L 118/8 Official Journal of the European Union 3.5.2006 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 30 June 2004 on the measures notified by Italy in favour of the publishing industry (notified under document number C(2004) 2215) (Only the Italian text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/320[EC) 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 called on interested parties to submit their comments ('), and having regard to their comments, Whereas: 1. PROCEDURE (1) By letters No 15808 and No 15809 of 19 December 2002, registered on 31 December 2002, pursuant to Article 88(3) of the EC Treaty, the Italian authorities notified the Commission of the above measures to support the Italian publishing industry. (2) By letter dated 29 October 2003, the Commission notified Italy of its decision to initiate proceedings under Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of the two notified measures. (3)  The Commission decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2). () OJ C 285, 28.11.2003, p. 14. () See footnote 1. The Commission invited interested parties to submit their comments on the measures. (4) By letter dated 2 December 2003, the Italian authorities requested an extension of the response deadline to submit their comments to the Commission’s decision to initiate proceedings, which the Commission granted by letter dated 10 December 2003. (5)  The Italian authorities submitted their comments and provided additional information by letter dated 9 January 2004, registered on 14 January 2004. (6)  The Commission received comments from interested parties. It forwarded them to Italy, which was given the opportunity to react; its comments were received by letter dated 3 March 2004, registered on 4 March 2004. 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE AID MEASURES (7)  The two aid measures notified by the Italian authorities concern respectively aid in the form of interest rate subsidies on bank loans in favour of companies active in the publishing industry and tax credits in favour of undertakings producing publishing products (3). (}) The eligible products consist of paper-based products, including books or electronic-based products, which are to be published or used to disseminate information to the public through any means, including electronic, or through radio or television broadcasting. Products reproducing sounds and voices, moving pictures including documentaries; and corporate information documentation whether for internal or external use are explicitly excluded from the list of eligible products.