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82/740/EEC: Commission Decision of 22 July 1982 on the designation of development areas pursuant to Article 11 of the Belgian Law of 30 December 1970 (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)

82/740/EEC: Commission Decision of 22 July 1982 on the designation of development areas pursuant to Article 11 of the Belgian Law of 30 December 1970 (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)

Decision · 6 articles

Data as of 2026-07-04 · Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗

Article 1

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The Kingdom of Belgium may grant aids on the basis of the plan for the designation of development areas notified to the Commission, by letter dated 14 November 1980, only in the following 'arrondissements' or parts of 'arrondissements' and under the conditions laid down herein: (a) Up to a limit of 20 % of the investment cost in net grant equivalent, or 3 500 ECU per job created up to a limit of 25 % of the investment in net grant equivalent: - province of Hainaut: 'arrondissement' of Charleroi; 'arrondissement' of Mons; southern part of the 'arrondissement' of Soignies, comprising the municipalities of La Louvière and Le Roeulx; northern part of the 'arrondissement' of Thuin, comprising the municipalities of Anderlues, Binche and Morlanwelz, - province of Liège: 'arrondissement' of Liège, - province of Limburg: 'arrondissement' of Hasselt; 'arrondissement' of Maaseik; 'arrondissement' of Tongeren, - province of Luxembourg: southern part of the 'arrondissement' of Arlon, comprising the municipalities of Aubange and Messancy; southern part of the 'arrondissement' of Virton, comprising the municipalities of Musson, Saint-Léger and Virton. The inclusion of the southern part of the 'arrondissment' of Arlon and Virton in the province of Luxembourg, in this category of regions where the maximum aid intensity may be up to 20 % of the investment in net grant equivalent shall be terminated on 31 December 1983. The inclusion in this category of the 'arrondissements' of Hasselt, Maaseik and Tongeren in the province of Limburg shall be limited to a period of three years from the date of this Decision; the Commission shall review the socio-economic situation of those 'arrondissements' before that period expires. (b) Up to a limit of 15 % of the investment in net grant equivalent, or 2 500 ECU per job created up to a limit of 20 % of the investment in net grant equivalent: - province of Antwerp: 'arrondissement' of Turnhout, - province of Brabant: 'Noord Hageland', comprising the municipalities of Aarschot, Begijnendijk, Bekkevoort, Diest, Geetbets, Holsbeek, Kortenaken, Linter, Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, Tielt-Winge and Zoutleeuw in the 'arrondissement' of Leuven, - province of West Flanders: 'arrondissement' of Diksmuide; 'arrondissement' of Veurne; 'arrondissement' of Ieper, - province of East Flanders: 'arrondissement' of Oudenaarde, - province of Hainaut: 'arrondissement' of Mouscron; 'arrondissement' of Thuin, except its northern part as defined in paragraph (a), - province of Liège: southern part of the 'arrondissement' of Huy, comprising the municipalities of Clavier, Ferrières, Harmoir and Ouffet; southern part of the 'arrondissement' of Verviers, comprising the municipalities of Amel, Buellingen, Burg-Reuland, Buetgenbach, Lierneux, Malmédy, Saint-Vith, Stavelot, Stoumont, Trois-Ponts and Waimes, - province of Luxembourg: 'arrondissement' of Arlon, except its southern part as defined in paragraph (a); 'arrondissement' of Bastogne; 'arrondissement' of Marche-en-Famenne; 'arrondissement' of Neufchâteau; 'arrondissement' of Virton, except its southern part as defined in paragraph (a), - province of Namur: 'arrondissement' of Dinant; southern part of the 'arrondissement' of Namur, comprising the municipalities of Gesves, Mettet and Ohey; 'arrondissement' of Philippeville. The grant of aid in the 'arrondissement' of Oudenaarde in the province of East Flanders shall terminate on 31 December 1983. The grant of aid in the 'arrondissement' of Mouscron in the province of Hainaut and in Noord Hageland in the 'arrondissement' of Leuven shall be limited to a period of three years from the date of this Decision; the Commission shall review the socio-economic situation of these areas before that period expires. Article 2 Notwithstanding this Decision, the Kingdom of Belgium may grant regional aid in the 'arrondissements' of Ath, Tournai and Waremme and in the northern parts of the 'arrondissements' of Huy and Verviers which do not have the status of development areas, after prior notification to the Commission, in accordance, with Article 93 (3) of the EEC Treaty, and provided that the Commission has taken a decision finding that the aids have the effect of directly alleviating the employment situation resulting from the difficulties brought about by the crisis in the industries of the European Coal and Steel Community in the coalfields and iron and steel areas adjacent to the 'arrondissements' or parts of 'arrondissements' referred to above.

Article 3

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Before the end of June each year, the Kingdom of Belgium shall submit a report to the Commission specifying the amount of regional aid granted, the amount of aided investment, and the number of cases involved. The regional breakdown of this information shall be based on the 'level III' regions of the nomenclature of territorial statistical units of the Statistical Office of the European Communities, and the sectoral breakdown on the two-digit classes of the general industrial classification of economic activities within the European Communities, also produced by the Statistical Office. In addition, the Kingdom of Belgium shall provide the Commission, on request, with such information as it needs to examine a certain number of individual cases.

Article 4

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The provision of aid pursuant to this Decision shall be without prejudice to any specific rules on aid to certain industries applicable either at present or in the future.

Article 5

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The Kingdom of Belgium shall inform the Commission within three months of the date of this Decision of the measures it has taken to comply therewith.

Article 6

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This Decision replaces Articles 1 and 2 of Commission Decision 72/173/EEC on aid granted under the Belgian Economic Expansion Law of 30 December 1970.

Article 7

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This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium. Done at Brussels, 22 July 1982. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Member of the Commission (1) OJ No C 316, 4. 12. 1981, p. 4. (2) OJ No L 105, 4. 5. 1972, p. 13. (1) OJ No C 111, 4. 11. 1971, p. 1. (1) OJ No C 31, 3. 2. 1979, p. 11.

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