L 57/18 Official Journal of the European Union 1.3.2008 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 21 December 2005 concerning State aid proposed by Italy (Autonomous Province of Trento) in the transport sector (notified under document number C(2005) 5315) (Only the Italian version is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/174[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 (1), Whereas: 1. PROCEEDINGS By letter of 27 November 2001, recorded as received at the Secretariat-General on 3 December 2001, the Italian authorities notified the Commission, in accordance with Article 88(3) of the EC Treaty, of the special provisions for the transport sector adopted under Law No 6 of the Autonomous Province of Trento of 13 December 1999 (hereinafter Provincial Law No 6/99). The notification was registered by the Secretariat-General of the European Commission as N 833/01. As the notification was incomplete, the Commission requested additional information in its letter D(02) 1665 of 1 February 2002, to which a reply was received by letter registered on 5 April 2002. A meeting was held between representatives of the Commission and of the Autonomous Province of Trento on 11 March 2002. The Commission sent the Italian authorities a letter requesting further information on 12 April 2002. A reply to this request was sent by letter dated 17 May 2002, recorded as received on 28 May 2002 as SG A[5459. A second meeting was held between representatives of the Commission and of the Autonomous Province of Trento on 30 May 2002. On 24 July 2002, the Commission adopted a favourable decision (%) regarding most of the measures provided for in Provincial Law No 6/99 ‘Special provisions for the () O] C 242, 8.10.2002, p. 8. () See footnote 1. transport sector’ (}) and intended to encourage the transfer of road freight to alternative modes of transport. However, investigation proceedings were initiated in connection with one of the measures contained in the scheme, namely investment aid for railway wagons and new or reconditioned rolling stock, registered as C 52/02. The decision of 24 July 2002 to initiate proceedings was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (*). The Commission called on interested parties to submit their comments. Italy submitted its comments by letter dated 4 September 2002. The Commission received no comments from interested parties. A new aid scheme aimed at promoting combined transport in the Autonomous Province of Trento was notified by the Italian authorities on 7 February 2003 under the title ‘Granting of aid in support of combined transport’. This aid scheme was registered as N 64/03 and was approved by a Commission Decision of 1 October 2003 (°). Further clarifications were sent by the Autonomous Province of Trento on 8 April 2005 and then by letter recorded as received on 13 June 2005 by the Permanent Representation. 2. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE AID 2.1. Type of aid The aid measure in respect of which the investigation proceedings were initiated concerned investment aid for railway wagons and new or reconditioned rolling stock; no objections were raised, however, regarding the remaining measures provided for in the general scheme aimed at encouraging the transfer of road freight to alter- native modes of transport. (}) State aid N 833/01 — Italy (Autonomous Province of Trento) — Provincial Law No 699 ‘Special provisions for the transport sector’. (*) See footnote 1. () O] C 284, 27.11.2003, p. 2.