Frankrig meddelte Kommissionen ved anmeldelse af 2000, at man påtænkte at yde regional investeringsstøtte til fordel for to aktieselskaber (»sociétés par actions simplifiées«), indregistreret under fransk lov, Pilkington Glass France SAS og Interpane Glass Coating France SAS, som ejes i fællesskab af to glaskoncerner, Pilkington og Interpane.
In its 2000 notification, France informed the Commission of its intention to grant regional investment aid to two French public limited companies (incorporated in the form of sociétés par actions simplifiées) jointly owned by two glassmaking groups, Interpane and Pilkington, and named Pilkington Glass France SAS and Interpane Glass Coating France SAS (PGF/IGCF).