De italienske myndigheder havde givet udtryk for, at de ville anføre subventionsækvivalenten af betalingshenstanden under de minimis-reglerne i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 1535/2007. Kommissionen nærer dog tvivl om, hvorvidt nævnte forordning kan finde anvendelse, da de italienske myndigheder ikke har indsendt oplysninger om overholdelse af individuelle og nationale støttelofter i henhold til forordningen.
the Italian authorities had expressed their intention to classify the grant equivalent for the deferral of payment in question under the ‘de minimis’ system provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1535/2007; however, not only were there legal questions surrounding the applicability of that Regulation, as the Italian authorities had failed to provide any information on whether the individual and national aid ceilings established by the Regulation would be complied with, but also the Regulation itself forbids the granting of de minimis aid which raises the State aid above the permitted maximum.