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the Comité National de la Productivité and the subsequent develop-
TABLE I
nt of AFAP, but that "the funds available have not allowed the
Allocation of Grant Funds Under
dertaking of all the work which it is desirable to accomplish"
the field of productivity. Assistance under the 115(k) program
Annex of Basic 115(k) Agreement
ill permit substantial further progress to be made."
Millions
Thousands
Accordingly, "the French Government has developed an enlarged
of francs
of dollars
d extensive program
intended to further encourage the increase
Industrial demonstration projects
700
$2,000
production and productivity, with a view to stimulating free
terprise and the expansion of the French economy with equitable
Housing construction projects
210
600
aring of the benefits of such increased production and productivity
Distribution and consumer-education projects
200
570
ween consumers, workers and owners."
Agricultural projects
850
2,420
Education projects
300
855
In addition to a contribution to the EPA equal to $2.4 million, the
ench program provided for a productivity loan fund of 5.1 billion
Programs for training of management
and supervisory personnel
250
713
ncs ($14.6 million) and a grant program of 3.5 billion francs
Programs for general worker training
390
1,110
0 million). The total of 8.61 billion francs available for the French
ductivity program was placed in a special sub-account in the
Research on productivity trends in French industry and
agriculture
100
285
ench Treasury called the "Fonds National de la Productivité"
Study of factors affecting the efficiency of the French
itional Productivity Fund).
100
285
economy
150
428
The French Government also agreed that the counterpart of TA
Public information programs
lar expenditures by the United States on behalf of France "shall
Technical films, etc.
100
285
0 be transferred to the Fonds National de la Productivité," and
TA program
150
428
ir utilization be subject to agreement between the French Govern-
nt and the U.S. Mission.
Total
3500
$ 10,000*
"he French memorandum of May 28th further provided that "the
(*Figures do not total because of rounding.)
cution of the (115(k) program set forth in the Annex to this letter
placed under the Commissaire Général à la Productivité," (Com-
sioner-General for Productivity), attached administratively to the
(a) Supplementary French Financing
histry of Economic Affairs, who "is charged with the duty of seeing
t the program is carried out in furtherance of the objectives and
Under an agreement with the U.S. Mission in 1955, the French
line with the principles" of the 115(k) program, which had been
Government contributed from budgetary funds 3 billion francs
lined at the start of the French memorandum.
($8.5 million) to the National Productivity Fund. One billion of this
he French memorandum stated that the French Government; had
went to the Loan Fund, and the remaining 2 billion was added to the
ady begun study of a productivity loan fund under the supervision
Grant Fund for continued operations by the Commissariat. In 1957,
the Minister of Economic Affairs, but "the difficulty of setting
under a similar agreement, the French proposed that the 3.1 billion
le sufficient financial resources has so far not permitted this
francs in 115(k) funds still remaining in the Loan Fund be transferred
ject to be implemented; however, its framework has been outlined."
to the Grant Fund and that a minimum of 4 billion francs ($11.4
million) would be made available from the French Treasury to replen-
1 agreeing to establish a productivity loan fund with the 115(k)
ish the Loan Fund.
nterpart the French agreed that loans from the fund "will only
made to such enterprises as are considered adaptable to improved
France also offered to provide, at the start of each French fiscal year,
ductivity techniques and which will undertake to use such loans
an appropriation equal to the principal repaid on productivity loans
the purpose of expanding production and improving productivity
during the preceding French fiscal year, on condition that this would
which will make satisfactory arrangements to share equitably
not increase the amount available for loans beyond 7 billion francs
benefits of such increased production and productivity between
($20 million). Thus the total amount available for productivity loans
sumers, workers and owners." (See Section XIII of this chapter for
eventually may be 2 billion francs more than the 5.1 billion francs
etailed description of the loan program as it developed.)
originally provided for under the 115(k) program.
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