L 68/18 Official Journal of the European Communities 12.3.2002 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 30 October 2001 on the waste disposal system for car wrecks implemented by the Netherlands (notified under document number C(2001) 3064) (Only the Dutch text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2002/204/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 (') and having regard to their comments, Whereas: 1. PROCEDURE (1) By letter dated 19 September 2000 (registered on 25 September 2000 under A[37820), the Netherlands authorities notified the Commission that they intended to extend the waste disposal system for car wrecks. The original system and the first extension were approved in 1995 and 1998 respectively, as the Commission concluded that the measure did not constitute aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the Treaty (). (2) By letter dated 9 October 2000 (D/55102), the Commis- sion requested further information. The Commission reminded the Netherlands authorities of this request by () O] C 111, 12.4.2001, p. 2. () Letter D/17343 of 28 December 1995 concerning State aid NN 93/ 95 and letter D[7090 of 17 August 1998 concerning State aid N 656/97. In paragraph 15 of its guide to procedures in State aid cases, the Commission wrote that notification is required whenever there is a sufficient likelihood in the light of the case law of the Court of Justice and the Commission's practice that a measure involves State aid (Competition law in the European Communities, Volume IIA, Rules applicable to State aid, European Commission 1998). Footnote 8 to this paragraph adds that the Commission is willing to give informal advice on whether notification is required. letter dated 7 December 2000 (D/56086). The Nether- lands authorities replied by letter dated 8 December 2000 (registered on 11 December 2000 under A/ 40432). A further request for information was sent by letter dated 10 January 2001 (D/50042). The Nether- lands authorities replied by letter dated 19 January 2001 (registered on 24 January 2001 under A[30634). (3) By its decision of 28 February 2001 the Commission initiated the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the Treaty with respect to the waste disposal system. By letter dated 2 March 2001 (D/286578), the Commission informed the Netherlands of this decision. After having asked for more time (letter dated 29 March 2001, regis- tered as A[32658 on 29 March 2001), which was granted by letter dated 5 April 2001 (D/51465), the Netherlands reacted to the decision by letter dated 5 June 2001 (registered on 13 June 2001 as A[34642). (4)  The decision was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (}) and interested third parties were invited to submit their comments on the aid. The Commission received 10 comments, though two of them were received only after the period of one month from the date of publication had expired. The Nether- lands was asked to comment on these letters by letters dated 21 May 2001 (D/52087) and 16 July 2001 (D/ 52884). The Netherlands sent its comments on the comments from interested parties by letter dated 20 () See footnote 1.