1.4.2015 Official Journal of the European Union L 89/37 COMMISSION DECISION (EU) 2015/507 of 16 September 2014 on the measure SA.23129 — (12/C) (ex 12/NN) (ex CP 141/2007) implemented by Germany (notified under document C(2014) 6411) (Only the German text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 108(2) thereof, Having called on interested parties to submit their comments pursuant to the Article cited above (') and having regard to their comments, Whereas: 1. PROCEDURE (1) On 30 March 2007, Neubrandenburger Wohnungsgesellschaft mbH (hereinafter: ‘NEUWOGES') lodged a complaint with the Commission, on the basis of Article 20(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 (?), alleging that illegal state aid had been granted to Bavaria Immobilien Trading GmbH & Co, Immobilien Leasing Objekt Neubrandenburg KG and Bavaria Immobilien Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. Objekte Neubrandenburg KG (hereinafter: ‘BAVARIA 1" and ‘BAVARIA 2’; together: ‘BAVARIA’) by means of a land-lease and sale contract (Erbbaurechtsvertrag) and a general management contract (Generalverwaltervertrag). NEUWOGES requested the initiation of a formal investigation procedure pursuant to Article 108(2) TFEU. (2)  On 6 August 2007, 14 May 2008, 6 April 2009 and 3 February 2012, the Commission called for further information from the German authorities. The German authorities responded on 4 September 2007, 12 October 2007, 17 October 2007, 11 July 2008, 14 July 2008, 12 December 2008, 30 June 2009 and 28 February 2012. NEUWOGES submitted comments on 30 May 2007, 5 November 2007, 26 February 2008, 15 July 2008, 30 September 2008, 18 December 2008, 6 March 2009, 4 June 2009, 15 July 2009, 26 August 2009, 22 September 2009 and 19 January 2012. BAVARIA commented on 13 May 2008. (3)  On 28 November 2008, Rostock Regional Court (Landgericht Rostock) handed down its judgment with regard to the court proceedings between BAVARIA and NEUWOGES. BAVARIA had sued NEUWOGES for failure to comply with the contract concluded between the two parties, in response to which NEUWOGES had claimed that the contract involved unlawful and incompatible state aid and was therefore void. Rostock Regional Court concluded that no advantage was conferred on BAVARIA and there was therefore no state aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU. NEUWOGES appealed against the judgment, and the proceedings before Rostock Higher Regional Court (Oberlandesgericht Rostock) are pending. Additionally, BAVARIA initiated proceedings before Greifswald Administrative Court (Verwaltungsgericht Greifswald), seeking to obtain a ruling granting it access to all the files held by NEUWOGES or the City of Neubrandenburg in relation to the contracts in question. The case is still pending. (4) By letter of 4 June 2009, NEUWOGES asked the Commission, in accordance with Article 265(2) TFEU, to initiate the formal investigation procedure within two months. (5) By letter of 29 July 2009, the Commission communicated its preliminary assessment to NEUWOGES to the effect that neither the land-lease and sale contract nor the general management contract constituted state aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU. (6) By letter of 26 August 2009, NEUWOGES contested the Commission’s assessment of the facts and called on the Commission to initiate the formal investigation procedure within two weeks. (7)  The Commission informed NEUWOGES by letter of 15 September 2009 that it would send a further letter containing an assessment of NEUWOGES’ latest comments. By letter of 22 September 2009, NEUWOGES informed the Commission that it did not agree with the Commission’s proposal. () OJ C 141, 17.5.2012, p. 28. (%) Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (OJ L 83, 27.3.1999, p. 1).