2002/871/EC: Commission Decision of 17 October 2002 establishing a joint framework for the communication of information needed for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1407/2002 on State aid to the coal industry (notified under document number C(2002) 3783)

Commission Decision
of 17 October 2002
establishing a joint framework for the communication of information needed for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1407/2002 on State aid to the coal industry
(notified under document number C(2002) 3783)
(2002/871/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1407/2002 of 23 July 2002 on State aid to the coal industry(1), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1407/2002, the Commission appraises the measures notified by the Member States relating to aid to the coal industry and decides on their conformity.
(2) To this end, Member States are required to notify the Commission of all the financial support which they intend to grant to the coal industry during a coal production year. They must specify the nature of the support with reference to the forms of aid provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1407/2002. They must submit to the Commission all details relevant to the calculation of the production costs and their relationship to the plans notified to the Commission, particularly closure plans and/or plans for accessing coal reserves.
(3) In order to be able to evaluate compliance with the conditions and criteria laid down for the granting of aid, the Commission needs to have at its disposal detailed, comparable and verifiable information. Accordingly, a joint framework for the notification by the Member States of closure plans and/or plans for accessing coal reserves and for the notification of aid to the coal industry needs to be established.
(4) For the provision of information for the reference year 2001, reference should be made, for that year, to Commission Decision No 3632/93/ECSC(2) of 28 December 1993,