Traduction de «Actif net négatif » (Français → Anglais) :

In the light of Legler’s severe financial distress at the time the guarantee was granted (increasing losses, decreasing turnover and negative equity as described in recitals 19 to 21 and 52), the Commission considers that it was highly unlikely that the company would have been able to obtain a bank loan on the market without State intervention; therefore, the Commission concludes that the aid amount corresponds to the totality of the loan amount (12).

11. Considers it abnormal for the annual accounts to show net assets of EUR -58 600 000 000 and wonders whether the amounts to be requested from Member States should not be entered as assets, given that the estimated EUR 33 500 000 000 in staff pensions is clearly a commitment; asks for further specification concerning the annexed notes on the other amounts to be called from Member States, totalling EUR 27 900 000 000; notes the explanations provided by the Commission's Accounting Officer to the effect that international accounting standards applicable to the public sector have been complied with; proposes that consideration be given ...[+++]to establishing a Community pension fund in order to externalise these financial commitments vis-à-vis staff;

13. Considers it abnormal for the annual accounts to show net assets of EUR -58 600 000 000 and wonders whether the amounts to be requested from Member States should not be entered as assets, given that the estimated EUR 33 500 000 000 in staff pensions are clearly a commitment; asks for further specification concerning the annexed notes on the other amounts to be called from Member States, totalling EUR 27 900 000 000; notes the explanations provided by the Commission's Accounting Officer to the effect that international accounting standards applicable to the public sector have been complied with; proposes that consideration be given ...[+++] to establishing a Community pension fund in order to externalise these financial commitments vis-à-vis staff;

The Belgian authorities consider that, in the event of liquidation, in order to avoid significant damage to its commercial reputation, SNCB would have absorbed the cost of IFB’s negative net asset value.

Consequently, the Belgian Government proposed to add the cost of the surplus staff thus generated for SNCB to the direct cost of the negative net value of IFB, at least during the five-year period from 2003 to 2007.