L 75/44 Official Journal of the European Union 22.3.2005 COMMISSION DECISION of 20 October 2004 on the State aid No C 40/2002 (ex N 513/2001) concerning State aid to Hellenic Shipyards AE (notified under document number C(2004) 3919) (Only the Greek version is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2005/246[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 regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1540/98 of 29 June 1998 establishing new rules on aid to shipbuilding (1), Having called on interested parties to submit their comments (%) pursuant to the provisions cited above and having regard to their comments, Whereas: () ) () () 4 I. PROCEDURE By letter dated 16 July 2001 Greece notified the Commission pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1540/98 of 29 June 1998 establishing new rules on aid to shipbuilding, a number of State aid measures intended for Hellenic Shipyards AE. The notification was received following a series of communications with the Greek authorities, after the Commission became aware of the measures at issue. By letter dated 5 June 2002 (%), reproduced in the authentic language in the Official Journal of the European Communities (*), the Commission notified the Hellenic Republic of its decision to approve some of the State aid measures concerned, and to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty concerning some other measures (the contested measures), in particular the measures provided for in Articles 5(2) and 6(2) of Act 2941/2001 regulating issues relating to Hellenic Shipyards. The Greek authorities replied to the Commission by letters dated 16 September 2002 and 13 December 2002. The Commission also received comments from one interested party, by letter dated 6 September 2002. These comments were communicated to the Greek authorities by letter dated 2 October 2002. In their letter dated 16 September 2002, the Greek authorities requested an extension of the deadline to respond to the comments of interested parties, and informed the Commission that the Greek Government contemplated the abolition of the contested State aid measures, by law. They requested, however, an extension of the deadline for their response to the Commission’s investigation procedure by three months. OJ L 202, 18.7.1998, p. 1. O] C 186, 6.8.2002, p. 5. SG (6] (2002) D/230101. J C 186, 6.8.2002, p. 5.