30.5.2008 Official Journal of the European Union L 14019 (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory) DECISIONS COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 11 March 2008 concerning State aid C 28/07 (ex NN 33/07) where Italy Intends the prolongation of eligible investment expenditure until 2008 (notified under document number C(2008) 831) (Only the Italian text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/400/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 88(2) thereof, Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and in particular Article 62(1)(a) thereof, Having called on interested parties to submit their comments pursuant to those provisions (!) and having regard to their comments, Whereas: I. PROCEDURE (1)  On 26 February 2007 Italy adopted the Law No 17/2007 (3, including Article 4-bis which prolongs the application of a regional aid scheme providing automatic tax credits for new investments in the assisted areas of Italy, which had been approved in 2001 and 2002 by the Commission (*) and which expired on 31 December 2006. () O] C 187, 10.8.2007, p. 13. (&) Gazzetta Ufficiale n. 47 of 26.2.2007. () State aid N 646/A[00 Crediti di imposta per gli investimenti nelle aree svantaggiate (O] C 149, 19.5.2001, p. 11) and State aid N 32402 Credito dimposta per gli investimenti nelle regioni ammis- sibili alla deroga di cui all'articolo 87(3)(a) del trattato e delle zone dellAbruzzo e del Molise ammissibili alla deroga di cui all'articolo 87(3)(c) (O] C 239, 4.10.2002, p. 2). (2) By letter dated 7 March 2007 (D/50987) the Commission requested the Italian authorities to submit information on Article 4-bis of the Law No 17/2007. The Italian authorities replied by letter, registered at the Commission on 19 March 2007 (A/32387). (3) By letter of 10 July 2007 (%), the Commission informed Italy of its decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of the measure created by Article 4-bis of the Law No 17/2007. (4)  The Commission Decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (°). The Commission invited interested parties to submit their comments on the aid. (5 The Commission received no comments from interested parties. (6) By letter dated 24 July 2007, registered at the Commission on 25 July 2007, the Commission was informed of the intention of the Italian authorities to repeal the measure. By e-mail of 9 October 2007, the Italian authorities confirmed their intention and submitted a draft legal provision repealing the measure. (* Letter of the Commission C (2007) 3260 def. () O] C 187, 10.8.2007, p. 13.