18.2.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 45/1 (Acts adopted before 1 December 2009 under the EC Treaty, the EU Treaty and the Euratom Treaty) COMMISSION DECISION of 14 September 2005 State aid measure C 11/04 (ex NN 4/03) — Olympic Airways — Restructuring and privatisation (notified under document C(2005) 2706) (Only the Greek text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2011/97/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 the provisions cited above (), Whereas: 1. PROCEDURE In a letter dated 3 March 2003 (TREN A[26534, 25 July 2003) the Greek authorities underlined their commitment to privatise the State-owned airline Olympic Airways and described the steps they had already taken to that end. In the absence of a formal notification, the Commission issued an information injunction on 8 September 2003, which was notified to the Greek authorities on 9 September 2003 (C(2003) 3266). This required the Greek authorities to provide all the information necessary to enable the Commission to examine whether the measures for the restructuring and privati- sation of Olympic Airways were compatible with Article 87 of the Treaty. On the same day the Commission wrote to the Greek authorities (TREN D[15287) insisting that they should notify the Commission of the law providing for the privatisation of Olympic Airways, which was adopted () O] C 192, 2.7.2004, p. 2. on 9 September 2003. By letter dated 17 September 2003 (TREN A/30881), the Greek authorities stated that they intended to submit this information in due course. On 25 September 2003 the Commission received an official complaint about the privatisation of Olympic Airways from a competitor, Aegean Airlines (TREN A[30589). The Privatisation Law and the reply to the information injunction were sent to the Commission by letter dated 29  September 2003 (TREN A/30866). Certain information was still missing, however, and the Commission advised the Greek authorities accordingly, by letter dated 31 October 2003 (TREN D[17821), a copy of which was also subsequently faxed to the Greek Permanent Representation on 4 December 2003. On 12 December 2003, before the Commission had completed its examination of the compatibility with Article 87 of the Treaty of the measures for the restruc- turing and privatisation of Olympic Airways, a new company came into being, under the name ‘Olympic Airlines. The information injunction proceedings initiated by the Commission on 8 September 2003 were therefore now entered in the State aid register under case number NN 4/03. On 15 December 2003 (TREN D/22742), the Commission reiterated its request for information on the privatisation; the Greek authorities provided the information requested by letters dated 18 and 19 December 2003 (TREN A[/38288 and TREN A[38258). On 15 January 2004, a new request for additional information was sent to the Greek authorities (TREN D/160), who replied in two letters both dated 16 January 2004 (TREN A/11076 and TREN A/11077)