L 250/10 Official Journal of the European Communities 13. 9. 97 (Acts whose publication is nor obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 21 May 1997 on the aid granted by Germany to Bremer Vulkan Werft GmbH (Only the German text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (97/616/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 93 (2) thereof, After giving notice to the parties concerned, in ac- cordance with the abovementioned Article, to submit their comments, Whereas: I By letter dated 1 August 1996 the Commission informed Germany of its decision to open the procedure pursuant to Article 93 (2) of the Treaty in respect of contract- related aid granted to Bremer Vulkan Werft GmbH in respect of the construction of the cruise vessel Costa L. The Commission’s decision to open the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities ('), inviting other Member States and in- terested third parties to submit their comments on the matter. The German Government gave its reaction by letters of 26 November 1996, 13 January 1997, and 12 March 1997, registered on the same day. No other Member State nor any interested party submitted comments to the Commission. () OJ C 290, 3. 10. 1996, p. 10. By letter of 12 August 1996 the Commission informed Germany of its decision to open the procedure pursuant to Article 93 (2) of the Treaty in respect of contract- related aid intended for Bremer Vulkan Werft GmbH in respect of the construction of two container vessels. The Commission’s decision to open the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (%), inviting other Member States and in- terested third parties to submit their comments on the matter. The German Government gave its reaction by letters of 13 January 1997, 4 March 1997, and 14 March 1997, of which the latter was registered on 17 March 1997. One Member State submitted comments to the Commis- sion. 11 1. The cruise vessel Costa I In April 1994 the Italian shipping company Costa Crociere and Bremer Vulkan Werft GmbH (hereinafter referred to as ‘BVW’ or ‘the Yard’) signed the contract for the construction of a cruise vessel on which the Yard started working in June 1994. Delivery was planned for the end of July 1996. The contract value amounted to () OJ C 330, 5. 11. 1996, p. 6.