Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Spain – EGF/2021/004 ES / Aragón automotive
Date: 2021-11-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission
Subjects: Aragon, European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, Spain, commitment of expenditure, dismissal, employment aid, general budget (EU), globalisation, motor vehicle industry, reintegration into working life

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 8.11.2021 COM(2021) 683 final 2021/0356 (BUD)  Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Spain – EGF/2021/004 ES / Aragón automotive  
 
 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

1. 

2. 

3. 

The  rules  applicable  to  financial  contributions  from  the  European  Globalisation 
Adjustment  Fund  for  Displaced  Workers  (EGF)  are  laid  down  in  Regulation  (EU) 
2021/691  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  28  April  2021  on  the 
European  Globalisation  Adjustment  Fund  for  Displaced  Workers  (EGF)  and 
repealing Regulation (EU) No 1309/20131 (hereinafter called EGF Regulation). 

On  26  July  2021,  Spain  submitted  an  application  EGF/2021/004 ES/Aragón 
automotive for a financial contribution from the EGF, following displacements in the 
economic sector classified under the NACE Revision 2 division 29 (Manufacture of 
motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers) in the NUTS 2 region of Aragón (ES24) in 
Spain. 

Following  its  assessment  of  this  application,  the  Commission  has  concluded,  in 
accordance with all 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 

Member State 

Region(s) concerned (NUTS2 level 2) 

Date of submission of the application 

Date of acknowledgement of receipt of the 
application 

EGF/2021/004 ES/Aragón automotive 

Spain 
Aragón (ES24) 

26 July 2021 

4 August 2021 

Date of request for additional information 

9 August 2021 

Deadline for provision of the additional 
information 

30 August 2021 

Deadline for the completion of the assessment 

10 November 2021 

Intervention criterion 

Article 4(2)(b) of the EGF Regulation 

Number of enterprises concerned 

50 

Sector(s) of economic activity 
(NACE Revision 2 division)3 

Division 29 (Manufacture of motor 
vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers) 

Reference period (six months): 

1 November 2020 – 1 May 2021 

Number of displacements during the reference 
period (a) 

592 

Number of displacements before or after the 

460 

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OJ L 153, 3.5.2021, p. 48. 
Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/1755 of 8  August 2019 amending the Annexes to Regulation 
(EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common 
classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS). OJ L 270, 24.10.2019, p. 1–56. 
OJ L 393, 30.12.2006, p. 1. 

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reference period (b) 

Total number of displacements (a + b) 

Total number of eligible beneficiaries 

Total number of targeted beneficiaries 
Budget for personalised services (EUR) 
Budget for implementing EGF4 (EUR) 
Total budget (EUR) 
EGF contribution (85 %) (EUR) 

ASSESSMENT OF THE APPLICATION 

Procedure 

1 052 

1 052 

320 
1 600 280 
0 052 500 
1 652 780 
1 404 863 

4. 

Spain submitted application EGF/2021/004 ES/Aragón automotive within 12 weeks 
of  the  date  on  which  the  intervention  criteria  set  out  in  Article 4  of  the  EGF 
Regulation  were  met,  on  26  July  20215.  The  Commission  acknowledged  receipt  of 
the  application  on  4  August  2021  and  requested  additional  information  from  Spain 
on 9 August 2021. Such additional information was provided within 15 working days 
of  the  request.  The  deadline  of  50  working  days  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 10 November 2021. 

Eligibility of the application 

Enterprises and beneficiaries concerned 

5. 

The  application  relates  to  592  displaced  workers  whose  activity  has  ceased  in  the 
economic sector classified under the NACE Revision 2 division 29 (Manufacture of 
motor  vehicles,  trailers  and  semi-trailers  located  in  the  NUTS  2  region  of  Aragón 
(ES24). 

Enterprises and number of displacements within the reference period 

Adieconti S.L. 
Adient Automotive S.L. 
Adient Seating Spain S.L. 
Af Aftermarket Iberica S.L. 
Android Industries Zaragoza S.L. 
Arcelormital Tailored Blanks Zaragoza S.L. 
Carrocerías Moncayo S.L. 
Carrocerías Vicam S.L. 
Carrocerías Vicente Salomon Sanz S.L. 
Casting Ros S.A. 
Celulosa Fabril S.A. 
Cooper Estándar Automotive España Slu 
Copo Aragón S.L.U. 
Copo Zaragoza S.A. 
Dana Automoción S.A. 
Faurecia Automotive España S.A. 
Faurecia Sistemas de Escape 
Flexngate Aragón S.L. 

11  Lear Corporation Asientos S.L. 
4  Lecitrailer Post Venta Zaragoza S.L. 
7  Lecitrailer S.A. 
1  Magna Automotive Spain S.A.U. 
13  Mahle Behr Spain S.A. 
1  Majorel Sp Solutions S.A.U 
1  Mann-Hummel Iberica S.A. 
1  Modulos Ribera Alta S.L.U. 
2  Opel España S.L.U. 
1  Proma Hispania S.A.Ad 
1  Remolques Jalon S.L. 
11  Rhenus Automotive Systems Zaragoza 
1  Rigual S.A. 
11  Ronal Iberica S.A. Unipersonal 
11  Schmitz Cargobull Iberica S.A. 
1  Seguridad De Servicio Movil S.L. 
2  Talleres Emilio Montañes S.A. 
3  Ti Group Automotive Systems S.A. 

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181 
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18 
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61 

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In accordance with the fifth paragraph of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2021/691. 
The time limit of 12 weeks was suspended between 30 April 2021 and 3 May 2021, in accordance with 
Article 8(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/691.  

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Enterprises and number of displacements within the reference period 

Gestamp Aragón S.A. 
Gestamp Manufacturing Autochasis S.L. 
Icer Brakes S.A. 
Ilunion Servicios Industriales Aragón S.L. 
Ilunion Servicios Industriales S.L. 
Insonorizantes Pelzer S.A. 
Kdk-Dongkook Automotive Spain S.A. 
Total no. of enterprises: 50 
Total no. of self-employed persons whose activity has ceased:  
Total no. of eligible workers and self-employed persons:  

4  Traf Automotions S.L. 
2  Tristone Flowtech Spain S.A. 
2  Union Tecnológica del Automóvil S.L. 
11  Valeo Térmico S.A. 
1  Zanini Epila S.L. 
7  ZF-Aftermarket Ibérica SL. 
15  Zfoam España SL 

Total no. of displacements:  

2 
1 
3 
75 
11 
1 
1 

592 
0 
592 

Intervention criteria 
6. 

Spain  submitted  the  application  under  the  intervention  criteria  of  Article 4(2)(b)  of 
the EGF Regulation, which requires the cessation of activity of at least 200 displaced 
workers  over  a  reference  period  of  six  months  in  enterprises  operating  in  the  same 
economic sector defined at NACE Revision 2 division and located in one region or 
two contiguous regions defined at NUTS 2 level in a Member State. There were 592 
displaced  workers  in  the  NACE  Revision  2  division  29  (Manufacture  of  motor 
vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers), in the NUTS 2 region of Aragón (ES24).  
The reference period of six months for the application runs from 1 November 2020 
to 1 May 2021. 

7. 

Calculation of displacements and of cessation of activity 
8. 

The  cessation  of  activities  of  all  displaced  workers  during  the  reference  period  has 
been  calculated  from  the  date  of  the  de  facto  termination  of  the  contract  of 
employment or its expiry. 

Eligible beneficiaries 
9. 

In addition to the workers already referred to, the eligible beneficiaries include  460 
displaced  workers  whose  activity  ceased  before  or  after  the  reference  period  of  six 
months. All these workers ceased their activity within the six months before the start 
of the reference period on 1 November 2020 and/or between the end of the reference 
period and the day  before the  adoption of this proposal. A clear causal  link can be 
established  with  the  event  that  triggered  the  cessations  of  activity  of  the  displaced 
workers during the reference period.. 

The total number of eligible beneficiaries is therefore 1 052. 

10. 
Description of the events that led to the displacements and cessation of activity 
11. 

The  events  giving  rise  to  these  displacements  are  the  impact  on  the  Spanish 
automotive sector of  the COVID-19 pandemic and the shortage of semiconductors. 
The strict lockdown measures implemented in Spain in Q2 2020 resulted in a curtail 
of  non-essential  economic  activities  and  services,  which  caused  the  temporary 
closure of car dealers commercial activity and car production. 
According  to  data  from  Confemetal6  and  Anfac7,  the  pandemic  had  a  significant 
impact  on  the  activity  and  turnover  of  the  enterprises  operating  in  the  automotive 
sector  in  Spain,  which  resulted  in  a  decline  in  sales  (32,3%)8,  production  (18,9%), 
and  turnover  (11,3%)  in  2020  compared  to  2019,  with  negative  consequences  on 

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Confemetal  is  the  Spanish  Confederation  of  Metal  Business  Organizations,  which  represents  about 
220,000 enterprises and more than one and a half million workers. 
Anfac is the association of Spanish car manufacturers. 
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employment  and  on  the  liquidity  of  enterprises  (payment  defaults,  access  to  credit, 
etc.)9. 

14. 

Production declined for all types of vehicles in 2020. 

2019 

2020 

Variation 20/19 
(%) 

Passenger and off-road cars  

2 248 291 

1 800 664 

Light commercial vehicles 

524 504 

430 616 

Industrial vehicles 

49 837 

36 905 

-19,9 

-17,9 

-26,9 

Source: Anfac10 

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Over January-June 2021, the production of vehicle in Spain (1,2 million units) was 
still lower by 21,6% than the production in the same period of 2019. Production in 
June 2021 (172 696 units) was lower by 33,8% compared to June 2019 and by 18,1% 
compared to June 202011.  

According to Anfac, the worldwide shortage of semiconductors is putting additional 
stress  in  the  car  sector  and  causing  a  significant  decline  in  car  production.  At  the 
beginning  of  2021,  the  chip-crisis  was  forecast  to  lead  to  losses  of  approximately 
EUR 60 billion in the automotive sector. The figure has been revised upwards to over 
EUR 90 billion12. The sector expects this issue to continue throughout the first half of 
202213. 

The lockdown and the shortage of semiconductors forced to interrupt or slow down 
car  production  in  Spain14,  consequently  car  manufactures  started  to  use  short-time 
work schemes or temporarily shutting downs with the subsequent job losses15.  

Application of the EU Quality Framework for anticipation of change and restructuring 

18. 

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In its application, Spain  has  described how  the recommendations set  out  in  the EU 
Quality  Framework  for  anticipation  of  change  and  restructuring  were  taken  into 
account.  The  Spanish  authorities  confirmed  that  actions  to  better  anticipate  and 
manage restructuring processes were followed and measures had been taken. 

Spain  highlights  that  public  bodies  monitor  restructuring  processes  and  manage 
collective  redundancies  requests  although  without  authorisation/refusal  capacity. 
These  bodies  can  however  set  programmes  promoting  job  creation  in  partnership 
with local bodies or public-private bodies (redeployment agencies).  

In  the  run-up  to  displacements,  in  accordance  with  national  legislation,  social 
partners,  enterprises  and  workers’  representatives  engage  in  negotiation  processes 
aimed  at  agreeing  on  displacements  and  the  outplacement  plans  that  are  a  legal 
obligation for the enterprise that dismisses 50 or more workers at the same time. The 
outplacement  plans  provide  the  workers  with  job-search  assistance,  occupational 

Confemetal. Newsletter ‘Metal en cifras’ nº 199, July 2021 
https://anfac.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Informe-Anual-ANFAC-2020.pdf 
https://cincodias.elpais.com/cincodias/2021/07/22/companias/1626961844_041144.html 
https://www.consultancy.eu/news/6273/global-chip-shortage-costs-automotive-sector-90-billion  
Ibid 
Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Renault, Seat, Stellantis Group and Volkswagen 
https://www.silicon.es/la-falta-de-chips-paraliza-la-industria-automovilistica-espanola-2440494  

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guidance  and  training.  The  duration  of  the  plans  is  six  months.  Aragon’s  public 
employment  service  (INAEM)  provides  redeployment  services  to  the  displaced 
workers not entitled to the outplacement plans. 

As  part  of  the  regional  employment  strategy,  INAEM  runs  a  variety  of  training 
programs,  such  as  Detecta16  (training  combined  with  work),  training  for  people  in 
active  employment17,  training  CTA18  (CTA  is  a  centre  of  advanced  technologies 
within the INAEM that offers training related to TIC and audio-visual technologies).  

Regarding  the  activities  already  undertaken  for  the  assistance  of  the  displaced 
workers Spain has informed that INAEM has provided the workers with access to its 
general  services  (job-search  support,  vocational  counselling  and  training  -  mostly 
linked to obtaining certificates of vocational qualification).  

Expected impact of the displacements as regards the local, regional or national economy and 
employment 

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In Aragón, the automotive sectors represents 2,42% of the net employment and about 
6% of the regional GDP19. 

According  to  the  Aragón  Statistics  Institute  (IAEST),  from  February  2021  to  June, 
the number of registered job seekers in Aragón declined by 11%, from 85 158 to 75 
57820.  However,  registered  unemployment  is  still  26%  higher  than  pre-pandemic 
levels (60 000 job seekers in June 2019)21. 
In June 2021, the regional unemployment rate was 10,7%22 that is 3,6 pp higher than 
the EU average (7,1%)23. 

Of all job seekers in Aragon, 60% are women (the percentage rises to 65% if only the 
group of long-term unemployed is considered). In addition, 52% of the registered job 
seekers  are  long-term  unemployed  (>12  months),  of  which  49%  are  over  50  years 
old24. 

Given that 40% of the targeted beneficieries belong to the 54+ age group and that a 
third  of  the  redundant  workers  are  women,  the  dismissals  will  have  a  particular 
impact on these two categories of workers who are already at a disadvantage on the 
regional  labout  market.  The  regional  authorities  argue  that  the  dismissed  workers 
will  need  additional  and  targeted  support  to  increase  their  possibility  to  find  new 
jobs. 

Targeted beneficiaries and proposed measures 

Targeted beneficiaries 

28. 

The estimated number of displaced workers expected to participate in the measures is 
320. The breakdown of these workers by gender, age group and educational level is 
as follows: 

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https://inaem.aragon.es/sites/default/files/recursos/detecta_ettes_21.pdf 
https://inaem.aragon.es/cursos-formacion 
https://inaem.aragon.es/buscador-de-cursos-cta 
https://caaragon.com/ 
http://www.aragon.es/iaest (Registered unemployment, June 2021) 
https://www.facebook.com/GobAragon/posts/6537004519658572   
https://datosmacro.expansion.com/paro-epa/espana-comunidades-autonomas/aragon 
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Unemployment_statistics  
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Gender: 

Men: 

Women: 

Non-binary 

Age group: 

Below 30 years: 

Educational 
level 

30-54 years: 

Over 54 years: 

Lower  secondary 
education or less25  
Upper  secondary26 
or  post-secondary 
education27 

Tertiary 
education28 

Number of  
expected 
beneficiaries 

211 

109 

(65,9 %) 

(34,1 %) 

0 

(0,00 %) 

31 

162 

127 

(9,7 %) 

(50,6 %) 

(39,7 %) 

111 

(34,7 %) 

151 

(47,2 %) 

58 

(18,1 %) 

Proposed measures 

29. 

The  personalised  services  to  be  provided  to  displaced  workers  consist  of  the 
following measures:  

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General information and welcome sessions. The information session is the first 
measure  to  be  offered  to  all  targeted  beneficiaries  and  includes  general 
information on available counselling, training programmes and incentives. The 
individual information sessions includes the profiling of the participant and the 
allocation of the counsellor who will accompany the worker along the process 
to reemployment. 

Occupational  guidance  will  be  provided  through  collective  and  individual 
sessions.  The  workers  interested  in  become  self-employed  will  be  provided 
with  tutoring  sessions,  which  might  cover  planning,  carrying  out  feasibility 
studies, preparing business plans, help with identifying financing possibilities, 
etc. 

Intensive  job-search  assistance.  Through  biweekly  sessions,  workers  will 
receive  information  on  job  search  techniques  and  hiring  processes.  This 
measure  also  includes  the  active  search  for  local  and  regional  employment 
opportunities and job matching.  

Training.  This  will  include  (1) Horizontal  training,  such  as  soft  skill  and 
digital  skills.  (2) Re-skilling  vocational  training  for  those  who  choose  to 
redirect their vocational career outside the automotive sector, such as logistics, 
welding,  industry  4.0  tools  in  production  environments  (basic  elements, 

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ISCED 3 
ISCED 4 
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problems  and  implementation  process  of  automated  guided  vehicle  (AGV), 
augmented reality and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) and COBOTS29 in production), 
or Lean Six Sigma (project management). (3) Up-skilling vocational training 
to  cater  for  the  skills  at  request  in  the  automotive  sector,  such  as  risks 
prevention when working with HEV batteries30; cyber security automation and 
threat detection; automotive quality internal auditor; or the AIAG31 Core Tools, 
which are necessary tools to implement a Quality Management System for the 
Automotive  Industry,  and  include  Advanced  Product  Quality  Planning  & 
Control Plan (APQP), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Failure Mode 
and  Effects  Analysis  (FMEA),  Statistical  Process  Control  (SPC)  and 
Measurement System Analysis (MSA); etc.. 

Incentives.  (1) Participation  incentive.  The  workers  completing  all  the 
measures included in their agreed back to employment plan will receive a lump 
sum  of  EUR 500  (EUR 700  for  participants  with  care  responsibilities); 
(2) Outplacement  incentive.  Beneficiaries  who  return  to  employment  with  a 
contract  of  at  least  three  months  will  receive  a  lump  sum  of  EUR 300.  The 
incentive  is  designed  to  encourage  quick  reemployment  and  stimulate  elderly 
workers  to  remain  in  the  labour  market;  (3) Contribution  to  commuting 
expenses.  The  beneficiaries  can  get  public  transport  costs  reimbursement  or 
EUR 0,19/kilometre  when  they  commute  by  private  car  to  participate  in  the 
measures. 

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31. 

32. 

The  measures  were  planned  to  be  in  line  with  the  Spanish  Circular  Economy 
Strategy32.  The  horizontal  training  on  digital  skills  along  with  some  of  the  planned 
up-skilling/re-skilling  training  caters  the  requirement  of  disseminating  the  skills 
required in the digital industrial age and in a resource-efficient economy, in line with 
Article 7.2 of the EGF Regulation.  

The  proposed  coordinated  package  of  personalised  services,  here  described, 
constitutes of active labour market measures within the eligible measures set out in 
Article  7  of  the  EGF  Regulation.  The  proposed  services  do  not  substitute  passive 
social protection measures. 

Spain has provided the required information on measures that are mandatory for the 
enterprise concerned by virtue of national law or pursuant to collective agreements. 
They have confirmed that a financial contribution from the EGF will not replace such 
measures. 

Estimated budget 

33. 

The  estimated 
personalised  services  of  EUR 1 600 280  and  expenditure 
management, 
EUR 52 500. 

total  costs  are  EUR 1 652 780,  comprising  expenditure  for 
for  preparatory, 
information  and  publicity,  control  and  reporting  activities  of 

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COBOTS or collaborative robots are versatile automation platforms that can be used for a huge range of 
tasks from grinding and polishing to machine tending, blood testing or food packaging. 
Hybrid electric vehicle batteries. 
The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) is a not-for-profit organization where companies in the 
mobility industries work collaboratively to drive down cost and complexity in the supply chain. AIAG 
membership includes global OEMs such as GM, Boeing, Toyota, Tesla, Honda, Polaris, Volkswagen, 
Caterpillar,  Nissan,  Stellantis,  etc.  and  many  of  their  part  suppliers  including  Adient,  ZF,  Aptive, 
Bosch, Tenneco, Continental, Magna, Lear, Dana, Freudenberg, among others. 
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35. 

The total financial contribution requested from the EGF is EUR 1 404 863 (85 % of 
total costs). 

The national pre-financing and co-funding is provided by  funds of Aragon’s public 
employment service (INAEM).  

Measures 

Estimated 
number of 
participants 

Estimated cost 
per participant 
(EUR)33 

Estimated total 
costs 
(EUR)34  

Personalised services (measures under Article 7(2)(a) of the EGF Regulation) 

General information and welcome sessions 
(sensibilización y acogida) 

Occupational guidance 
(orientación profesional) 

Intensive job-search assistance 
(intermediación laboral y búsqueda de 
empleo)  

Training 
(formación) 

320 

320 

374 

119 680 

800 

256 000 

320 

1 100 

352 000 

260 

1 954 

508 000 

Sub-total (a): 
Percentage of the package of personalised 
services  

– 

1 235 680 

(77,22 %) 

Allowances and incentives (measures under Article 7(2)(b) of the EGF Regulation) 

Incentives 
(incentivo a la participación, a la búsqueda 
de empleo, y contribución a los gastos de 
desplazamiento)  

Sub-total (b): 
Percentage of the package of personalised 
services: 

Activities under Article 7(5) of the EGF Regulation 

1. Preparatory activities 

2. Management 

3. Information and publicity 

4. Control and reporting 

Sub-total (c): 
Percentage of the total costs : 

310 

1 17635 

364 600 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

364 600 

(22,78 %) 

6 000 

2 500 

2 000 

42 000 

52 500 

(3,18 %) 

33 

34 
35 

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 rounding. 
The cost per participant for this measure is provided for presentation purposes only, as the actual cost 
per participant will depend on the individual situation of each worker and on  his/her eligibility for the 
different types of incentives. 

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Total costs (a + b + c): 

EGF contribution (85 % of total costs) 

– 

– 

1 652 780 

1 404 863 

36. 

The  costs  of  the  measures  identified  in  the  table  above  as  measures  under 
Article 7(2)(b) of the EGF Regulation do not exceed 35 % of the total costs for the 
coordinated  package  of  personalised  services.  Spain  confirmed  that  these  measures 
are conditional on the active participation of the targeted beneficiaries in job-search 
or training activities. 

Period of eligibility of expenditure 

37. 

38. 

Spain will start providing the personalised services to the targeted beneficiaries on 15 
October  2021.  The  expenditure  on  the  measures  will  therefore  be  eligible  for  a 
financial contribution from the EGF from 15 October 2021 until 24 months after the 
date of the entry into force of the Financing Decision. 

Spain  started  incurring  the  administrative  expenditure  to  implement  the  EGF  on  1 
October  2021.  The  expenditure  for  preparatory,  management,  information  and 
publicity,  control  and  reporting  activities  shall  therefore  be  eligible  for  a  financial 
contribution from the EGF from 1 October 2021 until 31 months after the date of the 
entry into force of the Financing Decision.  

Complementarity with actions funded by national or Union funds 

39. 

40. 

Spain  has  confirmed  that  the  measures  described  above  receiving  a  financial 
contribution  from  the  EGF  will  not  also  receive  financial  contributions  from  other 
European Union financial instruments. 

The  coordinated  package  of  personalised  services  complements  actions  funded  by 
other national or EU funds, such as the general outplacement services offered by the 
regional public employment service or the outplacement plans. 

Consultation  of  the  targeted  beneficiaries  or  their  representatives  or  the  social  partners  as 
well as local and regional authorities 

41. 

Spain has indicated that the co-ordinated package of personalised services has been 
drawn up in consultation with the social partners (UGT36, CCOO37, CEPYME38 and 
CEOE39).  The  application  was  discussed  at  political  level  on  a  social  dialogue 
meeting on 3 December 2020 and 16 July 2021. A technical meeting was held on 26 
June  2021.  The  social  partners  will  also  be  involved  in  the  implementation  of  the 
package of measures, as they did in previous EGF cases related to Aragón40. INAEM 
sought  the  views  of  the  Aragon  Automotive  Cluster  (CAAR)  regarding  skills  in 
demand and the most suitable training to facilitate the return of the displaced workers 
to the automotive sector. 

Management and control systems 

42. 

The application contains a description of the management and control system, which 
specifies  the  responsibilities  of  the  bodies  involved.  Spain  has  notified  the 

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http://www.ugt.es  
https://www.ccoo.es  
https://www.cepyme.es  
https://www.ceoe.es  
EGF/2008/004 ES Castilla y León and Aragón automotive, COM(2009) 150; EGF/2010/016 ES Aragón 
retail,  COM(2010) 615;  EGF/2011/017  ES  Aragón  construction,  COM(2012) 290  and  EGF/2014/003 
ES Aragón food and beverage services, COM(2014) 456. 

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Commission  that  the  financial  contribution  will  be  managed  and  controlled  by  the 
same bodies that manage and control the European Social Fund Plus. INAEM will be 
the intermediate body for the managing authority. 

Commitments provided by the Member State concerned 

43. 

Spain has provided all necessary assurances regarding the following:  

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

the principles of equality of treatment and non-discrimination will be respected 
in access to the proposed measures and their implementation, 

the  requirements  laid  down  in  national  and  EU  legislation  concerning 
collective redundancies have been complied with, 

the dismissing enterprises, which have continued their activities after the lay-
offs, have complied with their legal obligations and provided for their workers 
accordingly, 

any double financing will be prevented, 

the  financial  contribution  from  the  EGF  will  comply  with  the  procedural  and 
material Union rules on State aid. 

BUDGETARY IMPLICATION 

Budgetary proposal 

44. 

45. 

46. 

The EGF shall not exceed a maximum annual amount of EUR 186 million (in 2018 
in  Article 8  of  Council  Regulation  (EU,  Euratom) 
prices),  as 
No 2020/2093  of  17  December  2020  laying  down  the  multiannual  financial 
framework for the years 2021 to 202741. 

laid  down 

Having examined the application in respect of the conditions set out in Article 13(1) 
and (2) of the EGF Regulation, and having taken into account the number of targeted 
beneficiaries,  the  proposed  measures  and  the  estimated  costs,  the  Commission 
proposes to mobilise the EGF for the amount of EUR 1 404 863, representing 85 % 
of  the  total  costs  of  the  proposed  measures,  in  order  to  provide  a  financial 
contribution for the application. 

The  proposed  decision  to  mobilise  the  EGF  will  be  taken  jointly  by  the  European 
Parliament  and  the  Council,  as  laid  down  in  point  9  of  the  Interinstitutional 
Agreement of 16 December 2020 between the European Parliament, the Council of 
the  European  Union  and  the  European  Commission  on  budgetary  discipline,  on 
cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, as well as on 
new  own  resources,  including  a  roadmap  towards  the  introduction  of  new  own 
resources42. 

Related acts 

47. 

48. 

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 the amount of EUR 1 404 863. 

At the same time as it adopted this proposal for a decision to mobilise the EGF, the 
Commission  adopted  a  decision  on  a  financial  contribution  that  constitutes  a 

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OJ L 433, 22.12.2020, p. I/11. 
OJ L 433, 22.12.2020, p. I/29. 

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financing decision within the meaning of Article 110 of the Financial Regulation43. 
That financing decision will enter into force on the date on which the Commission is 
notified of the approval of the budgetary transfer by the European Parliament and the 
Council. 

43 

Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on 
the  financial  rules  applicable  to  the  general  budget  of  the  Union,  amending  Regulations  (EU)  No 
1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) 
No  1316/2013,  (EU)  No  223/2014,  (EU)  No  283/2014,  and  Decision  No  541/2014/EU  and  repealing 
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1 

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2021/0356 (BUD) 

Proposal for a 

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced 
Workers following an application from Spain – EGF/2021/004 ES / Aragón automotive 

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) 2021/691 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
28 April 2021 on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) 
and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1309/201344, and in particular Article 15(1) thereof, 

Having  regard  to  the  Interinstitutional  Agreement  of  16  December  2020  between  the 
European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on 
budgetary  discipline,  on  cooperation  in  budgetary  matters  and  on  sound  financial 
management, as well as on new own resources, including a roadmap towards the introduction 
of new own resources45, and in particular point 9 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

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45 
46 

47 

48 

The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund  for  Displaced  Workers (EGF)  aims to 
demonstrate solidarity and promote decent and sustainable employment in the Union 
by providing support for displaced workers and self-employed persons whose activity 
has ceased in the case of major restructuring events and assisting them in returning to 
decent and sustainable employment as soon as possible.  

The  EGF  is  not  to  exceed  a  maximum  annual  amount  of  EUR 186  million  (in  2018 
prices), as laid down in Article 8 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/209346. 

On  26  July  2021,  Spain  submitted  an  application  to  mobilise  the  EGF,  in  respect  of 
workers’  displacements  in  the  economic  sector  classified  under  the  Statistical 
classification of economic activities in the European Community ('NACE')47 Revision 
2  division  29  (Manufacture  of  motor  vehicles,  trailers  and  semi-trailers)  in  the 
Nomenclature  of  Territorial  Units  for  Statistics  ('NUTS')48  level  2  region  of  Aragón 
(ES24)  in  Spain.  It  was  supplemented  by  additional  information  provided  in 
accordance with Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2021/691. That application complies 

OJ L 153, 3.5.2021, p. 48. 
OJ L 433, 22.12.2020, p. I/29. 
Council Regulation (EU, Euratom)  No 2020/2093 of 17 December 2020 laying down the  multiannual 
financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 (OJ L 433, 22.12.2020, p. I/11). 
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). 
Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/1755 of 8 August 2019 amending the Annexes to Regulation 
(EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common 
classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS). OJ L 270, 24.10.2019, p. 1–56. 

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with  the  conditions  for  a  financial  contribution  from  the  EGF  as  laid  down  in 
Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2021/691. 

(4) 

(5) 

The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution of 
EUR 1 404 863 in respect of the application submitted by Spain. 

In  order  to  minimise  the  time  taken  to  mobilise  the  EGF,  this  decision  should  apply 
from the date of its adoption, 

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:  

For the general budget of the Union for the financial year 2021, the European Globalisation 
Adjustment  Fund  for  Displaced  Workers  shall  be  mobilised  to  provide  the  amount  of 
EUR 1 404 863 in commitment and payment appropriations. 

Article 1 

Article 2 

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Union. It shall apply from [the date of its adoption]. 

Done at Brussels, 

For the European Parliament 
The President 

For the Council 
The President 

  

Date to be inserted by the Parliament before the publication in OJ. 

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