L 268/32 Official Journal of the European Union 12.10.2010 DECISIONS COMMISSION DECISION of 6 July 2010 on measure C 48/07 (ex NN 60/07) implemented by Poland for WR] and WRJ-Serwis (notified under document C(2010) 4476) (Only the Polish text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2010/612/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 regard to Protocol No 8 of the Accession Treaty on the restructuring of the Polish steel industry (), 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) The Commission was made aware of irregularities in the Polish steel tubes sector during monitoring of the restruc- turing of the Polish steel industry. After the accession of Poland to the EU, checks were carried out ex officio on aid to Walcownia Rur Jedno$¢ Sp. z.0.0. (WRJ) and WRJ- Serwis Sp. z.0.0. (WRJ-Serwis). The Commission requested information from the Polish authorities by letters dated 6 April 2005, 4 August 2005, 3 November 2005, 4 May 2006, 17 November 2006 and 11 July 2007. The Polish authorities replied by letters dated 7 June 2005, 29 September 2005, 2 December 2005, 18 May 2006, 31 May 2006, 10 January 2007 and 3 August 2007. (2) By letter dated 23 October 2007 the Commission informed Poland that it had decided to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 108(2) of the Treaty on () OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 948. O] C 282, 24.11.2007, p. 21. the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) (%) in respect of several measures awarded to WR] and WRJ- Serwis. (3)  The Commission decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 24 November 2007 (*. The Commission invited interested parties to submit comments on the measures. (40 The Commission received comments from one interested party. It forwarded them to Poland, which was given the opportunity to react; its comments were received by letter dated 16 February 2009. Poland’s response to the initiation of the formal investigation procedure was submitted by letters dated 21 January and 1 February 2008. (5)  The Commission requested further information on 16 February 2009, which Poland submitted by letter dated 4 June 2009. 2. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE MEASURES 2.1. The beneficiaries 2.1.1. WRJ (6)  WRJ is based in Katowice and employs 12 persons for administrative purposes. 40,736 % of the shares in WR]J are held by Towarzystwo Finansowe Silesia Sp. z o.0. (TES), a 99,6% State-owned company. Another 7,235 % of shares are held by Walcownia Rur Silesia S.A. (Walcownia Rur Silesia’), a 100 % subsidiary of TFS. (7)  The other shareholders are: — PIW Enpol Sp. z o.0. (share of 19,009 %), — Polskie Gérnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo S.A. (share of 8,3 %), () With effect from 1 December 2009, Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty became 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. () See footnote 2.