18.11.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities L 314/1 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 11 July 2001 on the State aid scheme applied by Spain to certain newly established firms in Alava (notified under document number C(2001) 1760) (Only the Spanish text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2002/892/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, in accordance with the abovementioned Articles, called on interested parties to submit their comments ('), and having regard to those comments, Whereas: I. PROCEDURE As a result of the information received in response to the procedures initiated following complaints about State aid granted to Daewoo Electronics Manufacturing Espafia SA (%) and to Ramondin SA and Ramondin Capsulas SA (*), the Commission learned of the existence of a scheme of non-notified tax aid for investments in Spain, in the Province of Alava, consisting of a reduction in the tax base for certain newly established firms. () OJ C 55, 26.2.2000, p. 2. (%) Commission Decision 1999/718/EC (O] L 292, 13.11.1999, p. 1). (®) Commission Decision 2000/795/EC (O] L 318, 16.12.2000, p. 36). @ By letter dated 29 September 1999 (SG(99) D/7813) the Commission informed Spain of its decision to initiate, in respect of this aid, the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the Treaty. By letter from the Permanent Representation dated 2 December 1999, registered on 6 December 1999, the Spanish authorities submitted their comments under the abovementioned procedure. The Commission's decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (*). The Commission invited interested parties to submit their comments on the aid within one month of the date of publication. Comments were received from: the Autonomous Community of Castile-Leon, on 17 March 2000; the Rioja Regional Government, on 24 March 2000; the Basque  Business  Confederation  (Confederacién Empresarial Vasca/Euskal Entrepresarien Konfederakuntza) (hereinafter ‘Confebask’), on 27 March 2000, plus, outside the time limit, supplementary comments by letter dated 29 December 2000, registered on 3 January 2001; the Basque Economists Association (Colegio Vasco de Economistas/Ekonomilarien Euskal Elkargoa), on 27 March 2000; the Basque Business Circle (Circulo de Empresarios Vascos), on 27 March 2000; and the Professional Association of Tax Advisers of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country (Asociacion Profesional de Asesores Fiscales de la Comunidad del Pais Vasco), on 28 March 2000. By () See footnote 1.