L 39/48 Official Journal of the European Union 11.2.2005 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 30 June 2004 on the State aid which the Netherlands is planning to implement in favour of four shipyards to support six shipbuilding contracts (notified under document number C(2004) 2213) (Only the Dutch text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2005/122[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, 2 Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and in particular Article 62(1)(a) thereof, Having regard to the Commission Framework on State aid to G) shipbuilding (%), Having called on interested parties to submit their comments (3), pursuant to the provisions cited above and having regard to their comments, (4) Whereas: I. PROCEDURE () (1) By letters dated 9 September 2002, The Netherlands notified the Commission of the aid. By letters dated 30 January 2003, 16 May 2003, 16 July 2003 and () O] C 317, 30.12.2003, p. 11. 0J C 11, 15.1.2004, p. 5. 16 September 2003, it provided the Commission with further information. By letter dated 11 November 2003, the Commission informed The Netherlands that it had decided to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of the aid. The Netherlands replied by letters dated 28 November 2003 and 12 December 2003. The Commission decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Commission invited interested parties to submit their comments on the aid. The Commission received comments from interested parties. It forwarded them to The Netherlands, which was given the opportunity to react; its comments were received by letter dated 23 March 2004. II. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE AID The notifications propose to give aid for a total of EUR 21,6 million, in the form of grants, in support of six shipbuilding ~ contracts to four Dutch shipyards: Bodewes Scheepswerven BV; Bodewes Scheepswerven Volharding Foxhol; Scheepswerf Visser; and Scheepswerf de Merwede. The aid has been offered to the yards, subject to the Commission’s approval.