18.3.2006 Official Journal of the European Union L 81/13 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 6 October 2004 on State aid which Italy plans to grant to the agricultural undertaking Cooperativa Agricola Moderna Scrl (notified under document number C(2004) 3639) (Only the Italian version is authentic) (2006/224[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 called on (1) interested parties to submit their comments pursuant to the provision cited above and having regard to their comments, Whereas: I. PROCEDURE (1) By letter dated 8 February 2001, registered on 9 February 2001, the Italian Permanent Representation to the European Union notified the Commission of the measure indicated above in accordance with Article 88(3) of the EC Treaty. (2) By letters of 21 August 2001, registered on 24 August 2001, of 3 December, registered on 5 December 2001, and of 11 April 2002, registered on 17 April 2002, the Italian Permanent Representation to the European Union sent the Commission the further information requested from the Italian authorities by letters of 9 April 2001 and 27 September 2001 and via informal contacts. (3) By letter dated 5 June 2002, the Commission informed Italy that it had decided to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of the said aid. (4)  The decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Commu- nities (3. The Commission invited interested parties to submit their comments on the aid. (5)  The Commission did not receive any comments from interested parties. () OJ C 251, 18.10.2002, p. 3. (3 See note 1.