9.11.2001 Official Journal of the European Communities L 292/45 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 15 November 2000 on the State aid which Italy is planning to grant to Solar Tech stl (notified under document number C(2000) 3565) (Only the Italian text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2001/779/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 the provisions cited above (') and having regard to their comments, Whereas: 1. PROCEDURE (1) By letter of 24 November 1999, Italy notified the Commission of the aid it planned to award Solar Tech srl, which was registered under Action N 736/1999; it transmitted further information by letters dated 20 December 1999, 4 February 2000 and 17 February 2000. Italy also provided other documents relating to the notification by letters dated 20 May 1999, 23 July 1999 and 25 October 1999 and at bilateral meetings with the Commission departments. (2) By letter of 4 April 2000 the Commission informed Italy of its decision to initiate proceedings under Article 88(2) of the Treaty in respect of the aid. (3)  The decision was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (*). The Commission invited interested parties to submit their comments on the aid. (49)  The Commission received comments from interested parties, which it forwarded to the Italian authorities by letter of 29 June 2000 in order to give them an opportunity to react. () O] C 142, 20.5.2000, p. 11. () See footnote 1.