5.8.2006 Official Journal of the European Union L 215/31 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 1 August 2006 initiating the investigation provided for in Article 4(3) of Council Regulation 2408/92 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes (notified under document number C(2006) 3516) (2006/547 [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 Articles 4(3) and 12 thereof, Whereas: I. The facts (1)  On 27 January and 28 February 2006, the Italian Republic transmitted to the Commission the Decrees Nos 35 and 36 of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport of 29 December 2005 (published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana on 11 January 2006) imposing public service obligations (PSOs) on a total of 16 routes between Sardinia and the main national airports and requested the Commission to publish a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Article 4(1)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92. On 24 March 2006 the Commission published a notice concerning the public service obligations imposed by Decree No 35 (the ‘Notice of 24 March 2006") (3) on the following six routes: (') OJ L 240, 24.8.1992, p. 8. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (O] L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1). () O] C 72, 24.3.2006, p. 4. — Alghero—Rome and Rome-Alghero — Alghero—-Milan and Milan-Alghero — Cagliari-Rome and Rome—Cagliari — Cagliari-Milan and Milan—Cagliari — Olbia-Rome and Rome-Olbia — Olbia-Milan and Milan-Olbia. On 21 April 2006 the Commission published another notice concerning the public service obligations imposed by Decree No 36 (the ‘Notice of 21 April 2006’) (°) on the following 10 routes: — Alghero—Bologna and Bologna-Alghero — Alghero—Turin and Turin-Alghero — Cagliari-Bologna and Bologna—Cagliari — Cagliari-Florence and Florence—Cagliari — Cagliari-Turin and Turin—Cagliari — Cagliari-Verona and Verona—Cagliari — Cagliari-Naples and Naples—Cagliari — Cagliari-Palermo and Palermo—Cagliari — Olbia—Bologna and Bologna—Olbia — Olbia—Verona and Verona—Olbia. () O] C 93, 21.4.2006, p. 13.