18.8.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 215/21 COMMISSION DECISION of 6 August 2007 exempting certain services in the postal sector in Finland, excluding the Aland Islands, from the application of Directive 2004/17EC of the European Parliament and of the Council coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (notified under document number C(2007) 3700) (Only the Finnish and the Swedish texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/564[EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (1), and in particular Article 30(4) and (6) thereof, Having regard to the request submitted by Finland by e-mail of 9 February 2007, After consulting the Advisory Committee for Public Contracts, Whereas: (1)  On 9 February 2007, Finland transmitted a request pursuant to Article 30(4) of Directive 2004/17/EC to the Commission by e-mail. The Commission requested additional information by e-mails of 21 March, 18 April and 15 May 2007, which was transmitted by the Finnish authorities by e-mails of 4 April, 24 April and 16 May 2007. (2)  The request submitted by Finland on behalf of Suomen Posti Oyj, which as of 1 June 2007 changed its name to Itella Oyj, (hereinafter referred to as Finland Post) Business (BtB) and Business to Consumer (BtC)), both domestic and international; addressed direct mail services; unaddressed direct mail services; BtB standard parcel services, domestic and inter- national; BtC standard parcel services, domestic and inter- national; (f) consumer standard parcel services (CtC and CtB), domestic and international; (@) express and courier parcel services, domestic and international; (h) early delivery of newspapers; I. FACTS (i) standard delivery of newspapers; () light goods services (also called single consignments) and freight services; (k) warehousing services; () contract logistics; (m) overall solutions in respect of direct mail; concerns certain postal services as well as certain services other than postal services in Finland, excluding the Aland Islands. The services described in the request are as follows: (@) addressed letters services (Consumer to Consumer (CtC), Consumer to Business (CtB), Business to (") OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Council Directive 2006/97/EC (O] L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 107). printing services; data management services; e-transaction services; philatelic services.