L 13/24 Official Journal of the European Communities 17.1.2001 II (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 12 July 2000 on State aid which Italy plans to grant to Fiat Auto SpA for its Mirafiori Carrozzeria plant (notified under document number C(2000) 2450) (Only the Italian text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2001/47EC) 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 invited interested parties to submit their comments in accordance with the abovementioned provisions (1), Whereas: I. PROCEDURE Between October and December 1997 Italy notified the Commission, pursuant to Article 88(3) of the Treaty, of six proposals to grant State Aid to Fiat Auto SpA, one of which (registered under N 728/97 on 29 October 1997) concerned investments in Fiat Mirafiori Carrozzeria an automobile assembly plant at Mirafiori, Turin. Requests for further information and a number of reminders were sent to the Italian authorities to elicit the data required for a Commission decision. On 23 April 1998 a meeting was held with representatives of the Italian authorities to clarify the various aspects of the examination of the case. Partial replies to the questions raised by the Commission were supplied by the Italian authorities in a letter of 20 November 1998. The Commission then informed Italy (%) of its decision of 3 February 1999 to initiate the procedure provided for in Article 88(2) of the Treaty in respect of the proposed aid measures, allowing Italy one month to supply all the documents, information and data required to assess the compatibility of the aid with the common market. In the absence of any reply, the Commission would reach a decision on the basis of the information in its possession. The decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (%), and interested parties were invited by the Commission to submit comments. No comments were received. OJ C 120, 1.5.1999 and O] C 288, 9.10.1999. () By letter of 9 March 1999, reference number SG(99)D/1742. 0J C 120, 1.5.1999.