No L 241/20 Official Journal of the European Communities 11. 9. 84 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 27 June 1984 on the proposal by the French Government to grant regional aid to a textile undertaking at La Chapelle-Saint-Luc, Aube, France (Only the French text is authentic) (84/428/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, in accordance with the above provision, and having regard to those comments, Whereas : By telex dated 13 January 1983 the French Govern- ment notified the Commission of its intention to award a regional development grant to a textile firm at la Chapelle-Saint-Luc in the department of Aube. La Chapelle-Saint-Luc is not in the areas designated as eligible for regional development grants by French Decree No 76-325 of 14 April 1976 ('). However, the Decree allows a discretion to award grants outside the designated areas to industrial projects which help to alleviate  particularly severe local employment problems. In the -present case a grant of FF 948 000 (about 139 500 ECU) was proposed by the French Govern- ment towards a project costing a total of FF 31 600 000 (about 4 650 000 ECU), a ratio of grant to investment costs of 3 % gross. (') Journal Officiel de la République Franqaise, 15. 4. 1976. The project, which relates to the production of adult knitwear, would create 125 jobs at La Chapelle- Saint-Luc. The Commission assessed the aid proposal in ac- cordance with Article 93 (3) of the Treaty. One of the main issues it took up with the French Government was the economic and social justification for exercising the discretion to award regional development grants outside the designated areas in favour of La Chapelle- Saint Luc. On 24 January 1983 the Commission asked the French authorities by telex whether other State aid was proposed for the project and requested further details both of the project itself and the area. The French Government replied on 4 March 1983. On the basis of this assessment and the social and economic arguments presented by the French Govern- ment, the Commission did not consider that the proposed aid was eligible for application of the excep- tion provided for in Article 92 (3) (c) and, by letter dated 20 April 1983, therefore opened the procedure laid down in Article 93 (2) in respect of the proposal. The French Government’s comments, submitted prin- cipally in a telex dated 1 july 1983, did not contain any new facts causing the Commission to modify its view of the proposal, in particular as regards the social and economic situation in the La Chapelle-Saint-Luc area.