L 190/6 Official Journal of the European Union 22.7.2005 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 10 December 2003 on State aid in the form of loans from the Wagnisbeteiligungsgesellschaft and the Landes- forderinstitut implemented by Germany for Neue Harzer Werke GmbH (notified under document number C(2003) 4496) (Only the German text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2005/564(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 provisions cited above () and having regard to their comments, Whereas: I. PROCEDURE (1) By letter of 23 February 1999, Germany informed the Commission that it had granted aid to Neue Harzer Werke GmbH (NHW). (2) By letter of 13 July 2000, 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 that aid. (3)  The Commission decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (%). The Commission invited interested parties to submit their comments on the aid. (4)  On 17 October 2001 the Commission adopted a negative decision (Decision 2002/377EC) on the part of the State aid granted by Germany to NHW for the restructuring of the company from 1996 to 1999 (). (5) By letter of 17 October 2001, 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 the remaining measures. (") OJ C 301, 21.10.2000, p. 16 and OJ C 32, 5.2.2002, p. 9. () See footnote 1. () O] L 134, 22.5.2002, p. 51.