16. 5. 96 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 119/51 {Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 20 December 1995 amending Spanish aid schemes for the motor vehicle industry (Only the Spanish text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (96/313/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 93 (2) thereof, Having regard to the Agreement establishing the Euro- pean Economic Area, and in particular point (a) of Article 62 (1) thereof, Having given the parties concerned the opportunity to submit their comments, in accordance with the above- mentioned Articles, Whereas: Opening of the procedure provided for in Article 93 (2) of the Treaty By letter dated 5§ October 1995, the Commission informed Spain of its decision of 20 September 1995 (') to initiate the procedure provided for in Article 93 (2) of the Treaty in respect of all aid schemes in operation in Spain under which aid could be awarded as from 1 January 1996 to motor vehicle manufacturers. In opening the procedure, the Commission examined the comments submitted by Spain to justify its refusal to agree to the reintroduction of the Community framework on State aid to the motor vehicle industry (hereinafter () OJ No C 304, 15. 11. 1995, p. 14. referred to as ‘the Community framework’) as proposed by the Commission in its decision of 5§ July 1995. After examining those comments, the Commission concluded at that stage that there were no grounds for accepting Spain’s refusal. By the abovementioned letter of 5 October, the Commis- sion gave the Spanish Government notice to submit its comments within two weeks of the date it received the letter. In accordance with Article 93 (2), the other Member States and interested parties were informed by publication of the letter in the Official Journal of the European Communities and were requested to submit their comments. I Observations from the Spanish Government By letter dated 31 October 1995, the Spanish Government communicated its comments under the procedure. Its arguments, which broadly correspond to those which it already advanced in its letter of 16 August 1995 in order to justify its refusal, are set out below: ' 1. Disregard of Article 93 (1) of the Treary The Spanish authorities stated that the Commission had altered the literal and logical order of Article 93 (1), which establishes, first, that ‘the Commission shall, in coopera- tion with Member States, keep under constant review all systems of aid existing in those States’ and, secondly, that ‘it shall propose to the latter any appropriate measures required by the progressive development or by the func- tioning of the common market’.