5.5.2009 Official Journal of the European Union L 11123 (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory) DECISIONS COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 8 October 2008 on the measure (C 33/07 (ex N 339/06 and N 729/06)) which Germany is planning to implement through the IBG Beteiligungsgesellschaft Sachsen-Anhalt mbH (notified under document number C(2008) 5581) (Only the German text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2009/364/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 those provisions (1), Having regard to those comments, Whereas: 1. PROCEDURE By letter dated 30 May 2006, received by the Commission on the same day, the German authorities notified the Commission under Article 88(3) of the EC Treaty of the first part of the measure, which the Commission registered as State aid case N 339/06. () O] C 246, 20.10.2007, p. 20. ) By letter dated 22 June 2006, the Commission requested additional information. The German authorities replied by letter dated 13 July 2006. The Commission requested supplementary information by letter dated 31 August 2006 and the German authorities replied by letter dated 22 September 2006. The Commission asked for further information on 11 October 2006 and the German authorities replied by letter dated 6 November 2006. By letter dated 9 November 2006, received by the Commission on the same day, the German authorities notified the second part of the measure, which the Commission registered as State aid case N 729/06. Owing to the overlap between the two notifications (N 339/06 and N 729/06), in a letter dated 6 December 2006 the Commission proposed to merge the cases and treat all correspondence as being relating to both, and also asked for additional information relating to both cases. The German authorities replied by letter dated 23 January 2007. The Commission requested further information on 28 February 2007. Following an extension of the deadline, the German authorities replied by letter dated 11 April 2007. The Commission requested additional information on 4 May 2007. Following an extension of the deadline, the German authorities replied by letter dated 29 June 2007.