L 6324 Official Journal of the European Union 12.3.2010 (Acts adopted before 1 December 2009 under the EC Treaty, the EU Treaty and the Euratom Treaty) COMMISSION DECISION of 28 October 2009 on the aid under Article 99(2)(a) (as regards the agriculture sector) and Article 124(1) and (2) (as amended) of Sicilian Regional Law No 32 of 23 December 2000 laying down provisions for the implementation of the 2000-06 ROP and reorganising the aid schemes for undertakings (aid dossier C 21/04 — ex N 590/B[01) (notified under document C(2009) 8064) (Only the Italian text is authentic) (2010/155/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 called on interested parties to submit their comments pursuant to that Article, Whereas: I. PROCEDURE By letter dated 28 August 2001, registered as received on 29 August 2001, the Italian Permanent Representation to the European Union notified the Commission, pursuant to Article 88(3) of the Treaty, of the provisions of Articles 99, 107, 110, 111, 112, 120, 122, 123, 124 and 135(3) and (4) of Sicilian Regional Law No 32 of 23 December 2000 laying down provisions for the implementation of the 2000-06 ROP and reorganising the aid schemes for undertakings (hereinafter referred to as ‘Law No 32/2000)). By letter dated 17 May 2002, registered as received on 21 May 2002, and letter dated 10 October 2002, registered as received on 11 October 2002, the Italian Permanent Representation to the European Union sent the Commission the additional information requested from the Italian authorities in the letters of 24 October 2001 and 18 July 2002. In their letter of 10 October 2002, the Italian authorities supplied additional information concerning only the aid under Article 123 of Law No 32/2000, in view of the urgent nature thereof. S The aid under Article 123 of Law No 32/2002 was decoupled from the other aid provided for in the notified articles and declared to be compatible with the common market in the context of aid dossier N 590/A[2001 (). As the Italian authorities” letter of 10 October 2002 concerned only Article 123 of the regional law in question, the Commission sent them a reminder letter dated 11 February 2003 asking them to answer the other questions set out in the letter of 18 July 2002. By letter dated 5 March 2003, registered as received on 6 March 2003, the Italian Permanent Representation to the European Union sent the Commission the Italian authorities’ reply to the questions raised in the letter of 18 July 2002. After examining this reply, the Commission sent a letter dated 2 May 2003 asking the Italian authorities for addi- tional information. By letter dated 13 August 2003, registered as received on 18 August 2003, the Italian Permanent Representation to the European Union sent the Commission the Italian authorities’ reply to the letter of 2 May 2003. In this, the Italian authorities announced that Article 111 of Law No 32/2000 was being withdrawn and asked the Commission to adopt a separate decision for some of the articles of the Law. By letter dated 1 October 2003, the Commission explained to the Italian authorities that a decision would be taken on the whole aid dossier (N 590/B/2001), and asked them for some clarifications on one of the articles of Law No 32/2000. (1) Letter SG(2002) D[233133 of 18.12.2002.