L 176/38 Official Journal of the European Union 14.6.2014 COMMISSION DECISION of 16 October 2013 on State aid No SA.18211 (C 25/2005) (ex NN 21/2005) granted by the Slovak Republicfor Frucona Kogsice a.s. (notified under document C(2013) 6261) (Only the Slovak text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2014/342[EV) 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 (1), Having called on interested parties to submit their comments pursuant to the provision referred to above and having regard to their comments (?), Whereas: [. PROCEDURE 1. PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COMMISSION (1) By letter of 15 October 2004 registered on 25 October 2004, the Commission received a complaint concerning alleged unlawful state aid granted to Frucona Kosice, a. s.. The complainant sent additional information on 3 February 2005. A meeting with the complainant took place on 24 May 2005. (2)  On the basis of the information provided by the complainant, by letter of 6 December 2004 the Commission asked Slovakia to provide information on the disputed measure. Slovakia responded by letter of 4 January 2005, registered on 17 January 2005, informing the Commission about the potentially unlawful aid granted to Frucona Kosice a. s. in the context of an arrangement with creditors and asking the Commission to approve the aid as rescue aid to a company in financial difficulties. Slovakia submitted additional information by letter of 24 January 2005, registered on 28 January 2005. The Commission asked for additional information by letter of 9 February 2005, to which it received answers by letter of 4 March 2005, registered on 10 March 2005. A meeting with the Slovak authorities took place on 12 May 2005. (3) By letter of 5 July 2005, the Commission informed Slovakia that it had decided to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 108(2) TFEU in respect of the aid. (4)  The Commission decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (3). The Commission invited interested parties to submit their comments on the measure. (5)  The Slovak authorities submitted their observations by letter of 10 October 2005, registered on 17 October 2005. The Commission received comments from one interested party (the beneficiary) by letter of 24 October 2005, registered on 25 October 2005. It forwarded them to Slovakia, which was given the opportunity to react; Slovakia’s comments were received by letter dated 16 December 2005, registered on 20 December. A meeting at which the beneficiary was given the opportunity to explain its submission took place on 28 March 2006. Slovakia submitted additional information by letter of 5 May 2006, registered on 8 May 2006. () With effect from 1 December 2009, Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty have become Articles 107 and 108, respectively, of the TFEU. The two sets of provisions are, in substance, identical. For the purposes of this Decision, references to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU should be understood as references to Articles 87 and 88, respectively, of the EC Treaty where appropriate. The TFEU also introduced certain changes in terminology, such as the replacement of ‘Community’ by ‘Union’ and ‘common market’ by ‘internal market’. The terminology of the TFEU will be used throughout this Decision. (3) OJ C 233, 22.9.2005, p. 47. (%) See footnote 2.