13.11.98 Official Journal of the European Communities L 303/47 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 3 June 1998 on additional financial measures by Spain in respect of the coal industry in 1994, 1995 and 1996 (notified under document number C(1998) 2043) (Only the Spanish text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/635/ECSC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, Having regard to Commission Decision No 3632/93/ ECSC of 28 December 1993 establishing Community rules for State aid to the coal industry ('), and in particular Article 2(1) and Articles 8 and 9 thereof, Whereas: By letter dated 22 March 1996 the Commission requested Spain to inform it of the State aid elements contained in the contract programme signed on 23 February 1996 with Hunosa and in Royal Decree 12/1995 of 28 December 1995 on urgent budgetary and financial measures (3. By letter of 22 July 1996 Spain notified the Commission, in accordance with Article 8(4) of Decision No 3632/93/ ECSC, of its intention to amend the broad objectives, relative to the objectives pursued by Decision No 3632/ 93/ECSC, of the 1994-97 activity reduction plans for () OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1993, p. 12. (%) Boletin Official del Estado No 312, p. 37519. Hunosa, Minas de Figaredo SA and Mina de la Camocha SA, as approved by Commission Decision 94/1072/ ECSC (). By the same letter Spain also sent notification, in accord- ance with Article 9(1) of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, of the additional aid which it proposed to grant to the abovementioned undertakings for 1994, 1995 and 1996. By letter dated 31 July 1996 the Commission asked Spain to supply information on the proposed amendments to the broad objectives of the plans previously approved and of the aid to be paid under them, so as to enable the Commission to rule on them. By letter dated 7 November 1996 the Commission reminded Spain of this request for further information. In the absence of any reply to the requests for the further information sought in its letters of 31 July and 7 November 1996, and in order to comply with the rights of defence the Commission sent the Spanish Government a letter of formal notice under reference 97/C137/06 dated 23 April 1997 (*), giving Spain one month from receipt of the letter to submit its observations. () OJ L 385, 31. 12. 1994, p. 31. (" OJ C 137, 3. 5. 1997, p. 6.