‘No L 241/10 Official Journal of the European Communities (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 31 July 1987 ) approving aid from the Federal Republic of Germany to the coal industry during (Only the German text is authentic) (87/451/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 its communications of 3 November 1986, 3 March 1987 and 13 April 1987, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany informed the Commission, pursuant to Article 9 (2) of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC, of the financial measures it intends to take during 1987 in order to give direct or indirect support to the coal industry. The following aid is submitted for the approval of the Commission under the above Decision : (million DM) — aid to sales of coal and coke to the iron and steel industry of the Community 3450 — investment aid 130 — mine-worker’s bonuses for each shift worked  underground  (‘Bergmann- sprimie’) 185 () OJ No L 177, 1. 7. 1986, p. 1. 25. 8. 87 — aid to special depreciation in the frame- work of rationalization measures 30 — aid to cover the difference between effective and normal social charges 274 — aid in the framework to the second and third electricity-from-coal laws 3109 In accordance with Article 12 of the Decision, coal under- takings shall be authorized, where necessary, to grant rebates on their list prices or production costs, for delive- ries of coking coal, blast-furnace coke and coal for injec- tion into blast furnaces for the iron and steel industry of the Community under long-term contract ; these rebates must not cause the delivered prices of Community coal and coke to work out lower than those which would be charged for coal from non-member countries and coke made from non-member country coking coal. According to the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, the aid to sales of coking coal, blast furnace coke and coal for injection into blast furnaces for the iron and steel industry of the Community, totalling DM 3 450 million will make up the difference between world market prices and production costs for 25 million tonnes. The aid therefore conforms to Article 4 of the Decision. The sales aid for supplies of coal, blast furnace coke and coal for injection into blast furnaces for the iron and steel industry of the Community is intended to prevent prema- ture pit closures. In accordance with the third indent of Article 2 (1) of the Decision, this contributes to solving the social and regional problems related to developments in the coal industry.