11. 7. 95 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 159/21 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 17 January 1995 on aid awarded by the French Government to Allied Signal Fibers Europe SA, Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle (Only the French text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (95/253/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 93 (2) thereof, Having regard to the Agreement establishing the Euro- pean Economic Area, and in particular point (a) of Article 62 (1) thereof, Having, in accordance with the abovementioned Articles, given notice to the parties concerned to submit their comments to it, Whereas : By its judgment of 24 March 1993 (), the Court of Justice annulled the decision by which the Commission refused to open the procedure provided for in Article 93 (2) in respect of aid totalling FF 160 000 000 awarded to Allied Signal Fibers Europe SA, a subsidiary of Allied Signal Inc., in June 1989 for a new facility for the production of high tenacity polyester filament yarn at Longwy, Meurthe- et-Moselle. The aid awarded was in the form of a grant of FF 160 000 000 under the regional planning grant scheme (Prime dlaménagement du territoire) which s co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and was authorized by the Commission in (") Case C-313/90, Comité international de la rayonne et des fibres synthétiques and Others v. Commission, {1993] ECR I, p. 1125. October 1984 (). By its decision on the scheme, the Commission decided that it was compatible with the common market for aid to be granted in respect of indus- trial projects situated in the département of Meurthe-et- Moselle as provided for by the scheme at a maximum rate of 25 % of the investment. Following the creation by the French, Belgian and Luxembourg Governments of a European development zone (péle européen de développe- ment), which includes the Longwy region, the Commis- sion authorized regional aid in support of investment projects in that zone up to 30 % net grant equivalent (%). To comply with the Court’s judgment, the Commission decided on 30 June 1993 to open the procedure provided for in Article 93 (2) in respect of this aid, and in respect of the aid totalling FF 40 000 000 in the form of the financing of the clean-up and de-pollution of the site, which the Commission had not been aware of at the time of its earlier, annulled decision. The French Government was informed of the Commis- sion’s decision to open the Article 93 (2) procedure by letter dated 29 July 1993. Other Member States and inte- rested parties were informed by publication of the letter in the Official Journal of the European Communities (*). 11 The French Government submitted the following comments by letter dated 8 October 1993 and at meetings (® OJ No L 11, 12. 1. 1985, p. 28. (*) Decision communicated to the French, Belgian and. Luxem- bourg Governments by letter SG(86) D/14423, dated 1 December 1986. () OJ No C 215, 10. 8. 1993, p. 7.