CELEX: 52012PC0616
Language: en
Date: 2012-10-19
Title: Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2011/026 IT/Emilia-Romagna Motorcycles from Italy)

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			Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2011/026 IT/Emilia-Romagna Motorcycles from Italy) /* COM/2012/0616 final */
			
				
		
		
			
			   	EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Point 28 of the Interinstitutional
Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and
the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management[1] allows for the mobilisation of
the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) through a flexibility
mechanism, within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million over and
above the relevant headings of the financial framework. 
The rules applicable to the contributions
from the EGF are laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on establishing the
European Globalisation Adjustment Fund[2].
On 30 December 2011, Italy submitted
application EGF/2011/026 IT/Emilia-Romagna Motorcycles for a financial contribution
from the EGF, following redundancies at ten enterprises operating in division
30 of NACE Revision 2 (Manufacture of other transport equipment)[3] in the NUTS II region of
Emilia-Romagna (ITH5) in Italy.
After a thorough examination of this
application, the Commission has concluded in accordance with Article 10 of
Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 that the conditions for a financial contribution
under this Regulation are met.
SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS OF THE APPLICATION
 Key data: ||   
 EGF Reference No || EGF/2011/026 
 Member State || Italy 
 Article 2 || b) 
 Enterprises concerned || 10 
 NUTS II region || Emilia - Romagna (ITH5) 
 NACE Revision 2 division || 30 (Manufacture of other transport equipment) 
 Reference period || 28.2.2011 – 28.11.2011 
 Starting date for the personalised services || 1.3.2012 
 Application date || 30.12.2011 
 Redundancies during the reference period || 512 
 Redundant workers expected to participate in the measures || 502 
 Expenditure for personalised services (EUR) || 3 932 992 
 Expenditure for implementing EGF[4] (EUR)   || 157 000 
 Expenditure for implementing EGF (%) || 3,84 
 Total budget (EUR) || 4 089 992 
 EGF contribution (65%) (EUR) || 2 658 495 
1.           The application was presented
to the Commission on 30 December 2011 and supplemented by additional
information up to 10 September 2012.
2.           The application meets the
conditions for deploying the EGF as set out in Article 2(b) of Regulation
(EC) No 1927/2006, and was submitted within the deadline of 10 weeks referred
to in Article 5 of that Regulation.
Link between the redundancies and
major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, or
between the redundancies and the financial and economic crisis
3.           In order to demonstrate
the link between the redundancies and the global financial and economic crisis,
Italy indicated that registrations of powered two-wheelers in Europe
(representative of domestic demand) have fallen considerably (most
significantly, a fall of 42 % for mopeds and 31 % for motorcycles
between 2007 and 2010)[5].

Registration
of powered two-wheelers in the EU
   || Mopeds || Motorcycles 
   || Registrations || In comparison to previous year || 2010 in comparison to 2007 || Registrations || In comparison to previous year || 2010 in comparison to 2007 
 2007 || 901 425 ||   || -42 % || 1 520 030 ||   || -31 % 
 2008 || 876 102 || -3 % || 1 410 020 || -7 % 
 2009 || 740 970 || -15 % || 1 230 043 || -13 % 
 2010 || 523 397 || -29 % || 1 044 129 || -15 % 
4.           Italy made the point that
the manufacture of powered two-wheelers in Europe also fell sharply as a result
of the global financial and economic crisis, in particular between 2007 and
2009. According to statistics published by ACEM[6],
production by the main European powered two-wheeler manufacturers[7] fell by 37 % between 2007
and 2009 and by 25 % between 2008 and 2009.
Production
of powered two-wheelers by country6
5.           The Italian authorities
also mentioned that the European powered two-wheeler industry has also suffered
as a result of the growth in exports of cycles and motorcycles by manufacturers
based in Asia. China in particular, as the world's foremost exporter of cycles
and motorcycles, accounting for 25 % of the market, and India, which is
gradually catching up with China, are now the world's biggest manufacturers
(India's share of the global export market rose from 1 % to 2.70 %
between 2007 and 2010). The growing market share of these countries explains
the overall reduction in the cycle and motorcycle exports of most European
producers (Germany and Spain were the exceptions between 2009 and 2010), with
France and Italy particularly affected (Italy's share of the international
export market has fallen by over 30 % in ten years).
Export market share (cycles and motorcycles)[8]
¾ China (CN) ¾ Italy (IT) ¾ Germany (DE) ¾ Spain (ES) ¾ India (IN) ¾ France (FR) ¾ United Kingdom (UK).
6.           Italy
described how the value of cycle and motorcycle exports declined rapidly
between 2008 and 2009 (a fall of 21.3 % for example between 2008 and 2009
for the EU and 25.9 % for Italy)8.
The slight recovery in exports in 2010 widened the gap between the 'advanced'
countries and emerging countries: the former are broadly returning to their
level of exports prior to 2008 (although they are still on average 20 %
down on 2008), the latter are achieving higher levels than in 2008 (China
increased its export value by 32.4 % between 2009 and 2010, and India by
35.8 %, whereas the EU's export value grew only 9.5 % during the same
period).
7.           Italy, which is Europe's
largest producer of powered two-wheelers, demonstrated that at national level,
the production of motorcycles and mopeds, in which the region of Emilia Romagna
is a major player (three of the companies covered in this application
manufacture motorcycles under their own marque: Morini, Malaguti and
Minarelli), has decreased (by 6 % between 2009 and
2010). The most significant reduction was in the total production of
powered two-wheelers, which in Italy fell from 641 000 vehicles in 2008 to 448 100 in 2010 (-30 %)[9].
8.           Italy noted that, since
2006, its imports of spare parts for motorcycles and mopeds (considering that
seven of the companies covered in this application form part of the local
fabric of companies specialising in the manufacture of spare parts or
components for powered two-wheeler industries) have been higher than its
exports (which had never happened in the previous ten years)[10].
9.           Lastly,
the Italian authorities stated that the significant reduction in motorcycle and
moped registrations in Europe also affected Italy (motorcycle and moped
registrations fell 27 % between 2009 and 2010)[11].
Indication of the number of
redundancies and compliance with the criteria of Article 2(b)
10.         Italy submitted this
application under the intervention criteria of Article 2(b) of Regulation
(EC) No 1927/2006, which makes a contribution from the EGT subject to at least
500 redundancies over a nine-month period in enterprises operating in the same
NACE Revision 2 division in one region or two contiguous regions at NUTS II
level.
11.         The application cites 512
redundancies in ten enterprises operating in division 30 of NACE Revision 2
(Manufacture of other transport equipment) during the nine-month reference
period between 28 February 2011 and 28 November 2011. Of these 512
redundancies, 63 were calculated in accordance with the second indent of the
second paragraph of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006, and 449
with the third indent of the same paragraph. 
12.         The Commission received
confirmation on 19 July 2012 that the individuals recognised under the
third indent of the second paragraph of Article 2 had been made redundant (esuberi).
Explanation of the unforeseen nature
of those redundancies
13.         The financial crisis has
weighed on the sector since 2008, and mainly benefited larger manufacturers,
which were better able to adapt as a result of their size (for example Ducati).
Italy reported that the situation was very different for small and medium-sized
motorcycle and equipment manufacturers[12],
which have been directly affected by the fall in motorcycle demand
(registrations) since 2008 and the drop in production since 2008. They tried to
adapt their production to maintain their market share (for example by producing
four-stroke engines for Motori Minarelli, or by working
with other marques for Motori Malaguti). In spite of their
efforts, the ten companies concerned by the Italian application had to make
some of their employees redundant or close permanently in 2011.
Identification of the dismissing
businesses and workers targeted for assistance
14.         The application covers 512
redundancies in ten enterprises:
 Enterprises and number of redundancies 
 ENGINES ENGINEERING || 6 || MOTORI MALAGUTI S.P.A. || 150 
 F. FABBRI ACCESSORI || 5 || MOTORI MINARELLI || 19 
 GALVANOTECNICA & PM || 43 || PAIOLI COMPONENTS || 6 
 MASIERO ANTONIO CAMBI || 16 || PAIOLI MECCANICA || 51 
 MOTO MORINI S.P.A. || 38 || VERLICCHI NINO E FIGLI || 178 
 Total enterprises: 10 || Total redundancies: 512 ||   
15.         Italy also stated that
three of the ten enterprises concerned had not permanently closed or made all
their employees redundant (Engines Engineering, Motori Minelli and F.
Fabbri Accessori).
16.         The 512 people made
redundant during the reference period are eligible for assistance in accordance
with Article 3(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. Of the 512 workers made
redundant, the 502 who have not yet found alternative employment are targeted
for assistance. 
17.         The breakdown of the
targeted workers is as follows:
 Category || Number || Percentage 
 Male || 294 || 58.6 
 Female || 208 || 41.4 
 EU citizens || 481 || 95.8 
 Nationals of third countries || 21 || 4.2 
 15-24 years || 2 || 0.4 
 25-54 years || 416 || 82.9 
 55-64 years || 82 || 16.3 
 > 64 years old || 2 || 0.4 
18.         None of the workers in
question suffer from a long-term health problem or disability.
19.         In terms of professional
categories, the breakdown is as follows:
 Category || Number || Percentage 
  Associate professionals || 11 || 2.2 
 Clerical staff || 200 || 39.8 
 Plant and machine operators and assemblers || 291 || 58.0 
20.         In accordance with Article
7 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006, Italy has confirmed that a policy of
non-discrimination and equality between women and men has been applied, and
will continue to apply, during the various stages of the mobilisation of and,
in particular, in access to the EGF.
Description of the territory
concerned and its authorities and stakeholders
21.         The territory covered by
the application is the NUTS II region of Emilia-Romagna, a province in
northeast Italy which had 4 432 418 inhabitants on 1 January
2011 and a population density of 197.49 inhabitants per square kilometre (close
to the Italian average of 200 inhabitants per square kilometre). 
22.         The Italian authorities made
the point that the population of Emilia-Romagna was falling faster than the
Italian average (the natural growth rate is much lower than Italy's: ‑1.3 %
compared to -0.4 % at national level in 2010[13]).
23.         Emilia-Romagna is also a
region where population ageing is more significant than the Italian average
(the number of people over the age of 65 living there was two points higher
than the Italian average in 2011, while the percentage of people between 0 and
14 years old, at 13.3 %, was below the national average of 14 %)[14].
24.         The Italian authorities
described the Emilia-Romagna region as having a viable economy (the wealth it
created in 2009 corresponded to 8.7 % of Italian GDP, its GDP per
inhabitant was EUR 30 493, above the national average of EUR 25 237)[15] which on average suffered more
than other regions as a result of the economic and financial crisis.
25.         Italy reported that between
2008 and 2009, the GDP per capita of Emilia-Romagna fell on average more than
the national average (-4.89 %, against -3.6 %) and that the GDP also
fell more sharply (-3.7 %) compared to the national trend (-3 %).
26.         Emilia-Romagna is still the
third largest Italian region in terms of exports and the fourth largest for
imports. However, in 2010, Emilia-Romagna's exports to the rest of the world
fell 10.8 % in comparison to 2008. Although Emilia-Romagna had a positive
trade balance between 2008 and 2010, its trade surplus decreased significantly
over the same period, by 16.5 %.
27.         Emilia-Romagna also
suffered from the national decline in the number of companies in business and
the drop in the number of companies established (80 483 new enterprises
were established in Italy in 2008, compared to 77 443 in 2011).
28.         The main authorities and
stakeholders are the Italian Ministry of Labour and Social Policy (Ministero
del Lavoro e delle Politiche Sociali), the Region of Emilia-Romagna (Regione
Emilia-Romagna), the National Association of Italian Municipalities (ANCI
- Associazione Nazionale Comuni Italiani), the Union of Italian Provinces (UPI:
Unione delle Province d'Italia), the local sections of the National
Confederations of Crafts and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (CNA:
Confederazione Nazionale dell'Artigianato e della Piccola e Media Impresa
Regionale dell'Emilia-Romagna and Confartigianato Bologna),
cooperative organisations and social enterprises (Confcooperative and Legacoop
Emilia-Romagna ), an organisation representing manufacturing and
service enterprises in Italy (Confindustria), employers' organisations (Unindustria
Bologna and Unionapi), and unions: CGIL (Confederazione
Generale Italiana del Lavoro), CISL (Confederazione Italiana Sindacati
dei Lavoratori), FIM (Federazione Italiana Metalmeccanici), FIOM (Federazione
Impiegati Operai Metallurgici), UIL (Unione Italiana del Lavoro) and
UILM (Unione Italiana Lavoratori Metalmeccanici).
Expected impact of the redundancies
as regards local, regional or national employment
29.         The redundancies in the
powered two-wheeler sector occurred in the context of the national and regional
economy’s shift towards services (the manufacturing industry now accounts for
only 11.6 % of jobs in the region) The Italian authorities made the point
that enterprises will have to specialise in processes and components which
combine innovation and skilled labour if they are to continue producing powered
two-wheelers. They consider that there is no longer scope for local production
of lower-end and mid-range scooters and mopeds and that the development of
enterprises specialising in accessories and spare parts can no longer depend
solely on traditional local marques such as Ducati. 
30.         The Italian authorities
specified that the powered two-wheeler sector employs about 4 000 people,
without taking into account the spare parts and equipment manufacturers
associated with them but which are often classified in other NACE Revision 2
categories. They estimate that 1 382 people are affected by the crisis in
this sector and expect further redundancies to occur in related sectors
employing thousands of people[16].
31.         The Italian authorities
also stressed the decline in the employment situation in Emilia-Romagna, with
an employment rate that has fallen by about three percentage points between
2008 and 2010 (from 70.2 % to 67.4 %). The unemployment rate, while
among the lowest in Italy, has been rising steadily in the region (from
3.2 % in 2008 to 5.8 % in 2010) and particularly affects young people
in the 15-24 age group, where the unemployment figure rose by more than 11
percentage points between 2008 and 2010 (from 11 % to 22.3 %).
32.         Lastly, Italy emphasised
that, at this time of crisis for the region, extensive use was being made of
assistance measures providing an income to employees of enterprises in
difficulty in place of wages (such as the CIGS: Cassa Integrazione Guadagni
Straordinaria) (CIGS hours increased 14-fold in the region between
2008 and 2010).
Co-ordinated package of personalised
services to be funded and a breakdown of its estimated costs, including its
complementarity with actions funded by the Structural Funds
33.         The proposed measures set
out below constitute a coordinated package of personalised services intended to
allow the occupational reintegration of the 502 workers concerned. The
people targeted will be given the opportunity to choose the measures they want
to participate in, according to the chronological sequence of the measures.
This sequence is composed of basic minimum services aimed at all targeted
workers (such as career guidance, active job search assistance and
training/retraining) combined with specific services aimed at certain workers
(outplacement assistance and promotion of entrepreneurship). Some of the
workers targeted will also receive an allowance (for active job-seeking) if
they participate in the proposed measures.
–     
Career guidance
This measure consists of a series of
structured interviews (individually or in groups) to facilitate workers'
personal awareness to enable them to identify their areas of interest, personal
abilities and skills to improve, and to establish a personal record. This
service will be offered to the 502 workers targeted.
–     
Active job search assistance:
This measure aims to encourage workers to
develop a personal self-promotion strategy using practical job-searching
techniques (looking for jobs, preparing for a job interview, writing a CV and
covering letter) in the context of the employment available locally and, if
necessary, accompanying the worker as far as the job interview. This service
will be offered to the 502 workers targeted.
–     
Training and re-training:
This measure available to 400 workers
consists of a training voucher with an average value of EUR 4 000 to
be used strictly within the framework of the training pathway identified for
each worker (which nonetheless allows a certain leeway for workers to identify
their own needs in terms of training, work placements, career guidance, etc.).
–     
Outplacement assistance :
This specific incentive will cover the 260
most disadvantaged workers, who will be eligible to receive assistance with
outplacements and placements within a public or private enterprise. A bonus of
EUR 5 000 will be paid to companies or services whose assistance
enables a worker to find a permanent job at the end of the period[17]. 
–     
Promotion of entrepreneurship: 
This measure consists of a personalised
service to assist workers (in accordance with their skills and possible use of
their professional experience) with a view to understanding how to run a
business and self-employment. This activity will take the form of a mentoring
group to analyse the constraints and opportunities of self-employment and
entrepreneurship (such as drawing up a business plan, start-up, etc.). The
Italian authorities estimate that this service will be offered to 61 of the
workers targeted.
–     
Active job-seeking allowance: 
This measure, which will cover 216 of the
workers targeted, will be paid in the form of a monthly allowance of
EUR 500 on average, over a maximum period of five months, to workers
actively participating in EGF measures, in proportion to the number of days per
month of effective participation in EGF measures. Payment of this allowance
will be strictly linked to the worker's commitment to actively participating in
the process of reintegration into the labour market.
34.         The expenditure for
mobilising the EGF, which is included in the application in accordance with
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006, covers preparatory, monitoring,
information and publicity and control measures.
35.         The personalised services
presented by the Italian authorities are active labour market measures coming
under the eligible actions defined by Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No
1927/2006. The Italian authorities evaluate the total cost of these services at
EUR 4 089 992, of which EUR 3 932 992 for
personalised services and EUR 157 000 (3.84 % of the total
amount) for expenditure for implementing the EGF. The total contribution
requested from the EGF is EUR 2 658 495 (65 % of the total
costs).
 Measures || Estimated number of workers targeted || Estimated cost per worker targeted (EUR) || Total costs (EGF and national cofinancing) (EUR) 
 Personalised services (Article 3 (first paragraph) of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006) 
 Career guidance || 502 || 186 || 93 372 
 Active job search assistance || 502 || 310 || 155 620 
 Training and re-training || 400 || 4 000 || 1 600 000 
 Outplacement assistance || 260 || 5 000 || 1 300 000 
 Promotion of entrepreneurship || 61 || 4 000 || 244 000 
 Job-seeking allowance || 216 || 2 500 || 540 000 
 Sub-total for personalised services ||   || 3 932 992 
 Expenditure for implementing the EGF (Article 3 (third paragraph) of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006) 
 Preparation ||   || 7 000 
 Monitoring ||   || 80 000 
 Information and publicity ||   || 10 000 
 Control measures ||   || 60 000 
 Sub-total of expenditure for implementing the EGF ||   || 157 000 
 Estimated total cost ||   || 4 089 992 
 EGF contribution (65% of total cost) ||   || 2 658 495 
36.         Italy confirms that the
measures described above are complementary with actions funded by the
Structural Funds and guarantees there will be no double financing. Continuous
monitoring of the measures financed by the ESF and the EGF for similar
objectives or workers will prevent any overlap between the ESF (or any other EU
instrument or programme) and the measures financed by the EGF.
Date on which the personalised
services to the workers concerned started or are due to start
37.         Italy started to provide
the personalised services included in the coordinated package proposed for
cofinancing by the EGF to the workers concerned on 1 March 2012. This date
therefore represents the beginning of the period of eligibility for any
assistance which might be granted under the EGF.
Procedures for consulting the social
partners
38.         The application for an EGF
contribution was discussed with the authorities and other stakeholders listed
in point 28 at meetings on 12 October 2011, 14 December 2011 and 16 January
2012. 
39.         The Italian authorities
confirmed that the requirements laid down in national and EU legislation
concerning collective redundancies have been complied with.
Information on measures that are
mandatory by virtue of national law or pursuant to collective agreements
40.         As regards the criteria
contained in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006, the Italian authorities
in their application:
·      confirmed that the financial contribution from the EGF does not
replace measures which are the responsibility of companies by virtue of
national law or collective agreements;
·      demonstrated that the actions provide support for individual workers
and are not to be used for restructuring companies or sectors;
·      confirmed that the eligible actions referred to above do not receive
assistance from other EU financial instruments.
Management and control systems 
41.         Italy informed the
Commission that the financial contribution would be managed as follows: the Ministerio
del Lavoro e delle Politiche Sociali – Direzione Generale per le Politiche
Attive e Passive del Lavoro (MLPS – DG PAPL) will be the managing,
certifying and audit authority (with MLPS – DG PAPL Ufficio A as
managing authority; MLPS – DG PAPL Ufficio B as certifying authority and
MLPS – DG PAPL Ufficio C as audit authority). The region of
Emilia-Romagna (Direzione Generale Cultura Formazione e Lavoro) will be
the managing authority's intermediate body.
42.         The Italian authorities
stated that they would implement the management and control system for the EGF
adopted by the Italian Ministry of Labour and Social Policy (see document ref
No 40/0002218 of 29 September 2011) and the operational manual for the
managing, certifying and audit authority (see document ref No 40/0005840
of 26 October 2011).
Funding
43.         On the basis of the
application from Italy, the proposed contribution from the EGF to the
coordinated package of personalised services (including expenditure to
implement the EGF) is EUR 2 658 495, representing 65 % of
the total cost. The Commission's proposed allocation under the Fund is based on
the information made available by Italy.
44.         Considering the maximum
possible amount of a financial contribution from the EGF under Article 10(1) of
Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006, as well as the scope for reallocating
appropriations, the Commission proposes to mobilise the EGF for the total
amount referred to above, to be allocated under heading 1a of the financial
framework.
45.         The proposed contribution
will leave more than 25 % of the maximum annual amount earmarked for the
EGF available for allocations during the last four months of the year, as
required by Article 12(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006.
46.         By presenting this proposal
to mobilise the EGF, the Commission initiates the simplified trialogue
procedure, as required by Point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17
May 2006, with a view to securing the agreement of the two arms of the
budgetary authority on the need to use the EGF and on the amount required. The
Commission invites the first of the two arms of the budgetary authority that
reaches agreement on the draft mobilisation proposal, at appropriate political
level, to inform the other arm and the Commission of its intentions. In the
event of disagreement by either of the two arms of the budgetary authority, a
formal trialogue meeting will be convened.
47.         The Commission presents
separately a transfer request in order to enter in the 2012 budget specific
commitment appropriations, as required in Point 28 of the Interinstitutional
Agreement of 17 May 2006.
Source of payment appropriations 
48.         The amount of payment
appropriations initially entered under budget line 04 05 01 will be fully
consumed once the budgetary authority adopts the proposals already presented
for the mobilisation of the EGF and therefore insufficient to cover the amount
needed for this application.
49.         A transfer of
EUR 1 160 745 from the European Progress Microfinance Facility
budget line will be used to cover part of the amount required for this
application.
50.         The additional amount of
EUR 1 497 750 required for this application will be covered by
an additional appropriation requested in Amending Budget No 6.
Proposal for a
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
AND OF THE COUNCIL
on mobilisation of the European Globalisation
Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional
Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the
Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2011/026
IT/Emilia-Romagna Motorcycles from Italy)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE
COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the
Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Interinstitutional
Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the
Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management[18], and in particular point 28
thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No
1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006
establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund[19], and in particular Article
12(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the
European Commission[20],
Whereas:
(1)       The European Globalisation
Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support for workers
made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns
due to globalisation and to assist them with their reintegration into the
labour market.
(2)       The scope of the EGF was
broadened for applications submitted from 1 May 2009 to 30 December
2011 to include support for workers made redundant as a direct result of the
global financial and economic crisis.
(3)       The Interinstitutional
Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the EGF within the annual
ceiling of EUR 500 million.
(4)       Italy submitted an
application to mobilise the EGF, in respect of redundancies in ten enterprises
operating in division 30 of NACE Revision 2 (Manufacture of other transport
equipment) in the NUTS II region of Emilia-Romagna (ITH5) in Italy on 30 December
2011 and supplemented it by additional information, the last of which was
supplied on 10 September 2012. This application complies with the
requirements for determining the financial contributions set out in Article 10
of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. The Commission therefore proposes to mobilise
an amount of EUR 2 658 495.
(5)       The EGF should, therefore,
be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application
submitted by Italy,
HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
For the general budget of the European
Union for the financial year 2012, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
(EGF) shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 2 658 495 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 C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.
[2]               OJ L 406, 30.12.2006, p.1.
[3]               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).
[4]               In accordance with Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No
1927/2006.
[5]               Source: ACEM (the Motorcycle Industry in Europe
- http://www.acem.eu) Registrations and deliveries – Edition 2011.
[6]               Source: ACEM (the Motorcycle Industry in Europe
- http://www.acem.eu)
Production – Edition 2011.
[7]               Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Austria, United
Kingdom, Czech Republic, Portugal and Sweden.
[8]               Source: Available data on trade in motorcycles and
cycles from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
[9]               Source: Associazione Nazionale Ciclo Motociclo
Accessori (ANCMA) - www.ancma.it.
[10]             Source: ANCMA.
[11]             Source: ACEM.
[12]             This application concerns 10 small and medium-sized
enterprises with an average of 92 employees (minimum six, maximum 363).
[13]             Source: ISTAT (Italian National Institute of
Statistics) - Table 3 in http://demo.istat.it/altridati/indicatori/index.html#tabreg.
[14]             Source: ISTAT - Table 6 in http://demo.istat.it/altridati/indicatori/index.html#tabreg.
[15]             Source: Bank of Italy, Regional economies, the economy
of Emilia-Romagna – 2011: 
http://www.bancaditalia.it/pubblicazioni/econo/ecore/2011/analisi_s_r/1131_emilia.
[16]             Italy referred in particular to these NACE Revision 2
divisions: 24 (Metallurgy), 25 (Manufacture of fabricated metal products,
except machinery and equipment), 26 (Manufacture of computer, electronic and
optical products), 27 (Manufacture of electrical equipment), 28 (Manufacture of
machinery and equipment n.e.c.) and 29 (Automobile industry).
[17]             The bonus will be paid only if it is not already due
under the legislation to support regional policies to promote employment.
[18]             OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.
[19]             OJ L 406, 30.12.2006, p.1.
[20]             OJ C […], […], p. […].