L 282/48 Official Journal of the European Communities 19.10.2002 COMMISSION DECISION of 12 March 2002 on State aid C 62/2001 (ex NN 8/2000) implemented by Germany for Neue Erba Lautex GmbH and Erba Lautex GmbH in bankruptcy (notified under document number C(2002) 944) (Only the German text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2002/783[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 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 provision cited above (1) and having regard to their comments, Whereas: I. PROCEDURE (1) By letter dated 29 December 1999, received on 3 January 2000, Germany notified the Commission of aid granted to the newly created Neue Erba Lautex GmbH. Since the aid had already been paid out the case was registered as non-notified aid NN 8/2000. (2) The Commission sent out questions on 24 January 2000. Replies were received on 24 Februaryand 6 March 2000. Further questions were sent out on 17 April 2000. Replies were submitted on 5 June 2000. The case was discussed during a meeting with representatives of the German Government on 6 June 2000. Further information was provided on 6 July 2000, 9 October 2000 and 8 January 2001. The case was again discussed during a meeting with representatives of the German Government on 28 February 2001. New questions were sent out on 15 March 2001. Replies were received on 9 and 17 April 2001. Additional questions were sent out on 26 April 2001. Further information was received on 7 May and 6 June 2001. () OJ €310, 7.11.2001, p. 3. (3) By letter dated 30 July 2001, the Commission informed Germany of its decision to initiate the procedure under Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of the aid. Germany submitted its reaction by letter dated 21 Sep- tember 2001, registered on 24 September 2001. (4)  The Commission decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (%). The Commission invited interested par- ties to submit comments. It received comments from two German competitors and from a Belgian association of textile manufacturers. These comments were forward- ed to Germany by letters dated 11 and 21 December 2001 and 10 January 2002. Germany replied by letter dated 7 February 2002, registered on the following day. II. DESCRIPTION OF THE AID A. Therelevant undertaking (@) Neue Erba Lautex GmbH (5)  According to the information available, Neue Erba Lautex GmbH (hereinafter referred to as ‘NEL) is a company with limited liability and paid in equity capital of EUR 25 000. It was created on 23 December 1999 by the provisional administrator in bankruptcy of Erba Lautex GmbH, which had filed for bankruptcy on 2 November 1999 (3). NEL was created as a wholly owned subsidiary of the bankrupt Erba Lautex GmbH and has continued the latter’s activities without disrup- tion. The intention was to offer NEL for sale, transferring to it the assets of the bankrupt Erba Lautex GmbH. (6)  According to Germany, certain assets of the bankrupt Erba Lautex GmbH have been leased to NEL. According (®) See footnote 1. (}) Bankruptcy proceedings were initiated on 31 December 1999.