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COM (82)123
Vol. 1982/0043
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In accordance with Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 354/83 of 1 February 1983 concerning the opening to the public of the historical archives of the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community (OJ L 43, 15.2.1983, p.
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In Obereinstimmung mit der Verordnung (EWG, Euratom) Nr. 354/83 des Rates vom 1. Februar 1983 uber die Freigabe der historischen Archive der Europaischen Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft und der Europaischen Atomgemeinschaft (ABI. L 43 vom 15.2.1983, S.
1), geandert durch die Verordnung (EG, Euratom) Nr. 1700/2003 vom 22. September 2003 (ABI. L 243 vom 27.9.2003, S.
1), ist diese Datei der Offentlichkeit zuganglich. Soweit erforderlich, wurden die Verschlusssachen in dieser Datei in Obereinstimmung mit Artikel 5 der genannten Verordnung freigegeben.
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
C0MC82) 123 final
Brussels,26. March 1982
AID GRANTED TO SHIPBUILDING IN THE EEC
(Report of the Commission to the Council)
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C0M(82) 123 final
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Contents
1. In approving Directive 8l/363/&EC on State aid to shipbuilding, the Council asked the Commission to lay before it regular reports
on the aids given to this sector (Articles 3, 6, 7 and 8 of the Directive). . .
2. The report for the first half of 1981 is attached as Annex I.
3. Also attached (Annex II) is a schedule of current aid schemes in favour of shipbuilding.
AID GRAFTED TO SHIPBUILDING IN THE EEC
1 „ Aid to investment s Article 3 of the 5^ Directive OR aid to
2 ' Production aid : Articles 6 ♦ 7 of the 5th Directive on aid to
shipbuilding.
Period: January -June 1951." ‘ j
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| Member— | Number of | Estimated proportion | |
| State | cases | grt | of contract price |
| R.F. Germany | 67 | 414*975 | 1.436 to 1536 ’ |
| Belgium | - | - | |
| Denmark | - | - | |
| Prance | 27 | 206,735 (cgrt) | 1% to 19$ (l) |
| Greece | — | - | |
| Ireland | - | ||
| Italy | 2 | 10,870 | 18.52%o |
| Netherlands | 16 | 71,200 | 2.6% to 28% (2) |
| United Kingdom (4) | 11 | 65,160 | 6.4% to 23% (3) ' |
Plus price garantee, estimated at 3'4%•
(2) The maximum level of aid is normally 20%, A rate of 28% was applied - exceptionally for an order of two product tankers.
Plus Shipbuilder’s Relief, 2f%o.
Corrigendum: period July—December 1980s 242,996 grt (lO cases).
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5o Aic’ to -'-ners : art. 8 of the 5th Directive on aids to .shipbuilding.
a) -.alum* of contrAst* . , . . i .
A :"Toatracts^aTdeoU—8 : centrset* refused. C* Ton*I, veluw* of 'ontr#et*.
Period; January — •june 1981 • . . ■' '
| Total volume | For Building in national yards | Por "building in other EEC countrii | — [For building in third country ix&zte | ||||||
| GRT | National currency (millions | ORT | i&tional currency fnilliflaa. | GRT | national currency | GRT | national currency (million! | ||
| A | l 1 | i | T <1 | 1 | |||||
| R.F. Germany (D | B | t | I | L....... | |||||
| G | I | 1 | f 1 1 | • | |||||
| Belgium *■ | f*. | 00 o | ! 4 700 | 81!400 | 4.7.J0 | ||||
| : | I | - | - | - | • | ||||
| /• | 1 81 400 | 4 700 | 81 400 | 4 700 | :l" | ||||
| Denmark | a n | 1171.200 | 1.985 | 171 ,?00 | 1 .985 | l | |||
| , 8 | !■ 8.C0C | 500 | 8.000 | 500 | |||||
| r ■ c | }: ** 179 200 | 2. 485 | 179 200 | 2.435 | r> n | ||||
| L France | ' A | i 35 924 | 136.7 | 2.100 | 15a8 | ,;33 824 | 12C*9 | ||
| ■ | ►, . B | _ | , 1 | k | |||||
| n | 35 924 | 136.7' | . 2:100 | 15.8 | 33.824 | ! . . 1.20.9 | |||
| Greece | j A | •' | ' 1 | ||||||
| B | - | '• | — | J | |||||
| C | - | - | - | - | t | ||||
| Ireland | A | ||||||||
| B | ' ■ | ||||||||
| C | i i | ||||||||
| Italy | ^ ■ ' | ||||||||
| T B | • | „, | —, | [M | ; ■ | ||||
| C | _ | ' — ' | ; . | ||||||
| Netherlands | A | L? LLL | 229,4 | 42.444 | 229,4 | ||||
| 8 | 75 | 2.8 | 75 | 2.8 | r• , | ||||
| C | 42.519 | 232.2 | 42-519 | 232.2 | . 1 | - | |||
| United | A | 36 250 | 41.2 | 36 250 | 41.2 | ! 1..... | |||
| Kingdom (2) | , ,B | 1 | 1 f. | ||||||
| C | 36 250 1 | 41.2 | 36•2501 | 41.2 | ’ • ,, | ■ |
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0) All decisions on shipowners aid are 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.
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. 1981
| Description | Level of intervention | Remarks |
| Germany l) National - direct aid for building i | Max, 20 % of contract price (average | Ror orders taken between |
| fund of EM 660 M | 10 %) (after 1.1,1981 max. 15 % | 1.12.78 and 31.12.1931 |
| average 7'5 %) | ||
| 2) Hamburg — allocation of EM 35 m | DM 31 m for investment on | |
| - for investment in the | publicly-owned land EM 4 ■ | |
| .....* port of Hamburg and | for investments on private land. | |
| ) conversion of the ship*- | ||
| 1 building sector to ship* repair and other sectors | ||
| • (1978 - 1983) | ||
| • 3) Lower— — subsidies up to DM 3 m . | ' ITTMT.I’.TT. 'IT 1 . | : Ror diversification measures |
| Saxony - | ■ ... ......„ | (out of shipbuilding) |
| Ireland ** direct aid for construction | 24*5% of contract price | Notification of a case prolonging |
| this scheme in 1981 | ||
| Trance • ** direct aid for construction | 23$ of contract price | Maximum, including cost escalation |
| Tether lands — direct aid- for construction | 15 % of contract price (20 % for | .Dp to end I98O; for 1981 aid will i |
| exceptional cases) | be granted provisionally at 75% | |
| 2 % of the construction cost | of the level of the previous year. | |
| Tnitid Kingdom — single refund of certain | • - • | |
| taxes (shipbuilder's relief) | - | |
| - - — Direct aid for construction. | Max, 25 % of contract price..... | 3 July , 1981 - July 1982 |
| ....... Intervention Rind of £67*5 m | (including shipbuilder's relief) : :: | |
| up to 1* July 19Slj | ||
| £ 55 m July 1981 - July 1932 | • ' | |
| Italy | . - - | The proposed Italian aid scheme |
| has not yet been notified to the Commission# |
| b> Credit facilities for sales | - 2 - | • | ||
| Description of aid | Qualifying transactions | Level of intervention | Remarks | | |
| Germany | a * • interest rebate | Allsales | - maximum interest rebate | —'*- - i |
| ■ - ‘ * „ ; | ■ # • | 2%(lirait OECD ccr.di- | for ships | | |
| • „ ■ *4 .i | • | ' • # . . . . | tions) Cl) . | • s ** * •" ' |
| Belgium | • interest rebate | * . ' . Sales to other Member | I " OECD conditions | i + special scheme j |
| . . 3 r '• • ----; | ! 1 .“1iT'. .1 • | States and third coun- | 1 -2. ■ " _ | • ; . . j |
| • % .* | t ■ | tries | * - | • |
| Denmark | - preferential | All sales ...... | j * ©ECD conditions ' | special scheme |
| . •. - | credit | for ships | ||
| France . '* | • preferential credit | Sales to other Member | • 0ECD conditions | general scheme |
| • . ‘ - | States and third | ’ _ . | ||
| 1 ? • ' | ■ ....... ~ . | countries - | * ' ' - . | |
| | Ireland | • preferential credit | All sales - | ' OECD conditions | special scheme |
| 1 | ‘ • . - ..... | . • ; | for ships | |
| Italy | • preferential credit | All sales | - ©ICD conditions | | special scheme |
| 1 • l. • * • • | . •; ............ _ | • ; ^ - j | [ ‘ . • ^ | 1 for ships |
| 1 Netherlands | - interest rebate | All sales | - maximum3 interest | special scheme |
| United Kingcfca | -preferential credit | Export sales | rebate 2X0,5% for small ships) limit OECD Conditions - OECD conditions ' | for ships general scheme |
| Description of aid | Level of Intervention | Remarks | |
| Belgium | — credit facilities for Belgian owners | — credit at 5 or 6 % for 15 yeare (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 j - 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 |
| France | — 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 6,5 %> . _ ! 3 ' ' • . 3 . | I*..; • 3 - ' |
| — a premium of 1 % per year is paid when the threshold is not exceeded | .... ...... |
| Description of aid | Level of intervention | Remarks | |
| *:oly | — Government takes responsability for increase in cost between ordering and delivery. | — 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 % of the cost of the ship. | ■ - ' " | ||
| — this scheme is applied only to exports. | • | - | |