98/687/ECSC: Commission Decision of 10 June 1998 on German aid to the coal industry for 1997 (notified under document number C(1998) 2046) (Only the German text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance)

• Articles: 4

Article 1

Germany is hereby authorised to take the following measures to assist the coal industry:

(a) operating aid as defined in Article 3 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC totalling DEM 6 299 million. The Commission will take a decision at a later date on the remaining sum of DEM 65 million to assist the undertaking Preussag Anthrazit GmbH;

(b) aid for the reduction of activity as defined in Article 4 of Decision No 3932/93/ECSC totalling DEM 3 205 million. The Commission will take a decision at a later date on the remaining sum of DEM 12 million to assist the undertaking Sophia Jacoba GmbH;

(c) aid as defined in Article 3 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC totalling DEM 87 million to maintain an underground labour force ('Bergmannsprämie`);

(d) aid as defined in Article 5 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC totalling DEM 200 million to assist the undertakings Ruhrkohle AG, Saarbergwerke AG, Preussag Anthrazit GmbH and Sophia Jacoba GmbH to cover exceptional costs;

(e) aid as defined in Article 5 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC totalling DEM 609,2 million to assist the undertakings Ruhrkohle AG, Saarbergwerke AG and Sophia Jacoba GmbH to cover exceptional costs to enable the undertakings to cover the costs arising from or having arisen from the restructuring of the coal industry which are not related to current production.

Article 2

In accordance with Article 86 of the ECSC Treaty, Germany undertakes to take all appropriate measures, whether general or particular, to ensure fulfilment of its obligations arising from this Decision. Germany shall ensure that the aid granted is used only for the specified purposes and that, if the expenditure is cancelled, has been overestimated or is incorrect, it shall recover payment of any items referred to in this Decision.

Article 3

Germany shall provide information no later than 30 September 1998 about payments actually made during the 1997 financial year and shall forward the information pursuant to Article 9 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Done at Brussels, 10 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. 18.

(3) BGBl. I, p. 1638.

(4) OJ C 258, 23. 8. 1997, p. 2.

(5) See previous footnote.