L 29/8 Official Journal of the European Union 2.2.2010 IV (Acts adopted before 1 December 2009 under the EC Treaty, the EU Treaty and the Euratom Treaty) COMMISSION DECISION of 23 September 2009 on the aid which Poland is planning to implement for Dell Products (Poland) Sp. z o.0. C 46/08 (ex N 775/07) (notified under document C(2009) 6868) (Only the Polish text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2010/54/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 88(2) thereof, Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and in particular Article 62(1)(a) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty (1), Having called on interested parties to submit their comments pursuant to those provisions (¥ and having regard to their comments, Whereas: 1. PROCEDURE By e-mail of 16 July 2007, Poland pre-notified the Commission of the above-mentioned measure. A meeting with the Polish authorities was held on 2 August 2007. Pursuant to Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty, by e-mail dated 24 December 2007, Poland notified the Commission of the proposed aid in favour of Dell Products (Poland) Sp. z o.0. The case was registered as N 775/07. By letters dated 15 February, 2 June and 3 October 2008, the Commission requested additional information, () 83, 27.3.1999, p. 1. () ( 25, 31.1.2009, p. 9. oJ L ) 0] cC which was provided by the Polish authorities by letters dated 18 April, 1 July, 1 August, 6 August, 17 November and 9 December 2008. Meetings were held with the Polish authorities on 5 March, 26 June and 19 November 2008. By letter dated 10 December 2008, the Commission informed Poland that it had decided to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of the aid. By letter dated 18 February 2009, Poland provided its comments on the opening decision. The Commission decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (3). The Commission called on interested parties to submit their comments. The Commission received comments from Ms Kathy Sinnott, a Member of the European Parliament (letter dated 24 February 2009), from Hewlett-Packard (HP), a competitor of Dell (letter dated 24 February 2009) and from another competitor () (letters dated 2 March and 12 March 2009). By letters dated 24 March and 2 April 2009 the Commission forwarded these comments to Poland, which was given the opportunity to react; its obser- vations were received by letter dated 22 April 2009. By letter dated 25 May 2009 and by emails dated 17 June and 8 July 2009, the Commission requested further information, which was provided by Poland by letters dated 10 June 2009, and by emails dated 22 June, 13 July and 10 August 2009. (%) Cf. footnote 2. (* In accordance with Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999, this interested party has requested that its identity be withheld from the Member State concerned on grounds of potential damage.