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II Preparatory Acts

European Economic and Social Committee

420th plenary session of 28/29 September 2005

(2006/C 24/01)

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on The contribution of tourism to the socio-economic recovery of areas in decline

1

(2006/C 24/02)

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council correcting Directive 2004/18/EC on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts (COM(2005) 214 final — 2005/0100 (COD))

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(2006/C 24/03)

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the rights of persons with reduced mobility when travelling by air (COM(2005) 47 final — 07/2005 (COD))

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(2006/C 24/04)

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the information of air transport passengers on the identity of the operating carrier and on communication of safety information by Member States (COM(2005) 48 final — 08/2005 (COD))

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(2006/C 24/05)

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Council Directive on Community measures for the control of Avian Influenza and the Proposal for a Council Decision amending Council Decision 90/424 EEC on expenditure in the veterinary field (COM(2005) 171 final — 2005/0062 + 0063 CNS)

16

(2006/C 24/06)

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 on the common organisation of the market in raw tobacco (COM(2005) 235 final — 2005/0105 (CNS))

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(2006/C 24/07)

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 3317/94 as regards the transmission of applications for fishing licences to third countries (COM(2005) 238 final — 2005/0110 (CNS))

19

(2006/C 24/08)

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Green Paper on applicable law and jurisdiction in divorce matters (COM(2005) 82 final)

20

(2006/C 24/09)

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community and Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (COM(2004) 830 final — COD 2004/0284)

25

(2006/C 24/10)

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Institute for Gender Equality (COM(2005) 81 final — 2005/0017 (COD))

29

(2006/C 24/11)

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Northern Dimension and its Action Plan

34

(2006/C 24/12)

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Better lawmaking

39

(2006/C 24/13)

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on How to improve the implementation and enforcement of EU legislation

52

(2006/C 24/14)

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Obesity in Europe — role and responsibilities of civil society partners

63

(2006/C 24/15)

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Social policy within a pan-European system for regulating inland-waterway transport

73

(2006/C 24/16)

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Joint Declaration by the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission on the European Union Development Policy — The European Consensus (COM(2005) 311 final)

79

(2006/C 24/17)

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Social dialogue and employee participation, essential for anticipating and managing industrial change

90

(2006/C 24/18)

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Poverty among women in Europe

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Euro exchange rates

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(2006/C 23/02)

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

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(2006/C 23/03)

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4108 — T-Systems/Gedas)

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(2006/C 23/04)

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4111 — Goldman Sachs/Daiwa/SMBC/Sanyo) — Candidate case for simplified procedure

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COURT OF JUSTICE

(2006/C 22/01)

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 17 November 2005 in Case C-90/03: Kingdom of Spain v Council of the European Union (Fisheries — Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 — Community structural assistance in the fisheries sector — Detailed rules and arrangements — Substantial procedural defect — Infringement of Article 254 EC)

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(2006/C 22/02)

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 27 October 2005 in Case C-41/04: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden Levob Verzekeringen BV, OV Bank NV v Staatssecretaris van Financiën (Sixth VAT Directive — Articles 2, 5, 6 and 9 — Transfer of software recorded on a carrier — Subsequent customisation of the software to the purchaser's specific requirements — Single taxable supply — Supply of services — Place of supply)

1

(2006/C 22/03)

Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 17 November 2005 in Case C-476/04: Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive No 2001/55/EC — Mass influx of displaced persons — Temporary protection — Minimum standards)

2

(2006/C 22/04)

Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 17 November 2005 in Case C-73/05: Commission of the European Communities v French Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2000/34/EC — Organisation of working time)

2

(2006/C 22/05)

Order of the Court (Third Chamber) of 13 October 2005 in Case C-1/05 SA: Intek Co. v Commission of the European Communities (Application for authorisation to serve a garnishee order on the Commission of the European Communities)

3

(2006/C 22/06)

Case C-379/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Gerechtshof te Amsterdam by order of that court of 21 September 2005 in Amurta S.G.P.S. v Inspecteur van de Belastingdienst/Amsterdam

3

(2006/C 22/07)

Case C-382/05: Action brought on 20 October 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Italian Republic

4

(2006/C 22/08)

Case C-387/05: Action brought on 24 October 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Italian Republic

4

(2006/C 22/09)

Case C-388/05: Action brought on 24 October 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Italian Republic

5

(2006/C 22/10)

Case C-394/05: Action brought on 9 November 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Italian Republic

5

(2006/C 22/11)

Case C-396/05 and C-419/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Sozialgericht Berlin by judgments of that court of 27 September 2005 in Doris Habelt (C-396/05) and Martha Möser (C-419/05) v Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund

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(2006/C 22/12)

Case C-398/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Düsseldorf by order of that court of 2 November 2005 in AGST Draht- und Biegetechnik GmbH v Hauptzollamt Aachen

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(2006/C 22/13)

Case C-399/05: Action brought on 15 November 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Hellenic Republic

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(2006/C 22/14)

Case C-406/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden by judgment of that court of 18 November 2005 in Staatssecretaris van Financiën v P. Jurriëns Beheer BV

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(2006/C 22/15)

Case C-407/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van Cassatie van België by judgment of that court of 8 November 2005 in Reyniers & Sogama bvba v (1) Belgisch Interventie- en Restitutiebureau (2) Belgian State

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(2006/C 22/16)

Case C-413/05: Action brought on 22 November 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Italian Republic

9

(2006/C 22/17)

Case C-426/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof by order of that court of 22 November 2005 in Tele2 UTA Telecommunication GmbH v Telekom-Control-Kommission

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(2006/C 22/18)

Case C-440/05: Action brought on 8 December 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Council of the European Union

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(2006/C 22/19)

Removal from the register of Case C-109/05

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(2006/C 22/20)

Removal from the register of Case C-158/05

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COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

(2006/C 22/21)

Case T-236/02: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 24 November 2005 — Marcuccio v Commission (Officials — Reassignment in the interests of the service — Action for annulment — Statement of reasons — Duty to have due regard for the welfare of officials Rights of the defence — Misuse of powers — Articles 25 and 26 of the Staff Regulations — Manifest error of assessment — Action for damages)

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(2006/C 22/22)

Case T-396/03: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 22 November 2005 — Vanhellemont v Commission (Officials — Staff committee — Elections for the Brussels local staff committee — Counting of votes cast — Action for annulment — Action for damages)

11

(2006/C 22/23)

Case T-3/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 24 November 2005 — Simonds Farsons Cisk v OHIM (Community trade mark — Opposition procedure — Application for registration of a Community figurative mark containing the verbal element ‘KINJI by SPA’ — Earlier Community word mark KINNIE — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94)

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(2006/C 22/24)

Case T-135/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 24 November 2005 — GfK AG v OHIM (Community trade mark — Application for the Community word mark Online Bus — Earlier figurative trade mark composed of the word ‘BUS’ and a figure made up of three interlaced triangles — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 15(2)(a) and Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 40/94)

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(2006/C 22/25)

Case T-346/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 24 November 2005 — Sadas v OHIM (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark ARTHUR ET FELICIE — Earlier figurative mark including the word element 'Arthur' — Relative ground of refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

13

(2006/C 22/26)

Case T-396/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 23 November 2005 — Soffass v OHIM (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark containing the verbal element ‘NICKY’ — Earlier national figurative marks containing the verbal element ‘NOKY’ — Rejection of opposition for absence of likelihood of confusion — Annulled by the Board of Appeal — Remittal to the Opposition Division to examine whether the goods are similar and the proof of use — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

13

(2006/C 22/27)

Case T-178/05: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 23 November 2005 — United Kingdom v Commission (Environment — Directive 2003/87/EC — Scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading — Proposed amendment to national allocation plan — Refusal by the Commission — Action for annulment)

14

(2006/C 22/28)

Case T-392/05: Action brought on 27 October 2005 — Mecklenburg-Strelitzer Montage- und Tiefbau v Commission

14

(2006/C 22/29)

Case T-400/05: Action brought on 2 November 2005 — T v Commission

15

(2006/C 22/30)

Case T-401/05: Action brought on 2 November 2005 — Toth v Commission

15

(2006/C 22/31)

Case T-402/05: Action brought on 3 November 2005 — Italian Republic v Commission

16

(2006/C 22/32)

Case T-404/05: Action brought on 9 November 2005 — Hellenic Republic v Commission of the European Communities

17

(2006/C 22/33)

Case T-405/05: Action brought on 14 November 2005 — Manpower Personalservice v OHIM

17

(2006/C 22/34)

Case T-407/05: Action brought on 16 November 2005 — Evian v OHIM

18

(2006/C 22/35)

Case T-408/05: Action brought on 16 October 2005 — Luigi Marcuccio v Commission

18

(2006/C 22/36)

Case T-409/05: Action brought on 8 November 2005 — A.S.TER v Commission

19

(2006/C 22/37)

Case T-415/05: Action brought on 25 November 2005 — Hellenic Republic v Commission of the European Communities

19

(2006/C 22/38)

Case T-417/05: Action brought on 29 November 2005 — ENDESA v Commission

20

(2006/C 22/39)

Case T-418/05: Action brought on 9 November 2005 — Investire Partecipazioni v Commission

21

(2006/C 22/40)

Case T-422/05: Action brought on 21 November 2005 — Combescot v Commission

22

(2006/C 22/41)

Case T-424/05: Action brought on 16 November 2005 — Italian Republic v Commission

23

(2006/C 22/42)

Case T-427/05: Action brought on 29 November 2005 — Vienne and Others v Parliament

24

(2006/C 22/43)

Case T-87/01: Order of the Court of First Instance of 24 November 2005 — Rica Foods v Commission

24

(2006/C 22/44)

Case T -211/01: Order of the Court of First Instance of 24 November 2005 — Rica Foods v Commission

24

(2006/C 22/45)

Case T -242/01: Order of the Court of First Instance of 24 November 2005 — Rica Foods v Commission

25

(2006/C 22/46)

Case T -397/03: Order of the Court of First Instance of 18 November 2005 — Fédération de l'hospitalisation privée v Commission

25

(2006/C 22/47)

Case T-104/04: Order of the Court of First Instance of 22 November 2005 — Degussa Initiators v Commission

25

(2006/C 22/48)

Case T -179/04: Order of the Court of First Instance of 22 November 2005 — Siegfried Krahl v Commission

25

(2006/C 22/49)

Case T -421/04: Order of the Court of First Instance of 10 November 2005 — Carreira v European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

25

(2006/C 22/50)

Case T-480/04: Order of the Court of First Instance of 10 November 2005 — Muller Touw and A&C Braid and Rope v Council

26

(2006/C 22/51)

Case T-77/05: Order of the Court of First Instance of 25 November 2005 — Balduini v Commission

26

(2006/C 22/52)

Joined Cases T-130/05, T-160/05 and T-183/05: Order of the Court of First Instance of 16 November 2005 — Albert-Bousquet and Others v Commission

26

(2006/C 22/53)

Case T-257/05: Order of the Court of First Instance of 7 October 2005 — Deutsche Telekom v OHIM

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(2006/C 22/54)

Last publication of the Court of Justice in the Official Journal of the European UnionOJ C 10, 14.1.2006

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Commission

(2006/C 21/01)

Euro exchange rates

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(2006/C 21/02)

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections

2

(2006/C 21/03)

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4025 — ATEL/EOSH)

3

(2006/C 21/04)

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections

4

(2006/C 21/05)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2313 — Teka/Finatlantis/Holdivat)

7

(2006/C 21/06)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4022 — Belgian State/CVC/Post Danmark/De Post-La Poste)

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European Environment Agency

(2006/C 21/07)

2006 Call for proposals — European Topic Centre on Water 2007-2010 — European Topic Centre on Air and Climate Change 2007-2010 — European Topic Centre on Land Use and spatial information 2007-2010

8

Corrigenda

(2006/C 21/08)

Corrigendum to the Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Directive 98/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to machinery (OJ C 336, 31.12.2005)

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(2006/C 20/01)

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(2006/C 20/02)

Summary of Community decisions on marketing authorizations in respect of medicinal products from 1 December 2005 to 31 December 2005(Published pursuant to Article 13 or Article 38 of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council)

2

(2006/C 20/03)

Summary of Community decisions on marketing authorizations in respect of medicinal products from 1 December 2005 to 31 December 2005(Decisions taken pursuant to Article 34 of Directive 2001/83/EC or Article 38 of Directive 2001/82/EC)

4

(2006/C 20/04)

Uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature (CN) (Classification of goods)

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(2006/C 20/05)

State aid — Greece — State aid No C 37/2005 (ex NN 11/2004) — Tax exempt reserve fund — Invitation to submit comments pursuant to Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty

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(2006/C 20/06)

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4063 — Cisco/Scientific-Atlanta)

26

(2006/C 20/07)

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4000 — Inco/Falconbridge)

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(2006/C 20/08)

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4123 — BC Partners/Hyatt Regency Hotels & Tourism Hellas) — Candidate case for simplified procedure

28

(2006/C 20/09)

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4105 — DSV/Frans Maas) — Candidate case for simplified procedure

29

(2006/C 20/10)

New national side of euro circulation coins

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(2006/C 20/11)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3599 — Apax/Vista Desarrollo/ItevelesA)

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(2006/C 20/12)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4050 — Goldman Sachs/Cinven/Ahlsell)

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(2006/C 20/13)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4039 — Arrow/DNS)

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(2006/C 19/01)

Euro exchange rates

1

(2006/C 19/02)

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 364/2004 of 25 February 2004 as regards the extension of its scope to include aid for research and development

2

(2006/C 19/03)

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4102 — BASF/Engelhard)

8

(2006/C 19/04)

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 364/2004 of 25 February 2004, on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

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(2006/C 19/05)

List of names of geographical units smaller than the Member State as referred to in Article 51(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 (Table wines with geographical indication) (Published pursuant to article 28(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 753/2002)

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(2006/C 19/06)

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 12 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment

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(2006/C 19/07)

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections

33

(2006/C 19/08)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4014 — GLB/Luminar/JV)

35

European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia

(2006/C 19/09)

List of members of the Management Board of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia

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Council

(2006/C 19/10)

Extension of the period of validity of the shortlists of suitable candidates drawn up following open competitions Council/A/393, Council/A/394, Council/A/397, Council/A/400, Council/A/401, Council/A/406, Council/A/408, Council/A/415, Council/LA/398, Council/B/402, Council/C/413 and Council/C/407

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(2006/C 19/01)

Euro exchange rates

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(2006/C 19/02)

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 364/2004 of 25 February 2004 as regards the extension of its scope to include aid for research and development

2

(2006/C 19/03)

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4102 — BASF/Engelhard)

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(2006/C 19/04)

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 364/2004 of 25 February 2004, on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

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(2006/C 19/05)

List of names of geographical units smaller than the Member State as referred to in Article 51(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 (Table wines with geographical indication) (Published pursuant to article 28(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 753/2002)

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(2006/C 19/06)

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 12 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment

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(2006/C 19/07)

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections

33

(2006/C 19/08)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4014 — GLB/Luminar/JV)

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European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia

(2006/C 19/09)

List of members of the Management Board of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia

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Council

(2006/C 19/10)

Extension of the period of validity of the shortlists of suitable candidates drawn up following open competitions Council/A/393, Council/A/394, Council/A/397, Council/A/400, Council/A/401, Council/A/406, Council/A/408, Council/A/415, Council/LA/398, Council/B/402, Council/C/413 and Council/C/407

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The European Food Safety Authority

2006/C 18 A/01

Call for expressions of interest in membership of the Scientific Committee and scientific panels of the European Food Safety Authority (Deadline for expression of interest extended until 17 February 2006)

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Commission

(2006/C 17/01)

Euro exchange rates

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(2006/C 17/02)

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections

2

(2006/C 17/03)

Administrative Commission on social security for migrant workers

5

(2006/C 17/04)

Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licenses pursuant to Article 13(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers

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(2006/C 17/05)

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

9

(2006/C 17/06)

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 363/2004 of 25 February 2004, on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid

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Euro exchange rates

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(2006/C 16/02)

Explanatory notes concerning the pan-Euro-Mediterranean protocols on rules of origin

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(2006/C 16/03)

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections

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(2006/C 16/04)

Summary information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products

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(2006/C 16/05)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4003 — Ericsson/Marconi)

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Commission

(2006/C 16/06)

Pilot Project 2005-2006 European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection (EPCIP)

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(2006/C 15/01)

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(2006/C 15/02)

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4088 — GIB/Groupe Flo) — Candidate case for simplified procedure

2

(2006/C 15/03)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4054 — Koch Industries/Georgia-Pacific)

3

(2006/C 15/04)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3928 — Teva/Ivax)

3

(2006/C 15/05)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4053 — Morgan Stanley/AM Development)

4

(2006/C 15/06)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4037 — Gerdau/Grupo Santander/Bogey/Sidenor)

4

(2006/C 15/07)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4052 — BAM/AM)

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(2006/C 14/02)

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3869 — Tessenderlo/Siemens/Advanced Power/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure

2

(2006/C 14/03)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4019 — Fraport/Deutsche Bank/Budapest Airport)

3

(2006/C 14/04)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4018 — ED & F Man/Safic Alcan (Natural Products))

3

(2006/C 14/05)

Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of the Council Directive 93/42/EEC of 14 June 1993 concerning medical devices

4

(2006/C 14/06)

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections

12

(2006/C 14/07)

Notice of initiation of an antidumping proceeding concerning imports of frozen strawberries originating in the People's Republic of China

14

(2006/C 14/08)

Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licenses pursuant to Article 13(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers

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(2006/C 14/09)

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4087 — Eiffage/Macquarie/APRR) — Candidate case for simplified procedure

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EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA Surveillance Authority

(2006/C 14/10)

Values of thresholds in the field of public procurement applicable from 1 January 2006

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Commission

(2006/C 14/11)

Amendment to the notice of invitation to tender for the refund for the export of common wheat to certain third countries (OJ C 166, 7.7.2005)

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2006/C 013/01

Opinion No 10/2005 on the draft Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities

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2006/C 013/02

Opinion No 11/2005 on the draft Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities

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Commission

(2006/C 12/01)

Euro exchange rates

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(2006/C 12/02)

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections

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(2006/C 12/03)

Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licenses pursuant to Article 13(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers

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(2006/C 12/04)

Notification in accordance with Article 95(5) of the EC Treaty — Request for authorisation to adopt national legislation derogating from the provisions of a Community harmonisation measure

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(2006/C 12/05)

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4085 — Arcelor/Oyak/Erdemir)

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(2006/C 12/06)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4032 — VSE/Cegedel/JV)

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(2006/C 12/07)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4060 — Endesa Europa/ZEDO)

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(2006/C 12/08)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3987 — Fidis Renting/Leasys)

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III Notices

Commission

(2006/C 12/09)

Call for proposals for indirect RTD actions under the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration: Structuring the European Research Area

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(2006/C 12/10)

Call for proposals — DG EAC No 59/05 — Complementary information

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Commission

(2006/C 11/01)

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(2006/C 11/02)

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4064 — Montagu/BSN Medical) — Candidate case for simplified procedure

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(2006/C 11/03)

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4101 — MatlinPatterson/Deutsche Bank/Michel Thierry) — Candidate case for simplified procedure

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(2006/C 11/04)

Notice of initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of pentaerythritol originating in the United States of America, the People's Republic of China, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine

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(2006/C 11/05)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4038 — PAI/SSK (Specialty Chemicals))

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(2006/C 11/06)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4029 — Kuehne + Nagel/ACR Logistics)

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(2006/C 11/07)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3996 — Industri Kapital/Kwintet)

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(2006/C 11/08)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4031 — JCI/SAFT/JV)

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(2006/C 11/09)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4040 — KKR/FL Selenia)

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(2006/C 11/10)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4005 — Ineos/Innovene)

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(2006/C 11/11)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3935 — Jefferson Smurfit/Kappa)

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(2006/C 11/12)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3982 — Technip/Subsea 7/Asia Pacific JV)

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(2006/C 11/13)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4006 — Crédit Agricole/Banca Intesa/Nextra Investment Management)

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(2006/C 11/14)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3944 — Behr/Hella/JV)

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(2006/C 11/15)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4056 — Hochtief Airport/CDPQ/Budapest Airport)

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Commission

(2006/C 11/16)

F-Cayenne: Operation of scheduled air services — Invitation to tender issued by France pursuant to Article 4(1)(d) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 for the operation of scheduled air services between Cayenne on the one hand and Maripasoula, Saül and Grand-Santi via Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni on the other

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COURT OF JUSTICE

(2006/C 10/01)

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 8 November 2005 in Case C-293/02: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Royal Court of Jersey Jersey Produce Marketing Organisation Ltd v States of Jersey and Others (Legislation on the export of potatoes from Jersey to the United Kingdom — 1972 Act of Accession — Protocol No 3 on the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man — Regulation No 706/73 — Articles 23 EC, 25 EC and 29 EC — Charges having an effect equivalent to customs duties — Measures having an effect equivalent to quantitative restrictions)

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(2006/C 10/02)

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 10 November 2005 in Case C-307/03: Italian Republic v Commission of the European Communities (EAGGF — Clearance of accounts — Decision 2003/364/EC — Arable crops — Spot checks — Repayment of aid in respect of non-eligible areas — False declarations)

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(2006/C 10/03)

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 10 November 2005 in Case C-432/03: Commission of the European Communities v Portuguese Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Articles 28 EC and 30 EC — Directive 89/106/EEC — Decision 3052/95/EC — National approval procedure — Failure to take account of approval certificates drawn up in other Member States — Construction products)

2

(2006/C 10/04)

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 8 November 2005 in Case C-443/03, Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Netherlands) Götz Leffler v Berlin Chemie AG (Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Service of judicial and extrajudicial documents — No translation of the document — Consequences)

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(2006/C 10/05)

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 10 November 2005 in Case C-29/04: Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Austria (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Articles 8, 11(1) and 15(2) of Directive 92/50/EEC — Procedure for the award of public service contracts — Contract relating to waste disposal — Absence of call for tenders)

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(2006/C 10/06)

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 10 November 2005 in Case C-197/04: Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Tax on the consumption of manufactured tobacco — Separate taxation of cigarettes and rolls of tobacco ‘West Single Packs’)

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(2006/C 10/07)

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 10 November 2005 in Case C-316/04, Reference for a preliminary ruling from the College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven (Netherlands) Stichting Zuid-Hollandse Milieufederatie v College voor de toelating van bestrijdingsmiddelen (Authorisation for the placing of plant protection and biocidal products on the market — Directive 91/414/EEC — Article 8 — Directive 98/8/EC — Article 16 — Power of Member States during the transitional period)

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(2006/C 10/08)

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 10 November 2005 in Case C-385/04: Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2001/16/EC — Trans-European Networks — Interoperability of the trans-European conventional rail system — Failure to transpose within the period prescribed)

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(2006/C 10/09)

Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 15 September 2005 in Case C-112/04 P: Marlines SA v Commission of the European Communities (Appeal — Article 85(1) of the EC Treaty (now Article 81(1) EC) — Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Agreements between undertakings — Proof of an undertaking's participation in business meetings with an anti-competitive purpose)

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(2006/C 10/10)

Order of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 6 October 2005 in Case C-328/04: reference for a preliminary ruling from the Fovárosi Bíróság in the criminal proceedings against Attila Vajnai (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Interpretation of the principle of non-discrimination — National provision prohibiting, on pain of criminal prosecution, the use in public of a symbol consisting of a five-point red star — Lack of jurisdiction of the Court)

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(2006/C 10/11)

Order of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 16 September 2005 in Case C-342/04 P: Jürgen Schmoldt and Others v Commission of the European Communities (Appeal — Construction products — Harmonised standards and technical regulations — Thermal insulation standards)

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(2006/C 10/12)

Order of the Court (Third Chamber) of 13 October 2005 in Case C-2/05 SA: Names BV v Commission of the European Communities (Application for authorisation to serve a garnishee order on the Commission of the European Communities)

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(2006/C 10/13)

Order of the Court (Third Chamber) of 13 October 2005 in Case C-3/05 SA: Statistical Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan v Commission of the European Communities (Application for authorisation to serve a garnishee order on the Commission of the European Communities)

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(2006/C 10/14)

Order of the Court (Third Chamber) of 13 October 2005 in Case C-4/05 SA: Alt Ylmy – Ömümcilik Paydarlar Jemgyyeti v Commission of the European Communities (Application for authorisation to serve a garnishee order on the Commission of the European Communities)

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(2006/C 10/15)

Order of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 6 October 2005 in Case C-256/05: reference for a preliminary ruling from the Telekom-Control-Kommission in Telekom Austria AG, formerly Post & Telekom Austria AG (Questions referred for a preliminary ruling — Jurisdiction of the Court — Reference to the Court — Electronic communications — Networks and services — Common regulatory framework — Market for transit services)

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(2006/C 10/16)

Case C-368/05 P: Appeal brought on 5 October 2005 by Polyelectrolyte Producers Group against the order made on 22 July 2005 by the Second Chamber of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities in Case T-376/04 between Polyelectrolyte Producers Group and Council of the European Union and Commission of the European Communities

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(2006/C 10/17)

Case C-371/05: Action brought on 7 October 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Italian Republic

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(2006/C 10/18)

Case C-376/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof, Germany, by order of that court of 26 July 2005 in A Brünsteiner GmbH v Bayerische Motorenwerke AG

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(2006/C 10/19)

Case C-380/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato by order of that court of 19 April 2005 in Centro Europa 7 Srl v Ministero delle Comunicazioni e Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni, Direzione Generale Autorizzazioni e Concessioni Ministero delle Comunicazioni

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(2006/C 10/20)

Case C-381/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour d'appel de Bruxelles by judgment of that court of 13 October 2005 in De Lantsheer Emmanuel v Comite Interprofessionnel du vin de Champagne (CIVC) and Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin

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(2006/C 10/21)

Case C-383/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation de Belgique by judgment of that court of 7 October 2005 in Raffaele Talotta v État belge

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(2006/C 10/22)

Case C-386/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof by order of that court of 28 September 2005 in Color Drack GmbH v Lexx International Vertriebs GmbH

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(2006/C 10/23)

Case C-389/05: Action brought on 27 October 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the French Republic

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(2006/C 10/24)

Case C-391/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Hamburg by order of that court of 30 August 2005 in Jan de Nul N.V. v Hauptzollamt Oldenburg

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(2006/C 10/25)

Case C-392/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Simvoulio tis Epikratias (Council of State) by judgment of that court of 30 June 2005 in proceedings between Georgios Alevizos and the Minister for Economic Affairs

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(2006/C 10/26)

Case C-393/05: Action brought on 4 November 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Republic of Austria

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(2006/C 10/27)

Case C-395/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Viterbo by order of that court of 25 October 2005 in criminal proceedings against Antonello D'Antonio and Others

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(2006/C 10/28)

Case C-397/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Palermo by order of that court of 19 October 2005 in the criminal proceedings against Maria Grazia Di Maggio and Salvatore Buccola

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(2006/C 10/29)

Case C-403/05: Action brought on 17 November 2005 by the European Parliament against the Commission of the European Communities

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(2006/C 10/30)

Case C-404/05: Action brought on 17 November 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Federal Republic of Germany

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(2006/C 10/31)

Case C-409/05: Action brought on 21 November 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Hellenic Republic

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(2006/C 10/32)

Case C-414/05: Action brought on 23 November 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the French Republic

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(2006/C 10/33)

Case C-416/05: Action brought on 24 November 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

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(2006/C 10/34)

Case C-417/05 P: Appeal brought on 24 November 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the judgment delivered on 13 September 2005 by the Court of First Instance of the European Communities (First Chamber) in Case T-272/03 M.D. Fernández Gómez v Commission of the European Communities

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(2006/C 10/35)

Case C-424/05 P: Appeal brought on 29 November 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the judgment delivered on 13 September 2005 by the Court of First Instance of the European Communities (First Chamber) in Case T-72/04 between S. Hosman-Chevalier and the Commission of the European Communities

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COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

(2006/C 10/36)

Appeal chamber

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(2006/C 10/37)

Case T-154/03: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 17 November 2005 — Biofarma v OHIM (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Earlier national word marks ARTEX — Application for Community word mark ALREX — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

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(2006/C 10/38)

Case T-275/03: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 9 November 2005 — Focus Magazin Verlag GmbH v OHIM (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark Hi-FOCuS — Earlier national word mark FOCUS — Scope of the examination conducted by the Board of Appeal — Assessment of evidence produced before the Board of Appeal)

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(2006/C 10/39)

Case T-145/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 15 November 2005 — Righini v Commission (Officials — Temporary staff — Classification in grade and in step — Classification in the higher career grade)

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(2006/C 10/40)

Case T-28/02: Order of the Court of First Instance of 17 October 2005 — First Data Corp. and Others v Commission of the European Communities (Competition — Article 81 EC — Visa payment card scheme — The ‘no-acquiring-without-issuing’ rule — Negative clearance — Rule abolished during the proceedings — Legal interest in bringing proceedings — No need to adjudicate)

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(2006/C 10/41)

Case T-124/04: Order of the Court of First Instance of 26 October 2005 — Ouariachi v Commission (Action for damages — Non-contractual liability of the Community — Damage caused by a member of staff in the exercise of his functions — Absence of causal link)

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(2006/C 10/42)

Case T-89/05: Order of the Court of First Instance of 27 October 2005 — GAEC Salat v Commission (Action for failure to act — Complaint concerning the protected designation of origin ‘Salers’ — Regulation (EC) No 828/2003 — Definition of position by the Commission — Manifest inadmissibility)

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(2006/C 10/43)

Case T-374/05: Action brought on 6 October 2005 — Schierhorst v Commission

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(2006/C 10/44)

Case T-377/05: Action brought on 5 October 2005 — Seegmuller v Commission

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(2006/C 10/45)

Case T-378/05: Action brought on 7 October 2005 — Marenco v Commission

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(2006/C 10/46)

Case T-379/05: Action brought on 14 October 2005 — Zuffa/OHIM

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(2006/C 10/47)

Case T-380/05: Action brought on 10 October 2005 — Buendía Sierra v Commission

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(2006/C 10/48)

Case T-381/05: Action brought on 10 October 2005 — Di Bucci v Commission

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(2006/C 10/49)

Case T-386/05: Action brought on 10 October 2005 — Wilms v Commission

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(2006/C 10/50)

Case T-387/05: Action brought on 13 October 2005 — Chatziioannidou v Commission

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(2006/C 10/51)

Case T-388/05: Action brought on 20 October 2005 — Grünheid v Commission

26

(2006/C 10/52)

Case T-389/05: Action brought on 20 October 2005 — Ole Eistrup v European Parliament

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(2006/C 10/53)

Case T-393/05: Action brought on 17 October 2005 — Pickering v Commission

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(2006/C 10/54)

Case T-394/05: Action brought on 17 October 2005 — Valero Jordana v Commission

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(2006/C 10/55)

Case T-398/05: Action brought on 7 November 2005 — Tesoka v European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

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(2006/C 10/56)

Case T-399/05: Action brought on 21 October 2005 — Wils v European Parliament

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(2006/C 10/57)

Case T-403/05: Action brought on 15 November 2005 — MyTravel/Commission

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(2006/C 10/58)

Case T-406/05: Action brought on 9 November 2005 — Alessandro Cavallaro v Commission of the European Communities

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(2006/C 10/59)

Last publication of the Court of Justice in the Official Journal of the European UnionOJ C 330, 24.12.2005

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(2006/C 9/01)

Euro exchange rates

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(2006/C 9/02)

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections

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(2006/C 9/03)

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections

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(2006/C 9/04)

State aid — United Kingdom — State aid C 45/2005 (ex N 364/2005) — Waste and Resource Action Programmes: aid for Printings and Writings paper reprocessing capacity — Invitation to submit comments pursuant to Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty

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(2006/C 9/05)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4008 — Logista/Editorial Planeta/JV)

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(2006/C 9/06)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4058 — Logista/Planeta de Agostini/JV)

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Corrigenda

(2006/C 9/07)

Corrigendum to the notice Holidays in 2006(OJ C 336, 31.12.2005)

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(2006/C 8/01)

Euro exchange rates

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(2006/C 8/02)

Information procedure — Technical rules

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(2006/C 8/03)

Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Council Directive 98/79/EC

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Commission

(2006/C 7/01)

Euro exchange rates

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(2006/C 7/02)

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4098 — Investcorp/Autodistribution Group) — Candidate case for simplified procedure

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EFTA Surveillance Authority

(2006/C 7/03)

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) in Part I of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement — EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections

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(2006/C 7/04)

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) in Part I of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement — EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections

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(2006/C 7/05)

Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licences pursuant to Article 13(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers

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(2006/C 7/06)

Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) in Part I of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement — EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections

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(2006/C 7/07)

Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) in Part I of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement — EFTA Surveillance Authority decision to propose appropriate measures in relation to a scheme on tax and fee concessions in favour of Norðurál hf. The proposal has been accepted by Iceland.

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EFTA Standing Committee

(2006/C 7/08)

List of natural mineral waters in Iceland and Norway pursuant to Article 1 of Council Directive 80/777/EEC of 15 July 1980 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the exploitation and marketing of natural mineral waters

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(2006/C 6/01)

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(2006/C 6/02)

Notice of initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of cathode-ray colour television picture tubes originating in the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia and Thailand

2

(2006/C 6/03)

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3946 — Renolit/Solvay)

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(2006/C 6/04)

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4090 — West LB/Odewald/ASH) — Candidate case for simplified procedure

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(2006/C 6/05)

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4082 — Cargill/Pagnan II)

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(2006/C 6/06)

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3985 — EADS/BAES/FNM/NLFK)

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(2006/C 6/07)

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3787 — Heinemann/HDS Retail) — Candidate case for simplified procedure

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Commission

(2006/C 6/08)

F-Lorient: operation of scheduled air services — Invitation to tender issued by France pursuant to Article 4(1)(d) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 for the operation of scheduled air services between Lorient and Lyon

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(2006/C 6/09)

S-Sundsvall: Operation of scheduled air services — Invitation to tender issued by the National Public Transport Agency (Rikstrafiken) under Article 4(1)(d) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 in respect of scheduled air services on the following route: Östersund — Umeå

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(2006/C 5/01)

Euro exchange rates

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(2006/C 5/02)

Notice of initiation of a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of bicycles originating in the People's Republic of China

2

(2006/C 5/03)

Amendment by France of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services between Lorient and Lyon

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(2006/C 5/04)

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4049 — Novartis/Chiron)

5

(2006/C 5/05)

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4080 — G+J/Sanoma/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure

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(2006/C 5/06)

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4073 — ConocoPhillips/LDEHG-LDRM) — Candidate case for simplified procedure

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(2006/C 4/01)

Euro exchange rates

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(2006/C 4/02)

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4069 — Cognis B.V./Golden Hope Plantations BHD/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure

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(2006/C 3/01)

Euro exchange rates

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(2006/C 3/02)

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections

2

(2006/C 3/03)

Publication of an application for registration pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin

3

(2006/C 3/04)

Publication of an application for registration pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin

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(2006/C 3/05)

Publication of an application for registration pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin

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(2006/C 3/06)

Notification of titles of qualification in architecture

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(2006/C 3/07)

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 12 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment

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(2006/C 3/08)

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 364/2004 of 25 February 2004, on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

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(2006/C 3/09)

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 364/2004 of 25 February 2004 as regards the extension of its scope to include aid for research and development

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(2006/C 3/10)

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 364/2004 of 25 February 2004, on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

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(2006/C 3/11)

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 364/2004 of 25 February 2004, on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

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(2006/C 3/12)

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

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(2006/C 2/01)

Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 2,25 % on 1 January 2006 — Euro exchange rates

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(2006/C 2/02)

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections

2

(2006/C 2/03)

Summary information on State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products

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(2006/C 2/04)

State aid — Germany — State aid No C38/2005 (ex NN 52/2004) — Biria group — Invitation to submit comments pursuant to Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty

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(2006/C 2/05)

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections

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EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA Surveillance Authority

(2006/C 2/06)

Public presentation of the preliminary findings of the energy sector inquiry

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(2006/C 1/01)

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(2006/C 1/02)

Euro exchange rates

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(2006/C 1/03)

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections

3

(2006/C 1/04)

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections

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(2006/C 1/05)

Summary information from the Member States on State aid granted in conformity with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products

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(2006/C 1/06)

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections

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