The Commission Has Sent Spain a Proposed New Demarcation of The

31 . 1 . 96 I EN | Official Journal of the European Communities No C 25/ 3

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N 463/94 Spain

(96/C 25/03 )

(Text with EEA relevance)

The Commission has sent Spain a proposed new demarcation of the regions in which aid may qualify for the derogations contained in Article 92 (3 ) (a) and (c) provided that it does not exceed the ceilings concerned . In essence, the new Spanish map of assisted areas would be the following :

(a) Regions in which aid may qualify for the derogation contained in Article 92 (3) (a)

— 60% ceiling : Andalusia, Extremadura (NUTS level II); Albacete , Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Avila, León , Salamanca, Zamora, Lugo, Orense , Pontevedra (NUTS level III) and the areas of Cartagena and El Ferrol .

— 50 % ceiling : Asturias , Canary Islands and Murcia (NUTS level II); Toledo, Soria, Palencia, Segovia , Ceuta-Melilla , La Coruna and Alicante (NUTS level III).

— 45 % ceiling : the area of Alto Campoo (until 11 December 1996).

— 40% ceiling : Cantabria, Guadalajara , Burgos , Valladolid (NUTS level III).

— 30 % ceiling : Castellón de la Plana and Valencia (NUTS level III ).

(b) Regions in which aid may qualify for the derogation contained in Article 92 (3) (c)

— 60 %/25 % ceiling : Teruel (NUTS level III ).

— 25 % ceiling : Basque Country (NUTS level II).

— 20 % ceiling : the NUTS level III areas of Zaragoza : the geographical entities which would therefore benefit from the proposal would be the following :

— comarca de Bårdenas-Cinco Villas ,

— comarca del Bajo Aragon-Caspe ,

— comarca de Moncayo-Campo de Borja ,

— comarca de Jalon Medio-La Almunia ,

— comarca de Calatayud ,

— comarca de Daroca-Romanus-Used

— comarca de Campo de Carinena,

— comarca de Tierra de Belchite,

— comarca de Prepirineo .

— Huesca (NUTS level III). No C 25/4 1 EN | Official Journal of the European Communities 31 . 1 . 96

— Barcelona areas at NUTS level III : the areas concerned are situated along the river Llobregat and in the industrial area of the city of Barcelona and comprise parts of the following 'comarcas': — comarca de Bages , — comarca de Berguedå, — comarca de Baix Llobregat, — comarca de Barcelones (including the free zone of Barcelona),

— comarca de Vallés Occidental ,

— comarca de Vallés Oriental ,

— comarca del Maresme,

— comarca de Garraf.

— NUTS level III areas of Madrid : the areas concerned are the following : — the Sierra Norte excluding Colmenar Viejo , — the municipalities which are Objective 2 areas . — 15% ceiling : the NUTS level III areas of Navarre : the areas concerned comprise the Objectives 2 and 5 (b) municipalities (for the municipality of Pamplona, only the Objective 2 areas) of the autonomous community of Navarre .