L 110/56 Official Journal of the European Union 30.4.2005 COMMISSION DECISION of 20 October 2004 concerning the aid scheme implemented by the Kingdom of Spain for the airline Intermediacion Aérea SL (notified under document number C(2004) 3938) (Only the Spanish text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2005/351/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 Articles (!) cited above, and having regard to these comments, Whereas: I. PROCEDURE By letter $(2002)4231 of 11 April 2002, registered under No NN/110/02, the Commission was informed that the Kingdom of Spain had implemented aid for the airline Intermediaciéon Aérea SL (hereinafter referred to as Intermed) for the provision of air transport services on the Gerona-Ma- drid-Gerona route. By letter of 23 May 2002, the Commission asked the Spanish authorities for all relevant information. The latter replied by letter of 1 July 2002, registered on 5 July 2002. By letter of 13 December 2002, the Commission informed the Kingdom of Spain of its decision to initiate the procedure provided for in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty with regard to this aid. The Commission decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (?). The Commission called on the parties concerned to submit their comments on the aid. By letter of 9 January 2003 from the Permanent Representation of Spain to the European Union, the Spanish authorities asked for further time to reply to the letter of 13 December 2003. By letter TREN/A4(2003)838 of 20 January 2003, the Commission granted an additional period of 15 working days. The Spanish authorities sent their comments by letter of 18 March 2003, reference A24-3996, registered by the Secretariat-General of the Commission on 19 March 2003. The Commission received comments on this subject from parties concerned. It forwarded them to the Kingdom of Spain by letters of 13 March and 2 April 2003, allowing it an opportunity to comment on them, and received its comments by letter of 7 May 2003. () O] C 32, 11.2.2003, p. 2. (3 See note 1.