Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic. Done at Brussels, 11 December 2002. For the Commission Mario Monti Member of the Commission (1) OJ C 301, 21.10.2000, p. 4. (2) OJ C 74, 10.3.1998, p. 9. (3) State aid E 19/94, ex E 13/91 and N 204/86. (4) Letters No 9 of 5 January 1999, No 233 of 15 March 1999, No 848 of 25 August 1999, No 1156 of 18 November 1999 and No 19 of 5 January 2000 from the Permanent Representation, and No 853 of 4 April 2000 from the Portuguese Finance Minister (registered as received by the Commission on 7 January 1999, 18 March 1999, 27 August 1999, 24 November 1999, 7 January 2000 and 6 April 2000 respectively), and fax No 11684/99 of 14 December 1999 from the Portuguese Permanent Representation; letters from the Commission D/50399 of 27 January 1999 and D/51612 of 16 April 1999 to the Permanent Representation, and D/522 of 10 March 2000 to the Portuguese Finance Minister; bilateral meetings of 26 May 1999, 8 December 1999 and 15 December 1999 between the Commission and the Portuguese authorities. (5) See footnote 1. (6) State aid E 19/94 - letter SG(95) D/1287 of 3 February 1995. (7) See footnote 6. (8) Report COM(2000) 147 final, 14 March 2000. (9) OJ C 258, 9.9.2000, p. 5. (10) OJ C 395, 18.12.1998, p. 8. (11) See footnote 6.