Brussels, 13/07/2005 (Agence Europe) - This week-the Commission sent Spain two formal requests to comply with a European Court of Justice ruling of 13 May 2003, involving its privatisation Law. This also involves Royal Decrees on Repsol SA, Telefónica de España SA, Telefónica Servicios Móviles SA, Argentaria, Tabacalera SA, and Endesa SA, in so far as they implement a system of prior administrative approval. The Court believes that certain provisions of the Spanish law in question constitute “restrictions on the freedom of establishment …and were considered a direct consequence of the obstacles to the free movement of capital, to which they were inextricably linked”. On 7 July 2004, the Commission sent Spain a letter of formal notice requesting further information (EUROPE 8746°. The Commission found the Spanish authorities' reply unsatisfactory. Hence the reasoned opinion. The second warning calls on Spain to comply with Community law on limitation of voting rights on investment in the energy sector by state-owned companies. This voting right according to the law is subject to the preliminary approval of the Council of Spanish ministers. The Commission believes this incompatible with Community law. a satisfactory answer from Italy to the reasoned opinion that it sent to Italy in October 2004 (see