No L 291/42 Official Journal of the European Communities 15. 10. 86 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION ‘DECISION of 25 March 1986 on aid to Italian sugar producers (Only the Italian text is authentic) (86/498/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular the first subpara- graph of Article 93 (2) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector ('), as last amended by Regula- tion (EEC) No 606/82 (%), and in particular Article 44 thereof, After giving notice, in accordance with the first subpara- graph of Article 93 (2) of the Treaty, to the parties concerned to submit their comments (%), Whereas : I On 14 November 1984, at a meeting of the Management Committee for Sugar, the Commission took note of an aid measure provided for in the CIPE (Comitato Intermi- nisteriale Programmazione Economica) ‘Delibera’ (Deci- sion) of 11 October 1984 (%), ‘Provvedimento’ (Statutory Instrument) No 39/1984 of 24 October 1984 (°) and Prov- vedimento’ No 41/1984 of 16 November 1984 (). This measure provides for the granting of aid to Italian sugar producers for sugar grown in Italy or refined from imported raw sugar, at a rate of: () OJ No L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4. () OJ No 74, 18. 3. 1982, p. 1. () OJ No C 342, 22. 12. 1984, p. 9. () Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No 313, 14. 11. 1984. , ‘ () Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No 298, 29. 10. 1984, (9 Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No 319, 20. 11. 1984. — Lit 59,12 per kilogram for white sugar held at 29 October 1984 on which manufacturing tax is still due and on which the surcharge (‘sovraprezzo’) has not yet been levied (the amount of the surcharge being the old rate increased by Lit 22), or alternatively — Lit 37,12 per kilogram for white sugar held at 29 October 1984 which is free of manufacturing tax and on which the surcharge has been levied at the old rate. I By letter of 23 November 1984, the Commission informed the Italian Government that it had ‘decided to initiate in respect of the above measure the procedure provided for in Article 93 (2) of the EEC Treaty, which was subsequently extended to all the ad hoc implemen- ting provisions of the CIPE Decision of 11 October 1984, and in particuilar those of Statutory Instrument No 41/1984; under that procedure the Commission gave notice to the Italian Government to submit its comments. The Commission also gave notice to the other Member States and parties other than Member States to submit their comments. 111 On 10 December 1984, by letter No 9692, recorded as received on 13 December 1984, the Italian Government replied to the Commission’s letter and at a Council meeting on 14 and 15 January 1985 it requested that the third subparagraph of Article 93 (2) of the Treaty be