13. 7. 95 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 162/25 II (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 14 March 1995 on a procedure relating to the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 (Case VII/AMA/9/94 - French traffic distribution rules for the airport system of Paris) (Only the French text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (95/259/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes (*), and in particular Article 8 (3) thereof, After consulting the Advisory Committee established thereunder, Whereas : BACKGROUND I By letter of 5 December 1994, the United Kingdom Secretary of State for Transport asked the Commission to examine, on the basis of Article 8 (3) of Regulaton (EEC) No 2408/92, the application of certain provisions of a French decree of 15 November 1994 on the distribution of intra-Community traffic within the airport system of Paris. That letter was transmitted to the Commission by () OJ No L 240, 24. 8. 1992, p. 8. note of the UK Permanent Representation to the Euro- pean Union of 7 December 1994, and was registered on 8 December. In his letter, the UK Secretary of State considered Articles 4, 5 and 7 of the French decree of 15 November 1994 to be incompatible with Community law, and, in particular, with Aricle 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 as interpreted by the Commission in its Decision 94/290/EEC (%) (TAT — Paris (Orly)-London). The essen- tial provisions of the French decree — including the contentious Articles 4, 5 and 7 — read as follow: ‘Article 1:  This decree lays down the distribution of intra-Community air services among the airports forming part of the Paris airport systen within the meaning of the above- mentioned Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92, i.e. the airports of Orly, Charles-de-Gaulle and Le Bourget. Provided that the exercise of the relevant traffic rights has been authorized in accor- dance with the abovementioned Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92, intra-Community air services shall be operated from the airports Article 3: () OJ No L 127, 19. 5. 1994, p. 22.