26.7.1999 Official Journal of the European Communities L 193/1 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 3 February 1999 concerning State aid which the Spanish Government has granted to the company Hijos de Andrés Molina SA (Hamsa) (notified under document number C (1999) 41) (Only the Spanish text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/484/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 given notice to the parties concerned to submit their comments in accordance with the above Article, Whereas: I. PROCEDURE By letter dated 1 July 1996, the Office of the Spanish Permanent Representative notified the Commission, in accordance with Article 93(3) of the EC Treaty, of aid granted to Hijos de Andrés Molina SA (hereinafter called Hamsa). Since these aids had been granted prior to being notified, they were transferred to the register of non-notified aids. By letter SG(97) D/3294 dated 29 April 1997, the Commission notified the Spanish Government of its decision to initiate the procedure provided for in Article 93(2) of the Treaty against the aids granted to Hamsa which fell within the scope of Article 92(1) of the Treaty without appearing to qualify for any of the exceptions provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3 of that Article. G) Under the abovementioned procedure, the Commission invited the Spanish Government to submit its comments. The Commission also issued a notice to the other Member States and interested parties to submit their comments, which it published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (). Spain submitted comments by letters dated 4, 11 and 23 July and 21 August 1997 informing the Commission that Hamsa had also been granted other State aids. Other interested parties submitted comments by letters dated 27 January, 6 February, 26 May, 28 May and 22 July 1997. These were forwarded to the Spanish Government by letter dated 13 January 1998. By letter dated 16 March 1998, the Spanish Government in turn submitted its comments on the comments submitted by the other interested parties. By letter SG(97) D/8336 dated 10 October 1997, the Commission informed the Spanish Government of its decision to extend the procedure provided for in Article 93(2) of the Treaty against the aids granted to Hamsa after the Commission's letter dated 29 April 1997 which fell within the scope of Article 92(1) of the Treaty without appearing to qualify for any of the exceptions provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3 of that Article. () OJ C 196, 26.6.1997, p. 10.