94/1042/ECSC: Commission Decision of 13 December 1994 authorizing the grant by the United Kingdom of aid to the coal industry (Text with EEA relevance)

• Articles: 3

Article 1

The United Kingdom is hereby authorized to grant aid totalling 390 000 pounds sterling to the coal industry for the period 1986 to 1993.

- an investment grant of up to 70 000 pounds sterling to Caledon Coal Limited towards the reopening of a coal mine at Skares, near Cumnock, Ayrshire,

- an investment grant of up to 30 000 pounds sterling to Signal Fern Limited towards the development of a new coal mine at Cwmhwnt, Rhigos, Mid Glamorgan,

- an investment grant of up to 20 000 pounds sterling to New Parc Fuels Limited towards the development of a coal mine at Bryn Newydd, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan,

- an investment grant of up to 98 000 pounds sterling to Ffyonau Duon Mines Limited towards the development of a drift coal mine at Blaentillery, Blaenavon, Gwent,

- an investment grant of up to 75 000 pounds sterling to Cavendish Coal Company Limited towards the further development of the coal mine and the construction of a new coal preparation plant at Viaduct Mine, Glenbuck, near Muirkirk, Ayrshire,

- an investment grant of up to 75 000 pounds sterling to Coleston Mining Limited towards the further development and coalwashing facility at Craigman Mine, near Burnstone Cottage, Dalgig, New Cumnock, Ayrshire,

- an investment grant of up to 750 000 pounds sterling to Ryan Mining Limited towards the development of a drift coal mine at Pentreclwydau, Resolven, West Glamorgan,

- an investment grant of up to 20 000 pounds sterling to Perfect Skills Limited towards an expansion of mining activities at Rithan Colliery, Blanenau Gwent, Gwent,

- an investment grant of up to 12 000 pounds sterling to Venture Coal Limited towards reopening Pentre Colliery, Llanon, Dyfed,

- an investment grant of up to 100 000 pounds sterling to Ammanford Development Company Limited towards the development of a drift coal mine, washery and bagging plant at Glanaman, Dyfed,

- an investment grant of up to 60 000 pounds sterling to Blwch Ton Mining Company Limited towards plant, machinery and equipment to enable the reopening of the Blwch Ton coal mine at Resolven, West Glamorgan.

- an investment grant of up to 80 000 pounds sterling to Thomas Merthyr Limited towards the development of the Nant Melyn coal mine at Seven Sisters, Neath, West Glamorgan.

Article 2

The United Kingdom shall inform the Commission annually of the payments made to the beneficiaries authorized pursuant to Article 1 of this Decision.

The United Kingdom shall also inform the Commission annually of the amount of investment expenditure assigned to each of the projects under consideration for aid, in conformity with Article 5 (3) of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.

Done at Brussels, 13 December 1994.

For the Commission Marcelino OREJA Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 177, 1. 7. 1986, p. 1.

(1) OJ No 219, 29. 11. 1966, p. 3728/66.

(2) OJ No L 229, 17. 8. 1973, p. 28.