7.7.2001 Official Journal of the European Communities L 186/43 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 13 February 2001 on the State aid implemented by the Netherlands for SCI-Systems (notified under document number C(2001) 402) (Only the Dutch version is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2001/517EC) 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 the provisions cited above (') and having regard to their comments, Whereas: 1. PROCEDURE In November 1997 SCI-Systems Netherlands BV (hereinafter referred to as ‘SCI) selected the ‘Internationaal Bedrijvenpark Friesland’ (hereinafter referred to as ‘IBF), a business park in Heer- enveen (province of Friesland), as the site to build a factory for the assembly of desktop personal computers (hereinafter referred to as ‘PCs) for Hewlett-Packard. By letter dated 3 March 1998 (registered on 11 March 1998 under A/32006), a private third party alleged that aid going beyond the Commission-approved regional aid scheme (Investeringspremiere- geling’ (IPR) (%)) had been granted. The regional authorities had allegedly promised additional ad hoc aid in order to attract the investment project to Heerenveen in the face of strong competition from other potential sites in the Netherlands. By letters of 20 March 1998 (D/51297) and 28 October 1998 (D/54393), the Commission requested additional information from the Dutch authorities. By letters dated 19 May 1998 (registered on 25 May 1998 under A/33974), and 4 January 1999 (registered on 6 January 1999 under A/30095) the Dutch authorities provided that information. The third party provided more information and sent newspaper articles concerning the case by letters of 10 October 1998 (registered on 6 November 1998 under A/38015) and 15 January 1999 (registered on 20 January 1999 under C00231). ( ( 1 2 £ C 144, 22.5.1999, F 4. e scheme is now called ‘Besluit Subsidieregeling Regionale Investeringsprojecten’.