98/636/ECSC: Commission Decision of 3 June 1998 on financial measures by Spain in respect of the coal industry in 1997 [notified under document number C(1998) 2044] (Only the Spanish text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance)

• Articles: 4

Article 1

Spain is hereby authorised to pay the following aid in respect of 1997:

(a) operating aid of ESP 47 347 million pursuant to Article 3 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC;

(b) aid for the reduction of activity of ESP 69 530 million pursuant to Article 4 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC;

(c) aid of ESP 51 244 million to cover exceptional welfare aid paid to workers who lose their jobs as a result of the measures to modernise, rationalise, restructure and reduce the activity of the Spanish coal industry, pursuant to Article 5 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC;

(d) aid of ESP 9 113 million to cover the exceptional technical costs of closing down mining installations as a result of the measures to modernise, rationalise, restructure and reduce the activity of the Spanish coal industry, pursuant to Article 5 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC.

Article 2

In accordance with Article 86 of the ECSC Treaty, Spain shall adopt all appropriate measures, whether general or particular, to ensure fulfilment of the obligations arising under this Decision. It shall ensure that the aid authorised is used exclusively for the purposes intended and that any unspent, overestimated or incorrectly used aid for any item covered by this Decision is repaid to it.

Article 3

Spain shall notify the Commission, by 30 September 1998 at the latest, of the amount of aid actually paid in respect of 1997.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.

Done at Brussels, 3 June 1998.

For the Commission

Christos PAPOUTSIS

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1993, p. 12.

(2) OJ L 385, 31. 12. 1994, p. 31.

(3) Boletín Oficial del Estado No 315, 31. 12. 1996, p. 38 918.