L 279/30 Official Journal of the European Union 12.10.2012 COMMISSION DECISION of 22 February 2012 on the State aid SA.26534 (C 27/10 ex NN 6/09) implemented by Greece in favour of United Textiles S.A. (notified under document C(2011) 9385) (Only the Greek text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2012/541[EV) 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 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 Article 108, paragraph 2, first quotation of the Treaty ('), and having regard to these comments, Whereas: [. PROCEDURE (1) Following information that Greece planned to grant a State guarantee for new loans of EUR 35 million to finance United Textiles, the Commission asked the Greek authorities to comment on the specific measure by letters dated 11 September, 14 October, 20 October, 18 November and 4 December 2008. The Greek auth- orities provided incomplete answers by letters of 15 October and 10 November 2008. (2)  For that reason, on 3 March 2009 the Commission issued an information injunction under Article 10(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 (*) of the EC Treaty (), requesting Greece to submit all information necessary to assess whether United Textiles had received State aid and to assess if that aid would be compatible with the internal market. Greece submitted the requested information by letter of 11 March 2009. (3)  The Commission requested further information, regarding the State measure mentioned in recital 1 and () O] C 357, 30.12.2010, p. 18. (*) Subsequently Article 88 of the EC Treaty and from 1 December 2009 Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty were replaced with the corresponding Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Func- tioning of the European Union. () OJ L 83, 27.3.1999, p. 1. also several additional ones, in favour of United Textiles and its lending banks, by letters of 20 March 2009 and 8 February, 17 March, 19 July and 23 August 2010. The Greek authorities answered by letters of 7 April 2009 and 25 February, 26 March, 13 August and 30 August 2010. (4) At the request of the Greek authorities, a meeting was held on 7 July 2010. At that occasion, a draft new restructuring concept of United Textiles was submitted. The company acknowledged that the latter was not linked with previous restructuring actions taken in 2007, which had failed. (5) By letter dated 27 October 2010 the Commission informed Greece that it had decided to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 108(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) in respect of the following measures: (a) state guarantee of May 2007; (b) rescheduling of debts of 2009 for social insurance contributions; () state guarantee of June 2010. (6)  Greece submitted its comments to the Commission’s opening decision on 31 December 2010. (7  The Commission decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (3). The Commission invited interested parties to submit their comments on the measures. (8)  The Commission received comments from United Textiles on 7 and 9 February 2011. The comments were transmitted to Greece which was given the oppor- tunity to comment on them. Its comments were received on 4 May 2011. (%) See footnote 1.