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30.11.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
317/29
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 16 November 2011
on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 28 of
the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and
the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application
EGF/2011/004 EL/ALDI Hellas from Greece)
(2011/771/EU)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
(4) Greece
submitted
an
application
on
10
May
2011
to
EUROPEAN UNION,
mobilise the EGF in respect of redundancies in the
enterprise ALDI Hellas Supermarket Holding EPE &
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Assoc. EE and one supplier — Thessaloniki Logistics
Union,
SA — and supplemented it by additional information
up to 22 June 2011. This application complies with
the requirements for determining the financial
Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May
contributions laid down in Article 10 of Regulation
2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the
(EC) No 1927/2006. The Commission, therefore,
Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial
proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 2 918 500.
management ( 1 ), and in particular point 28 thereof,
(5) The
EGF
should,
therefore,
be
mobilised
in
order
to
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the
provide a financial contribution for the application
European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December
submitted by Greece,
2006 establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment
Fund ( 2 ), and in particular Article 12(3) thereof,
HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Article 1
For the general budget of the European Union for the financial
Whereas:
year 2011, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall

be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 2 918 500 in
commitment and payment appropriations.
(1) The
European
Globalisation
Adjustment
Fund
(EGF)
was
established to provide additional support for workers
Article 2
made redundant as a result of major structural changes
in world trade patterns due to globalisation and to assist
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the
them with their reintegration into the labour market.
European Union.
(2) The
scope
of
the
EGF
was
broadened
for
applications
submitted from 1 May 2009 to include support for
Done at Strasbourg, 16 November 2011.
workers made redundant as a direct result of the global
financial and economic crisis.
For the European Parliament
For the Council
(3) The
Interinstitutional
Agreement
of
17
May
2006
allows
the mobilisation of the EGF within the annual ceiling of
The President
The President
EUR 500 million.
J. BUZEK
W. SZCZUKA
( 1 ) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 406, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

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