CELEX: 31987L0167
Language: en
Date: 1987-01-26 00:00:00
Title: Council Directive 87/167/EEC of 26 January 1987 on aid to shipbuilding

12 . 3 . 87                               Official journal of the European Communities                                    No L 69 / 55
                                                        COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
                                                           of 26 January 1987
                                                         on aid to shipbuilding
                                                             ( 87 / 167 / EEC )
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                                 Whereas, a competitive shipbuilding industry is of vital
                                                                           interest to the Community and contributes to its economic
                                                                           and social development by providing a substantial market
                                                                           for a range of industries, including those using advanced
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                     technology; whereas it contributes also to the maintenance
 Economic Community, and in particular Articles 92 ( 3 ) ( d)              of employment in a number of regions, including some
 and 113 thereof,                                                          which are already suffering a high rate of unemployment;
                                                                           whereas this is also true of ship conversion and ship
                                                                           repair;
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ( 1 ),
 Having regard           to   the    opinion of the     European           Whereas it is now clear that the sector is suffering from a
 Parliament ( 2 ),                                                         fundamental structural crisis, rather than a cyclical
                                                                           problem of demand, in which it would be short-sighted to
                                                                           continue to respond to the aggravation of the crisis by
 Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social                   multiplying the volume of operating aids which tend to
 Committee ( 3 ),                                                          increase the segregation of the internal market and
                                                                           constitute a continuing drain on the scarce budgetary
                                                                           resources of the Member States without inducing any
                                                                           lasting improvement in the competitiveness of the
Whereas Council Directive 81 / 363 / EEC of 28 April 1981                  Community's shipbuilding industry;
on aid to shipbuilding ( 4), as last amended by Directive
 85 / 2 / EEC ( 5 ), will expire on 31 December 1986 ;
                                                                           Whereas , in view in particular of the cost differences which
 Whereas, although progress had been made in the                           exist for most categories of ship in comparison to shipyards
 structural adaptation of the Community's shipbuilding                     in some third countries , the immediate abolition of aid to
 industry since the adoption of Directive 81 / 363 / EEC (the              the sector may not be possible in view of the need to
 Fifth Directive), the world crisis in shipbuilding continues              encourage restructuring in many yards ; whereas a tighter
 to deepen together with the imbalance between                             and more selective aid policy is nevertheless necessary in
 shipbuilding capacity and demand , causing prices to fall to              order to support the present trend in production towards
 a level which is often below the fixed cost of European                   more technologically advanced ships and in order to ensure
 shipyards ; whereas the price problem has been aggravated                 fair and uniform conditions for intra-Community
 by the development of very cost-competitive capacity in                   competition ; whereas such a policy constitutes the most
 third countries particularly in the production of                         appropriate approach in terms of ensuring the maintenance
 standardized vessels in series ;                                          of a sufficient level of activity in European shipyards and
                                                                           thereby the survival of an efficient and competitive
                                                                           European shipbuilding industry ;
Whereas the recovery in demand envisaged in the Fifth
 Directive has not taken place , given that the demand
outlook for shipbuilding is not encouraging and in view of
                                                                           Whereas these considerations call for a differentiated
the fact that any resumption in demand is likely to lead
immediately to an expansion of production facilities in                    approach with regard to the various types of aid at present
certain third countries ;                                                  granted by Member States; whereas a level of production
                                                                           aid which is geared towards supporting production where
                                                                           the Community's cost disadvantage is lowest and where
                                                                           there is a real possibility of restoring long-term
                                                                           competitiveness seems to offer the most appropriate
O ) OJ No C 281 , 7. 11 . 1986 , p. 4 .                                    approach in response to the abovementioned objectives of
( 2 ) OJ No C 7 , 12 . 1 . 1987 .                                          improving competitiveness and reducing intra-Community
( 3) Opinion delivered on 16 December 1986 (not yet published in           distortions in trade; whereas this level of aid should be
      the Official Journal ).                                              attained by means of a common maximum ceiling to be
( 4) OJ No L 137, 23 . 5 . 1981 , p. 39 .                                  revised periodically after consultation with the Member
( s ) OJ No L 2 , 3 . 1 . 1985 , p. 13 .                                   States and on the basis of an independent expert study
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which takes due account of the expected long-term                  HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
development of the shipbuilding industry so as to ensure
both the optimal activity levels justifiable on economic
grounds and the continuation of structural adjustment ;
whereas , since increased efficiency is a principal objective                                    CHAPTER I
pursued by the premises of this Directive , the yearly review
of the production aid ceiling should always aim at its                                           GENERAL
progressive reduction; whereas it is necessary, in order to
avoid discrimination , to make all forms of operating aid
subject to the common maximum ceiling , including loss
compensation and such aid as is granted indirectly through                                        Article 1
third persons; whereas , in order to permit all Member
States to compete equally and in view of the persistent            For the purpose of this Directive the following definitions
structural disparities of yards in the different Member            shall apply:
States, it may be necessary to authorize restructuring aid to
enable desirable structural changes to be carried out
provided that they do not lead to increases in capacity;
whereas , although it is proposed to treat ship conversion in      ( a) 'shipbuilding':
the same way as shipbuilding , it is not appropriate to                   means the building in the Community of the following
permit aid to the ship-repair sector in view of the                       metal-hulled sea-going vessels :
continuing overcapacity in this sector , except for closure
and research and development aid ;                                        — merchant ships for the carriage of passengers
                                                                              and / or cargo , of not less than 100 grt ,
                                                                          — fishing vessels of not less than 100 grt ,
                                                                          — dredgers or ships for other work at sea of not less
Whereas the restructuring process in Spain and Portugal is                    than 100 grt excluding drilling platforms ,
less advanced than in the other Member States and the
immediate application of the common maximum ceiling for                   — tugs of not less than 365 kW ;
production aid may cause some difficulties in these two
Member States , particular arrangements should be allowed
to enable them gradually , after a further period of               (b ) 'ship conversion ':
restructuring, to comply with the aid regime applicable to
the Community as a whole ;                                                means the conversion in the Community of
                                                                          metal-hulled sea-going vessels , as defined in ( a), of not
                                                                          less than 1 000 grt, on condition that conversion
                                                                          operations entail radical alterations to the cargo plan ,
Whereas , in order to ensure full transparency , which is                 the hull or the propulsion system or the passenger
                                                                          accommodation ;
a vital element in assuring the proper functioning of a
Community aid system both in respect of operational aids
and burden-sharing with regard to restructuring efforts , it
will be necessary to strengthen the notification rules ,            ( c) 'ship repair':
including notification of aid to shipowners for the building
                                                                          means the repair of the vessels referred to in ( a );
or conversion of ships , together with the a posteriori
reporting obligations of Member States as regards actual
aid payments and the achievement of restructuring
objectives ;                                                        ( d ) 'aid':
                                                                          means State aid within the meaning of Articles 92 and
                                                                          93 of the Treaty , including not only aid granted by the
                                                                          State itself but also that granted by regional or local
Whereas the reductions in world shipping capacities should                authorities and any aid elements contained in the
be made in such a way as to cause the least possible damage               financing measures taken by Member States in respect
and to be as fair as possible ;                                           of the shipbuilding or ship repair undertakings which
                                                                          they directly or indirectly control and which do not
                                                                          count as the provision of risk capital according to
                                                                          standard company practice in a market economy .
Whereas additional measures should be adopted in order to                 Such aid may be considered compatible with the
alleviate the social and regional consequences of the                     common market provided that it complies with the
restructuring of the shipbuilding sector ;                                criteria for derogation contained in this Directive ;
Whereas Community measures should also be adopted in                (e) 'contract value before aid':
order to improve demand for new ships from Community                      means the price laid down in the contract plus any aid
 shipyards,                                                               granted directly to the shipyard .
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                           Article 2                                 However, the Commission shall pay particular regard to
                                                                     ensure that the aid for the building of small specialized
No aid granted pursuant to this Directive may be                     vessels, a market segment normally served by small yards,
conditional upon discriminatory practices as to products             in particular small ships costing less than 6 million ECU ,
originating in other Member States .                                 and for which the competition is mainly inter-European, is
                                                                     kept at the lowest possible level, nevertheless allowing for
                                                                     the particular situation in Greece .
                           Article 3
                      Aid to shipowners                              3 . The ceiling shall be reviewed every 12 months , or
                                                                      sooner if warranted by exceptional circumstances , with the
 1 . All forms of aid to shipowners or to third parties which         aim of progressively reducing the ceiling. In its review of
are available as aid for the building or conversion of ships         the ceiling, the Commission shall also ensure that there are
shall be subject to the notification rules in Article 10 .           no undue concentrations of shipbuilding activities in
                                                                     specific market segments to an extent contrary to
                                                                     Community interests .
These aids shall include credit facilities , guarantees and tax
concessions granted to shipowners or third parties for the
purposes referred to in the first subparagraph .
                                                                     4 . The ceiling shall apply not only to all forms of
                                                                     production aid — whether under sectoral , general or
2 . The grant equivalent of these aids shall be subject in           regional aid schemes — granted directly to the yards but
full to the rules set forth in Article 4 and the monitoring          also to the aid covered by Article 3 ( 2).
procedures laid down in Article 11 , where these aids are
actually used for the building or conversion of ships in
Community shipyards .                                                5.  The combined effect of aid under the various aid
                                                                     schemes applied must in no case exceed the ceiling fixed
3 . Aid granted by a Member State to its shipowners or to            according to paragraph 2 ; the granting of aid in individual
third parties in that State for the building or conversion of        cases shall not necessitate prior notification to , or
ships may not lead to distortions of competition between             authorization from , the Commission .
national shipyards and shipyards in other Member States in
the placing of orders .
                                              i
                                                                     However, where there is competition between yards in
                                                                     different Member States for a particular contract, the
4 . These provisions shall be entirely without prejudice to          Commission shall require prior notification of the relevant
any future Community rules on aid to shipowners.                     aid proposals at the request of any Member State . In such
                                                                     cases , the Commission shall adopt a position within
                                                                     30 days of notification ; such proposals may not be
                                                                     implemented before the Commission has given its
                                                                     authorization . By its decision in such cases the Commission
                         CHAPTER II
                                                                     shall ensure that the planned aid does not affect trading
                                                                     conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest.
                       OPERATING AID
                           Article 4                                 6 . Aid in the form of credit facilities for the building or
                                                                     conversion of vessels complying with the OECD Council
               Contract-related production aid                       resolution of 3 August 1981 ( Understanding on Export
                                                                     Credits for Ships) or with any agreement replacing the
                                                                     Resolution shall not be counted within the ceiling. Such aid
 1 . Production aid in favour of shipbuilding and ship
                                                                     may be considered compatible with the common market
conversion may be considered compatible with the
                                                                     provided that it complies with the abovementioned
common market provided that the total amount of aid
                                                                     Resolution or any agreements which replace it .
granted in support of any individual contract does not
exceed , in grant equivalent , a common maximum ceiling
expressed as a percentage of the contract value before aid,
hereinafter referred to as the ceiling .                             7 . Aid related to shipbuilding and ship conversion granted
                                                                     as development assistance to a developing country shall not
                                                                     be subject to the ceiling. It may be deemed compatible with
2 . The ceiling shall be fixed by the Commission with                the common market if it complies with the terms laid down
reference to the prevailing difference between the cost              for that purpose by OECD Working Party No 6 in its
structures of the most competitive Community yards and               agreement concerning the interpretation of Articles 6 to 8
the prices charged by their main international competitors           of the Understanding referred to in paragraph 6 of this
with particular regard to the market segments in which the           Article or with any later addendum or corrigendum to the
Community yards remain relatively most competitive .                 said Agreement.
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Prior notification of any such individual aid proposal must           no shipbuilding facilities or to investments in a Member
be given to the Commission . The Commission shall verify              State's only existing yard , provided that the effect of the
the particular development content of the proposed aid and            yard in question on the Community market is minimal .
satisfy itself that it falls within the scope of the agreement
referred to in the preceding subparagraph .
                                                                      3 . In accordance with paragraph 1 , investment aid may be
                                                                      deemed compatible with the common market provided
                                                                      that :
                             Article 5
                                                                      — the amount and intensity of such aid are justified by the
                       Other operating aid                                 extent of the restructuring involved ,
 1 . Aids to facilitate the continued operation of                    — it is limited to supporting expenditure directly related to
                                                                           the investment .
shipbuilding and ship conversion companies , including loss
compensation , rescue aid and all other type of operating
aid not directly supporting particular restructuring
measures covered in Chapter III , may de deemed                       4 . In examining the aid referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3 ,
compatible with the common market provided that such                  the Commission shall take account of the extent of the
aid together with production aid allocated directly to                contribution of the investment programme concerned to
individual shipbuilding and ship conversion contracts in              such Community objectives for the sector as innovation ,
accordance with Article 4 (4 ) does not exceed the ceiling            specialization , working conditions , health , safety and
expressed as a percentage of the aid recipient's annual               environment .
turnover in shipbuilding and ship conversion .
2 . It shall be incumbent on the Member States to furnish
evidence of the extent to which the turnover and losses of
                                                                                                   Article 7
the recipient of the aid result , on the one hand , from
shipbuilding and ship conversion and , on the other, from                                      Aid for closures
its other activities , if any , and , if some of the aid is
intended to offset losses or expenditure arising from the
restructuring measures referred to in Chapter III , to                1 . Aid to defray the normal costs resulting from the
identify and specify those measures .                                 partial or total closure of shipbuilding or ship repair yards
                                                                      may be considered compatible with the common market
                                                                      provided that the capacity reduction resulting from such
                                                                      aid is of a genuine and irreversible nature.
                           CHAPTER III
                                                                      2 . The costs eligible for such aid are , in particular:
                     RESTRUCTURING AID
                                                                      — payments to workers made redundant or retired before
                                                                           legal retirement age ,
                             Article 6                                — counselling services to workers made or to be made
                                                                         „ redundant or retired before legal retirement age
                          Investment aid                                   including payments made by yards to facilitate the
                                                                           creation of small undertakings ,
1 . Investment aid , whether specific or non-specific, may
not be granted for the creation of new shipyards or for               — payments to workers for vocational retraining,
investment in existing yards if such aid would be likely to
increase the Member States' shipbuilding capacity .                   — expenditure incurred for the redevelopment of the yard ,
                                                                           its buildings , installations and infrastructure for use
                                                                           other than that specified in Article 1 ( a ), (b ), and ( c),
Such aid may not be granted for ship repair unless linked to
a restructuring plan which results in an overall reduction in         — in the event of total closure of a yard , the residual book
the ship repair capacity of the Member State concerned . In                value of its installations ( ignoring that portion of any
this context the Commission may take into account                          revaluation since 1 January 1982 which exceeds the
capacity reductions carried out in the immediately                         national inflation rate).
preceding years .
                                                                      3 . The amount and intensity of aid must be justified by
2 . Paragraph 1 shall not apply to the opening of a new               the extent of the restructuring involved , account being
shipyard in a Member State which otherwise would have                 taken of the structural problems of the region concerned
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 and , in the case of conversion to other industrial activities ,   — the shipbuilding industry or — should only certain
of the Community legislation and rules applicable to the                  yards be involved , those yards — has undertaken a
 new sector concerned .                                                   systematic and specific restructuring programme ,
                                                                          aiming at capacity reductions , which can be considered
                                                                          capable of allowing it, within four years, to operate
                                                                          competitively ,
                             Article 8
                                                                    — the aid is progressively reduced .
               Aid for research and development
 1 . Aid to defray expenditure by shipbuilding and ship
repair undertakings for research and development projects                                        CHAPTER V
may be considered compatible with the common market.
                                                                                      MONITORING PROCEDURE
2 . For the purposes of this Directive , the eligible costs
                                                                                                  Article 10
shall be only those relating to fundamental research , basic
industrial research and applied research and development,
all as defined by the Commission in Annex I to the                  1 . In addition to the provisions of Articles 92 and 93 of
Community framework for State aids for research and                 the Treaty, aid to shipbuilding, ship conversion and ship
development {*), excluding those related to industrial              repair undertakings covered by this Directive shall be
application and commercial exploitation of the results .            subject to the special notification rules provided for in
                                                                    paragraph 2 .
                                                                    2 . The following shall be notified to the Commission in
                           CHAPTER IV                               advance by the Member States and authorized by the
                                                                    Commission before they are put into effect:
                    SPAIN AND PORTUGAL
                                                                    ( a ) any aid scheme — new or existing — or any
                                                                          amendment of an existing scheme covered by this
                             Article 9
                                                                          Directive ;
1 . Chapter II of this Directive shall be applicable neither        (b ) any decision to apply any general or regional aid
in Spain nor, subject to paragraph 3 of this Article , in                 scheme to the undertakings covered by this Directive ;
Portugal .
                                                                    (c) any individual application of aid schemes in the cases
                                                                          referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 4 ( 5 )
2 . Operating aid for shipbuilding and ship conversion in                 and in Article 4 ( 7 ) or when specifically provided for by
Spain may be considered compatible with the common                        the Commission in its approval of the aid scheme
market provided that:                                                     concerned .
— Spain's shipbuilding industry has undertaken a
     systematic and specific restructuring programme ,                                            Article 11
     including capacity reductions , which can be considered
     capable of allowing it , within four years , to operate        1 . For the           Commission's monitoring of the
     competitively ,                                                implementation of the aid rules contained in Chapters II
                                                                    and III , Member States shall supply the Commission for its
— the aid is being progressively reduced .                          exclusive use with :
                                                                    — current reports on each               shipbuilding and ship
3 . The Portuguese Republic will be subject to all the                    conversion contract at the         time of ordering and
provisions of this Directive . However , Portugal may , at                completion containing details     of the financial contract
any time before 31 December 1987 with immediate effect,                   support , in accordance with      the form set out in the
or at the latest by 29 February 1988 , with effect from                   annexed schedule 1 ,
1 January 1988 , opt for being exempted from the rules laid
down in Chapter II either generally or as regards certain           — six-monthly reports — to be provided by 1 October and
yards . Should Portugal choose this option , operating aid                1 April in respect of the preceding half calendar years
for shipbuilding and ship conversion may be considered                    — on aid granted to shipowners , in accordance with
compatible with the common market provided that :                         the form set out in the annexed schedule 2 ,
                                                                    — yearly reports giving details of the annual results of,
                                                                          and total financial support granted to , each individual
                                                                          national shipyard which has received aid , in accordance
O ) OJ No C 83 , 11 . 4 . 1986 , p. 2 .                                   with the form set out in the attached schedule 3 ,
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— yearly reports on the attainment of the restructuring              1 January 1987 which relate to activities initiated before
     objectives as regards the undertakings which have               that date and on which , by the date on which this Directive
     received aid according to Articles 6 , 7 and 9 , in             enters into force , no Commission decision has been
     accordance with the form set out in the annexed                 taken .
     schedule 4 .
2.   On the basis of the information communicated to it in           2 . Two years after notification of this Directive ( J ) the
accordance with Article 10 and paragraph 1 of this Article,          Commission shall report to the European Parliament and
the Commission shall draw up an annual overall report to             the Council on its application and propose any necessary
serve as a basis for discussion with national experts . This         adjustments .
report shall state inter alia the level of contract-related aid
and other operating aid granted in each Member State
                                                                                              Article 13
during the period in question , and both the total volume of
restructuring aid awarded and the progress made towards
the attainment of the restructuring objectives in each               This Directive shall apply from 1 January 1987 to
                                                                     31 December 1990 .
Member State during the same period .
                                                                                              Article 14
                         CHAPTER VI
                                                                     This Directive is addressed to the Member States .
                      FINAL PROVISIONS
                           Article 12
                                                                     Done at Brussels , 26 January 1987 .
1 . This     Directive   shall   replace   Council    Directive
81 / 363 / EEC .                                                                                          For the Council
                                                                                                            The President
The provisions of the aforementioned Directive shall ,
however, remain applicable to aid projects notified before                                                 L. TINDEMANS
                                                                     (') This Directive was notified to the Member States on
                                                                         5 February 1987 .
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                                        Schedule 1                                                                                                    12 . 3 . 87
               REPORT OF MERCHANT SHIP ORDERS AND COMPLETIONS
                                                     Section 3: Financial arrangements
                                                                                                                           ECU        % of
                                                                                                        Currence       (Prevailing   contract
                                                                                                                           rate )     price
               4 . Yard No
                                                       14 . Contract price
                                                                                                                                                     Official
                                                       15 . Estimated contract loss ( if any )
                                                       16 . Contract support
                                                            A. Granted to yard:
                                                                  ( a ) grants
                                                                  (b ) credit facilities
                                                                  (c) specific fiscal concession
9 . Completion / delivery date                                    (d) other support
                                                                                                                                                Journal of the European
                                                            B. Granted    to     customer          or
                                                               ultimate owners :
                                                                  ( a) grants
                                                                  ( b ) credit facilities                                                           Communities
                                                                  (c) fiscal concession
                                                                  (d) other support
                                                     Contact for inquiries                                         Date:
3 . Compensated gross tonnage ( CGT )
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                                                     Position :                                                    Signature:
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PORT ON AID TO SHIPOWNERS FOR ACQUISITION OR CONVERSION OF SHIPS
                    3                                      4                                          5
                Aid granted                                                      Acquisition or conversion contract concerned
                                                       Month of
                                                      aid granting                                               Performing yard
                              Details
                                                                                         Tonnage
       Volume                                                        Ship type             (CGT)                                Name
                                                                                                            Country
                                                                                                                                         Official
                                                                                                                                       Journal of
                                                                                                                                         the
                                                                                                                                       European
                                                                                                                                        Communities
                                         Date:
                                                                                                                                        12 . 3 . 87
                                         Signature:
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                          REPORT OF COMPANY FINANCIAL SUPPORT
                       Name of company
                                                                  Section 2: Turnover and profit/ (loss) (to be filled in for all companies having received direct
                                                                             production aid )
                                     Indirect                                                                                               Most
 ct value ( 1 )      Direct aid                                                                                                                         Previous
s / loss ( 2 )        received      aid support                                                                                          recent year
                                  ( of sched . 1 )
                                                                    10 . Turnover
                                                                    11 . Hereof related to merchant shipbuilding and ship
                                                                         conversion
                                                                         ( a ) related to contracts concluded before 1 January 1987
                                                                         ( b) related to contracts concluded after 1 January 1987
                                                                         (c) hereof related to development assistance to developing
                                                                            countries
                                                                                                                                                                               Official
                                                                   12. Losses (if any)
                                                                   13 . Hereof related to merchant shipbuilding and ship
                                                                        conversion
                                                                        (a) related to profit / (loss) on contracts
                                                                        (b) related to movement in provisions
                                                                        (c) related to restructuring expenditures
                                      Aid
           Costs
                                    received
                                                                  Section 3: Cash flow (to be filled in for all companies which have registered losses under
                                                                             12 and have received funding from ony public sources)
                                                                                                                                            Most
                                                                                                                                                        Previous
                                                                                                                                         recent year
                                                                                                                                                                      Journal of the European Communities
                                                                   Expenditures
                                                                   14 . Trading losses before depreciation
                                                                   15 . Capital expenditure
                                                                   16 . Other expenditures
                                                                   17. Other change in working capital
                                                                   Source of Funds
                                                                   18 . Equity receipts
                                                                        ( a ) from public shareholders
                                                                        ( b ) from private shareholders
                                                                   19 . Loans and overdrafts
                                                                        (a) from public sources
        Date :                                                          (a') hereof contract support
                                                                        (b) from private sources
                                                                        (b') hereof with state guarantee
                                                                   20 . Government grants
                                                                        ( a) hereof contract support
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        Signature:
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                                                                     Schedule 4
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
                              REPORT OF MERCHANT SHIPYARD FACILITIES AND EMPLOYMENT
Section 1 : Facilities       Date :                                       Company :
  1 . Berth / dock / pad               2 . Current use                      3 . Size                4 . Capacity
Section 2 : Merchant orderbook              Date :
  5 . Berth No                6 . Ship No                   7 . Ship type                   8 . CGT         9 . Completion date
  10 . Total new orders ...                                            19              Number       CGT
  11 . Total completions ..                                            19              Number       CGT
Section 3 : Shipbuilding employment             Date :
  12 . By activity                                               19 . By occupation
  1 3 . Merchant                                                 20 . Manual
  14 . Offshore                                                  21 . Staff
  15 . Naval                                                     22 . Total merchant
  16 . Repair                                                    23 . Subcontractors
  17 . Other
                                                                 24 . Net change in employment
  18 . Total
  25 . Total man-hours for the shipyard
  26 . Hereof for merchant shipbuilding and conversion
Contact for enquiries:                                                          Date:
Position :                                                                      Signature :