Brussels, 16/09/2002 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission is waiting for Germany to officially notify the state guarantee it has decided to grant mobile phone company MobilCom for a EUR 400 million loan to help it stave off bankruptcy. On Monday afternoon, Amelia Torres (Competition Commissioner Mario Monti's spokesperson) told reporters that the operation had to be notified to the Commission to be assessed in the light of the guidelines for rescuing companies in difficulty. Torres said that in order to be compatible with the EU guidelines, the loan had to be at a rate of interest compatible with market rates and that a restructuring plan proving the company's long-term viability had to be published within six months. It was the decision on 12 September by France Telecom (which holds a 28.5% stake in MobilCom) to suspend investment in the company that sent it to the verge of bankruptcy. The EUR 400 million loan will be provided by two state banks, KfW (Credit for Resonctruction) to the tune of EUR 320 mil) and the Regional Bank of Schleswig-Holstein (where MobilCom's headquarters are located) to the tune of 80 million.