27.8.2009 Official Journal of the European Union L 225/1 (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory) DECISIONS COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 24 April 2007 relating to the aid measure implemented by Belgium in support of Inter Ferry Boats (C 46/05 (ex NN 9/04 and ex N 55/05)) (notified under document C(2007) 1180) (Only the Dutch and French texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2009/608/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 establishing the European Economic Area, and in particular Article 62(1)(a) thereof, After having invited the interested parties to present their obser- vations in accordance with the aforementioned Articles, Whereas: 1. PROCEDURE 1.1. Cases NN 9/04 and N 55/05 (1) By letter of 12 August 2003, registered as received by the European Commission on 20 August 2003 (TREN/A(03)27718), the Belgian authorities notified, under Article 88(3) of the Treaty, the rescue and restruc- turing measures introduced by Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Belges (SNCB) for its subsidiary Inter Ferry Boats (IFB) in the form of a framework agreement concluded on 7 April 2003. ) On 13 October 2003 (D (03)17546), the Commission asked the Belgian authorities to provide further information. A bilateral meeting on this subject was held with the Belgian authorities on 12 December 2003. At this meeting, the IFB restructuring plan was submitted to the Commission. The Belgian authorities replied to the Commission’s letter by letter of 7 January 2004, registered as received by the Commission on 13 January 2004 (TREN/A (04)10708). This letter stated that the measures notified had been introduced. Consequently, the case was registered as NN 9/04. A second meeting was held on 30 April 2004. The Belgian authorities sent the additional documents requested by the Commission at this meeting by letter of 15 June 2004, registered as received by the Commission on 21 June 2004 (TREN/A(04)23691). By letter of 26 January 2005 (D(05)100339), the Commission asked the Belgian authorities to provide further information. This was sent by letter of 25 March 2005, registered as received by the Commission on 30 March 2005 (TREN/A(05)7712). By letter of 28 January 2005 (SG(2005)A1133), the Belgian authorities informed the Commission of SNCB’s intention to further increase IFB’s capital, this not being provided for in the agreements notified on 12 August 2003. The Commission recorded this case as notification N 55/05.