7.4.2004 Official Journal of the European Union L 102/59 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 11 November 2003 on the State aid which the United Kingdom is planning to provide under the WRAP environmental grant funding and WRAP lease guarantee fund (notified under document number C(2003) 4087) (Only the English text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/317[EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com- munity, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 88(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 those provisions (!) and having regard to their comments, Whereas: 1. PROCEDURE By letter dated 9 July 2002, registered on 16 July 2002, the United Kingdom notified the Commission, pursuant to Article 88(3) of the Treaty, of the Waste and resources action programme (WRAP). By letter dated 2 August 2002, the Commission asked for further infor- mation, which was provided by the United Kingdom authorities by letter dated 28 August 2002. Following a meeting between the Commission and the United Kingdom authorities that was held on 29 August 2002, the United Kingdom authorities provided further infor- mation by letter dated 13 September 2002, registered on 18 September 2002. The Commission sent another request for information by letter dated 23 October 2002, to which the United Kingdom authorities replied by letter dated 3 December 2002, registered on 6 December 2002. By letter dated 15 January 2003, regis- () OJ C 129, 3.6.2003, p. 6. tered on 23 January 2003, the United Kingdom authori- ties requested a new meeting with the Commission, which was held on 21 January 2003. Following that meeting, the United Kingdom authorities provided supplementary information by a series of letters dated between 24 January 2003 and 7 February 2003. On 19 March 2003, the Commission decided partly to approve the WRAP programme and to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the Treaty with respect to the WRAP environmental grant funding and part of the WRAP lease guarantee fund that had been notified on the basis of the Community guidelines on State aid for environmental protection (%) (the environ- mental aid guidelines). By letter dated 21 March 2003, the Commission informed the United Kingdom of this decision. The case was registered under number C 21/ 2003. By e-mail dated 8 April 2003, registered on the same day under number A/32568, the United Kingdom autho- rities requested the removal of certain elements of confi- dential information from the Commission decision. The Commission replied by letter dated 22 April 2003. The United Kingdom authorities responded by e-mail dated 2 May 2003, registered under number A[33144. The Commission sent further comments on the question of confidentiality by letter dated 7 May 2003. The United Kingdom authorities agreed to these comments by letter dated 12 May 2003, registered on 19 May 2003 under number A[33512. (3 0J C 37, 3.2.2001, p. 3.