31.12.2010 Official Journal of the European Union L 347/29 DECISIONS COMMISSION DECISION of 15 December 2009 on State aid C 21/05 (ex PL 45/04) which Poland plans to implement for Poczta Polska as compensation of universal postal service obligations (notified under document C(2009) 9962) (Only the Polish text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2010/815/EU) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, (3)  On 26 July 2004, 26 November 2004 and 7 February 2005, the Commission requested additional information. The Polish authorities submitted additional information by letters dated: 10 September 2004, 27 October 2004, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European 3’ December 2004 and 29 March 2005. Union (TFEU) ('), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 108(2) thereof, ) ) (4)  Two meetings between the Polish authorities and the Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Commission’s services were held on 25 October 2004 Area, and in particular Article 62(1)(a) thereof, and on 31 January 2005. On 20 June 2005, the Commission received additional information from the Polish authorities. Having called on interested parties to submit their comments pursuant to those provisions (3) and having regard to their comments, (5) By letter dated 29 June 2005, the Commission informed Poland that it had decided to initiate the procedure laid Whereas: down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of the two aid schemes. The two aid schemes were registered under the following numbers: C 21/05: Compensation to PP for carrying out universal postal services and C 22/05: . PROCEDURE Aid to PP for investments related to the provision of (1) By e-mail dated 30 April 2004, the Polish authorities universal postal services. notified two aid schemes in favour of the Polish postal operator Pafistwowe Przedsigbiorstwo — Uzytecznosci Publicznej Poczta Polska (hereinafter ‘PP’), under the ‘interim mechanism procedure’, provided for in Annex (6)  The Commission decision to initiate the procedure was IV.3 of the Act of Accession, which forms part of the published in the Official Journal of the European Union (%) Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, The Commission called on interested parties to submit Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, their comments. Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union. The Commission received no comments from other (2)  The two aid schemes were registered under the following ) interested parties. numbers: PL 45/04: Compensation to PP for carrying out universal postal services and PL 49/04: Aid to PP for investment related to the provision of universal postal services. (8)  Poland submitted its comments by letter of 9 August () With effect from 1 December 2009, Articles 87 and 88 of the EC 2005. A meeting between the Polish authorities and Treaty have become Articles 107 and 108, respectively, of the TFEU. the Commission was held on 10 January 2006. The The two sets of provisions are, in substance, identical. For the Commission required additional information by letter purposes of this decision, references to Articles 107 and 108 of dated 24 January 2006 the TFEU should be understood as references to Articles 87 and 88, respectively, of the EC Treaty where appropriate. (3) OJ C 274, 5.11.2005, p. 14. () See footnote 2.