22.3.2005 Official Journal of the European Union L 75/53 COMMISSION DECISION of 3 March 2005 initiating the investigation provided for in Article 4(3) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes (notified under document number C(2005) 577) (Text with EEA relevance) (2005/247EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 (Y), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof, Whereas: I. The facts (1) On 10 December 2004, pursuant to Article 4(1)(@) of Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92, the Italian Republic asked the Commission to publish a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union imposing public service obligations (PSO) on 18 routes between the Sardinian airports and the main national airports (3). (2)  The main points of the notice are as follows: — It concerns the following 18 routes: — Alghero—Rome and Rome-Alghero — Alghero-Milan and Milan—Alghero — Alghero—Bologna and Bologna—Alghero — Alghero—Turin and Turin-Alghero — Alghero—Pisa and Pisa-Alghero — Cagliari-Rome and Rome—Cagliari — Cagliari-Milan and Milan—Cagliari — Cagliari-Bologna and Bologna—Cagliari — Cagliari-Turin and Turin—Cagliari (') OJ L 240, 24.8.1992, p. 8. Regulation as last amended by European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 (O] L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1). (® O] C 306, 10.12.2004, p. 6. — Cagliari-Pisa and Pisa—Cagliari — Cagliari-Verona and Verona—Cagliari — Cagliari-Naples and Naples—Cagliari — Cagliari-Palermo and Palermo—Cagliari — Olbia—Rome and Rome-Olbia — Olbia-Milan and Milan—Olbia — Olbia—Bologna and Bologna-Olbia — Olbia-Turin and Turin—Olbia — Olbia—Verona and Verona—Olbia All 18 routes indicated above and the public service obligations imposed upon them constitute a single package which must be accepted completely and entirely by the interested carriers without any compensation regardless of nature or origin. Each single carrier (or leading carrier) which accepts the public service obligations must provide a performance security for the purpose of guaranteeing the correct execution and continuation of the service. This security must amount to at least EUR 15 million and be guaranteed by a bank surety to be activated upon the first request for at least EUR 5 million and by an insurance surety for the remaining amount. The minimum frequency, timetables and capacity offered for each route are given under point ‘2. PUBLIC SERVICE OBLIGATIONS' of the notice published in Official Journal of the European Union C 306 of 10 December 2004, which is expressly referred to for the purposes of this Decision.