14. 6. 94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 147/9 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 29 March 1994 ruling on additional aid by Germany to the coal industry for 1993 (Only the German text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (94/332/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 2064/86/ ECSC of 30 June 1986 establishing Community rules for State aid to the coal industry (), Whereas : In a letter dated 15 February 1994, Germany informed the Commission, pursuant to Article 9 (3) of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC, of an additional financial measure which it intends to apply retroactively for 1993 in order to support the coal industry, concerning deliveries of coal and coke to the Community’s steel industry. On 23 December 1992 the Commission adopted Deci- sion 93/151/ECSC () on financial aid by Germany to the coal industry in 1993. As mentioned in that Decision, Germany intended to grant in 1993, pursuant to Decision No 2064/86/ECSC, a total of DM 2 948 million under the system of aid to deli- () OJ No L 177, 1. 7. 1986, p. 1. () OJ No L 59, 12. 3. 1993, p. 33. veries of coking coal, coke and coal for use in blast furnaces in the Community’s steel industry. In Decision 93/151/ECSC, the Commission noted that the amount of aid under the system was linked to the avaibility of funds; accordingly, Germany is required to give notification of any changes which it intends to make to the amount authorized by the Commission for 1993. In a letter dated 15 February 1994, Germany informed the Commission that the amount of aid for the supply of coal and coke to the Community’s steel industry was insufficient. The increase necessary for 1993 over the amount authorized by the Commission is DM 300 206 000, which brings the total aid for the supply of coal and coke in 1993 to DM 3 248 206 000. The reason for the increase in aid is that the gap between the world market price for coking coal and German production costs has proved wider than originally fore- seen, on account of the drop in prices on the world market and the development of the US dollar-German mark exchange rate. The figure of DM 3 248 206 000 for this aid is compatible with Article 4 of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC, since it serves to bridge the gap observed in 1993 between the world market price and the production costs for a volume of 18,35 million tonnes, in accordance with the condi- tions set out in Article 12 of that Decision.