diff --git a/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/SampleFormController.js b/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/SampleFormController.js
index 25dba4c05334dcc4f72300ea3291e62379803ac9..a08adcd58716eb9e6271d9eeb4e625d790d7406f 100644
--- a/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/SampleFormController.js
+++ b/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/SampleFormController.js
@@ -51,7 +51,13 @@ function SampleFormController(mainController, mode, sample) {
 	
 	this._addCommentsWidget = function($container) {
 		var commentsController = new CommentsController(this._sampleFormModel.sample, this._sampleFormModel.mode, this._sampleFormModel);
-		commentsController.init($container);
+		if(this._sampleFormModel.mode !== FormMode.VIEW || 
+			this._sampleFormModel.mode === FormMode.VIEW && !commentsController.isEmpty()) {
+			commentsController.init($container);
+			return true;
+		} else {
+			return false;
+		}
 	}
 	
 	this.getLastStorageController = function() {
diff --git a/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/SampleFormView.js b/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/SampleFormView.js
index 675931c1aa1bf5b9aeeca39130a7e97957c8a583..ff54fa6e40ecd25651ee56a02557d1c10a55950a 100644
--- a/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/SampleFormView.js
+++ b/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/SampleFormView.js
@@ -243,81 +243,6 @@ function SampleFormView(sampleFormController, sampleFormModel) {
 														currentChildrenLinks,
 														this._sampleFormModel.mode === FormMode.CREATE);
 		
-		//
-		// LINKS
-		//
-//		var requiredLinks = [];
-//		if(sampleTypeDefinitionsExtension && sampleTypeDefinitionsExtension["SAMPLE_LINKS_HINT"]) {
-//			requiredLinks = sampleTypeDefinitionsExtension["SAMPLE_LINKS_HINT"];
-//		}
-//		
-//		var sampleLinksWidgetId = "sampleLinksWidgetId";
-//		var $sampleLinksWidget = $("<div>", { "id" : sampleLinksWidgetId });
-//		$formColumn.append($sampleLinksWidget);
-//		
-//		var currentOrphanLinksIdentifiers = [];
-//		var currentOrphanLinksPermIds = [];
-//		
-//		//Read the XML to build the orphan links list
-//		var annotationsFromSample = FormUtil.getAnnotationsFromSample(this._sampleFormModel.sample);
-//		//Delete parents and children
-//		if(this._sampleFormModel.sample.parents) {
-//			for(var idxF = 0; idxF < this._sampleFormModel.sample.parents.length; idxF++) {
-//				var sample = this._sampleFormModel.sample.parents[idxF];
-//				delete annotationsFromSample[sample.permId];
-//			}
-//		}
-//		if(this._sampleFormModel.sample.children) {
-//			for(var idxC = 0; idxC < this._sampleFormModel.sample.children.length; idxC++) {
-//				var sample = this._sampleFormModel.sample.children[idxC];
-//				delete annotationsFromSample[sample.permId];
-//			}
-//		}
-//		//Make samples from Orphans left
-//		if(annotationsFromSample) {
-//			for(var orphanSamplePermId in annotationsFromSample) {
-//				currentOrphanLinksIdentifiers.push(annotationsFromSample[orphanSamplePermId].identifier);
-//				currentOrphanLinksPermIds.push(orphanSamplePermId);
-//			}
-//		}
-//		
-//		var isPresentLinkOnData = function(orphanSamplePermId, data) {
-//			for(var dIdx = 0; dIdx <data.length; dIdx++)  {
-//				if(data[dIdx].permId === orphanSamplePermId) {
-//					return true;
-//				}
-//			}
-//			return false;
-//		}
-//		
-//		var buildFakeSampleIfNotFoundLink = function(orphanSamplePermId, annotationsFromSample) {
-//			var orphanSample = {};
-//			orphanSample.notFound = true;
-//			orphanSample.permId = orphanSamplePermId;
-//			orphanSample.code = annotationsFromSample[orphanSamplePermId].identifier.split('/')[2];
-//			orphanSample.identifier = annotationsFromSample[orphanSamplePermId].identifier;
-//			orphanSample.sampleTypeCode = annotationsFromSample[orphanSamplePermId].sampleType;
-//			return orphanSample;
-//		}
-//		
-//		var showLinksWidgetAction = function(data) {
-//			for(var oIdx = 0; oIdx < currentOrphanLinksPermIds.length; oIdx++)  {
-//				if(!isPresentLinkOnData(currentOrphanLinksPermIds[oIdx], data)) {
-//					data.push(buildFakeSampleIfNotFoundLink(currentOrphanLinksPermIds[oIdx], annotationsFromSample));
-//				}
-//			}
-//			
-//			_this._sampleFormModel.sampleLinks = new SampleLinksWidget(sampleLinksWidgetId,
-//					profile,
-//					mainController.serverFacade,
-//					"Links",
-//					requiredLinks,
-//					isDisabled,
-//					data,
-//					_this._sampleFormModel.mode === FormMode.CREATE);
-//			_this._sampleFormModel.sampleLinks.repaint();
-//		}
-		
 		//
 		// GENERATE CHILDREN
 		//
@@ -468,7 +393,7 @@ function SampleFormView(sampleFormController, sampleFormModel) {
 			if(propertyType.code === "XMLCOMMENTS") {
 				var $commentsContainer = $("<div>");
 				$fieldset.append($commentsContainer);
-				this._sampleFormController._addCommentsWidget($commentsContainer);
+				var isAvailable = this._sampleFormController._addCommentsWidget($commentsContainer);
 				continue;
 			}
 			var $controlGroup =  null;
@@ -535,7 +460,9 @@ function SampleFormView(sampleFormController, sampleFormModel) {
 			}
 			
 			$fieldset.append($controlGroup);
-			propertyGroupPropertiesOnForm++;
+			if(propertyType.code !== "ANNOTATIONS_STATE") {
+				propertyGroupPropertiesOnForm++;
+			}	
 		}
 			
 		if(propertyGroupPropertiesOnForm === 0) {
diff --git a/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/widgets/CommentsController.js b/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/widgets/CommentsController.js
index c542023a4bffe57f0e1d46e844eb098aa15cc33d..e66e50f411d57b601dfdb1091ce324cd1f64f07e 100644
--- a/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/widgets/CommentsController.js
+++ b/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/widgets/CommentsController.js
@@ -22,6 +22,18 @@ function CommentsController(entity, mode, form) {
 		this._commentsView.repaint($container);
 	}
 	
+	this.isEmpty = function() {
+		var comments = this.getComments();
+		return comments === null || comments.length === 0;
+	}
+	
+	this.getComments = function() {
+		var commentsXML = this._commentsModel.getComments();
+		var xmlDoc = new DOMParser().parseFromString(commentsXML, 'text/xml');
+		var comments = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("commentEntry");
+		return comments;
+	}
+	
 	this.deleteComment = function(commentTimestampToDelete) {
 		var commentsXML = this._commentsModel.getComments();
 		var xmlDoc = new DOMParser().parseFromString(commentsXML, 'text/xml');
diff --git a/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/widgets/CommentsView.js b/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/widgets/CommentsView.js
index e66af2582e14c8c5d334a8ef162dfdade3dc20a5..136e4f1a7037d0eb665224cd5d802fd38adf207f 100644
--- a/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/widgets/CommentsView.js
+++ b/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SampleForm/widgets/CommentsView.js
@@ -23,11 +23,9 @@ function CommentsView(commentsController, commentsModel) {
 	this.repaint = function($container) {
 		$container.empty();
 		$container.append(this.commentsContainer);
-		this.commentsContainer.append($("<legend>").text("Comments Log"));
+		this.commentsContainer.append($("<legend>", { "style" : "border-bottom-style:none; font-weight: bold;"} ).text("Comments Log"));
 		$container.append(this.commentsAddButton);
-		var commentsXML = this._commentsModel.getComments();
-		var xmlDoc = new DOMParser().parseFromString(commentsXML, 'text/xml');
-		var comments = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("commentEntry");
+		var comments = this._commentsController.getComments();
 		for(var i = 0; i < comments.length; i++) {
 			this.addCommentWidgetFromXML(comments[i]);
 		}