ASSENT NO 9/78 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 A CONVERSION LOAN, IN FAVOUR OF THE SOCIETE LORRAINE DE DEVELOPPEMENT ET D' EXPANSION ( LORDEX ) OF 2.59 MILLION EUA ( + OR - FF 15 MILLION ) TO FACILITATE THE CREATION OR EXTENSION OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED UNDERTAKINGS IN LORRAINE