L 31/44 Official Journal of the European Union 4.2.2005 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 20 April 2004 on the measure implemented by France for Société de Réparation Navale et Industrielle SA (SORENI) (notified under document number C(2004) 1362) (Only the French version is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2005/90/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 Following information in the press that France had adopted financial measures to assist ship-repair activities in Le Havre, the Commission, by letter of 21 December 2001, asked France for clarification. By letter of 15 March 2002, registered as received on 19 March, France informed the Commission that the public authorities had supported financially a ship-repair firm, Société de Réparation Navale et Industrielle (SORENI). The measure was registered as unnotified aid (NN 53/02) since it already had been granted by the time the information was provided and since, in addition, an amount of EUR 1 720 000 had been paid out in December 2001. By letter of 4 April 2002, the Commission asked France for further information. France replied by letter of 3 June 2002, registered as received on 4 June. By letter of 12 August 2002, the Commission informed France that it had decided to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of the measure. The case was registered as C 55/2002. The Commission decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (?) and interested parties were invited to submit comments. France submitted its comments by letter of 1 October 2002, registered as received on 2 October. Comments from the United Kingdom were received by letter of 16 October 2002, registered on 24 October. These were forwarded to France, which was given the opportunity to react. () O] C 222, 18.9.2002, p. 21. () See footnote 1.