6.6.2005 Official Journal of the European Union L 142/1 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 15 October 2003 on ad hoc measures implemented by Portugal for RTP (notified under document number C(2003)3526) (Only the Portuguese version is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2005/406EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu- nity, 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 pur- suant to the provisions cited above () and having regard to their comments, Whereas: I. PROCEDURE (1) By three complaints submitted in 1993, 1996 and 1997 by the commercial broadcaster SIC, the Commission was informed that Portugal had implemented a number of ad hoc measures and annual compensation measures in favour of the Portuguese public broadcaster RTP. (2) By letter dated 15 November 2001, the Commission informed Portugal that it had decided to initiate the proce- dure laid down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of a number of ad hoc measures granted to RTP. (1) O] C 85, 9.4.2002, p. 9. (3)  The Commission’s decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Communi- ties (2). The Commission invited interested parties to sub- mit their comments. (4)  The Commission received observations from the Portu- guese authorities by letters of 28 and 31 January 2002. It subsequently received comments from several interested parties. (5)  Comments were received by letters of 8 February and 9 May 2002 from the complainant SIC, by letter of 8 May 2002 from the Portuguese commercial broadcaster TV1, by letter of 9 May 2002 from the Association of Commercial Broadcasters (ACT) and by letter of 12 June 2002 from the Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset. The Commission received further letters on the case from SIC on 16 May and 4 August 2003. (6)  The Commission forwarded the comments to the Portu- guese authorities, which reacted by letter dated 25 March 2003. By letter of 29 July 2003, the Portuguese authorities replied to the additional questions put by the Commission. (2) Ibidem.