6. 4. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 86/23 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 25 July 1990 concerning aid provided for in Italian Law No 120/87 to assist certain areas of the Mezzogiorno affected by natural disasters (Only the Italian text is authentic) (91/175/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular the first subpara- graph of Article 93 (2) thereof, Having given the parties concerned the opportunity to submit their comments, in accordance with Article 93, Whereas : By letter dated 2 May 1988, the Commission asked the Italian authorities for information concerning extension of the deadline for the submission of applications for aid under Article 32 of Law No 219/81 (') in respect of indus- trial investment to be carried out in enterprise zones located in those parts of Campania, Basilicata and Apulia affected by the earthquakes in November 1980 and February 1981 (the deadline expired on 31 December 1982). By letter dated 19 July 1988, the Italian authorities sent the Commission Decree Law No 8 of 26 January 1987, as amended by Law No 120 of 27 May 1987 (3, Article 8 of which provides for extension of the deadline in question. (") Gazzetta Ufficiale No 134, 18. 5. 1981. () Gazzetta Ufficiale No 93, 22. 4. 1987. By letter dated 15 November 1988, the Commission requested additional information on the various aid measures provided for in Law No 120/87. By letter dated 6 January 1989, the Italian authorities sent the Commission the information requested. In view of the fact that the regions referred to above already benefit from aid to assist the Mezzogiorno under Law No 64/86 (}), the Commission considered that, in particular because of their additional nature, the said measures were not compatible with the common market and it therefore initiated, on 18 October 1989, the pro- cedure provided for in Article 93 (2) of the Treaty. The procedure also concerned other aid provided for in Articles 3 (5), 4 (4), 6 (14 ter) and 8 of Law No 120/87.. By letter dated 3 November 1989, the Commission gave the Italian authorities notice to submit their comments and, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (*), gave other interested parties notice to submit their comments. : By letter dated 20 February 1990 from the office of the Italian Permanent Representative, the Italian authorities submitted their comments to the Commission. One trade organization submitted comments to the Commission, which forwarded them to the Italian autho- rities. ' () Gazzetta Ufficiale No 61, 14. 3. 1986. The aid scheme in question was authorized by Commission Decision 88/318/EEC; OJ No L 143, 10. 6. 1988, () OJ No C 2, 5.°1. 1990, p. 2.