2006/320/EC: 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) (Text with EEA relevance)

The State aid measure in the form of interest subsidy in favour of undertakings active in the publishing sector and the State aid measure in the form of tax credit in favour of undertakings producing publishing products are compatible with the common market pursuant to Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty.

Annual reports containing detailed information of the application of each measure shall be submitted to the Commission. The information reported should include: a summary of the application of the respective measures during the calendar year; a list and description of the eligible projects aided, the publishing products supported, the amounts granted per project, and the identity of the beneficiaries. An update of the statistics concerning intra-EU trade in the relevant publishing products shall also be submitted to the Commission in order to allow the monitoring of the developments in the markets.

This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.