L 49/18 Official Journal of the European Union 20.2.2009 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 10 December 2008 concerning State aid C 15/06 (ex N 291/2000) which France plans to implement in favour of Pilkington/Interpane (notified under document number C(2008) 7799) (Only the French text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2009/145[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 regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty (') (hereinafter called ‘the Procedural Regulation’), and in particular Article 9 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 dated 22 May 2000, registered as received on 25 May 2000 (A[34298), France notified, in accordance with the provisions of the Multisectoral Framework on regional aid for large investment projects (°) (hereinafter called ‘the 1998 MSF), aid to two public limited companies incorporated under French law, Pilkington France SAS and Interpane Glass Coating France SAS, jointly owned by the two international glassmaking groups Interpane and Pilkington. On 7 June 2000, the Commission requested additional information. France 0] L 83, 27.3.1999, p. 1. () O] C 196, 19.8.2006, p. 3. 0] C 107, 7.4.1998, p. 7. submitted additional information by letters dated 13 June 2000, registered as received on 14 June 2000 (A[34798), 30 June 2000, registered as received on 3 July 2000 (A[35410), and 30 June 2000, registered as received on 3 July 2000 (A[35411). (2) By Decision of 17 August 2000 (%), reference SG(2000) D/106264 (hereinafter called ‘the 2000 Decision’), the Commission approved the intensity of the aid for Pilk- ington/Interpane notified under the 1998 MSF. (3)  Annual reports were provided by France, in cooperation with the aid recipients, on 17 October 2002, 18 August 2003 and 31 August 2004 as part of the ex-post moni- toring of the proper implementation of the decisions taken under the 1998 MSF (point 6.4) and in accordance with the 2000 Decision. (4) By letter dated 13 January 2005, registered as received on the same day (A/30447), and by letter dated 13 June 2005, registered as received on 14 June 2005 (A[34734), the French authorities informed the Commission that the information furnished in the notification which had resulted in the 2000 Decision was incorrect, notably as regards the calculation of the amount of the business tax exemption, and asked the Commission to amend the 2000 Decision. (5) By letter dated 6 March 2006 (D[57979), the Commission, in accordance with Article 9 of the Procedural Regulation, invited the French authorities to submit their comments on its intention to revoke the 2000 Decision. The French authorities submitted their comments by e-mail dated 16 March 2006, registered as received on 17 March 2006 (A[32057). () 0] C 293, 14.10.2000, p. 7.