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7.1.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
4/15
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 13 December 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/2011/002 IT/Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Construction of buildings from Italy)
(2012/7/EU)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
enterprises operating in the NACE Revision 2 Division
EUROPEAN UNION,
41 (Construction of buildings) in the NUTS II region of
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol (ITD1 and ITD2) and
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
supplemented it by additional information up to 6 July
Union,
2011. This application complies with the requirements
for determining the financial contributions as laid down
in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. The
Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May
Commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an
2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the
amount of EUR 3 918 850.
Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial
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 Italy,
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
Whereas:
For the general budget of the European Union for the financial
year 2011, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall
(1) The
European
Globalisation
Adjustment
Fund
(EGF)
was be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 3 918 850 in
established to provide additional support for workers
commitment and payment appropriations.
made redundant as a result of major structural changes
in world trade patterns due to globalisation and to assist
Article 2
them with their reintegration into the labour market.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the
(2) The
scope
of
the
EGF
was
broadened
for
applications European Union.
submitted from 1 May 2009 to include support for
workers made redundant as a direct result of the global
financial and economic crisis.
Done at Strasbourg, 13 December 2011.
(3) The
Interinstitutional
Agreement
of
17
May
2006
allows
the mobilisation of the EGF within the annual ceiling of
EUR 500 million.
For the European Parliament
For the Council
The President
The President
(4) Italy
submitted
an
application
on
7
February
2011
to
mobilise the EGF, in respect of redundancies in 323
J. BUZEK
M. SZPUNAR
( 1 ) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 406, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

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