23.3.2006 Official Journal of the European Union L 85/1 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 19 May 2004 on measures implemented by Denmark for TV2/Danmark (notified under document number C(2004) 1814) (Only the Danish text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2005/217 [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 (!) and having regard to their comments, Whereas: I. PROCEDURE (1) With the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam on 1 May 1999, a Protocol on the system of public broadcasting in the Member States was annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Community (hereinafter referred to as the Protocol). (2) By letter of 5 April 2000 the Danish commercial television company, SBS Broadcasting SA/TvDanmark (hereinafter referred to as TvDanmark), sent the Commission a complaint regarding the State financing of the Danish public broadcaster, TV2/Danmark (here- inafter referred to as TV2). A meeting with the () O] C 59, 14.3.2003, p. 2. A,_\ [RE] = complainant was held on 3 May 2000. By letters of 28 February 2001, 3 May 2001 and 11 December 2001 the complainant submitted additional information. On 15 November 2001 the Commission published a Communication on the application of State aid rules to public service broadcasting (hereinafter referred to as the Broadcasting Communication) (%), which lays down the principles and methods for appraising whether the funding of public radio and television activities is compatible with the Treaty. By letter of 5 June 2002 the Commission requested information from the Danish authorities, who replied by letter of 10 July 2002. Two meetings with the Danish authorities were held on 25 October 2002 and 19 November 2002. Additional information was sent by letters of 19 November 2002 and 3 December 2002. By letter of 24 January 2003 the Commission informed Denmark that it had decided to initiate the procedure under Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty concerning State funding of the Danish public broadcaster, TV2. The Commission Decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Union of 14 March 2003 (°). The Commission invited interested parties to submit their comments on the measures. OJ C 320, 15.11.2001, p. 5. See footnote 1.