8.3.2008 Official Journal of the European Union L 6511 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 23 October 2007 on the State aid C 30/2006 (ex N 367/05 and N 623/05) which Italy is planning to implement as an amendment to an existing scheme for excise duty reduction for biofuels (notified under document number C(2007) 5091) (Only the Italian version is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/208EC) 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 provision(s) (') and having regard to their comments, Whereas: I. PROCEDURE By letter of 26 July 2005, registered on 29 July 2005, the authorities of Italy notified, according to Article 88(3) of the EC Treaty, the aid measure N 367/2005 in the simplified procedure. By letter of 28 September 2005, registered on the same day, the authorities of Italy notified, according to Article 88(3) of the EC Treaty, the aid measure N 623/2005 also in the simplified procedure. The notification registered under the number N 367/05 concerned modifications to an existing aid scheme, authorised by the Commission until the end of the year 2005 under aid number N 717/2002 () and the notification registered under the number N 623/05 is a prolongation of the modified scheme until the end of the year 2007. By letters dated 29 August 2005 and 21 October 2005, the Commission asked for additional information, which was received by letters dated 27 September 2005 and () 0] C 157, 6.7.2006, p. 8. () 0] C 16, 22.1.2004, p. 23. () 0] 0 21 November 2005, registered on the same days. Following a meeting between the representatives of Italy and of the Services of the European Commission on 9 December 2005 that took place on the request of Italy, the Commission Services sent a letter on 19 December 2005 summarizing all open issues. The Italian authorities submitted missing information in two letters: on 28 February 2006 registered on 1 March 2006 and on 28 April 2006 registered on 5 May 2006. The second letter followed a meeting of Italy and of the European Commission that took place on 15 March 2006 and a letter sent to Italy on 24 March 2006. By letter dated 7 June 2006, the Commission informed Italy that it had decided to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of the measure. The two notifications (N 623/05 and N 367/05) had the same subject-matter and therefore, and for reasons of procedural efficiency, the Commission took one decision on both notifications. Furthermore, the Commission considered all correspondence with Italy concerning the notification N 367/05 as corre- spondence concerning also notification N 623/05. The Commission took the decision in the normal procedure due to the fact that Italy did not deliver the annual report as required by Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 (}) concerning simplified procedure. Moreover the changes introduced to the scheme turned out being an alteration to an existing aid in the meaning of Article 4(1) of the above mentioned Regulation and therefore requiring evaluation of their compatibility with the common market. The Commission decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (*). The Commission called on interested parties to submit their comments. L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1. C 218, 9.9.2006, p. 2.