96/575/ECSC: Commission Decision of 30 April 1996 on financial measures by Spain in respect of the coal industry in 1996 (Only the Spanish text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance)

• Articles: 4

Article 1

Spain is hereby authorized to pay the following aid in 1996:

- aid of Pta 117 481 million to cover operating losses by coal undertakings,

- aid of Pta 17 159 million to cover exceptional welfare aid paid to workers who lose their jobs as a result of the measures to modernize, rationalize, restructure and reduce the activity of the Spanish coal industry,

- aid of Pta 6 587 million to cover the technical costs of closing down mining installations as a result of the measures to modernize, rationalize, restructure and reduce the activity of the Spanish coal industry,

- aid of Pta 50 million for research and development projects,

- aid of Pta 100 million for environmental protection.

Article 2

Spain shall ensure that any unspent or overestimated aid for any item covered by this Decision is repaid to it.

Article 3

Spain shall notify the Commission, by 30 June 1997 at the latest, of the amount of aid actually paid in respect of 1996.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.

Done at Brussels, 30 April 1996.

For the Commission

Christos PAPOUTSIS

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 329, 30. 12. 1993, p. 12.

(2) OJ No L 385, 31. 12. 1994, p. 31.

(3) Boletín Oficial del Estado, No 311, 29. 12. 1995, p. 37447.