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Commission Decision of 11 December 2001 on the granting by Spain of aid to the coal industry in 2001 (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 3975)

Commission Decision of 11 December 2001 on the granting by Spain of aid to the coal industry in 2001 (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 3975)

Decision Β· 4 articles

Data as of 2026-07-04 Β· Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. Β· Read the official text β†—

Article 1

Spain is hereby authorised to pay the following aid in respect of 2001: (a) operating aid of ESP 45636499056 (EUR 274280883,34) under Article 3 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC; the Commission will decide at a later date on the outstanding amount of ESP 1115500944 (EUR 6704295,70) paid to GonzΓ‘lez y DΓ­ez SA; (b) aid for the reduction of activity of ESP 58271000000 (EUR 350215763,35) under Article 4 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC; the Commission will decide at a later date on the outstanding sum of ESP 6000 million (EUR 36060726,26) for Hulleras del Norte SA (Hunosa) and ESP 287 million (EUR 1724904,74) for Minas de la Camocha SA; the authorised aid of ESP 58271000000 will be deducted from any compensation that Hunosa may receive as tax credit on company tax following the consolidation of the balance sheets of the undertakings incorporated in SEPI. (c) aid of ESP 59507 million (EUR 357644272,96) under Article 5 of Decision No 3632/93/ESSC to cover exceptional welfare aid for workers who lose their jobs as a result of the measures to modernise, rationalise, restructure and reduce the activity of the Spanish coal industry; (d) aid of ESP 14475 million (EUR 89996502,11) under Article 5 of Decision No 3632/93/ESSC to cover the 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. The Commission will decide at a later date on the outstanding amount of ESP 4795 million paid to Hunosa and the ESP 394 million paid to GonzΓ‘lez y DΓ­ez SA.

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 resulting from 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 2002 at the latest, of the amount of aid actually paid in respect of 2001.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain. Done at Brussels, 11 December 2001. For the Commission Loyola de Palacio Vice-President (1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1993, p. 12. (2) OJ L 303, 13.11.1998, p. 57. (3) OJ L 58, 28.2.2001, p. 24. (4) OJ L 303, 13.11.1998, p. 47. (5) BOE No 83, 6.4.2001, p. 13055.

Source: EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU), Β© European Union, reuse permitted under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.

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