Commission Decision of 2 October 2001 on German aid to the coal industry for the period from 1 January 2002 to 23 July 2002 (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 3005)

• Articles: 4

Article 1

Germany is hereby authorised to take the following measures to assist the coal industry for the period from 1 January to 23 July 2002:

(a) operating aid as defined in Article 3 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC totalling DEM 1917 million;

(b) aid for the reduction of activity as defined in Article 4 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC totalling DEM 785 million;

(c) aid as defined in Article 3 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC totalling DEM 33 million to maintain an underground labour force (Bergmannsprämie);

(d) aid as defined in Article 5 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC totalling DEM 1320 million to cover exceptional costs.

Article 2

Germany shall ensure that the aid granted is used only for the purposes specified in its notifications of 22 November 2000 and 16 July 2001 and that any unused, overestimated or misused expenditure in relation to any items referred to in Article 1 is repaid to it.

Article 3

Without prejudice to the obligations under Article 9(1), (2) and (3) of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, Germany shall provide information no later than 30 September 2003 about payments actually made during the period from 1 January to 23 July 2002.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Done at Brussels, 2 October 2001.

For the Commission

Loyola de Palacio

Vice-President

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1993, p. 12.

(2) OJ L 109, 27.4.1999, p. 14.

(3) OJ L 127, 9.5.2001, p. 55.

(4) The Commission Decision contains data regarding Deutsche Steinkohle AG that must be regarded as confidential. They have been replaced by percentages solely for the purpose of this publication.

(5) tce= tonnes coal equivalent.