L 78/18 Official Journal of the European Union 24.3.2015 COMMISSION DECISION (EU) 2015/494 of 9 July 2014 on the measures SA.32715 (2012/C) (ex 2012/NN) (ex 2011/CP) implemented by Slovenia for Adria Airways d.d. (notified under document C(2014) 4543) (Only the Slovenian text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 108(2) thereof, Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and in particular Article 62(1)(a) thereof, Having regards to the decision by which the Commission decided to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 108(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in respect of the aid SA.32715 (2012/C) (ex 2012/NN) (ex 2011/CP) (Y, Having called on interested parties to submit their comments pursuant to those provisions and having regard to their comments, Whereas: 1. PROCEDURE (1) By SANI notification No 5628 of 11 March 2011, registered on the same day, Slovenia notified to the Commission rescue aid to Adria Airways d.d. (hereinafter ‘Adria’ or ‘the company’), in the form of a State guarantee and a soft loan in the amount of EUR 6,2 million. (2)  The Slovenian authorities provided supplementary information by letters of 31 March 2011 and 12 April 2011. The Commission requested additional information by letter of 29 April 2011 to which the Slovenian authorities did not reply. A meeting with the Slovenian authorities and their advisors took place on 13 July 2011, where it was explained to the Commission that the notified rescue aid would not be sufficient in view of the unfavourable financial situation of the company and that Slovenia planned to inject EUR 50 million in cash into Adria. Slovenia withdrew its rescue aid notification on 1 August 2011. (3)  Following information that Slovenia had nevertheless carried out the above cash injection on 30 September 2011, the Commission decided to continue its preliminary investigation ex officio and asked for further information by letters of 12 September 2011, 28 November 2011 and 17 April 2012, to which the Slovenian authorities replied by letters of 11 October 2011, 27 December 2011, 13 January 2012 and 18 May 2012. In addition, the Slovenian authorities submitted a memorandum prepared by the legal representatives of Adria by e-mail of 7 November 2012. (4) At the request of the Slovenian authorities, a meeting was held on 12 July 2012 with the participation of representatives of Adria and the State-owned holding PDP, () one of the shareholders of Adria. In that meeting, the Slovenian authorities and the representatives of Adria and PDP presented clarifications and arguments as regards the measures under scrutiny. (5) By letter dated 20 November 2012, the Commission informed Slovenia that it had decided to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 108(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (‘TFEU’) in respect of the aid (hereinafter ‘the opening decision’). Slovenia submitted comments on the opening decision by letter dated 21 January 2013. The Commission requested additional information from Slovenia by letter of 5 March 2013, to which Slovenia replied on 19 April 2013. Slovenia submitted further information on 16 September 2013. The Commission requested additional information to Slovenia by letter of 6 November 2013, to which Slovenia replied on 4 December 2013, 6 and 17 January 2014. Meetings with the Slovenian authorities and their legal representatives took place on 25 March and 5 December 2013 and 8 January 2014. () State aid — Slovenia — State aid SA.32715 (2012/C) (ex 2012/NN) — Alleged aid to Adria Airways — Invitation to submit comments pursuant to Article 108(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (O] C 69, 8.3.2013, p. 53). () PDP is a holding company established in May 2009. It is fully owned by three 100 % State-owned funds: Kapitalska druzba d.d. (hereinafter ‘KAD’), Slovenska Odskodninska druzba d.d. (hereinafter ‘SOD’) and Druzba za svetovanje in upravljanje d.o.o. (hereinafter DSU).