ASSENT NO 23/75 GIVEN BY THE COUNCIL, PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 56 (2) (A) OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY, TO ENABLE THE COMMISSION TO GRANT RECONVERSION LOANS TO JOHNS - MANVILLE DE FRANCE S.A. THE LOAN TO BE GRANTED TO JOHNS - MANVILLE DE FRANCE S.A. AMOUNTS TO FF 5 000 000 (+ OR - 0.79 MILLION U.A.) PARTLY AT A REDUCED RATE OF INTEREST AND IS INTENDED TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO FIBRE-GLASS PRODUCTION UNITS AND A GLASS FURNACE AT CARLING (LORRAINE).