L 61/22 Official Journal of the European Union 8.3.2011 COMMISSION DECISION of 29 September 2010 concerning the aid scheme C 4/09 (ex N 679/97) implemented by France to promote radio broadcasting (notified under document C(2010) 6483) (Only the French text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2011/147[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 regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and in particular Article 62(1)(a) thereof (2, Having called on interested parties to submit their comments pursuant to the provisions cited above (3), Whereas: 1. PROCEDURE (1) By letter of 2 October 1997 the French Republic notified the Commission of aid scheme N 679/97, a draft decree envisaging a change in the existing aid scheme in favour of radio broadcasting services (). By Decision of 10 November 1997 (°) the Commission approved the renewal of this radio broadcasting aid scheme for a period of 10 years. (2) A change in that aid scheme was approved by the Commission Decision of 28 July 2003 (%). The modifi- cation proposed by the French authorities referred, (") From 1 December 2009, Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty have become Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). The two sets of provisions are identical in substance. For the purposes of this Decision, references to Articles 107 and 108 TFEU should be understood as references to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty where appropriate. () OJ L1, 3.1.1994, p. 3. () O] C 223, 16.9.2009, p. 15. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/ LexUriServ.do?uri = 0J:C:2009:223:0015:0019:EN:PDF (*) Decree 92-1053 of 30 September 1992. (°) Letter to the French authorities of 10 November 1997, State aid N 679/97, O] C 120, 1.5.1999, p. 2; http:|/eur-lex.ecuropa.cu/ LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri = 0J:C:1999:120:0002:0002:EN:PDF (9) State aid NN 42/03 (ex N 752/02), O] C 219, 16.9.2003, p. 3. http:/[eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri = OJ:C:2003:2 19:0002:0003:EN:PDF;  http://ec.curopa.cu/community_law/state_ aids/comp-2003/nn042-03.pdf among other things, to a change in the methods of financing the aid scheme (). In that Decision the Commission concluded that the amended aid scheme was compatible with the internal market within the meaning of Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty on the Func- tioning of the European Union (hereinafter ‘TFEU’). The modification entered into force on 1 January 2003 for a period of 10 years. (3)  On 22 December 2008 the Court of Justice of the European Union declared that the Commission Decision of 10 November 1997 concerning the period 1997-2002 was invalid. Consequently, the Commission took all the necessary measures to rectify the illegality identified and has re-examined the information provided by the French authorities (for a detailed description of this procedure, see chapter 3 ‘Grounds for initiating the procedure). (4) By letter of 11 February 2009, the Commission informed the French Republic of its decision to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 108(2) TFEU in respect of the aid. (5)  The Commission’s decision to initiate that procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (5). The Commission called on interested parties to submit their comments on the aid in question. (6) By letter of 23 April 2009 the French Republic submitted its comments on the measure. (7)  The Commission has not received other comments from interested third parties on this subject. 2. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE AID (8)  The measure in question is an aid scheme in support of small French local radio stations that play a local social communication role and have commercial revenue from advertising and sponsorship that is not greater than 20 % of their turnover. (7) See recital 14. (%) See footnote 1.