L 114/48 Official Journal of the European Union 16.4.2014 COMMISSION DECISION of 2 October 2013 on compensation to be paid to Simet SpA for public transport services provided between 1987 and 2003 (state aid measure SA.33037 (2012/C) - Italy) (notified under document C(2013) 6251) (Only the Italian text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2014/201/EV) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 108(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 pursuant to the provisions cited above ('), and having regard to their comments, Whereas: 1. PROCEDURE (1) By electronic notification of 18 May 2011, the Italian authorities notified, in accordance with Article 108(3) of the Treaty, compensation given to Simet SpA (‘Simet)) for the provision of inter-regional bus transport services under a public service obligation carried out during the period 1987-2003, as ordered by the Council of State (Consiglio di Stato), Italy’s Supreme Administrative Court (‘the notified measure’). This notification was registered under case number SA.33037. (2)  Further information on the notified measure was provided by the Italian authorities by submissions of 12 July 2011, 5 October 2011, 20 February 2012, 2 and 28 March 2012, and 17 April 2012. (3) By letter dated 31 May 2012, the Commission informed Italy that it had decided to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 108(2) of the Treaty (‘the opening decision’). The following submissions were received within the accepted deadlines: — The Italian authorities submitted their observations on the opening decision by letters of 1 June 2012, 24 September 2012 and 11 October 2012. — The only third party to submit observations in reply to the opening decision was Simet, the potential beneficiary of the notified measure. Its submissions were received on 4 August 2012, 31 October 2012 and 13 December 2012. — The Italian authorities provided comments on third party submissions by letters of 28 November 2012, 4 December 2012, 19 December 2012 and 10 January 2013. 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE MEASURE 2.1. THE COMPANY AND THE SERVICES PROVIDED (4)  Simet is a private company providing scheduled passenger transport services by bus based on concessions granted by the Italian State under Law 182239 (). More specifically, Simet operates a network of inter-regional scheduled bus connections between the Calabria Region and other Italian regions. In addition to these services, which account for approximately two thirds of its revenue, Simet also provides other services, including international travel services, tourism services and bus hire with driver (3), which account for the remaining third of its revenue. () OJ C 216, 21.7.2012, p. 45. (%) Law of 28 September 1939 — Rules governing bus services for passengers, baggage and agricultural packages on the basis of a concession awarded to private industry (rules subsequently replaced by Legislative Decree 285/2005). (%) See http:/[ngs.Simetspa.it/portale/azienda/