3.6.2008 Official Journal of the European Union L 143/31 I (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory) DECISIONS COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 11 December 2007 on State aid C 51/06 (ex N 748/06) which Poland has implemented for Arcelor Huta Warszawa (notified under document number C(2007) 6077) (Only the Polish version is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/406/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, AHW), then still Huta LW. Sp. z o o (hereinafter HLW). The plan was revised in March 2003 (hereinafter 2003 IBP). Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 88(2) thereof, (2)  The process of steel restructuring in Poland started in June 1998, when Poland presented a first Restructuring Programme for the Iron and Steel Industry to the Community in order to comply with Article 8(4) of Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Protocol 2 of the Europe Agreement with Poland (here- Area, and in particular Article 62(1)(a) thereof, inafter referred to as Article 8(4)), which allowed, excep- tionally, State aid to be granted for restructuring in the steel product sector during the first five years after the entry into force of the Agreement. Having regard to Protocol No 8 of the Accession Treaty on the restructuring of the Polish steel industry (1), (3)  On 5 November 2002, the Council of Ministers of the . . . oo Republic of Poland approved the Restructuring and De- Having called on interested parties to submit their comments (?) velopment Programme for the Polish Iron and Steel pursuant to the provisions cited above and having regard to Industry until 2006 and, on this basis, on 25 March their comments, 2003 it adopted its final National Restructuring Programme (hereinafter NRP). This plan essentially allows for State aid of up to PLN 3,387 billion (EUR 846 million) ?) to be awarded to the Polish steel Whereas: industry for restructuring in the period from 1997 to 2006. I. PROCEDURE (1) In 2002 a restructuring plan (also referred to as the (4)  The NRP was submitted to the Commission, WhiFh individual business plan) was presented to the Polish assessed it on 25 March 2003 and, on the bas1.s.0f its authorities by Arcelor Huta Warszawa (hereinafter assessment, made a proposal for a Council Decision to extend the grace period (initially due to expire in 1997) () O] L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 948. - () 0] C 35, 17.2.2007, p. 41. () Assuming that EUR 1 = PLN 4.