18.4.2008 Official Journal of the European Union L 10823 (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory) DECISIONS COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 11 December 2007 on State aid C 32/07 (ex N 389/06) temporary Defensive Mechanism to Shipbuilding — Portugal (notified under document number C(2007) 6063) (Only the Portuguese version is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/315EC) 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 those provisions (1) and having regard to their comments, Whereas: I. PROCEDURE (1) Portugal notified the measure on 20 June 2006. The Commission, by letter dated 6 July 2006, requested addi- tional information from Portugal and proposed to extend the period within which the Commission would take a Decision on the notified measure, in conformity with Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 (?), until such time as the Commission would reach a Decision () O] C 221, 21.9.2007, p. 8. (3 Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty, (O] L 83, 27.3.1999, p- 1). on a previous similar notification by Portugal that was under assessment (?). Portugal, by letter dated 25 July 2006, accepted this proposal. 2) The Commission, by letter dated 11 May 2007, resumed the assessment of the notification and reminded Portugal that the notification was incomplete. Portugal provided additional information by letters dated 5 July 2007 and 26 July 2007. (3) By letter dated 10 August 2007, the Commission informed Portugal that it had decided to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of the aid. (4) By letter dated 17 September 2007 the Portuguese auth- orities presented their comments in the context of the above-mentioned procedure. (5)  The Commission Decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (*). The Commission called on interested parties to submit their comments. There were no comments from third parties. (}) Case C 26/2006 (ex N 110/2006) on which the Commission took a final negative decision on 24 April 2007 (O] L 219, 24.8.2007, p. 25). (*) See footnote 1 above.