15.10.2003 Official Journal of the European Union L 264/25 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 13 December 2000 on State aid which the Netherlands is planning to implement in the form of development assis- tance for two general cargo vessels and two pulp and paper carriers to be built by Bodewes/Pattje for use in Indonesia (notified under document number C(2000) 4185) (Only the Dutch text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2003/730/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com- munity, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 88(2) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1540/98 of 18 July 1998 establishing new rules on aid to shipbuilding ('), and in particular Article 3(5) thereof, Having called on interested parties to submit their comments pursuant to those provisions (3), Whereas: ) I. PROCEDURE By two letters dated 14 April 1999, the Dutch authori- ties notified the Commission of their plan to grant aid in the form of development assistance to Indonesia for the purchase of two general cargo vessels and two pulp and paper carriers. By letters dated 7 May and 11 October 1999, the Commission requested additional information that was supplied by letters dated 15 September 1999 and 3 December 1999. By letter SG (2000)D/101519 dated 16 February 2000, the Commission informed the Dutch Government that it had decided to initiate the procedure provided for in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty. OJ L 202, 18.7.1998, p. 1. 0] C 101, 8.4.2000, p. 11. 3) The Commission decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Commu- nities (). The Commission called on interested parties to submit their comments. e Commission received no commen rom thir The C s d ts fi third parties. II. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE AID The proposed aid is to be granted under a general export financing scheme for Dutch exports to Indonesia in the form of subsidised loans or grants for projects that are not commercially viable. The two general cargo vessels (ecach 8 600 gt) are destined for Bagasuna Samudera Gemilang, a small inde- pendent chartering and transport company based in Jakarta. The pulp and paper carriers (each 9 000 gt) are destined for PT Riau Lintas Samudera, a small privately owned shipping company in Sumatra. In both cases, the ships will be built by Pattje Shipyards bv, which submitted a bid in response to a private, restricted inter- national invitation to tender issued by the buyers. The total contract value in each case is NLG 60 million. The development assistance in each case takes the form of a grant of NLG 15 million, corresponding to an aid inten- sity of 25 %. According to the Dutch authorities, the Indonesian companies would not be able to buy the vessels without the grants. The projects will help to improve the quality, size and capacity of the Indonesian fleet and thus contribute towards the country's economic development. () See footnote 2.