22.5.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities L 134/63 COMMISSION DECISION of 17 October 2001 on the State aid implemented by Germany for Mesacon Messelektronik GmbH (notified under document number C(2001) 3065) (Only the German text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2002/378/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 called on interested parties to submit their comments pursuant to the provisions cited above, Whereas: I. PROCEDURE (1) By letter dated 22 December 1999 and received on 10 January 2000, the Commission was informed that Germany had implemented the aid for Mesacon Messelektronik GmbH, Dresden. The questions asked by the Commission in its letter of 26 January 2000 were answered by letter of 8 March 2000, registered as received on 9 March. The Commission asked further questions in its letter of 19 April 2000, which was answered on 5 June. (2) By letter dated 27 October 2000, the Commission informed Germany that it had decided to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of aid of DEM 2,25 million for Mesacon Messelektronik GmbH, Dresden. (3)  The Commission decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (*). The Commission invited interested parties to submit their comments on the aid. It received no comments from interested parties. (4)  Germany's response to the decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure was submitted by letter of 19 December 2000, received on the same day. Further information was received on 10 January 2001. Following questions put by the Commission on 4 April 2001, Germany provided further information by letter of 31 May 2001, registered as received on the following day. II. DESCRIPTION A. The undertaking (5)  Mesacon Messelektronik GmbH, Dresden (hereinafter MMED) is the second hive-off vehicle (Auffang- gesellschaft) of the former Messelektronik Dresden (hereinafter MED). MMED is a firm of engineering consultants specialising in the development of radiometric and laser-optic measurement systems mainly for the steel and aluminium industries. (6)  MMED was created on 3 December 1997 by Mr Riegel, who acquired the assets of the bankrupt Neue Messelektronik Dresden (hereinafter NMED), which was itself a hive-off vehicle of MED. () O] C 37, 3.2.2001, p. 29.