L 296/50 Official Journal of the European Communities 30.10.2002 COMMISSION DECISION of 9 April 2002 on State aid C 72/2001 (ex N 361/2001) which Germany plans to grant to Hamburger AG (notified under document number C(2002) 1340) (Only the German text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2002/824/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com- munity, 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 (1), Whereas: I. PROCEDURE By letter dated 31 May 2001, registered as received on 12 June 2001, Germany notified its intention to grant investment aid under the multisectoral framework on regional aid for large investment projects (2) (hereinafter called the multisectoral framework) to Hamburger AG. The proposed aid was registered under the number N 361/01. The Commission acknowledged receipt, informed Germ- any that the notification was considered incomplete and asked additional questions by letter dated 22 June 2001 (D[52559). Germany replied by letter dated 17 July 2001, registered as received on 20 July 2001, and by letter dated 30 July 2001, registered as received on 31 July 2001. The notification was still considered incomplete and further questions were sent by letter dated 2 August 2001. Germany replied by letter dated 15 August 2001, registered as received on 17 August 2001. By letter dated 21 August 2001, the Commission informed Germany that the notification was now con- sidered complete and that a final position would be adopted within two months from the date of registration of the letter containing the complete information. (1) O] C 342,5.12.2001, p. 9. () 0] C107,7.4.1998, p. 7. G) By letter dated 4 October 2001, the Commission informed Germany that it had decided to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of the aid. The Commission decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (3). The Commission invited interested par- ties to submit their comments on the aid. By letter dated 21 December 2001, registered as received on the same day, Germany responded to the initiation of the procedure. The Commission received comments from seven inter- ested parties. It forwarded them to Germany, which was given the opportunity to react. Germany’s observations were sent by letter dated 31 January 2001, registered as received on the same day. [I. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE AID 2.1. The recipient The recipient of the aid will be Hamburger AG, Pitten, Austria. Hamburger AG is part of the Hamburger group, which is owned by Prinzhorn Holding. Hamburger AG is active in the industrial production of paper. 2.2. The project The new investment project will be located in Schwarze Pumpe, Brandenburg, an assisted area under Article 87(3)(a) of the EC Treaty in which the maximum allowable aid intensity for large undertakings is 35 % gross. () See footnote 1.