ASSENT No 22/78 given by the Council, pursuant to Article 56 (2) (a) of the ECSC Treaty to enable the Commission to grant the following conversion loans: 3.6 million EUA (approximately FF 20 million) to the Banque populaire de Lorraine, France, as a global loan to help with the founding and extension of small and medium sized businesses in Lorraine

The Commission had requested these assents in communications sent to the Council under cover of letters dated 15 and 23 November 1978 respectively.

The Council gave the assents in question at its 558th meeting, held on 18 and 19 December 1978.

For the Council

The President

H.-D. GENSCHER