18.11.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities L 314/45 COMMISSION DECISION of 30 January 2002 on the State aid granted by Germany to Hirschfelder Leinen und Textil GmbH (Hiltex) (notified under document number C(2002) 310) (Only the German text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2002/895/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 dated 9 April 1999, registered on 12 April 1999, Germany informed the Commission of restructuring aid for Hirschfelder Leinen und Textil GmbH (Hiltex). By letter dated 11 May 2000, the Commission informed Germany that it had initiated the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of the ad hoc aid granted to Hiltex. At the same time Germany was asked to provide sufficient information and data to allow the Commission to assess whether aid of some DEM 60,472 million complied with the terms of the approved aid schemes under which it was claimed it had been granted. The Commission decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (1). The Commission invited interested parties to submit their comments on the aid. The Commission received no comments from interested parties. On 6 June 2000, Germany informed the Commission that Hiltex had been declared bankrupt and that no contacts could be established with its owners, Linen Production Ltd and Uniwear Asia. By letter dated 6 September 2000, Germany responded to the information injunction contained in the initiation of the formal investigation procedure stating that the aid which it claimed to have awarded under approved aid schemes had been reduced to DEM 48,53 million and submitting some information on the aid measures. By letter dated 7 February 2001, the Commission informed Germany that it had decided to extend the formal investigation procedure to the aid, which, on the basis of the information submitted, did not seem to be covered by approved aid schemes. () 0] C 272, 23.9.2000..