19.10.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 276/1 (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory) DECISIONS COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 5 July 2005 concerning aid to the livestock and olive-growing sectors provided by Italy under Articles 4 and 5 of Law No 290/99, Article 15(16) of Law No 67/88 and Law No 252/91 (notified under document number C(2004) 4769) (Only the Italian text is authentic) (2007/655/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 called on interested parties to submit their comments pursuant to the aforementioned provisions (1), and having regard to those comments, Whereas: — ~ L PROCEDURE By letter dated 6 August 1998, registered on 12 August 1998, the Italian Permanent Representation to the European Union notified the Commission, pursuant to Article 88(3) of the EC Treaty, of a draft law extending time limits in the agricultural sector. The Law was registered as aid No N 490/1998. By letter of 30 November 1998, registered on 4 December 1998, the Italian authorities replied to the Commission’s request for information of 1 October 1998. By letter of 13 September 1999, the Commission asked the Italian authorities to provide the information requested in its letter of 28 January 1999, which it had still not received. In the same letter, the Commission invited the Italian authorities to confirm press reports that the draft law had been enacted by the Italian Parliament as Law No 290 of O] C 148, 27.5.2000, p. 2. 17 August 1999, published in the Italian Official Gazette No 195 of 20 August 1999. By letter dated 25 October 1999, registered on 5 November 1999, the Italian authorities confirmed that the draft law had been adopted as Law No 290/99. The letter enclosed the text of the Law as adopted and supplied some of the information requested by the Commission in its letter of 28 January 1999. Based on this information, the aid scheme was entered in the register of non-notified aid under number NN 155/99. By letter dated 24 February 2000 (%), the Commission informed Italy of its decision to initiate the procedure provided for in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of Articles 4 and 5 of Law No 290/99, Article 15(16) of Law No 67/88 of 11 March 1988 (the 1988 Finance Act) and Law No 252/91 of 8 August 1991. By that letter, the Commission also informed Italy that it raised no objections to the other Articles (Articles 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8) of Law No 290/99 in that they did not constitute aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty. In the same letter, the Commission enjoined Italy to provide, in accordance with Article 10(2) and (3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 (%) all documents, informa- tion and data needed for assessing the compatibility of the ? SG(2000) D101808. () OJ L 83,27.3.1999, p. 1.