L 7/40 Official Journal of the European Union 11.1.2011 COMMISSION DECISION of 6 July 2010 on State aid C 34/08 (ex N 170/08) which Germany is planning to implement in favour of Deutsche Solar AG (notified under document C(2010) 4489) (Only the German text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2011/4[EU) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 108(2) of the latter, 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 ('), Whereas: ¢ (@) (@) 1. PROCEDURE By electronic notification of 28 March 2008, registered the same day at the Commission, Germany notified to the Commission, in line with the individual notification requirement resulting from the Guidelines on national regional aid for 2007-2013 (?) (hereinafter RAG), its intention to provide regional aid for a large investment project in favour of Deutsche Solar AG, for the setting- up of a plant to produce solar wafers in Freiberg, Saxony, Germany. On 27 February 2008 and on 25 June 2008, a meeting took place between the Commission services and the German authorities. The Commission requested addi- tional information by letter of 28 May 2008 and sent an information letter on 10 June 2008. The additional information was provided by Germany by letter of 16 June 2008. By letter dated 16 July 2008, with reference C(2008) 3507 final, the Commission informed Germany that it had decided to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 108(2) TFEU in respect of the aid. C 217, 26.8.2008, p. 19. C 54, 4.3.2006, p. 13. S The Commission decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (3) on 26 August 2008. The Commission invited interested parties to submit their comments on the aid measure. By letters dated 7 August (A/16575) and 26 September (A/19789) 2008, the German authorities asked a delay to submit their comments. The Commission received the comments from the German authorities on 31 October (A[22972) and 2 December (A[25961) 2008. The Commission received no comments from third parties. By letters dated 7 April (A[8226), 29 May (A[13120), 4 (A[25461) and 17 (A[26433) December 2009, and 12 January (A[550), 26 April (A[7045), 14 May (A[8206), and 10 June (A[9628) 2010, the German authorities submitted additional information to the Commission. On 12 October 2009, a meeting took place between the Commission services and the German authorities as well as the investor in Berlin. 2. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE AID 2.1. Objective of the measure The aid project aims at promoting regional development. The investment is to take place in eastern Germany, namely Freiberg in the land Saxony, an assisted area pursuant to Article 107(3)(a) TFEU. The German authorities intend to provide regional investment aid to Deutsche Solar AG (hereinafter DS) for the setting-up of a plant to produce solar wafers. The total eligible costs of the notified investment amount to EUR 350 million in nominal value. () Cf. footnote 1. A corrigendum decision was adopted on 28 April 2009 (O] C 203, 28.8.2009, p. 11).