14.5.2009 Official Journal of the European Union L 119/23 (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory) DECISIONS COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 13 January 2009 on State aid C 22/07 (ex N 43/07) as regards the extension to dredging and cable-laying activities of the regime exempting maritime transport companies from the payment of the income tax and social contributions of seafarers in Denmark (notified under document number C(2008) 8886) (Only the Danish text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2009/380/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 provision(s) cited above (') and having regard to their comments, Whereas: 1. PROCEDURE (1) By letter of 15 January 2007 (%), Denmark notified the Commission of an amendment to the regime exempting ship-owners from the payment in Denmark of the income tax of their seafarers (the so-called DIS regime). () OJ C 213, 12.9.2007, p. 22. (%) Registered under Reference TREN(2007) A[21157. The DIS regime was authorised by Commission decision of 13 November 2002 (3). (2)  The notified amendment has been registered under N 43/07. By letter of 27 March 2007 (*), Denmark trans- mitted to the Commission new information that was requested by letter of 20 March 2007 (). (3) By letter dated 10 July 2007 (%), the Commission informed Denmark of the opening of a formal investi- gation procedure, pursuant to Article 4(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty () (hereinafter the State Aid  Procedure Regulation) Denmark submitted its comments by letter dated 5 September 2007 (5). (4)  The Commission decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (°). By this decision, the Commission invited interested parties to submit their comments on the measures under examination. (%) The text of the decision in Case N 116/98 is available in the official language at the following Internet address: http://ec.europa.eu/ community_law/state_aids/transports-1998/nn116-98.pdf () Registered under Reference TREN(2007) A/28077. (°) Registered under Reference TREN(2007) D/306985. (%) Registered under Reference C(2007) 3219 final. () OJ L 83, 27.3.1999, p. 1. (%) Registered under Reference TREN(2007) A[41561. ) %) See footnote 1.