L 66/18 Official Journal of the European Communities 6.3.98 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 30 July 1997 concerning aid granted by the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region (Italy) to road haulage companies in the Region (Only the Italian text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/182/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Atrticle 93(2) thereof, Having given the interested parties notice to submit their comments pursuant to the abovementioned Article (), Whereas: The Commission first became aware of the existence of Regional Law No 4 of 7 January 1985 of the Italian Region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia (hereinafter referred to as ‘Law No 4/85) through another aid case. As the aid scheme provided for by that law had never been notified to the Commission under Article 93(3) of the Treaty, it was regarded as a case of non-notified aid. On 29 September 1995 the Commission wrote asking the Italian authorities for further information. By fax of 27 October 1995 the Italian authorities asked for an exten- sion of the time allowed for replying to the letter. This was agreed to by the Commission on 9 November 1995. A reply was received after the prescribed period in two letters dated 10 January 1996 registered at the Direct- orate-General for Transport on 11 January 1996. () OJ C 98, 26. 3. 1997, p. 16. However, those letters contained only incomplete information about the aid scheme introduced by Law No 4/85. In response to a letter dated 30 May 1996 from the Italian authorities, the Commission, in a letter dated 19 June 1996, again pointed out that not all the information requested in the letter dated 29 September 1995 had been provided, in particular as regards the text of Law No 4/85. A meeting was held in Brussels on 18 July 1996 between the Commission and the Italian authorities, at which the text of Law No 4/85 was finally commun- icated. On 18 November 1996 the Commission received further information relating to another aid case, but which also directly concerned the aid in question. On 13 February 1997 a meeting was held between the Italian authorities and the Commission, at which the former again referred to the specific problems facing regional hauliers. They also presented the draft restruc- turing plan for road haulage in the Region, the outline of which was contained in the report sent in November 1996. By letter dated 14 February 1997, the Commission informed the Italian Government of its decision to initiate a procedure against the aid scheme for commer- cial road hauliers in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region.