L 150/78 Official Journal of the European Union 9.6.2012 DECISIONS COMMISSION DECISION of 8 February 2012 on State aid SA.28809 (C 29/10) (ex NN 42/10 and ex CP 194/09) implemented by Sweden in favour of Hammar Nordic Plugg AB (notified under document C(2012) 546) (Only the Swedish text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2012/293/[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 the provisions cited above (!), and having regard to their comments, Whereas: 1. PROCEDURE (1) By letter dated 26 May 2009, registered on 16 June 2009, the Commission received a complaint concerning the alleged grant of State aid to Hammar Nordic Plugg AB through the sale of public property below market price by the Municipality of Vinersborg. (20 On 27 October 2009, the Commission forwarded a non- confidential version of the complaint to the national authorities. Sweden replied by letter of 30 November 2009, registered on the same day. (3) On 9 March 2010, the Commission requested further information and Sweden replied by letter dated 20 April 2010. (4 On 11 May 2010, the Commission received information submitted by Chips AB. (5) By means of the letter dated 27 October 2010, the Commission notified Sweden 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 aid. The Commission () OJ C 352, 23.12.2010, p. 22. (®) With effect from 1 December 2009, Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty have become Articles 107 and 108, respectively, of the TFEU; the two sets of provisions are, in substance, identical. For the purposes of this Decision, references to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU should be understood as references to Articles 87 and 88, respectively, of the EC Treaty where appropriate. decision to initiate the procedure (‘the opening decision’) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (*). The Commission invited interested parties to submit their comments on the aid. (6) By letter dated 23 November 2010, Sweden asked for an extension of the deadline to submit comments on the opening decision. (7) By letters dated 15 and 17 December 2010, the Swedish authorities  submitted  their ~comments to the Commission. Hammar Nordic Plugg AB submitted its comments to the Commission by letter of 22 January 2011. (8)  On 1 February 2011, the Commission sent the obser- vations of Hammar Nordic Plugg AB to the Swedish authorities for comments. (9)  On 1 June 2011, the Commission sent a further request for information, to which Sweden replied by letter of 29 June 2011 and sent further clarifications by emails of 12 September 2011 and 30 September 2011. (10)  On 6 June 2011, the Commission sent a questionnaire to Chips AB, to which the company did not reply directly. Some information was provided, however, by Chips AB to the Swedish authorities, which incorporated this information into their abovementioned comments of 12 September 2011. (11)  On 19 October 2011, a meeting took place between the Commission services and representatives of Hammar Nordic Plugg AB. (12) By e-mail of 3 November 2011, Hammar Nordic Plugg AB submitted additional information to the Commission. The Commission forwarded that information to the Swedish authorities for comments on 4 November 2011. Sweden confirmed on 28 November 2011 that the authorities had no comments. (%) See footnote 1.