98/637/ECSC: Commission Decision of 3 June 1998 on the granting by Spain of aid to the coal industry in 1998 [notified under document number C(1998) 2045] (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 1998:

(a) operating aid of ESP 59 443 million under Article 3 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC;

(b) aid for the reduction of activity of ESP 67 412 million under Article 4 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC;

(c) aid of ESP 54 967 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 under Article 5 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC;

(d) aid of ESP 11 995 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 under 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 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 June 1999 at the latest, of the amount of aid actually paid in respect of 1998.

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.