L 67/50 Official Journal of the European Communities 9.3.2002 II (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 3 July 2001 on State aid which Spain has implemented and is planning to implement for the restructuring of Babcock Wilcox Espafia SA (notified under document number C(2001) 1780) (Only the Spanish text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2002/200/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ties (). The Commission invited interested parties to submit their comments on the capital injections. Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article (4) By letter of 16 June 1999, Spain notified the Commis- 88(2) thereof, sion of a further capital injection of ESP 41 000 million (EUR 246,4 million) into BWE. Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and i ticular Article 66(1)(a) thereof, rea, and in particular Article 66(1)(2) thereo (5) By letter of 23 July 1999, the Commission informed Spain that it had decided to extend the Article 88(2) Having called on interested parties to submit their comments procedure to include the new capital increase in the pursuant to the provisions cited above and having regard to formal investigation. their comments, (6)  The Commission decision to extend the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Communi- ties (}). The Commission invited interested parties to submit their comments on the new measure. Whereas: I. PROCEDURE (7) By letter of 25 April 2000, Spain notified the Commis- (1) By letter of 12 March 1997, Spain notified the Commis- sion Of the arrangements that had been decided for sion of a capital injection of ESP 10 000 million privatising BWE. (EUR 60,1 million) which the wholly state-owned holding company Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales (‘SEPT) planned to make into its subsidiary Babcock Wilcox Espafia SA (BWE)). The notification also contained information about another increase of ESP 10 000 million (EUR 60,1 million) that TENEO, SEPI's predecessor, had made in BWE's capital in 1994. (8) By letter of 7 July 2000, the Commission informed Spain that it had decided to extend the Article 88(2) procedure to the aid elements identified in the privatisa- tion arrangements. (9)  The Commission decision to extend the procedure was (2) By letter of 2 June 1998, the Commission informed published in the Official Journal of the European Communi- Spain that it had decided to initiate the procedure laid ties (’). The Commission invited interested parties to down in Article 88(2) of the Treaty in respect of the submit their comments on the aid involved in the priva- above measures. tisation arrangements. .. .. . Q] C 249, 8.8.1998, p. 3. (3) The Commission decision to initiate the procedure was Ez) O} C 280, 2_10.1999?})_ 2. () 0] C 2 published in the Official Journal of the European Communi- 32, 12.8.2000, p. 2.