5. 10. 96 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 253/15 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 30 April 1996 on financial measures by Spain in respect of the coal industry in 1996 (Only the Spanish text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (96/575/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 2 (1) and 9 thereof, Whereas: By letter of 6 February 1996, pursuant to Article 9 (1) of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, Spain notified the Commis- sion of the financial measures which it intended to take in respect of the coal industry in 1996. Under Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, the Commission must rule on the following financial measures relating to 1996: — aid of Pta 118 678 million to cover operating losses, () OJ No L 329, 30. 12. 1993, p. 12. — aid of Pta 17 159 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 6 587 million to cover the technical costs of closing down mining installations as a result of the measures to modernize, rationalize, restructure and reduce the activity of the Spanish coal industry, — aid of Pta 50 million for research and development projects, — aid of Pta 100 million for environmental protection. The financial measures proposed by Spain for the coal industry fall within 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, in particular, 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 Atticle 9 (6) of the Decision, the Commission must assess whether the measures are in conformity with the plans to modernize, rationalize, restructure and reduce the activity of the Spanish coal industry, as provided for in Commis- sion Decision No 94/1072/ECSC (3. () O] No L 385, 31. 12. 1994, p. 31.