Judgment_paragraph 56 · Frucona Košice a.s. v European Commission (T-103/14)

56In that regard, first, it must be borne in mind that it is settled case-law that, in the context of an examination under Article 108(2) TFEU, the Commission is required to give notice to the parties concerned to submit their comments (see judgment of 8 May 2008 in Ferriere Nord v Commission, C‑49/05 P, EU:C:2008:259, paragraph 68 and the case-law cited). With regard to that duty, the Court of Justice has ruled that the publication of a notice in the Official Journal is an appropriate means of notifying the persons concerned that the procedure is to be initiated, while also pointing out that the sole aim of this communication is to obtain from persons concerned all information required for the guidance of the Commission with regard to its future action (see judgment of 6 March 2003 in Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale and Land Nordrhein-Westfalen v Commission, T‑228/99 and T‑233/99, ECR, EU:T:2003:57, paragraph 124 and the case-law cited; judgment in Alitalia v Commission, cited in paragraph 51 above, EU:T:2008:262, paragraph 171).