16.6.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 15623 (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory) DECISIONS COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 21 February 2007 on State aid — C 36/2004 (ex N 220/2004) — Portugal — Foreign direct investment aid for CORDEX, Companhia Industrial Téxtil S.A. (notified under document number C(2007) 474) (Only the Portuguese text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/414[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) and having regard to their comments, Whereas: I. PROCEDURE By letter of 5 May 2004 (registered as received on 19 May), Portugal notified the Commission of its intention to provide aid to CORDEX, Companhia Industrial Téxtil S.A. (hereinafter CORDEX) in order to help finance an investment by the company in Brazil. At the Commission’s request, Portugal provided further infor- mation by letters of 31 August 2004 (registered as received on 6 September) and 13 September 2004 (registered as received on 16 September). () 0] C 35, 10.2.2005, p. 2. 2 By letter of 19 November 2004, the Commission informed Portugal that it had decided to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of the aid. By letter of 7 January 2005 (registered as received on 11 January), the Portuguese authorities presented their comments in the context of the abovementioned procedure. The Commission decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2). The Commission called on interested parties to submit their comments. The Commission received comments from interested parties. It forwarded them to Portugal, which was given the opportunity to react; its comments were received by letter of 20 May 2005 (registered as received on 25 May). The Commission requested further information from Portugal by letter of 26 September 2005, to which Portugal replied by letter of 9 November 2005 (registered as received on 10 November). The Portuguese authorities provided the final additional information by letter of 22 December 2005 (registered as received on 23 December). (®) See footnote 1.