L 110/48 Official Journal of the European Union 30.4.2005 COMMISSION DECISION of 7 May 2004 concerning the aid granted by Spain to olive pomace enterprises — State aid C 21/02 (ex NN 14/02) (notified under document number C(2004) 1635) (Only the Spanish text is authentic) (2005/350/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, After giving notice to the interested parties to submit their comments in accordance with the above Article (!) and having regard to their comments, Whereas: I. PROCEDURE By letter dated 14 December 2001, the Commission asked the Spanish authorities for information on the aid scheme for olive pomace enterprises. By letter dated 4 January 2002, the Spanish authorities notified the Commission of the aid scheme for olive pomace enterprises described in the Decision to initiate the procedure provided for in Article 88(2) of the Treaty. Since the aid scheme had already been adopted, it was transferred to the register of unnotified aid (aid No NN 14/02). By letter of 12 March 2002, the Commission informed Spain of its decision to initiate the procedure provided for in Article 88(2) of the Treaty with respect to the aid scheme. The Commission Decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Commu- nities (3. The Commission invited interested parties to submit their comments on the aid. () O] C 93, 18.4.2002, p. 2. () See footnote 1. (6) (10) (11) (12) (14) By letter dated 15 April 2002, Spain submitted a series of comments. By letter dated 2 April 2004, Spain submitted additional information. The Commission has not received any comments from interested parties. II. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE AID Title, scheme: aid scheme for olive pomace enterprises. Budget: the maximum budget is estimated at EUR 1202 024,21. Duration: one year. Beneficiaries: olive pomace extracting, refining and bottling enterprises. Objective of the measures: to finance the adjustment of production processes to the new specifications set out in the Order of the Office of the Prime Minister of 25 July 2001 laying down limits for certain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in olive pomace oil (¥} and to guarantee the normal operation of mills during the 2001/2002 marketing year. Possible effect of the aid: distortion of competition by favouring certain olive pomace products and breach of the corresponding common market organisation. Aid intensity, eligible costs, overlap with other schemes: interest-rate subsidy for loans and subsidies for gua- rantees for those loans. The size of the loans varies according to the beneficiary. () Boletin Oficial del Estado No 178, 26.7.2001, p. 27397.