13.6.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 151/33 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 6 December 2006 on State aid No C 6/2006 (ex N 417/2005) which Germany is planning to implement for Volkswerft Stralsund (notified under document number C(2006) 5790) (Only the German version is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/402[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 the provisions cited above (!) and having regard to their comments, Whereas: I. PROCEDURE By letter of 22 August 2005, registered as received on 26 August, Germany notified to the Commission its intention to grant regional investment aid in favour of Volkswerft Stralsund. The Commission requested infor- mation by 13 September 2005, to which Germany replied by letter of 14 October, registered as received on 17 October. By letter of 18 November 2005, it requested further information which Germany provided by letter of 19 December 2005, registered as received on 20 December. On 22 February 2006 the Commission initiated the formal investigation procedure with respect to the alleged State aid. The Commission decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of () OJ C 90, 13.4.2006, p. 36. the European Union (2). The Commission invited interested parties to submit comments on the presumed aid. Comments were submitted by letter of 10 May 2006, registered as received on 11 May, by the beneficiary Volkswerft Stralsund. By letters of 11 May, registered as received on the same day, the Verband fiir Schiffbau und Meerestechnik  (German Shipbuilding and Ocean Industries Association) and Danske Maritime (Danish Maritime Industries Association) submitted comments. The comments were transmitted to the German autho- rities by letters of 12 May and 19 May. Germany replied to these comments by letter of 2 June 2006, registered as received on the same day. Germany’s response to the initiation of the formal inves- tigation procedure was submitted by letter of 7 April 2006, registered as received on the same day. On 26 July 2006 the Commission requested further information which Germany provided by letter of 22 August 2006, registered as received on 23 August. II. DESCRIPTION The beneficiary of the aid is Volkswerft Stralsund GmbH (VWS), a shipyard located in Stralsund, Mecklenburg- Western Pomerania (Germany), an assisted area under Article 87(3)(a) of the Treaty. VWS belongs to the Danish A.P. Moller group and is part of its subgroup of yards led by Odense Steel Shipyard Ltd. It is a large enterprise and does not rank as a small or medium-sized enterprise under the Commission Recommendation 2003/361EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (?). (®) See footnote 1. () O] L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36.