1.7.2010 Official Journal of the European Union L 167/1 (Non-legislative acts) DECISIONS COMMISSION DECISION of 2 December 2009 on the State aid C 39/08 (ex N 148/08) planned by Romania for training by Ford Craiova (notified under document C(2009) 9350) (Only the Romanian text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2010/357/EU) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 108(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 those provisions (1), Whereas: 1. PROCEDURE (1) Romania notified to the Commission by letter of 1 April 2008 an ad hoc individual training aid for the amount of EUR 57 million in favour of car producer Ford Romania SA, located in Craiova. (2) By letter dated 10 September 2008, the Commission informed Romania that it had decided to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty () O] C 270, 25.10.2008, p. 29. (now Article 108(2) TFEU) () with respect to the notified aid, and called on interested parties to submit comments (3). (3)  Romania submitted comments by letter of 7 November 2008. On 18-19 November 2008, the Commission met with the Romanian authorities and Ford representatives on the premises of the Craiova plant. (4) By letter of 26 November 2008, the Commission accepted the beneficiary’s request to extend the deadline for submitting its comments. Ford submitted its comments by letter of 18 December 2008. These comments were forwarded to Romania by letter of 9 March 2009. (5)  The Commission requested further information by letters of 6 March 2009 and 23 June 2009. The Romanian authorities responded on 2 April 2009 and 22 July 2009 respectively. (6)  The Commission did not receive comments from other interested third parties. (®) With effect from 1 December 2009, Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty have become Articles 107 and 108, respectively, of the TFEU. The two sets of provisions are, in substance, identical. For the purposes of this Decision, references to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU should be understood as references to Articles 87 and 88, respectively, of the EC Treaty where appropriate. (®) The Commission Decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Union, see footnote 1.