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Vol. 1981/0161
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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
C0M(81) 538 final
Cov^v £ 3*3
Report of the Commission to the Council
1. In approving Directive 78/338/EEC on State aid to shipbulding, \
the Council asked the Commission to lay before it regular reports on the aids given to-this sector. (Articles 4,6, 7 and 8 of the Directive) , •
2. The report for the second half of 1980 is attached as Annex 1.
3. Also attached (Annex 2) is a schedule of current aid schemes in
favour of shipbuilding./ '
ANNEX I
AID GRANTED TO SHIPBUILDING IN THE EEC
1. Production aid : Articles 6 + 7 of the 4th Directive on aid to ' shipbuilding.
Period July — December 1980
| Member- Number of | grt t | Estimated proportion of | |
| State Cases | contract price | ||
| FR.Germany | 37 | - - • 392 180 | 1.4 to 20$ ’ |
| Belgium | - | - | |
| Denmark | mm . | . ■ ■ | |
| France | 10 | 174 965 | 8$ to 22$ |
| Ireland | - | (griO | (Plus price guarantee, estimated at 3$) |
| Italy | 6 v | a 310 | 11.81$ to 18.89$ ■' |
| Netherlands .. | * 3. | 33 560 CV | 3.2$ to 5.15J • > \ |
| United | ' . - . ‘ | ||
| Kingdom - | 9 | 171 996 | 15$ to 23$ |
| * | . - | (Plus Shipbuilder's Relief, 2$) |
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2. Aid to investment : Article 4 of the 4th Directive on aid to
' ShipbuiIding
Period July — December 1980
| Member- . State . • | Amount of investment | Nature of . aid | Effect on production capacity |
| R.F. Germany Belgium | DM 34*5 m (1) | 10of the -amount of the investment (max, DM 5m), Grant of an amount of DM 1.5 m. | Increase of production capacity in the offshore sector and adaptation of ship ^repair facilities, • |
| Denmark | |||
| France | . • | - • . ' ' ‘ | |
| Ireland | ~ ; • | - - | • * V ' _ ' . T |
| Italy | 5,96 m Lit | , Direct aid 10% ‘ . * | Investments implemented from 1974 to 1976 at Monfalcone, |
| Netherlands | ’ V- ' | ||
| United Kingdom t , • | ; ‘r | . • . , • ' |
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3. Aid to shipowners : art. 8 of the 4th Directive on aids to shipbuilding.
a) Volume of contracts ’
A : Contracts aided. 8- : contracts refused. C; Total volume of contracts.
Period July - December I960. .
| -- ' | 1 Total volume ! | for Buildings In national yards | for BuUdlngi in other EEC countrie | far Bui Idinqs in s third country yards. | ||||||
| . . | GRT | national currency 'millions | GRT | national currency, (millions, | GRT | national currency (millions | GRT | national currency (millions' | ||
| F.ft.Germany (1) | A | 447 916 | 1 479 , | 44-7 916 | 1 479 | j | ||||
| B | 240 399 | 170 | 238 401 | 153 | • | 1 993 | 17 100 | |||
| C | 688 315 | 1 649 | 686 317 | 1 163 | 1 998 | 17 100 | ||||
| 3elgium | A | 209 000 | 3 000. | 209 000 | 3 000 | - ' | ||||
| B | - | - | - | - | ' | |||||
| C | 209 000 | 3 000 | 209 000 | 3 000 | ||||||
| Denmark | A | 158 100 | 1.250 | 158 100 | 1.250 | |||||
| B | — | - ■ | - | - ■ | ||||||
| C | 158 100 | 1.250 | 158 100 | 1.250 | - | |||||
| France | A' | 23 744 | 0.21 | 8 450 | 0.16 | 15 294 | 0.05 | |||
| - - ' | B | - | - | |||||||
| C | 23 744 | 0.21 | 8 450 | 0.16 | .15 294 | 0.05 | ||||
| Ireland | A | - | - | ‘ - | - | |||||
| B | - | - ' | - | - " | - | |||||
| • - | C | |||||||||
| Italy | A | 187 645 | 112 887 | 173 945 | ■ - | 11 | 300 | 23 915 | 2 400 | 2 158 |
| 8 | - | - . | - | - | ||||||
| C | 187 645 | 112 887 | 173 945 | 11 | 300 | 23 915 | 2 400 | 2 158 | ||
| Netherlands | A | -232 590 | 808 | 118 390 | 455.9 | 114 200 | 352.1 | |||
| B | 600 | 7.4 | 600 | 7.4 | ||||||
| C | 233 190 | 815.4 | 118990 | 463.3 | 114 200 | 352.1 | ||||
| United Kingdom | A | 372 187 | 221.472 | 372.187 | 221.472 | |||||
| (2) . | B | - | - | - | - | |||||
| C | 372 187. | 221.47? | 372 187 | 221.472 | _ |
taken in the second half of the year. '
(2) The British scheme applies only to British owners who place orders in a national shipyard
— OECD conditions* •
a) !fwU y<ir 1*80 Yeorty ceiAffluftlct %; v A#-
. % ' • . - ' ‘ ■ ’ • ■ • ■ ’ -
| Member - . State | . ', J | Tota i. Average | For ouiiJing ; i na1 .y „<■ ds . i ' . 1 ■ | FT FC 'ID.RJ -N CT -...R ISC - countries. - | 1 For build :na ir ‘ third country -£ 1 . ' L |
| R.F.A. , | . 12# | 12# | ' - • ' _ 1 . ' 1 | - ' I |
| ' ; 3elg > um(l) | / " 1 - ’ f | |||
| | iJcr.iTiark 1 | 5.7# | 5.7# | . _ | ' . . ' ' ' ■ . - ' " < |
| . • ‘ " fiance | 11.3# ' t | ■ 11.6# | • ■ 10# ; | |
| ' Ireland (2) | _ - | ■ - | > ■ . | ' ' ' ‘ , • ' \ ’ * ‘ ■ ' • - • ' i ' ' ' l |
| ‘ Italy (3) | 1 | ■■ ■- . • | ■ - - • - ‘ | • ^ . ' ' |
| Nether ^ncs | 5 x 1.1# 1 . _ | 5 x 1.1# | -'-V . | . - , |
| ■ ILK. (2) i • | J | . ■ > ■ | . • / 1 ' \ ' - , " ' ■ . - ' • ’ . ' 1 _ ■ . '$ ' ' • • • * |
Information not(supplied* ,'/■
No special scheme for shipowners. ' 1 . ’
The information provided by the Italian authorities is "based on different criteria than those used "by the- other Member States and is not comparable*
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a) Aids to shipbuilding . • ■ ' July. 1981
| . Description | Level of intervention . | Remarks . , |
| Germany l) National - direct aid for building : | Max. 20 % of contract price (average | For orders taken between |
| fund of DM 660 M | 10 %) (after I.I.I98I max. 15 % | 1.12.78 and 31.12.1981 |
| average 7,5 | ||
| 2) Hamburg — allocation of DM 35 m | - ‘ ' . - * . | DM 31 m for investment,on , |
| for investment in the | publicly-owned land DM 4 m | |
| N port of Hamburg and | for investments on private land. | |
| conversion of the ship- | ||
| building sector to ship- | ||
| ' repair and other sectors | ||
| (1978 - 1983) ' | ||
| 3) Lower- - subsidies up to DM 3 m | For diversification measures | |
| Saxony | (out of shipbuilding) | |
| Ireland . —• direct ^id for construction | 24.555 of contract price | Notification of a case prolonging |
| this scheme in 1981 . | ||
| France — direct aid for construction | 2355 of contract price . | Maximum, including cost escalation |
| Netherlands - direct aid for construction | 15 % of contract price (20 % for , | J ,Up to end 1980j Measures proposed |
| exceptional cases) | for 1981 have not yet been | |
| . ■ ‘ ■ . ' | hotified . | |
| United Kingdom — single refund of certain | 2 % of the construction cost | . ’ . ’ . ^ |
| taxes (shipbuilder's relief) | - ’ , | |
| - Direct aid for construction. | Max. 25 % of contract price | July' r 1981 - July 1982 |
| Intervention Fund of £ 67'5 m | (including shipbuilder's relief) | |
| - up to’ i. July 1981 | ||
| £ 55 m July 1981 - July 1982 | . ■ - . | , ' ■' . |
| Italy 1 . . | . ' * ’ i % • - 1 ’ • - • | The proposed Italian aid scheme |
| - ' ■ | has not yet been notified to the | |
| Commission, |
| \-:-- | Description of aid | Qualifying transactions | Level of intervention | Remarks |
| . Germany . | “interest rebate | All sales * r . • ' •' . ’ - t | - maximum interest rebate 2X(limit OECD conditions) (1) | \ 1 , ' . Special scheme for ships , ' * • ! I- „ • |
| Belgium | - interest rebate • ' . • \ ‘ r ' • ‘ . | Sales to other Member States and third countries | - OECD conditions | special scheme ' • . ' " ' |
| Denmark • | ~ preferential credit | All sales | OECD conditions | special scheme for ships |
| France . ‘ | - preferential credit | Sales to other Member States and third countries - | - OECD conditions ’ i ' ' | general scheme |
| Ireland ■ ' | - preferential credit ■■ ' i ■ - | All sales | - OECD conditions, | special scheme .for ships |
| Italy | * preferential credit | All sales ~ | - OECD conditions | special scheme for ships |
| Netherlands | - interest rebate | All sales | - maximum interest rebate 2X13,5% for small ships) * limit OECD Conditions | special scheme for ships |
| United Kingdom | - preferential credit | Export sales | - OECD conditions ‘ | general scheme --—— |
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| Description of aid ■ | Level of Intervention | Remarks • ' | |
| Belgium | — credit facilities for Belgian owners ' ' , * " | — credit at 5 or 6 $ for 15 years (with one year's grace period)on 90 % of contract price | |
| Denmark \ " | — credit facilities for Danish owners on purchase of ships in a Community yard | - credit at 8 % for 14 years (with 4 years moratorium on repayment) on 80 % of contract price. | ' ■ • / |
| United Kingdom | - credit facilities for the purchase of schips by British owners in British yards (home-credit scheme) | — OECD conditions of 18.7.74 - in addition, a subvention scheme has been introduced under Section 25 of the Industry Act 1975 . | The application of this scheme must not result in conditions more, favorable than those contained in the OECD understanding |
| d) Price guarantee mechanisms^ , | \ > . v / • . | ? | |
| Prance . | — Government takes responsability -for increase in cost between ordering and delivery on fixed price sales to third country owners. | — intervention relates to 80 % . of the cost for an increase in excess of 7'5 %• / ' , | |
| — a premium of 0,5 °k per year is paid when the threshold is not exceeded | . • ■ ' . • |
| .' | Description of aid | Level of intervention , | Remarks |
| Italy | - Government takes responsability for increase in cost between ' ordering and delivery. | 1 • . , i ‘ . - intervention relates to an annual increase between 5 ■ and 15 % of the cost. | Available, but never used for shipbuilding „ to date. \ |
| — the premium is within the band 0.1 to 1.25 i° of the cost of the ship. ' . . - . | ' i ■ ' . | ’ \ - ' | |
| — this scheme is applied only to ' exports. • . ■ / . . ■ ' ; . . | > - . /■ .v ■ • V - ' ' : . V . | " l . ■ \ |