L 61/66 Official Journal of the European Union 27.2.2004 COMMISSION DECISION of 17 September 2003 on the State aid implemented by Germany for Space Park Development GmbH & Co., KG (notified under document number C(2003) 3241) (Only the German text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/167 [EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 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 the provision cited above (), Whereas: I. PROCEDURE Between 14 June 1999 and 19 September 2001, the Commission received several letters from several complainants concerning the construction of a leisure park in Bremen which was allegedly receiving considerable State aid, in particular from the Bremen regional administration, contrary to the provisions of the EC Treaty. By letter of 26 October 2001, the Commission sent the German authorities a request for information, seeking clarification on the complainants’ allegations, to which the German authorities replied by letters of 31 January and 1 February 2002, in a meeting on 6 June 2002 and by letter of 20 June 2002. The case was registered under NN 78/2002. By letter dated 2 August 2002, the Commission informed Germany that it had decided to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of part of the measures. As of then the case was registered as C 53/2002. In its decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure (the opening), the Commission could not exclude that the capital injection of Bremen to Kollmann AG and the partly interest-free loan granted () O] C 246, 12.10.2002, p. 14. by SWG Grundstiicks GmbH & Co. KG to Space Park Development GmbH & Co. KG involve elements of incompatible State aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty. As regards the complainants’ remaining allegations, the Commission concluded that there was no State aid or no reason to investigate further at that stage. The Commission decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (?). The Commission invited interested parties to submit comments in that respect. The Commission has received no comments from interested parties. Comments presented by Germany were received on 12 September 2002, 27 January 2003 and 16 April 2003. On 8 May 2003, the Commission decided to enjoin Germany pursuant to 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 (}) to supply all such documentation, information and data as are necessary to assess the compatibility of the measure in question. Additional information presented by Germany by letter of 16 June 2003 was received on 17 June 2003. II. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT AND THE MEASURES AT STAKE (a) The Space Park Bremen Project Space Park Bremen is an investment project of about EUR 500 million on an area of 26 ha, including several activities in the leisure and entertainment sector, in () See footnote 1. () OJ L 83, 27.3.1999, p. 1.