31.12. 94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 385/31 COMMISSION DECISION of 13 December 1994 authorizing the granting by Spain of aid to the coal industry in respect of 1994 (Only the Spanish text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (94/1072/ECSC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, Having regard to Commission Decision No 3632/93/ ECSC of 28 December 1993 establishing Community rules for State aid to the coal industry (*), and in particular Articles 8 and 9 thereof, Whereas: By letter of 30 May 1994, pursuant to Article 8 (1) of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, Spain notified the Commission of its guidelines for a plan to reduce costs and/or activity in the coal industry. By letter of 7 November 1994, Spain notified the Commission of a . modernization, rationalization, restructuring and activity-reduction plan for ‘the coal industry covering the period from 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1997. By letter of 29 November 1994, Spain forwarded further information. By letters of 7 and 29 November 1994, pursuant to Article 9 (1) of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, Spain notified the Commission of the financial support it intended to grant to the coal industry in the 1994 financial year. Under Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, the Commission must: — give an opinion as to the conformity of the modernization, rationalization, restructuring and activity-reduction plan for the Spanish coal industry with the general and specific objectives of the Decision, M OJ No L 329, 30. 12. 1993, p. 12. — rule on the following financial measures relating to 1994: — aid of Pta 107 426 million to cover operating losses, — aid of Pta 14 715 million to cover exceptional welfare aid paid to workers who lose their jobs as a result of the measures to modernize, rationalize, restructure and reduce the activity of the Spanish coal industry, . — aid of Pta 8 374 million to cover the technical costs of closing down extraction installations as a result of measures to modernize, rationalize, restructure and reduce the activity of the Spanish coal industry. Spain’s proposed financial measures for the coal industry conform to the provisions of Article 1 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC and must be approved by the Commission, in accordance with Article 9, on the basis of the general criteria and objectives laid down in Article 2 and the specific criteria established by Articles 3 and 4 of the Decision. In accordance with Article 9 (6), the Commission must assess the conformity of the measures with the notified plans. II Spain’s notified plan to modernize, rationalize, restructure and reduce the activity of the coal industry must be examined in the light of the general criteria and objectives laid down in Article 2 (1) and the specific criteria and objectives established by Articles 3 and 4 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC. The plan’s objectives are based on the guidelines for coal set out in Spain’s National Energy Plan for 1991 to 2000. Accordingly, the notified plan is a continuation of the Restructuring, Rationalization and Modernization Plan for the Coal Industry for 1990 to 1993 notified by Spain as requested by the Commission in Decisions