85/18/EEC: Commission Decision of 10 October 1984 on the French regional planning grant scheme ('Prime d'aménagement du territoire') (Only the French text is authentic)
The award of regional planning grants (Primes d'aménagement du territoire) for industrial investment in the French departments of Doubs (cantons of Andeux, Etupes and Hérimoncourt), Eure (cantons of Bernay and Louviers and at Pont-Audemer), Territoire de Belfort (cantons of Beaucourt, Delle, Grandvillars, Rougement, Giromagny, Fontaine and Chatenois les Forges), Seine-Maritime (cantons of Pavilly-Duclair and Elbeuf and arrondissement of Le Havre), Sarthe (arrondissements of La Flèche and Le Mans) and Haute-Saône (arrondissement of Vésoul) is incompatible with the common market under Article 92 of the EEC Treaty.
Such grants may, however, continue to be awarded in these areas until 31 December 1985.
The award of regional planning grants for industrial investment in the other designated areas of French metropolitan departments listed in the French Government's notificaiton to the Commission is considered to be compatible with the common market under Article 92 (3) of the EEC Treaty.
The award of regional planning grants for industrial investment under Article 9 (4) of Decree 82-379 on the regional planning grant scheme is considered to be compatible with the common market under Article 92 (3) of the EEC Treaty until 31 December 1986, on condition that the prior authorization of the Commission is obtained following notification for any project involving investment of 4,5 million ECU or over or to be awarded a grant at a nominal rate of 15 % or over.
The award of regional planning grants for industrial investment in designated areas eligible for a maximum rate of grant of 17 % at a higher rate than 17 % under Article 9 of Decree 82-379 is considered to be compatible with the common market under Article 92 of the EEC Treaty, on condition that the prior authorization of the Commission is obtained following notification for any project involving investment of over two million ECU or to be awarded a grant of over FF 35 000 per job created.
France shall make the necessary administrative arrangements to ensure that the Community aid ceilings laid down in the principles of coordination of regional aid schemes are observed in the award of regional planning grants either alone or together with other regional aid. It shall inform the Commission of the arrangements made within two months of the date of notification of this Decision.
France shall inform the Commission of the arrangements it has made to comply with Article 1 not later than 31 October 1985.
France shall supply the Commission, before the end of June of each year, with a report stating the amount of regional planning grants awarded in and outside designated areas, the amount of aided investment, the number of jobs associated with the aided investment and the number of awards, broken down by level III regions of the Statistical Office of the European Communities 'Nomenclature of Territorial Statistical Units and by two-digit subdivisions of the Statistical Office of the European Communities' General Classification of Economic Activities within the European Communities.
In addition, France shall provide the Commission, on request, with details of individual awards for the purpose of making spot checks.
This Decision is without prejudice to compliance with present or future special rules applicable to the award of regional planning grants for tertiary or research activities or with present or future special rules on aid to particular industries.
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
Done at Brussels, 10 October 1984.
For the Commission
Frans ANDRIESSEN
Member of the Commission
(1) Journal officiel de la République française, 7. 5. 1982, p. 1294 et seq.
(1) OJ No C 111, 4. 11. 1971, p. 1.
(1) OJ No C 31, 3. 2. 1979, p. 9.
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