L 145/18 Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 6. 1999 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 4 November 1998 on aid granted by France to Nouvelle Filature Lainiére de Roubaix (notified under document number C(1998) 3515) (Only the French text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/378/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Atrticle 93(2) thereof, Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and in particular Article 62(1)(a) thereof, Having given the interested parties notice, in accordance with the abovementioned Articles, to submit their comments, and having regard to those comments, Whereas: I. PROCEDURE By letters dated 6 May and 16 September 1996, the German industrial association ‘Industrieverband Garne and Gewebe’ drew the Commission’s attention to aid which had been granted or which might have been granted to Nouvelle Filature Laini¢re de Roubaix. By letter dated 25 September 1996 and at the express request of the Commission by letters dated 15 May and 3 July 1996, the French Government informed the Commission of aid which it had granted or intended to grant to Nouvelle Filature Lainiere de Roubaix. By letters dated 22 November 1996, 16 January, 2 April and 3 July 1997, the French Government submitted additional in- formation to the Commission. By letter dated 19 September 1996, the Commercial Court of Roubaix-Tour- coing forwarded to the Commission the judgment of 17 September 1996 under the ‘redressement judiciaire’ procedure (administration under supervision of a court) concerning SA Filature Lainiére de Roubaix. By letter dated 18 August 1997, the Commission informed the French Government of its decision to initiate proceedings under Article 93(2) of the Treaty with respect to the aid. The Commission’s decision to initiate proceedings was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities ('). The Commission called on the interested parties to submit their comments on the aid. By letter dated 24 September 1997, the French Govern- ment submitted its comments to the Commission. On the basis of this letter, the Commission sent the French Government additional information in letters dated 2 March and 17 June 1998, to which the French Govern- ment replied by letters dated 8 May, 21 July and 16 October 1998. Additional information was received by letter dated 30 October 1998. II. DESCRIPTION OF THE AID This Decision concerns aid in the form of an equity loan of FRF 18 million and an investment premium of FRF 22 million which the French Government has granted to Nouvelle Filature Lainiére de Roubaix as part of the ‘administration procedure’ concerning the group SA Fila- ture Lainiére de Roubaix. () OJ C 392, 24.12.1997, p. 6.