALLERES MOLINER SL || 3 
 FERRO ADBRO, S.L. || 1 || TALLERES SANZ BALLESTER SL || 1 
 FERROS TECA SRL || 1 || TECNIALFER, S.L. || 3 
 FORJA GARCIA,S.L. || 1 || TECNICA  Y MANIPULACION DE CHAPA S.L || 4 
 FRANCISCO JAVIER GARCIA S.L || 1 || TECNIMAHER,S.L. || 1 
 GALOL ,S.A. || 1 || THYSSEN ROS CASARES, S.A. || 1 
 GARCIA ALBEROLA E HIJOS,  S.L. || 7 || THYSSENKRUPP GALMED || 164 
 GAVIOTA SIMBAC, S.L. FORJAS DEL VINALOPO || 1 || TOSSAL SERVICIOS INTEGRADOS S.L. || 1 
 GOMEZ MADRID SOLUCIONES METALICAS, S.L.U. || 1 || TRANSFORMACIONES INDUSTRIALES DEL MEDITERRANEO,S.A. || 1 
 HERCOR SL || 3 || TROQUELES QUIRANT SL || 1 
 HEREDEROS DE MIGUEL GRACIA SL || 15 || UNION INDUSTRIAL XATIVA S.L. || 4 
 HIERROS Y ACEROS ASPE, S.L. || 1 || VALMECA S.A || 2 
 HIERROS Y ESTRUCTURAS BENIGANIM, S.L. || 2 || VICENTE CALABUIG E HIJOS S.A || 1 
 HIJOS DE MANUEL PARDO PASTOR, SL || 3 || VICENTE VILA, S.L. || 1 
 HISPAMIG,S.L. || 2 || VILAMAQ S.L || 1 
 INDUSTRIA METALGRAFICA VALENCIANA SA || 1 || WOODEQUIP,S.L. || 1 
 Total no. of enterprises: 142 || Total no. of Dismissals: || 633 
 Total no of Self-employed persons whose activity has ceased: || 0 
 Total (workers and self-employed persons): || 633