68The Commission further points out that in its letter of 28 July 2000 to the United Kingdom it stated that,‘on the basis of the facts available’, it did not intend to oppose the measures notified and that that finding did not constitute a decision. It points out in that regard that where it must be legally bound its decision must be adopted by the College of Commissioners and must be reasoned. Its letter of 28 July 2000 is therefore comparable to a comfort letter (Joined Cases 253/78 and 1/79 to 3/79 Giry and Guerlain and Others [1980] ECR 2327, and Case T-3/93 Air France v Commission [1994] ECR II-121, paragraph 50).
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