L 111/50 Official Journal of the European Union 6.5.2003 COMMISSION DECISION of 5 February 2003 on the ad hoc aid which the United Kingdom is planning to implement for CLYDEBoyd under the Freight Facilities Grant Scheme (FFG) (notified under document C(2003) 388) (Only the English text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2003/295/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 (1), Whereas: 1. PROCEDURE By letter dated 14 March 2002, the United Kingdom notified the Commission of an ad hoc aid to CLYDEBoyd (Fort William) Ltd (hereinafter CLYDEBoyd) in accordance with the extended Freight Facilities Grant scheme, which was approved by the Commission on 20 December 2001 (State aid case N 649/01). The notification was registered by the Secretariat General of the Commission on 15 March 2002 under No N 221/2002. The notification was considered incomplete and, on 26 April 2002, the United Kingdom was asked to provide additional information. The Commission received the requested information on 28 May 2002. The Commission sent a second request for information on 1 July 2002. The reply received was registered by the Commission on 17 July 2002. By letter dated 2 October 2002, the Commission informed the United Kingdom that it had decided to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of the aid. This procedure was registered as C 62/2002. () O] C 269, 5.11.2002, p. 3. 3) The Commission decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (?). The Commission called on interested parties to submit their comments. The United Kingdom submitted its comments to the Commission by letter dated 29 October 2002, registered on 4 November 2002. The Commission received no comments from interested parties. 2. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE AID A. Commission’s decision of 20 December 2001, State aid — UK-N 649/2001 — Freight Facilities Grant Scheme On 20 December 2001 the Commission adopted Decision number N 649/01 approving the extended Freight Facilities Grant (FFG) scheme, which grants aid to operators of freight handling facilities for coastal[short-sea shipping. The aid is intended to tip the balance in favour of short-sea shipping and to financially support investments in expensive and specialised equipment required for sending freight by water, which would not be needed if the goods went by road. Grant intensity will be calculated by the United Kingdom competent authorities for each individual scheme following the FFG rules. The FFG scheme first assesses the environmental benefit using a standard formula which takes into account the lorry-miles that will be saved over the agreed period of the individual (3) 0] C 269, 5.11.2002, p. 3.