No L 62/18 Official Journal of the European Communities 3. 3. 84 I1 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 30 November 1983 on the proposal of the Belgian Government to grant aid to a synthetic fibre producer (Only the Dutch and French texts are authentic) (84/111/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 93 (2) thereof, Having given notice to the parties concerned to submit their comments as provided for in the said Article 93, and having regard to those comments, Whereas : By letter dated 20 July 1983 and registered by the Commission on 25 July 1983, the Belgian Govern- ment notified the Commission of its intention to grant aid to an insolvent synthetic fibre producer located in Zwijnaarde. The aid would amount to Bfrs 725 000 000, of which Bfrs 550 000 000 would be paid at the start of the project and the balance on 1 January 1984. It would take the form of a majority holding by Socobesom (Codperatievevennootschap voor Bedrijf- somschakeling, a subsidiary of the NIM, Nationale Investerings maatschappij) in a newly formed enter- prise, in which a large private textile group, mainly engaged in carpet production, would take a minority holding of Bfrs 200 000 000 and would use part of the aid to manage a rescue operation by undertaking certain investments in order to maintain the nylon production of the insolvent firm. Other parts of the aid would be used to convert part of the plant in Zwij- naarde to production of PVC, a non-textile floor covering, and to modernize and increase the existing production capacity for polymer 6-6. Finally, on the insolvent company’s site in Zwijnaarde, which would be bought with the remainder of the aid, the private textile group concerned planned to erect a large distri- bution centre for the sale of its carpet output. Before the date of the notification the Commission had received complaints from several Governments of other Member States and some trade associations, on the basis of which it had by telexes of 2 June, 22 June and 12 July 1983 reminded the Belgian Government of its obligations under Article 93 (3) of the EEC Treaty, which requires prior notification of aid measures. By letter dated 28 July 1983, the Commission acknowledged receipt of the notification. On 8 August 1983, the Commission initiated the procedure provided for in the first subparagraph of Article 93 (2) in respect of the aid, on the grounds that it could affect trade between Member States to an extent contrary to the common interest and that it would, therefore, be incompatible with the common market.