27.5.1999 Official Journal of the European Communities L 131/61 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 30 September 1998 concerning aid which Austria plans to grant to Agrana Stirke GmbH to build and convert starch production facilities (notified under document number C(1998) 3023) (Only the German text is authentic) (1999/342/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 Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (3, Having invited interested parties to submit their comments in accordance with Article 93(2) of the EC Treaty, Having taken account of those comments, Whereas: I (1)  Austria notified the Commission by letter dated 28 June 1996 (recorded as received on 2 August 1996) in accordance with Article 93(3) of the EC Treaty of an aid measure for Agrana Stirke-GmbH, Hollandstrafle 2, 1020 Vienna (Agrana). Additional information was submitted by letters dated 18 September and 14 November 1996, 29 January, 7 March and 11 June 1997 (recorded as received on 19 September and 18 November 1996, 31 January, 12 March and 16 June 1997 respectively). (2)  Austria wrote to the Commission on 20 December 1996 (letter recorded as received on 23 December 1996) requesting the procedural separation of the () OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21. () OJ L 126, 24.5.1996, p. 37. two aid measures which are the subjects of this procedure. The three remaining aid measures of the project as originally notified were approved by the Commission by letter SG(97) D/461 of 23 January 1997 (N 517/96). (3) The measures in question relate to investments by the company Agrana in the starch sector. The measures involve aid for (a) converting a high-pres- sure soaking facility for maize starch to standard technology and increasing its capacity from [ ...] () to [...]() and (b) investing in a [...](") with an annual capacity of [...] (") while closing down the existing obsolete, lower-capacity plant, both of these measures being at the Aschach site. According to Austria’s notification the aid amounts to ATS 57,4 million (ECU 4,13 million), corre- sponding to an aid intensity of 20 % of the invest- ment costs [...]("). (4 Agrana has already completed the investments. At present Austria, in accordance with Article 93 of the EC Treaty, has neither approved nor paid the notified aid. II (5) The Commission after an initial examination of the notification decided to open the procedure under Article 93(2) of the EC Treaty. (") Parts of this text have been edited to ensure that confidential information is not disclosed; those parts are enclosed in square brackets and marked with an asterisk.