L 101/4 Official Journal of the European Union 442014 DECISIONS COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 2 April 2014 exempting certain services in the postal sector in Austria from the application of Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council coordinating the procurement proced- ures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (notified under document C(2014) 2093) (Only the German text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2014/184/EV) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Directive 2004/17EC 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 (') and in particular Article 30(5) and (6) thereof, Whereas: I. FACTS (1) On 1 October 2013, Osterreichische Post AG (hereinafter referred to as ‘Austrian Post) transmitted to the Commission, by e-mail, a request pursuant to Article 30(5) of Directive 2004/17EC. In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 30(5) of that Directive, the Commission informed the Austrian authorities thereof by letter of 18 October 2013. The Commission requested additional information from the Austrian authorities by e-mail of 5 December 2013, and from the applicant by emails of 4 November 2013, 28 November 2013, 10 January 2014 and 13 January 2014. Additional information was received from the Austrian authorities by e-mail of 18 December 2013, and from the applicant by e-mails of 8 November 2013, 2 December 2013 and 14 January 2014 respectively. (2)  The request concerns certain postal services as well as certain services other than postal services, both provided by Austrian Post in the territory of Austria. The services concerned are described as follows in the request: (a) postal services for addressed letters between business customers (hereinafter referred to as ‘B2B’) and between business customers and private customers (hereinafter referred to as ‘B2C’) on a national level (‘domestic’ and ‘inbound’); (b) postal services for addressed letters between private customers (hereinafter referred to as ‘C2C) and between private customers and business customers (hereinafter referred to as ‘C2B’) on a national level (‘domestic’ and ‘inbound); (c) postal services for addressed international (‘outbound’) letters B2B and B2C (hereinafter referred to as ‘B2X) as well as C2B and C2C (hereinafter referred to as‘C2X); (d) postal services for addressed advertising letters on a national and international level; (e) postal services for non-addressed advertising letters, on a national and international level; (f) postal services for addressed and unaddressed newspapers; () OJL134,30.4.2004,p. 1.