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 France – EGF/2021/005 FR/Airbus
Date: 2021-11-19
Institutions: Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission
Subjects: European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, France, Loire Region, Midi-Pyrenées, aeronautical industry, aircraft, commitment of expenditure, dismissal, employment aid, general budget (EU), globalisation, reintegration into working life

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 19.11.2021  COM(2021) 698 final 2021/0363 (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 France – EGF/2021/005 FR/Airbus  
 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

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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,  France  submitted  an  application  EGF/2021/005 FR/Airbus  for  a 
financial  contribution  from  the  EGF,  following  the  displacements  in  Airbus  in 
France. 

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/2021/005 FR/Airbus 

France 
Midi-Pyrénées 
(FRJ2) 
Pays de la Loire 
(FRG0) 
26 July 2021 

9 August 2021 

Date of request for additional information 

9 August 2021 

Deadline for provision of the additional 
information 

13 September 2021 

Deadline for the completion of the assessment 

24 November 2021 

Intervention criterion 

Primary enterprise 

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

Airbus 
(Airbus SE) 

Number of enterprises concerned 

1 

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

Division 30 (Manufacture of transport 
equipment) 

Reference period (four months): 

1 November 2020 – 1 March 2021 

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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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Number of displacements during the reference 
period (a) 

Number of displacements before or after the 
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) 

508 

0 

508 

508 

297 

4 406 194 
0 
4 406 194 
3 745 264 

ASSESSMENT OF THE APPLICATION 

Procedure 

4. 

France submitted application EGF/2021/005 FR/Airbus 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 and 
requested  additional  information  from  France  on  9  August  2021.  Such  additional 
information was provided within 25 working days of the request, after an extension 
of  the  deadline  by  10  working  days  at  the  duly  justified  request  of  France.  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 24 November 2021. 

Eligibility of the application 

Enterprises and beneficiaries concerned 

5. 

The  application  relates  to  508  displaced  workers  whose  activity  has  ceased  in  the 
Economic  and  Social  Unit  (ESU)6
    Airbus  Commercial  (hereinafter  ‘Airbus 
Commercial’)  of  Airbus  (Airbus  SE).  Airbus  operates  in  the  economic  sector 
classified  under  the  NACE  Revision  2  divisions  30  (Manufacture  of  transport 
equipment).  The  redundancies  made  by  the  enterprise  are  located  in  the  NUTS  2 
regions of Midi-Pyrénées (FRJ2) and Pays de la Loire (FRG0). 

Intervention criteria 

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France submitted the application under the intervention criteria of Article 4(2)(a) of 
the EGF Regulation, which requires the cessation of activity of at least 200 displaced 

In accordance with the fifth paragraph of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2021/691. 
The  time  limit  of  12  weeks  was  suspended  between  1  January  2021  and  3  May  2021,  in  accordance 
with Article 8(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/691. 
An  economic  and  social  unit  –  ESU  (unite  économique  et  sociale  –  UES)  is  a  legal  construct  under 
French law that allows the grouping of enterprises that have the same management, operate in the same 
sector, and whose employees share the same interests, but are legally distinct enterprises, with the aim 
of promoting the creation of a common employee representation. The job displacements occurred in the 
ESU Airbus Commercial, which groups the two French subsidiaries Airbus SAS and Airbus Operations 
SAS of Airbus SE. 

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workers over a reference period of four months in an enterprise in a Member State, 
including  workers  displaced  in  suppliers  and  downstream  producers  and/or  self-
employed persons whose activity has ceased. 

7. 

The reference period of four months for the application runs from 1 November 2020 
to 1 March 2021, during which 508 workers were displaced by Airbus. 

Calculation of displacements and of cessation of activity 

8. 

The cessation of activities of the displaced workers  during the reference period has 
been  calculated  from  the  date  of  the  employer's  individual  notice  to  lay  off  or  to 
terminate the contract of employment of the worker.  

Eligible beneficiaries 

9. 

The total number of eligible beneficiaries is 508. 

Description of the events that led to the displacements and cessation of activity 

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Commercial  Aircraft  Division  of  Airbus  is  a  leading  manufacturer  of  commercial 
aircraft.  Because  of  the  general  collapse  of  commercial  aviation,  in  particular 
passenger  flights,  due  to  the  Covid-19  pandemic,  the  activity  of  the  Commercial 
Aircraft Division of Airbus is facing severe difficulties. 

General  travel  restrictions  grounded  most  of  the  sector  during  the  pandemic. 
Furthermore, the economic crisis following the pandemic has reduced the purchasing 
power of many air transport customers and made them review their decision to use 
air transportation. 

Most  commercial  airlines  have  already  announced  or  implemented  massive 
restructuring plans in order to save the companies until a full recovery of the sector. 
According to Airbus, this is not expected to happen before 20257. 

As part of the airlines’ restructuring plans, many aircrafts were retired prematurely, 
and  acquisition  plans  of  new  aircraft  were  put  on  hold  or  cancelled.  The  abundant 
availability  of  aircrafts  further  led  to  the  downward  spiral  of  the  sales  prices  of 
aircrafts8. 

Airbus’  commercial  aircraft  production  generated  67 %  of  the  overall  turnover  of 
Airbus9.  As  of  April  2020,  the  production  plans  had  to  be  adapted  to  the  crisis 
situation, leading to one third reduction of production levels10. 

In order to right-size its workforce to the abruptly adapted production plans, Airbus 
had  to  implement  a  restructuring  plan.  According  to  a  company-wide  collective 
bargaining agreement11, 4 248 posts were cut in France alone12. 

As  a  first  recourse,  Airbus  made  use  of  the  provisions  of  the  new  emergency 
legislation13 passed in France as a response to the pandemic. These provisions allow 

Non-published document: Airbus “Livre 2”, an internal analysis of the COVID crisis and its impact on 
the Airbus activity sector in France. 
Idem. 
https://www.airbus.com/content/dam/corporate-topics/financial-and-company-information/Airbus-
FY2020-Presentation.pdf 
https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2020/04/airbus-reports-first-quarter-q1-2020-
results.html. 
« Accord collectif relatif au plan d’adaptation des sociétés composant l’UES Airbus Commercial dans 
le contexte de la crise économique Covid-19 et ses conséquences sur l’emploi ». 
Worldwide,  Airbus  had  to  cut  about  9 400  posts.  https://www.airbus.com/content/dam/corporate-
topics/financial-and-company-information/Airbus-FY2020-SN.pdf. 

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enterprises  to  temporarily  hire  out  staff  to  other  enterprises.  In  the  case  of  Airbus, 
solutions  were  found  within  other  sub-entities  of  Airbus,  but  also  with  external 
enterprises.  As  a  consequence,  the  employees  concerned  did  not  have  to  be 
dismissed. 
The French government launched a programme to support the sector14. This support 
by  the  French  government  allowed  Airbus  to  preserve  another  500  jobs  of  highly 
skilled engineers. 

The  negotiating  parties  also  agreed  to  set-up  a  programme  offering  guidance  to 
workers interested in voluntarily terminating their work relationship with Airbus. 

Further,  as  a  response  to  the  economic  crisis  caused  by  Covid-19  pandemic,  the 
French government launched a temporary Long-term part-time activity programme15 
that  allows  companies  facing  difficulties  to  reduce  the  working  hours  of  their 
employees. Thanks to this programme, a further 1 502 jobs could be saved. 

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Even  though  the  number  of  dismissals  could  be  reduced  significantly,  2 246  jobs 
were lost. 

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

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The French authorities explain that the regions concerned are particularly affected by 
the  crisis  following  the  Covid-19  pandemic.  Both  regions  were  facing  rising 
unemployment  even  before  the  crisis.  In  Pays  de  la  Loire,  the  unemployment  rate 
rose from 6,8 % in 2008 to 8,5 % in 2018, and in Occitanie (the region concerned in 
Midi-Pyrénées),  from  8,8 %  to  10,7 %  during  the  same  period.  As  of  2018,  the 
unemployment rates had started to slightly decrease, when the crisis hit in 2021. In 
the first quarter of 2021, unemployment stood at 6,9 % in Pays de la Loire and 9,4 % 
in Occitanie16. 

In particular in Occitanie, the dismissals are expected to have a significant impact on 
the labour market and the economy. The city of Toulouse and the surrounding region 
is  the  major  aeronautical  cluster  in  Europe.  110 000  people  are  employed  in  the 
sector. The region is heavily dependent on aeronautics as the most important sector 
in  the  region.  Airbus  is  the  largest  private  employer  in  the  region.  The  35 % 
reduction of production plans at Airbus is expected to have very severe consequences 
on employment in the whole sector, affecting the large number of suppliers, etc17. 

As concerns Occitanie, even though a large part of the displaced workers has a high 
level  of  education,  about  31 %  of  dismissed  workers  are  above  50,  making 
reemployment  more  difficult.  However,  the  region  has  established  itself  as  an 
important  ecosystem  for  start-ups,  with  potential  opportunities  therefore  for 
beneficiaries wanting to start their own business18. 

Loi d’urgence n°2020-734 of 17 June 2020. 
The programme was launched by CORAC (Conseil pour la Recherche Aéronautique Civile). 
Activité  Partielle  de  Longue  Durée 
entreprises/vosdroits/F35381 
Data collected by the French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies  – for further info on 
methodology 
see 
https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/source/indicateur/p1660/description. 
Non-published document: Airbus – Étude d’Impact, BPI Consulting Paris, 12/2020. 
Idem. 

(APLD) :  https://www.service-public.fr/professionnels-

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24. 

In Pays de la  Loire, the  impact  of the  aviation  crisis on the local  economy  and the 
labour market is expected to be less detrimental, due to the high diversification of the 
regional  economy.  However,  there  aren’t  many  employment  opportunities  for 
aeronautical  engineers  and  technicians.  Opportunities  are  expected  to  arise  in  the 
maritime  sector,  or  in  renewable  energies,  which  in  turn  requires  reskilling  of  the 
dismissed  workers.  As  in  Occitanie,  the  age  of  the  workers  concerned  is  likely  to 
hamper reemployment. 11 % of affected staff are above 5519. 

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

(QFR) 

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France  has  described  how  the  recommendations  set  out  in  the  EU  Quality 
Framework  for  anticipation  of  change  and  restructuring  have  been  taken  into 
account:  according  to  the  French  Labour  Code,  a  company  in  bonis  (i.e.  not  in 
liquidation) and employing 1 000 employees or  more, is  responsible to  pay the full 
costs  of  accompanying  active  labour  market  measures  to  staff  dismissed  as  a 
consequence of organisational restructuring. An intervention by public authorities is 
only foreseen once the measures provided by the dismissing enterprise end.  

The  French  authorities  set  out  that  Airbus  has  a  highly  sophisticated  system  of 
identifying and anticipating change, in particular as concerns the need for particular 
skills  and competences among its staff, as  well as staffing needs in  general20. Staff 
and union representatives are closely involved in the organisational plans to adapt to 
change.  Even  though  the  pandemic  and  the  following  crisis  hit  the  sector  abruptly, 
Airbus could thus build on its existing system of consultations with staff and union 
representatives  to  discuss  the  restructuring  plan  needed  in  response  to  the  crisis 
situation. 

France  has  informed  that  Airbus,  as  a  company  in  bonis  and  employing  more  than 
1 000 employees, has set up an extensive package of active labour market measures 
aimed  at  assisting  the  workers  dismissed.  In  cooperation  with  an  external 
outplacement  consultancy,  Airbus  set  up  a  guidance  info  point  called  Mobility 
Pathways, as the first instance that workers concerned can contact. At this info point, 
workers  not  only  receive  first  guidance  in  possible  avenues  to  follow,  but  are  also 
further helped in their endeavours to participate in training measures, or to find new 
employment. 

Complementarity with actions funded by national or Union funds 

28. 

The  French  authorities  confirmed  that  the  measures  described  below  receiving  a 
financial contribution from the EGF will not also receive financial contributions from 
other Union financial instruments. 

Procedures  for  consulting  the  targeted  beneficiaries  or  their  representatives  or  the  social 
partners as well as local and regional authorities 

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France has indicated that the co-ordinated package of personalised services has been 
drawn  up  in  consultation  with  staff  and  union  representatives.  In  a  long  series  of 
meetings  and  negotiations  between  Airbus  and  relevant  staff  and  union 
representatives21,  both  at  national  and  international  level,  the  negotiating  parties 

Idem. 
In  it’s  « Accord-Gestion  des  Emplois  et  des  Parcours  Professionnels »  of  15  Feburary  2019,  Airbus 
commits itself to not only analyse such needs, but also to discuss them with all relevant internal actors. 
CGA-F  (Comité  de  Groupe  Airbus  France),  CSE-C  (Comité  Social  Economique-Central),  CSE-E 
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identified  possible  avenues  to  cushion  the  direct  effect  on  staff  and  to  design 
packages  of  measures  to  help  the  employees  concerned.  These  rounds  of  internal 
negotiations started on 30 June 2020 and ended on 15 October 2020. 

Targeted beneficiaries and proposed measures 

Targeted beneficiaries 

30. 

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

Category 

Gender: 

Men: 

Women: 

Non-binary 

Age group: 

Below 30 years: 

Educational 
level 

30-54 years: 

Over 54 years: 

Lower  secondary 
education or less22  
Upper  secondary23 
or  post-secondary 
education24 

Tertiary 
education25 

Number of  
expected 
beneficiaries 

236 

(79,5 %) 

61 

(20,5 %) 

0 

(0,0 %) 

35 

(11,8 %) 

222 

(74,7 %) 

40 

(13,5 %) 

0 

(0,0 %) 

150 

(50,5 %) 

147 

(49,5 %) 

Proposed measures 

31. 

The measures for which the French authorities seek EGF co-funding are part of the 
overall package of personalised measures offered by the dismissing enterprise to the 
employees  concerned.  However,  only  those  measures  that  go  beyond  the  legal 
obligations  of  the  dismissing  enterprise  are  eligible  for  EGF  support  and  described 
hereunder: 

– 

Start-up  grants:  This  measure  aims  at  supporting  beneficiaries  interested  in 
starting  their  own  business  by  awarding  a  start-up  grant  of  EUR  15 000  per 
beneficiary.  Interested  workers  can  apply  for  the  start-up  scheme,  and  can 
claim the grant until six months after entering the scheme. The grant is paid as 
a  flat  rate  upon  the  provision  of  evidence  that  a  business  was  actually 
registered. The whole process is managed by Mobility Pathways, which offers 
guidance on how to apply, checks and validates the business plans, and finally 
decides  on  the  grant.  If  beneficiaries  create  a  business  together,  each 
beneficiary is granted the full sum. 

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Business  creation  training:  This  measure  aims  at  those  beneficiaries  who 
signed  up  for  the  start-up  scheme.  Extensive  trainings  are  offered  to  those 
interested in starting their own business. 

Allowances for expenditure related to business creation training: Beneficiaries 
participating  in  the  business  creation  training  can  receive  reimbursement  of 
costs 
transportation,  as  well  as  possible 
interpretation services etc. 

for  accommodation, 

food, 

Salary  top-ups:  This  measures  aims  at  offering  an  incentive  to  accept  new 
employment, even if the salary of the new employment found is lower than in 
the previous job. The maximum amount per month is EUR 350, and is paid for 
a period of up to 12 months.  

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France informed that the dismissing enterprise regularly offers trainings for its staff 
in which particular attention is paid to digital skills and skills required in a resource-
efficient  economy.  Therefore,  the  dissemination  of  such  horizontal  skills  as 
mentioned  in  Article  7.2  of  the  EGF  Regulation  would  not  be  necessary  on  a 
structural  basis.  However,  should  a  particular  training  need  be  identified  for  a 
specific beneficiary, it could be offered. 

The  proposed  actions,  here  described,  constitute  active  labour  market  measures 
within the eligible actions set out in Article 7 of the EGF Regulation. These actions 
do not substitute passive social protection measures. 

France  has provided the  required information  on actions 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 
actions. 

Estimated budget 

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The  estimated  total  costs  are  EUR 4 406 194,  comprising  only  of  expenditure  for 
personalised services  and  no expenditure for preparatory, management, information 
and publicity, control and reporting activities. 

The total financial contribution requested from the EGF is EUR 3 745 264 (85 % of 
total costs). 

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The source of national pre-financing or co-funding is Airbus. 

Measures 

Estimated 
number of 
participants 

Estimated 
cost per 
participant 
(EUR)26 

Estimated total costs 
(EUR)27  

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

Start-up grants (prime création 
d’entreprise) 

Business creation training (formation 
création d’entreprise) 

217 

15 000 

3 255 000 

275 

3 974 

1 092 902 

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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 France. 
Totals do not tally due to rounding. 

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

– 

4 347 902 

(98,7 %) 

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

Allowances for expenditure related to 
business creation training (allocation 
frais annexes formation création 
d’entreprise) 

Salary top-ups (indemnité différentielle 
de salaire) 

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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 : 

Total costs (a + b + c): 

EGF contribution (85 % of total costs) 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

724 

15 199 

1 959 

43 093 

58 292 

(1,3 %) 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

(0 %) 

4 406 194 

3 745 264 

38. 

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

39. 

France  confirmed that the costs of investments  for self-employment,  business  start-
ups and employee take-overs will not exceed EUR 22 000 per beneficiary. 

Period of eligibility of expenditure 

40. 

France started providing the personalised services to the targeted beneficiaries on  1 
November  2020.  The  expenditure  on  the  actions  will  therefore  be  eligible  for  a 
financial contribution from the EGF from 1 November 2020 until 24 months after the 
date of the entry into force of the Financing Decision. 

41. 

France  is  not  making  use  of  the  possibility  to  request  funds  for  preparatory, 
management, information and publicity, control and reporting activities. 

Management and control systems 

42. 

The application contains a description of the management and control system, which 
specifies  the  responsibilities  of  the  bodies  involved.  France  has  notified  the 
Commission  that  the  financial  contribution  will  be  managed  by  the  Délégation 
générale  à  l’emploi  et  à  la  formation  professionnelle  (DGEFP)  of  the  Ministry  of 

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Labour, Employment, Vocational Training and Social Dialogue, in particular by the 
division Mission Fonds national de l'Emploi (DGEFP - MFNE). The payments will 
be  made  within  the  DGEFP  by  the  division  Mission  des  Affaires  Financières 
(DGEFP - MAFI). The Commission Interministérielle de Coordination des Contrôles 
(CICC) is the French audit authority for the EGF. Airbus will be responsible for the 
implementation  of  measures.  In  this  regard,  the  French  authorities  will  conclude  a 
partnership agreement with Airbus. 

Commitments provided by the Member State concerned 

43. 

France has 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, 

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

Airbus, which has continued its activities after the lay-offs, has complied with 
its  legal  obligations  governing  the  redundancies  and  provided  for  its  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. 

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46. 

The EGF shall not exceed a maximum annual amount of EUR 186 million (in 2018 
prices),  as 
in  Article 8  of  Council  Regulation  (EU,  Euratom) 
No 2020/2093  of  17  December  2020  laying  down  the  multiannual  financial 
framework for the years 2021 to 202728. 

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 actions and the estimated costs, the Commission proposes 
to mobilise the EGF for the amount of EUR 3 745 264, representing 85 % of the total 
costs  of  the  proposed  actions,  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 
resources29. 

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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 for the amount of EUR 3 745 264. 

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 
financing decision within the meaning of Article 110 of the Financial Regulation30. 
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. 

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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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2021/0363 (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 France – EGF/2021/005 FR/Airbus 

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 1309/201331, 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 resources32, and in particular point 9 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

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32 
33 

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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  workers  made  redundant  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) 2020/209333. 

On 26 July 2021, France submitted an application to mobilise the EGF, in respect of 
workers’ displacements in Airbus (Airbus SE). in the economic sector classified under 
the  Statistical  classification  of  economic  activities  in  the  European  Community 
('NACE')34 Revision 2 division 30 (Manufacture of transport equipment) in France. It 
was supplemented by additional information provided in accordance with Article 8(5) 
of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/691.  That  application  complies  with  the  requirements  for 
determining  a  financial  contribution  from  the  EGF  as  laid  down  in  Article 13  of 
Regulation (EU) 2021/691. 

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). 

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(4) 

(5) 

The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution of 
EUR 3 745 264 in respect of the application submitted by France. 

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 2022, the European Globalisation 
Adjustment  Fund  for  Displaced  Workers  shall  be  mobilised  to  provide  the  amount  of 
EUR 3 745 264 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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