28.5.2003 Official Journal of the European Union L 132/1 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 11 December 2002 on aid granted by Greece to Olympic Airways (notified under document number C(2002) 4831) (Only the Greek version is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2003/372/EQ) 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 provision(s) cited above (1), Whereas: () OJ C 98, 23.04.2002, p. 8 () OJ L 273, 25.10.1994, p. 22 () OJ L 128, 21.05.1999, p. 1 1. PROCEDURE On 12 October 2000, the Hellenic Air Carrier Association (thereafter ‘HACA') lodged a complaint (registered as TREN(2000) A/69305) against the Greek State for continuing to give Olympic Airways SA (thereafter ‘OA’) various aids and hence being in breach with the Commission decisions 94/696/EC (3 and 1999/332/EC (%) on aid granted to OA. The complaint was transmitted to the Greek authorities for comments by letter of 5 December 2000 (registered as TREN(2000) D/17807). By letter of 19 February 2001 (TREN(2001) A/53318), the Greek authorities submitted their comments. On 24 July 2001 (TREN(2001) A[63511), HACA lodged a supplementary complaint against the Greek State on the same ground in the light of new developments occurred in 2001. The supplementary complaint was transmitted to Greece for comments by letters of 22 August 2001 (TREN(2001) D/11863) and 6 December 2001 (TREN(2001) D/189438) to which the Greek authorities replied by letters of 7 November 2001 (TREN(2001) A[70124), 11 December 2001 (TREN(2001) A/72694) and 12 March 2002 (TREN(2002) A[55191). By Decision of 6 March 2002, notified to the Hellenic Republic by letter dated 11 March 2002 (SG(2002) D[228848), the Commission initiated the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the Treaty. The procedure has been registered under C 19/2002. The Commission decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure has been published in the Official  Journal of the European Communities. The Commission invited interested parties to submit their comments on the subject. Greece forwarded comments to the Commission by letter of 12 April 2002 (TREN(2002) A/57066). Within the timeframe indicated in the publication, 23 May 2002, the Commission received no comments from any interested parties. Having not received all the relevant information from the Greek authorities, as requested in the opening of the procedure, the Commission adopted an injunction of information on 9 August 2002, notified to Greece by letter dated 12 August 2002 (SG(2002) D/231156). By letter of 13 September 2002 (DG TREN(2002)