11.3.2009 Official Journal of the European Union L 66/3 (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory) DECISIONS COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 21 October 2008 on the State aid C 9/07 (ex N 608/06) which Spain intends to grant to Industria de Turbo Propulsores (notified under document number C(2008) 6011) (Only the Spanish version is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2009/179/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 those provisions (1), Having regard to those comments, Whereas: 1. PROCEDURE (1) By letter of 11 September 2006, Spain notified to the Commission the measure relating to State aid that it intended to grant to Industria de Turbo Propulsores. () O] C 108, 12.5.2007, p. 18. (2) By letter of 21 March 2007, the Commission notified to Spain its decision to initiate proceedings based on Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty on the abovementioned measure. (3)  The decision of the Commission to initiate proceedings was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (3. The Commission invited interested parties to submit their observations on the measure. (4)  Spain submitted its observations on 4 June 2007. (5) By letter of 13 June 2007, the beneficiary of the aid, Industria de Turbo Propulsores (hereinafter ITP), submitted its observations. (6) By letter of 13 June 2007, Rolls-Royce (hereinafter RR), which in the decision to open proceedings had been indicated as a potential beneficiary of indirect aid, submitted its observations. (7) By letter of 19 June 2007 the Commission forwarded these observations to Spain, which submitted its comments on 12 July 2007. () See footnote 1.