8. 11. 95 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 265/23 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 1 March 1995 on the arrangements for reducing the social security contributions paid by firms in the Mezzogiorno and for assigning to the State some of those contributions (Only the Italian text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (95/455/EC) Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 93 (2) thereof, Having requested the parties concerned to submit their comments pursuant to Article 93, Whereas : By letter dated 8 October 1992 the Italian authori- ties notified the Commission, pursuant to Article 93 (3) of the EC Treaty, of draft Law No 1536 of 8 September 1992 containing inter alia the following provisions : — Article 1, providing for the refinancing of the reduction in social security contributions provided for in Law No 64 of 1 March 1986 on arrangements for special aid to the Mezzogi- orno. — Article 2, providing for the assignment to the State of social security contributions entailing a further selective reduction in social security contributions for firms in the Mezzogiorno. The measures should have applied from 1 December 1991 to 30 November 1992 as regards Article 1, and from 1 January 1992 to 31 December 1993 as regards Article 2. The draft Law replaced Decree-Law No 14 of 21 January 1992, which covered the same subject, was not notified pursuant to Article 93 (3) of the EC Treaty and was finally reproduced in a Decree-Law of 21 July 1992, also not notified, in response to which the Commission initiated the procedure provided for in Article 93 (2) of the EC Treaty by Decision of 25 June 1992 (). Since the aforementioned Decree-Laws had not become laws within the time-limit imposed by the Italian Constitution and had been replaced by draft Law No 1536, the Commission stated in its notice of 18 November 1992, pursuant to Article 93 (2) of the EC Treaty (3, that its Decision of 25 June 1992 had become void, and it initiated the procedure provided for in Article 93 (2) of the EC Treaty in respect of draft Law No 1536 as regards the said measures. This notice was communicated to Italy on 18 November 1992, and the other Member States and other parties concerned were informed through its publication in the Official Journal of the Euro- pean Communities. Italy, the other Member States () OJ No C 240, 19. 9. 1992, p. 7. () O] No C 99, 8. 4. 1994, p. 3.