28.12.2006 Official Journal of the European Union L 383/1 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 21 September 2005 on the implementation of aid scheme N192/1997 by Italy — Autonomous Province of Bolzano (notified under document number C(2005) 2723) (Only the Italian text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/945/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu- nity, 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 regard to decision C(2003) 517 final by which the Commission decided to initiate the procedure provided for in Article 88(2) of the Treaty in respect of aid C18/2003 (ex NNO1/ 2003) (), Having called on interested parties to submit their comments pursuant to those provisions, Whereas: L PROCEDURE (1) By letter registered as received on 11 February 2002 (CAB (02)A/410), a complaint was lodged in respect of two provincial laws of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano, Law No 4 of 13 February 1997, Chapters Il and III, and Law No 9 of 15 April 1991. (2) Additional information was requested by letters D/50813 of 25 February 2002 and D/53149 of 18 June 2002. The Italian authorities replied by letters A[32982 of 22 April () O] C 120, 22.5.2003, p. 2. > = 2002 and A[36773 of 18 September 2002. The text of the new implementing criteria for Law No 4/97, which were adopted by Resolutions of the Provincial Executive Nos 4732 of 11 December 2000 and 4607 of 17 December 2001, was attached to the second letter. By letter SG(2003)D[228597 of 21 February 2003, the Commission notified the Italian authorities of its decision to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the Treaty in respect of this aid. The Commission decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (%). The Commission invited interested parties to submit their comments on this aid. The Commission received no comments from interested parties. Two meetings between the Italian authorities and the Commission departments took place in Brussels on 9 April and 5 August 2003. Several draft replies accompanied by the text of new implementation criteria for the scheme were sent infor- mally to the Commission. They were followed by exchanges of emails. On 22 October 2003 and 27 February 2004 Italy was invited to submit its own comments formally. See footnote 1.