L 195/36 Official Journal of the European Union 27.7.2007 (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory) DECISIONS COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 21 March 2007 on State aid C 21/2006 (ex N 635/2005), to be implemented by the Slovak Republic for Slovenské lodenice Komérno (notified under document number C(2007) 1182) (Only the Slovak version is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/529(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 called on interested parties to submit their comments pursuant to the provision cited above (!) and having regard to their comments, Whereas: 1. PROCEDURE By letter dated 9 December 2005, registered as received on 14 December 2005, the Slovak Republic notified the Commission of its intention to grant regional investment aid to the shipyard Slovenské lodenice Komdrno. The Commission requested information by letters of 23 December 2005 and of 27 February 2006, to which the Slovak Republic replied by letters of 26 January 2006, registered as received on 31 January 2006, and of 23 March 2006, registered as received on 4 April 2006, respectively. () O] C 194, 18.8.2006, p. 30. () By letter of 7 June 2006, the Commission informed the Slovak Republic that it had decided to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of the aid. The Commission decision to initiate proceedings under Article 88(2) EC Treaty was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (?). The Commission invited interested parties to submit their comments on the measure. By letter of 6 July 2006, registered as received on 12 July 2006, the Slovak Republic submitted the observations of the beneficiary of the aid, Slovenské lodenice Komaérno. Since it was the Slovak Republic which forwarded these observations to the Commission, the Commission considers that the Member State had had the opportunity to react to the beneficiary’s observations. The Slovak Republic did not submit any further observations. By letter of 30 October 2006, the Commission requested the Slovak Republic to confirm the Commission’s under- standing of the beneficiary’s observations. The beneficiary provided further clarifications at a meeting held on 14 December 2006. The Slovak Republic responded to the Commission’s request of 30 October 2006 by letter of 10 January 2007, registered as received that same day, also confirming the clarifications provided by the bene- ficiary at the above-mentioned meeting. () See footnote 1.