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III Preparatory Acts

European Economic and Social Committee

433rd plenary session held on 15 and 16 February 2007

2007/C 97/01

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council setting up a European Advisory Committee on Community Statistical Information Policy COM(2006) 653 final — 2006/0217 (COD)

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2007/C 97/02

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy and amending Directive 2000/60/EC COM(2006) 397 final — 2006/0129 (COD)

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2007/C 97/03

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission on Halting the loss of biodiversity by 2010 — and beyond — Sustaining ecosystem services for human well-being COM(2006) 216 final

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2007/C 97/04

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (Codified version) COM(2006) 543 final — 2006/0170 (COD)

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2007/C 97/05

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Council Directive on pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species (codified version) COM(2006) 749 final — 2006/0250 (CNS)

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2007/C 97/06

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for the use of work equipment by workers at work (second individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (Codified version) COM(2006) 652 final — 2006/0214 (COD)

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2007/C 97/07

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work (Codified version) COM(2006) 664 final — 2006/0222 (COD)

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2007/C 97/08

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the European logistics policy

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2007/C 97/09

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — A strategy for a Secure Information Society — Dialogue, partnership and empowerment COM(2006) 251 final

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2007/C 97/10

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the Review of the EU Regulatory Framework for electronic communications networks and services

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2007/C 97/11

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission under Article 138(2) of the EC Treaty on the strengthening of maritime labour standards COM(2006) 287 final

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2007/C 97/12

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on EU-Japan Relations: The role of Civil Society

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2007/C 97/13

Resolution of the European Economic and Social Committee on The implementation of the renewed Lisbon Strategy

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Court of Justice

2007/C 95/01

Last publication of the Court of Justice in the Official Journal of the European Union
 OJ C 82, 14.4.2007

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V Announcements

COURT PROCEEDINGS

Court of Justice

2007/C 95/02

Case C-95/04 P: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 15 March 2007 — British Airways plc v Commission of the European Communities, Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd (Appeals — Abuse of dominant position — Airline — Agreements with travel agents — Bonuses linked to growth in sales of that airline's tickets over a given period in comparison with a reference period — Bonuses granted not only for tickets sold once the sales target achieved, but for all tickets sold during the period in question)

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2007/C 95/03

Case C-292/04: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 6 March 2007 (Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Köln — Germany ) — Wienand Meilicke, Heidi Christa Weyde, Marina Stöffler v Finanzamt Bonn-Innenstadt (Income tax — Tax credit for dividends paid by resident companies — Articles 56 EC and 58 EC — Limitation of the temporal effects of the judgment)

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2007/C 95/04

Joined Cases C-338/04, C-359/04 and C-360/04: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 6 March 2007 (references for preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Larino, Tribunale di Teramo — Italy) — Criminal proceedings against Massimiliano Placanica (Case C-338/04), Christian Palazzese (Case C-359/04), Angelo Sorricchio (Case C-360/04) (Freedom of establishment — Freedom to provide services — Interpretation of Articles 43 EC and 49 EC — Games of chance — Collection of bets on sporting events — Licensing requirement — Exclusion of certain operators by reason of their type of corporate form — Requirement of police authorisation — Criminal penalties)

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2007/C 95/05

Case C-354/04 P: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 27 February 2007 — Gestoras Pro Amnistía, Juan Mari Olano Olano, Julen Zelarain Errasti v Council of the European Union, Kingdom of Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Appeal — European Union — Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters — Common Positions 2001/931/CFSP, 2002/340/CFSP and 2002/462/CFSP — Measures concerning persons, groups and entities involved in terrorist acts — Action for damages — Jurisdiction of the Court of Justice)

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2007/C 95/06

Case C-355/04 P: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 27 February 2007 — Segi, Araitz Zubimendi Izaga, Aritza Galagara v Council of the European Union, Kingdom of Spain, Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Appeal — European Union — Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters — Common Positions 2001/931/CFSP, 2002/340/CFSP and 2002/462/CFSP — Measures concerning persons, groups and entities involved in terrorist acts — Jurisdiction of the Court of Justice)

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2007/C 95/07

Case C-524/04: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 13 March 2007 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division) (United Kingdom)) — Test Claimants in the Thin Cap Group Litigation v Commissioners of Inland Revenue (Freedom of establishment — Free movement of capital — Corporation tax — Loan interest paid to a related company resident in another Member State or in a non-member country — Interest treated as a distribution — Cohesion of the tax system — Tax avoidance)

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2007/C 95/08

Case C-29/05 P: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 13 March 2007 — Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) v Kaul GmbH, Bayer AG (Appeal — Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Submission of new facts and evidence in support of an appeal brought before the Board of Appeal of OHIM)

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2007/C 95/09

Case C-34/05: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 1 March 2007 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven (Netherlands)) — Maatschap J. en G.P. en A.C. Schouten v Minister van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit (Community aid schemes — Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92 — Beef and veal sector — Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 — Available forage area — Definition — Special premium — Conditions for granting — Parcel of land temporarily under water during the period in question)

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2007/C 95/10

Case C-35/05: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 15 March 2007 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Corte suprema di cassazione — Italy ) — Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH v Ministero delle Finanze (Eighth VAT Directive — Articles 2 and 5 — Taxable persons not established in the territory of the country — Tax paid in error — Arrangements for reimbursement)

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2007/C 95/11

Case C-54/05: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 15 March 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Finland (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Articles 28 EC and 30 EC — Importation of a vehicle registered in another Member State — Obligation to obtain a transfer licence)

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2007/C 95/12

Case C-176/05: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 1 March 2007 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht für Zivilrechtssachen Wien — Austria ) — KVZ retec GmbH v Republik Österreich (Waste — Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 — Supervision and control of shipments of waste — Meat-and-bone meal)

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2007/C 95/13

Case C-289/05: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 8 March 2007 (Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Rovaniemen hallinto-oikeus ( Finland )) — Länsstyrelson i Norrbottens län v Lapin liitto (Regulation (EC) No 1685/2000 — Annex — Point 1.8 of Rule No 1 — Structural Funds — Eligibility of expenditure — Taking into account of overheads)

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2007/C 95/14

Case C-391/05: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 1 March 2007 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Hamburg ( Germany )) — Jan de Nul NV v Hauptzollamt Oldenburg (Excise duties — Exemption from excise duty on mineral oils — Directive 92/81/EEC — ‘Navigation within Community waters’)

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2007/C 95/15

Case C-432/05: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 13 March 2007 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Högsta domstolen — Sweden) — Unibet (London) Ltd, Unibet (International) Ltd v Justitiekanslern (Principle of judicial protection — National legislation not providing for a self-standing action to challenge the compatibility of a national provision with Community law — Procedural autonomy — Principles of equivalence and effectiveness — Interim protection)

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2007/C 95/16

Case C-441/05: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 8 March 2007 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour administrative d'appel de Douai (France)) — Société Roquette Frères v Ministre de l'Agriculture, de l'Alimentation, de la Pêche et de la Ruralité (Common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector — Isoglucose — Determination of the basic quantities used for the allocation of production quotas — Isoglucose produced as an intermediate product — Article 24(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 — Article 27(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 — Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2073/2000 — Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 — Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1745/2002 — Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1739/2003 — Illegality of a Community measure raised before the national court — Reference for a preliminary ruling on validity — Admissibility — Conditions — Inadmissibility of an action for annulment of the Community measure)

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2007/C 95/17

Joined Cases C-447/05 and C-448/05: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 8 March 2007 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour d'appel de Paris — France) — Thomson Multimedia Sales Europe (C-447/05), Vestel France (C-448/05) v Administration des douanes et droits indirects (Community Customs Code — Implementing measures — Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 — Annex 11 — Non-preferential origin of goods — Television receivers — Concept of substantial processing or working — Criterion of added value — Validity)

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2007/C 95/18

Case C-44/06: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 8 March 2007 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht des Landes Brandenburg — Germany) — Gerlach & Co. mbH v Hauptzollamt Frankfurt (Oder) (Customs union — Community transit — Proof of the regularity of a transit operation or of the place of the offence — Three-month period — Period granted subsequent to the decision to recover the import duties)

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2007/C 95/19

Case C-45/06: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 8 March 2007 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht des Landes Brandenburg (Germany)) — Campina GmbH & Co., formerly TUFFI Campina emzett GmbH v Hauptzollamt Frankfurt (Oder) (Milk and milk products — Additional levy — Slight delay in observing the time-limit for communication of the summary of statements — Financial penalty — Regulation (EEC) No 536/93 as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1001/98 — Article 3(2), second subparagraph — Regulation (EC) No 1392/2001 — Article 5(3) — Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 — Article 2(2), second sentence — Principle of retroactive application of the less severe penalty)

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2007/C 95/20

Case C-139/06: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 1 March 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directives 2002/96/EC and 2003/108/EC — Waste — Electrical and electronic equipment)

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2007/C 95/21

Case C-160/06: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 8 March 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Directive 2003/51/EC — Company law — Annual accounts of certain types of companies — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

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2007/C 95/22

Case C-171/06 P: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 15 March 2007 — T.I.M.E. ART Uluslararasi Saat Ticareti ve dis Ticaret AS v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), Devinlec Développement Innovation Leclerc SA (Appeal — Community trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Article 8(1)(b) — Figurative mark — Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier national trade mark — Likelihood of confusion)

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2007/C 95/23

Case C-203/06: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 18 January 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Czech Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 93/16/EEC — Doctors — Mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

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2007/C 95/24

Case C-327/06: Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 1 March 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Directive 2002/14/EC — Establishment of a general framework for informing and consulting employees in the European Community — Failure to transpose within the period prescribed)

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2007/C 95/25

Case C-406/06: Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 8 February 2007 — Landtag Schleswig-Holstein v Commission of the European Communities (Action of annulment — Court of Justice having no jurisdiction — Referral to Court of First Instance)

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2007/C 95/26

Case C-17/07 P: Appeal brought on 22 January 2007 by Wineke Neirinck against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) delivered on 14 November 2006 in Case T-494/04 Neirinck v Commission

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2007/C 95/27

Case C-49/07: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Diikitiko Efetio Athinon ( Greece ) lodged on 5 February 2007 — Motosikletistiki Omospondia Ellados (MOT.O.E) v Elliniko Dimosio

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2007/C 95/28

Case C-52/07: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Marknadsdomstolen ( Sweden ) lodged on 6 February 2007 — Kanal 5 Limited and TV 4 Aktiebolag v Föreningen Svenska Tonsättares Internationella Musikbyrå (STIM)

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2007/C 95/29

Case C-55/07: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Bolzano ( Italy ) lodged on 1 February 2007 — Othmar Michaeler and Subito GmbH v Labour Inspectorate of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano (now the employment protection office) and the Autonomous Province of Bolzano

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2007/C 95/30

Case C-56/07: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Bozen (Italy) lodged on 1 February 2007 — Ruth Volgger, Othmar Michaeler and Subito GmbH v Labour Inspectorate of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano (now the employment protection office) and Autonomous Province of Bolzano

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2007/C 95/31

Case C-57/07: Action brought on 7 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg

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2007/C 95/32

Case C-61/07: Action brought on 8 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg

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2007/C 95/33

Case C-67/07: Action brought on 9 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v French Republic

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2007/C 95/34

Case C-73/07: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein hallinto-oikeus ( Finland ) lodged on 12 February 2007 — Tietosuojavaltuutettu

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2007/C 95/35

Case C-75/07: Action brought on 12 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v French Republic

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2007/C 95/36

Case C-76/07: Action brought on 12 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg

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2007/C 95/37

Case C-84/07: Action brought on 15 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic

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2007/C 95/38

Case C-85/07: Action brought on 15 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic

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2007/C 95/39

Case C-88/07: Action brought on 15 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain

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2007/C 95/40

Case C-89/07: Action brought on 15 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v French Republic

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2007/C 95/41

Case C-90/07: Action brought on 16 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium

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2007/C 95/42

Case C-92/07: Action brought on 16 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of the Netherlands

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2007/C 95/43

Case C-93/07: Action brought on 20 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium

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2007/C 95/44

Case C-97/07: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Galicia lodged on 20 February 2007 — Rosa Méndez López v Instituto Nacional de Empleo (INEM); Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS)

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2007/C 95/45

Case C-98/07: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Højesteret ( Denmark ) lodged on 22 February 2007 — Nordania Finans A/S and BG Factoring A/S v Skatteministeriet

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2007/C 95/46

Case C-101/07 P: Appeal brought on 21 February 2007 by Coop de France Bétail et Viande, formerly the Fédération nationale de la coopération bétail et viande (FNCBV) against the judgment delivered on 13 December 2006 in Joined Cases T-217/03 and T-245/03 Coop de France Bétail et Viande v Commission

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2007/C 95/47

Case C-105/07: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank van eerste aanleg te Antwerpen ( Belgium ) lodged on 22 February 2007 — N.V. Lammers & Van Cleeff v Belgische Staat

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2007/C 95/48

Case C-106/07: Action brought on 22 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v French Republic

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2007/C 95/49

Case C-107/07 P: Appeal brought on 13 February 2007 against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) delivered on 11 December 2006 in Case T-290/05 Friedrich Weber v Commission of the European Communities

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2007/C 95/50

Case C-109/07: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Prud'homie de pêche de Martigues ( France ) lodged on 20.2.2007 — Jonathan Pilato v Jean-Claude Bourgault

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2007/C 95/51

Case C-110/07 P: Appeal brought on 27 February 2007 by Fédération nationale des syndicats d'exploitants agricoles (FNSEA), Fédération nationale bovine (FNB), Fédération nationale des producteurs de lait (FNPL) and Jeunes agriculteurs (JA) against the judgment delivered by the Court of First Instance (First Chamber) on 13 December 2006 in Joined Cases T-217/03 and T-245/03 FNCBV and Others v Commission

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2007/C 95/52

Case C-111/07: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Asturias ( Spain ) lodged on 28 February 2007 — José Manuel Blanco Pérez, Maria del Pilar Chao Gómez v Principado de Asturias

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2007/C 95/53

Case C-114/07: Action brought on 27 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Czech Republic

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2007/C 95/54

Case C-115/07: Action brought on 27 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Czech Republic

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2007/C 95/55

Case C-116/07: Action brought on 27 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Czech Republic

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2007/C 95/56

Case C-117/07: Action brought on 27 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Czech Republic

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2007/C 95/57

Case C-118/07: Action brought on 27 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Finland

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2007/C 95/58

Case C-120/07: Action brought on 27 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of the Netherlands

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2007/C 95/59

Case C-121/07: Action brought on 28 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v French Republic

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2007/C 95/60

Case C-122/07 P: Appeal brought on 28 February 2007 by Eurostrategies SPRL against the order of the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber) delivered on 1 December 2006 in Case T-203/06: Eurostrategies sprl v Commission of the European Communities

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2007/C 95/61

Case C-123/07: Action brought on 28 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of the Netherlands

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2007/C 95/62

Case C-124/07: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden lodged on 2 March 2007 — J.C.M. Beheer B.V. v Staatssecretaris van Financiën

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2007/C 95/63

Case C-134/07: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Sad Rejonowy w Jaworznie ( Republic of Poland ) lodged on 7 March 2007 — Piotr Kawala v Gmina Miasta Jaworzna

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2007/C 95/64

Case C-145/07: Action brought on 13 March 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Sweden

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2007/C 95/65

Case C-146/07: Action brought on 13 March 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Sweden

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2007/C 95/66

Case C-147/07: Action brought on 13 March 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v French Republic

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2007/C 95/67

Case C-148/07: Action brought on 14 March 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Hungary

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2007/C 95/68

Case C-71/06: Order of the President of the Court of 1 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic

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2007/C 95/69

Case C-124/06: Order of the President of the Court of 15 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic

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2007/C 95/70

Case C-282/06: Order of the President of the Court of 26 February 2007 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Krajský Soud v Praze — Czech Republic ) — Ochranný svaz autorský pro práva k dílum hudebním (OSA) v Miloslav Lev

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Court of First Instance

2007/C 95/71

Case T-215/03: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 22 March 2007 — SIGLA v OHIM — Elleni Holding (VIPS) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark VIPS — Earlier national word mark VIPS — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Article 74 of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Principle that the parties delimit the subject matter of the proceedings — Rights of the defence)

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2007/C 95/72

Case T-402/03: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 15 March 2007 — Katalagarianakis v Commission (Officials — Appointment — Review of classification in grade and step — Application of the Court's case-law — Articles 5 and 31(2), the second paragraph of Article 32 and Articles 45 and 62 of the Staff Regulations)

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2007/C 95/73

Case T-430/03: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 15 March 2007 — Dascalu v Commission (Officials — Appointment — Review of classification in grade and step — Application of the Court of Justice's case-law — Articles 5 and 31(2), the second paragraph of Article 32 and Articles 45 and 62 of the Staff Regulations)

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2007/C 95/74

Case T-107/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) of 14 March 2007 — Aluminium Silicon Mill Products GmbH v Council of the European Union (Action for annulment — Dumping — Imports of silicon originating in Russia — Injury — Causal link)

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2007/C 95/75

Case T-110/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 7 March 2007 — Sequeira Wandschneider v Commission (Officials — Career development report — Assessment period 2001/2002 — Action for annulment — Statement of reasons — Evaluation of merits — Evidence — Action for damages)

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2007/C 95/76

Case T-339/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 8 March 2007 — France Télécom v Commission (Competition — Decision ordering an inspection — Loyal cooperation with the national courts — Loyal cooperation with the national competition authorities — Article 20(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 — Commission Notice on Cooperation within the Network of Competition Authorities — Statement of reasons — Proportionality)

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2007/C 95/77

Case T-340/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 8 March 2007 — France Télécom v Commission (Competition — Decision ordering an inspection — Loyal cooperation with the national courts — Loyal cooperation with the national competition authorities — Article 20(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 — Statement of reasons — Proportionality — Fresh plea in law — Inadmissible)

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2007/C 95/78

Case T-230/05: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 6 March 2007 — Golf USA v OHIM (GOLF USA ) (Community trade mark — Application for the Community word mark GOLF USA — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Lack of distinctive character)

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2007/C 95/79

Case T-322/05: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 22 March 2007 — Carsten Brinkmann v OHIM — Terra Networks (Terranus) (Community trade mark — Opposition procedure — Application for Community work mark Terranus — Earlier Community and national figurative mark terra — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 40/94)

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2007/C 95/80

Case T-364/05: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 22 March 2007 — Saint-Gobain Pam v OHIM — Propamsa (PAM PLUVIAL) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark PAM PLUVIAL — Earlier national figurative marks PAM — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Proof of use — Article 8(1)(b) and Article 43 of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

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2007/C 95/81

Case T-455/04: Order of the Court of First Instance of 5 March 2007 — Beyatli and Candan v Commission (Officials — Open competition — Notice of competition — Time-limits — Compalint — Inadmissibility)

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2007/C 95/82

Case T-44/05: Order of the Court of First Instance of 27 February 2007 — SP Entertainment Development v Commission (State aid — Actionable measure — Inadmissibility)

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2007/C 95/83

Case T-91/05: Order of the Court of First Instance of 5 February 2007 — Sinara Handel v Council and Commission (Preliminary issues — Plea of inadmissibility — Action for damages — Loss of profit — Application for repayment of anti-dumping duties — No jurisdiction)

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2007/C 95/84

Case T-205/05: Order of the Court of First Instance of 26 February 2007 — Evropaïki Dynamiki v Commission (Actions for annulment — Arbitration clause — e-Content Programme — Termination of contract — Repayment — Inadmissibility)

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2007/C 95/85

Case T-310/06 R: Order of the President of the Court of First Instance of 16 February 2007 — Republic of Hungary v Commission (Application for Interim measures — Application for suspension of operation — Agriculture — Common organisation of the market in cereals — Taking-over of maize by intervention agencies — Regulation (EC) No 1572/2006 — Lack of urgency)

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2007/C 95/86

Cases T-311/06 RI, T-311/06 RII, T-312/06 R and T-313/06 R: Order of the President of the Court of First Instance of 1 March 2007 — FMC Chemical and Others v EFSA (Application for interim measures — Application for suspension of operation — Directive 91/414/EEC — European Food Safety Authority — Inadmissibility)

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2007/C 95/87

Case T-383/06 R: Order of the President of the Court of First Instance of 26 February 2007 — Icuna.Com v Parliament (Interim measures — Application for suspension of operation of a decision — No need to adjudicate)

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2007/C 95/88

Case T-397/06 R: Order of the President of the Court of First Instance of 1 March 2007 — Dow AgroSciences v EFSA (Applications for interim measures — Application for suspension of operation of a measure — Directive 91/414/CEE — European Food Safety Authority — Inadmissibility)

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2007/C 95/89

Case T-416/06 R: Order of the President of the Court of First Instance of 26 February 2007 — Sumitomo Chemical Agro Europe v Commission (Application for interim measures — Application for suspension of operation — Directive 91/414/EEC — No urgency)

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2007/C 95/90

Case T-49/07: Action brought on 20 February 2007 — Fahas v Council

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2007/C 95/91

Case T-50/07: Action brought on 23 February 2007 — Portuguese Republic v Commission

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2007/C 95/92

Case T-51/07: Action brought on 22 February 2007 — Agrar-Invest-Tatschl v Commission

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2007/C 95/93

Case T-53/07: Action brought on 19 February 2007 — Trade-Stomil v Commission

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2007/C 95/94

Case T-56/07 P: Appeal brought on 23 February 2007 by the Commission of the European Communities against the judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal delivered on 14 December 2006 in Case F-122/05 Economidis v Commission

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2007/C 95/95

Case T-57/07: Action brought on 26 February 2007 — E.ON Ruhrgas and E.ON Földgáz Trade v Commission

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2007/C 95/96

Case T-58/07: Action brought on 23 February 2007 — BYK-Chemie v OHIM — (Substance for Success)

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2007/C 95/97

Case T-59/07: Action brought on 20 February 2007 — Polimeri Europa v Commission

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2007/C 95/98

Case T-60/07: Action brought on 23 February 2007 — Spain v Commission

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2007/C 95/99

Case T-61/07: Action brought on 26 February 2007 — Italian Republic v Commission

49

2007/C 95/100

Case T-62/07 P: Appeal brought on 28 February 2007 by the Commission of the European Communities against the judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal delivered on 13 December 2006 in Case F-17/05 de Brito Sequeira Carbalho v Commission

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2007/C 95/101

Case T-63/07: Action brought on 1 march 2007 — Mülhens v OHIM — Exportaciones Aceiteras Fedeoliva (tosca de FEDEOLIVA)

50

2007/C 95/102

Case T-64/07: Action brought on 2 March 2007 — Agencja Wydawnicza Technopol v OHIM — (‘350’)

51

2007/C 95/103

Case T-65/07: Action brought on 2 March 2007 — Agencja Wydawnicza Technopol v OHIM — (‘250’)

51

2007/C 95/104

Case T-66/07: Action brought on 2 March 2007 — Agencja Wydawnicza Technopol v OHIM — (‘150’)

52

2007/C 95/105

Case T-67/07: Action brought on 2 March 2007 — Ford Motor v OHIM (FUN)

52

2007/C 95/106

Case T-70/07: Action brought on 26 February 2007 — Cantieri Navali Termoli v Commission

52

2007/C 95/107

Case T-71/07: Action brought on 9 March 2007 — Icuna.Com v Parliament

53

2007/C 95/108

Case T-74/07: Action brought on 12 March 2007 — Federal Republic of Germany v Commission

54

2007/C 95/109

Case T-78/07: Action brought on 8 March 2007 — IXI Mobile v OHIM — Klein (IXI)

54

2007/C 95/110

Case T-79/07: Action brought on 9 March 2007 — SHS Polar Sistemas Informáticos v OHIM — Polaris Software Lab (POLARIS)

55

2007/C 95/111

Case T-80/07: Action brought on 15 March 2007 — JanSport Apparel v OHIM (BUILT TO RESIST)

55

2007/C 95/112

Case T-198/06: Order of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber) of 26 February 2007 — Rathscheck Schiefer und Dach-Systeme and Others v Commission

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European Union Civil Service Tribunal

2007/C 95/113

Case F-111/05: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 15 March 2007 — Sanchez Ferriz v Commission (Officials — Appraisal — Career development report — 2001-2002 appraisal procedure)

57

2007/C 95/114

Case F-1/07 R: Order of the President of the Civil Service Tribunal of 13 March 2007 — Chassagne v Commission (Application for interim measures — Application for suspension of operation — Urgency — None)

57

2007/C 95/115

Case F-12/07: Action brought on 26 February 2007 — O'Connor v Commission

57

2007/C 95/116

Case F-15/07: Action brought on 27 February 2007 — K v European Parliament

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2007/C 95/117

Case F-19/07: Action brought on 5 March 2007 — Kerelov v Commission

58

2007/C 95/118

Case F-22/07: Action brought on 16 March 2007 — Lafili v Commission

59

2007/C 95/119

Case F-58/06: Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 15 March 2007 — Simon v Court of Justice and Commission

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2007/C 95/120

Case F-100/06: Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 15 March 2007 — Simon v Court of Justice and Commission

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European Data Protection Supervisor

2007/C 94/01

Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the Amended Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on mutual administrative assistance for the protection of the financial interests of the European Community against fraud and any other illegal activities

1

2007/C 94/02

Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 515/97 on mutual assistance between administrative authorities of the Member States and cooperation between the latter and the Commission to ensure the correct application of the law on customs and agricultural matters (COM(2006) 866 final)

3

2007/C 94/03

Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on: the Modified Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (COM(2006) 213 final) and on the Proposal for a Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) 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 (SEC(2006) 866 final)

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INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 94/04

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4524 — Nemak/Hydro Castings)  (1)

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2007/C 94/05

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4465 — Thrane & Thrane/Nera)  (1)

19

2007/C 94/06

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4500 — Nemak/TK Aluminum ‘A’)  (1)

20

2007/C 94/07

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4286 — China Shipbuilding/Mitsubishi/Wärtsilä/JV)  (1)

20

2007/C 94/08

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4456 — Mahle/Dana EPG)  (1)

21

2007/C 94/09

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

22

2007/C 94/10

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections  (1)

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NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 94/11

Euro exchange rates

25

2007/C 94/12

List of grants awarded under the 2006 financial year on budget line 05 08 06 (published under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2208/2002)

26

2007/C 94/13

Guidelines on national regional aid for 2007-2013 — National regional State aid map: France   (1)

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2007/C 94/14

List of the recognised producers' organisations in the fishery and aquaculture sector

57

2007/C 94/15

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 Regulation (EC) No 753/2002)

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2007/C 94/16

Summary information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 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

106

2007/C 94/17

First processing undertakings in the raw tobacco sector approved by the Member States

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ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Commission

2007/C 94/18

2007 Call for Proposals — Civil Protection Financial Instrument — Prevention and other actions

115

2007/C 94/19

2007 Call for Proposals — Civil Protection Simulation Exercises

116

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

2007/C 94/20

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4604 — CapMan/Walki Wisa) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  (1)

117

2007/C 94/21

Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4334 — Owens Corning/Saint Gobain Vetrotex/JV)  (1)

118

2007/C 94/22

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4642 — 3i Group/Euro Druckservice) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  (1)

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European Economic and Social Committee

432nd plenary session held on 17 and 18 January 2007

2007/C 93/01

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community programme to improve the operation of taxation systems in the internal market (Fiscalis 2013) COM(2006) 202 final — 2006/0076 (COD)

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2007/C 93/02

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Impact and consequences of structural policies on EU cohesion

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2007/C 93/03

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Council Directive on mutual assistance for the recovery of claims relating to certain levies, duties, taxes and other measures COM(2006) 605 final — 2006/0192 (CNS)

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2007/C 93/04

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives 89/665/EEC and 92/13/EEC with regard to improving the effectiveness of review procedures concerning the award of public contracts COM(2006) 195 final/2 — 2006/0066 (COD)

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2007/C 93/05

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 92/49/EC and Directives, 2002/83/EC, 2004/39/EC, 2005/68/EC and 2006/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards procedural rules and evaluation criteria for the prudential assessment of acquisitions and increases of shareholdings in the financial sector COM(2006) 507 final — 2006/0166 (COD)

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2007/C 93/06

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Review of the Single Market

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2007/C 93/07

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Council Regulation introducing a scheme to compensate for the additional costs incurred in the marketing of certain fishery products from the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands, and the French departments of Guiana and Réunion from 2007 to 2013 COM(2006) 740 final — 2006/0247 (CNS)

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2007/C 93/08

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Equal opportunities for people with disabilities

32

2007/C 93/09

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Promoting decent work for all — The EU contribution to the implementation of the decent work agenda in the world COM(2006) 249 final

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2007/C 93/10

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 89/391/EEC, its individual Directives and Council Directives 83/477/EEC, 91/383/EEC, 92/29/EEC and 94/33/EC with a view to simplifying and rationalising the reports on practical implementation COM(2006) 390 final — 2006/0127 (COD)

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2007/C 93/11

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Taking stock of the reality of European society today

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Commission

2007/C 92 A/01

Publication of a vacancy notice for the post of Director of the European Institute for gender equality — (Grade AD 13) — COM/2007/10049

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Commission

2007/C 92/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4469 — Scholz/Voestalpine/Scholz Austria)  (1)

1

2007/C 92/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4538 — ACCOR/DORINT)  (1)

1

2007/C 92/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4610 — TPG V/APOLLO/HARRAH's)  (1)

2

2007/C 92/04

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4584 — Karstadtquelle/Thomas Cook)  (1)

2

2007/C 92/05

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4603 — EQT/CBR)  (1)

3

2007/C 92/06

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4616 — Home Retail/Durinicum/Ogalas)  (1)

3

2007/C 92/07

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4484 — Danske Bank/Sampo Bank)  (1)

4

2007/C 92/08

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4591 — Weather Investments/Hellas Telecommunications)  (1)

4

2007/C 92/09

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4583 — Deutsche Post/Metro/GS1 Germany/JV)  (1)

5

2007/C 92/10

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4582 — HTA/CDPQ/GICSI/Budapest Airport)  (1)

5

2007/C 92/11

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4607 — INM/Providence/CAP II/APN)  (1)

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NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Council

2007/C 92/12

Council Decision of 22 March 2007 appointing members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Social Security for Migrant Workers

7

Commission

2007/C 92/13

Euro exchange rates

12

2007/C 92/14

Commission notice concerning the date of application of the protocols on rules of origin providing for diagonal cumulation between the Community, Algeria, Egypt, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Norway, Switzerland (including Liechtenstein), Syria, Tunisia, Turkey and West Bank and Gaza Strip

13

2007/C 92/15

Summary of Community decisions on marketing authorizations in respect of medicinal products from 1 March 2007 to 31 March 2007 (Published pursuant to Article 13 or Article 38 of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council )

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2007/C 92/16

Summary of Community decisions on marketing authorizations in respect of medicinal products from 1 March 2007 to 31 March 2007 (Decisions taken pursuant to Article 34 of Directive 2001/83/EC or Article 38 of Directive 2001/82/EC)

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2007/C 92/17

Amendment by France of a public service obligation in respect of scheduled air services between Bergerac and Paris and between Périgueux and Paris  (1)

24

2007/C 92/18

Summary information on State aid granted pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1595/2004 of 8 September 2004 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 fisheries products  (1)

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European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

2007/C 91 A/01

Reserve list — Open competition EPSO/AD/29/05 — Administrators (AD5) — In the field of Economics/statistics

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2007/C 91 A/02

Reserve list — Open competition EPSO/AST/7/05 — Assistants (AST3) — In the field 1 ‘financial management/accountancy’

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European Data Protection Supervisor

2007/C 91/01

Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)

1

2007/C 91/02

Second opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the Proposal for a Council Framework Decision on the protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial co-operation in criminal matters

9

2007/C 91/03

Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems (COM(2006)16 final)

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INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 91/04

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4577 — Blackstone/Cardinal Health (PTS Division))  (1)

24

2007/C 91/05

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4594 — OEP/Arvinmeritor Emissions Technologies Business)  (1)

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NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 91/06

Euro exchange rates

25

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2007/C 91/07

Public holidays in 2007

26

2007/C 91/08

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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NOTICES CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA Surveillance Authority

2007/C 91/09

Public holidays in 2007: EEA EFTA States and EEA institutions

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

2007/C 91/10

State aid — United Kingdom — State aid No C 7/07 (ex NN 82/06 and NN 83/06) — Alleged aid in favour of Royal Mail and POL — Invitation to submit comments pursuant to Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty  (1)

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2007/C 91/11

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4654 — IPR/Mitsui (UK Electricity generation business)) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  (1)

42

2007/C 91/12

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4658 — Bridgepoint Capital/Wolters Kluwer Educational Division) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  (1)

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2007/C 91/13

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4498 — HgCapital/Denton)  (1)

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Council

2007/C 90/01

Notice for the attention of the persons, groups and entities on the list provided for in Article 2(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism

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INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 90/02

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections  (1)

2

2007/C 90/03

Publication of an amendment application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

5

2007/C 90/04

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections  (1)

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NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 90/05

Euro exchange rates

16

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2007/C 90/06

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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2007/C 90/07

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  (1)

19

2007/C 90/08

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  (1)

22

2007/C 90/09

Maltese procedure for the allocation of traffic rights

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

2007/C 90/10

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4602 — Atlas Copco/Dynapac) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  (1)

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OTHER ACTS

Council

2007/C 90/11

Notice for the attention of those persons, entities and bodies that have been included by the Council on the list of persons, entities and bodies to which Article 7(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 applies (Annex V)

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Council

2007/C 89/01

Recommendation No 1/2007 of the EU-Lebanon Association Council of 19 January 2007 on the implementation of the EU-Lebanon Action Plan

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OPINIONS

Council

2007/C 89/02

Council opinion of 27 March 2007 on the updated stability programme of Belgium , 2006-2010

2

2007/C 89/03

Council opinion of 27 March 2007 on the updated stability programme of Spain , 2006-2009

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2007/C 89/04

Council opinion of 27 March 2007 on the convergence programme of Bulgaria , 2006-2009

11

2007/C 89/05

Council opinion of 27 March 2007 on the updated convergence programme of Latvia , 2006-2009

15

2007/C 89/06

Council opinion of 27 March 2007 on the convergence programme of Romania , 2006-2009

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INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 89/07

Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

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2007/C 89/08

Publication of an amendment application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

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2007/C 89/09

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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2007/C 89/10

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4566 — Carrefour-Marinopoulos/Credicom/CMCC)  (1)

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NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 89/11

Euro exchange rates

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2007/C 89/12

Bodies responsible for the registration of tobacco cultivation contracts

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

2007/C 89/13

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4564 — Bridgestone/Bandag)  (1)

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2007/C 89/14

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4665 — The Apollo Group/Claire's Stores) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  (1)

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Commission

2007/C 88/01

Publication of an application for registration pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

1

2007/C 88/02

Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

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2007/C 88/03

Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

10

2007/C 88/04

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections  (1)

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NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

European Parliament

2007/C 88/05

Decision

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Commission

2007/C 88/06

Euro exchange rates

18

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2007/C 88/07

Winding-up proceedings — Decision to open winding-up proceedings in respect of ‘Centro Asegurador, Compañía de seguros y reaseguros, S.A.’— Publication made in accordance with Article 14 of Directive 2001/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2001 on the reorganisation and winding-up of insurance undertakings.

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2007/C 88/08

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid  (1)

20

2007/C 88/09

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid  (1)

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

Commission

2007/C 88/10

Notice of initiation of a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of farmed salmon originating in Norway

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

2007/C 88/11

Notice inviting applications for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in one or more of blocks/part-blocks D9, D18b, E10, E14, E15b, E17c and E18b of the Dutch continental shelf

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2007/C 88/12

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4651 — Cinven/Camaïeu)  (1)

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2007/C 87/01

List of agencies and laboratories which third countries have made responsible for completing the documents which must accompany each consignment of wine imported into the Community (Article 29 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2001)

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European Central Bank

2007/C 86/01

Opinion of the European Central Bank of 13 April 2007 on a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and Council on quarterly statistics on Community job vacancies (CON/2007/9)

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Commission

2007/C 86/02

Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

3

2007/C 86/03

Publication of an amendment application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

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2007/C 86/04

Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

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NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 86/05

Euro exchange rates

17

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2007/C 86/06

List of ports where landing or transhipping is allowed of frozen fish caught by third-country fishing vessels in the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Convention Area

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2007/C 86/07

Summary information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 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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ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Commission

2007/C 86/08

Call for proposals for actions in the field of energy under the ‘Intelligent Energy — Europe ’ Programme (Decision No 1639/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 2006 ,   OJ L 310 of 9.11.2006, p. 15).

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Commission

2007/C 86/09

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4655 — Gilde/Parcom/Nedschroef) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  (1)

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Commission

2007/C 85/01

Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

1

2007/C 85/02

Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

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2007/C 85/03

Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

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2007/C 85/04

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4570 — AREVA/Repower)  (1)

12

2007/C 85/05

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4589 — Delta Lloyd/Erasmus Groep)  (1)

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NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 85/06

Euro exchange rates

13

2007/C 85/07

Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 381st meeting on 11 October 2004 concerning a preliminary draft decision in case COMP/C.38.238/B.2 — Raw Tobacco Spain

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2007/C 85/08

Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 382nd meeting on 18 October 2004 concerning a preliminary draft decision in case COMP/C.38.238/B.2 — Raw Tobacco Spain

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2007/C 85/09

Final Report of the Hearing Officer in Case COMP/C.38.238/B.2 — Raw Tobacco , Spain (pursuant to Article 15 of Commission Decision 2001/462/EC, ECSC of 23 May 2001 on the terms of reference of Hearing Officers in certain competition proceedings —  OJ L 162, 19.6.2001, p. 21)

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2007/C 85/10

Notice on import and export licences and advance-fixing certificates for agricultural products (This notice replaces that published in  Official Journal of the European Communities C 92 of 16 April 2005, p. 2)

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2007/C 85/11

List of recognised interbranch organisations in the fisheries and aquaculture sector

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

2007/C 85/12

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4593 — voestalpine/Dancke) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  (1)

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ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

2007/C 84 A/01

Notice of open competition EPSO/AST/39/07 to constitute a reserve of assistants (AST 3) in the field of proofreading — Irish language

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2007/C 84 A/02

Notice of open competition EPSO/AST/40/07 to constitute a reserve of assistants (AST 3) in the field of proofreading — Maltese language

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Corrigenda

2007/C 84 A/03

Corrigendum to Notice of open competitions EPSO/AD/46-47/06 to constitute a reserve of administrators (AD5) with Bulgarian and Romanian citizenship in the fields of European public administration, law, economics and audit (  Official Journal of the European Union C 145 A of 21 June 2006)

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NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 84/01

Euro exchange rates

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2007/C 84/02

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises  (1)

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2007/C 84/03

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  (1)

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2007/C 84/04

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid  (1)

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INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 83/01

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

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Commission

2007/C 83/02

Euro exchange rates

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ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Commission

2007/C 83/03

Call for proposals — DG EAC/06/07 — EU-US Cooperation in Higher Education and Vocational Training — ATLANTIS Programme (Actions for Transatlantic Links and Academic Networks in Training and Integrated Studies) — Notice of publication of a call for proposals on the Internet

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Court of Justice

2007/C 82/01

Last publication of the Court of Justice in the Official Journal of the European Union
 OJ C 69, 24.3.2007

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COURT PROCEEDINGS

Court of Justice

2007/C 82/02

Case C-34/04: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 15 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of the Netherlands (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Fishing licences — Regulation (EC) No 3690/93 — Vessels Wiron III and Wiron IV — Definitive transfer of those vessels to Argentina)

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2007/C 82/03

Case C-150/04: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 30 January 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Denmark (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Freedom of movement for workers — Freedom to provide services — Free movement of capital — Freedom of establishment — Income tax — Pensions — Policy taken out with a pension institution in another Member State — Tax legislation — Limitation on the deductibility or exemption from taxable income of contributions paid into a pension scheme — Overriding reasons in the public interest — Effectiveness of supervision of taxation — Cohesion of the tax system — Symmetry of the tax system — Double taxation convention)

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2007/C 82/04

Case C-199/04: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 1 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directives 85/337/EEC and 97/11/EC — Assessment of the effects of certain projects on the environment — Material change in the use of any buildings or other land — Action inadmissible)

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2007/C 82/05

Case C-345/04: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 15 February 2007 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof (Germany) — Centro Equestre da Lezíria Grande Lda v Bundesamt für Finanzen (Freedom to provide services — Tax legislation — Corporation tax — Equestrian presentations and lessons organised in a Member State by a company established in another Member State — Deduction of operating expenses — Conditions — Direct economic connection to income received in the State in which the activity is pursued)

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2007/C 82/06

Case C-239/05: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 15 February 2007 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van beroep te Brussel (Belgium) — BVBA Management, Training en Consultancy v Benelux-Merkenbureau (Trade marks — Directive 89/104/EEC — Application for registration of a trade mark for a range of goods and services — Examination of the sign by the competent authority — Taking account of all the relevant facts and circumstances — Jurisdiction of the national court seised of an action)

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2007/C 82/07

Case C-266/05 P: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 1 February 2007 — Jose Maria Sison v Council of the European Union (Appeal — Access to documents of the institutions — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Exceptions — Public interest — Public security — International relations — Documents which have served as the basis for a Council decision establishing restrictive measures directed against certain persons with a view to combating terrorism — Sensitive documents — Refusal of access — Refusal to disclose the identity of the States from which some of those documents emanate)

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2007/C 82/08

Case C-270/05: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 15 February 2007 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Arios Pagos — Greece) — Athinaiki Chartopoiia AE v L. Panagiotidis and Others (Collective redundancies — Council Directive 98/59/EC — Article 1(1)(a) — Termination of the establishment's activities of the employer's own volition — Concept of ‘establishment’)

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2007/C 82/09

Case C-292/05: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 15 February 2007 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Efetio Patron — Greece) — I. Lechouritou, V. Karkoulias, G. Pavlopoulos, P. Bratsikas, D. Sotiropoulos, G. Dimopoulos v Dimosio tis Omospondiakis Dimokratias tis Germanias (Brussels Convention — First sentence of the first paragraph of Article 1 — Scope — Civil and commercial matters — Meaning — Action for compensation brought in a Contracting State, by the successors of the victims of war massacres, against another Contracting State on account of acts perpetrated by its armed forces)

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2007/C 82/10

Case C-435/05: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 8 February 2007 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden — Netherlands) — Investrand BV v Staatssecretaris van Financiën (Sixth VAT Directive — Article 17(2) — Right to deduct — Costs related to advisory services obtained in the course of arbitration proceedings to establish the amount of a claim that forms part of a company's assets, but arose before its holder became liable to VAT)

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2007/C 82/11

Case C-3/06 P: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 8 February 2007 — Groupe Danone v Commission of the European Communities (Appeal — Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Fines — Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Leniency notice)

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2007/C 82/12

Case C-114/06: Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 8 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v The Slovak Republic (Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Directive 96/48/EC — Trans-European networks — Interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system — Failure to transpose)

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2007/C 82/13

Case C-183/06: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 February 2007 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht München — Germany) — Ruma GmbH v Oberfinanzdirektion Nürnberg (Common Customs Tariff — Combined Nomenclature — Tariff classification — Heading 8529 — Subheading 8529 90 40 — Keypad membrane for mobile telephones)

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2007/C 82/14

Case C-324/06: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 1 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Portuguese Republic (Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Directive 2004/116/EC — Inclusion of the yeast Candida guilliermondii in Annex I to Directive 82/471/ECC — Failure to adopt necessary measures)

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2007/C 82/15

Case C-12/05 P: Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 14 December 2006 — Herbert Meister v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (Appeal — Employment — Reassignment of a head of service as legal adviser to the Vice-President for Legal Affairs — Appeal in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly unfounded)

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2007/C 82/16

Case C-368/05 P: Order of the Court of 8 December 2006 — Polyelectrolyte Producers Group v Commission of the European Communities, Council of the European Union (Appeal — Council decision determining the Community's position — Decision of the EEA Joint Committee permitting the Kingdom of Norway to apply more stringent specific concentration limits for acrylamide than those applicable in the Community)

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2007/C 82/17

Case C-373/05 P: Order of the Court of 22 January 2007 — Bart Nijs v Court of Auditors of the European Communities (Appeal — Officials — Decision not to promote an official to Grade LA 5 — Previous complaint — Identity of subject-matter and legal basis — Appeal manifestly unfounded)

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2007/C 82/18

Case C-57/06 P: Order of the Court of 26 January 2007 — Elisabetta Righini v Commission of the European Communities (Appeal — Officials — Temporary staff — Classification by grade and step — Classification in a higher career bracket — Distortion of the facts — Defective statement of reasons — Appeal in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly unfounded)

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2007/C 82/19

Case C-126/06: Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 19 January 2007 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Diikitiko Protodikio Tripolis, Greece) — Carrefour — Marinopoulos AE v Nomarkhiaki aftodiikisi Tripolis (Free movement of goods — Article 28 EC — Quantitative restrictions — Measures having equivalent effect — Marketing of frozen bakery products)

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2007/C 82/20

Case C-129/06 P: Order of the Court of 12 December 2006 — Autosalone Ispra Snc v European Atomic Energy Community (Appeal — Non-contractual liability of the European Atomic Energy Community — Overflowing drain — Misinterpretation of the evidence — Measures of inquiry)

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2007/C 82/21

Case C-273/06: Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 26 January 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Handelsgericht Wien, Austria) — Auto Peter Petschenig GmbH v Toyota Frey Austria GmbH (First subparagraph of Article 104(3) of the Rules of Procedure — Competition — Distribution agreement relating to motor vehicles — Block exemption — Regulation (EC) No 1475/95 — Article 5(3) — Termination by the supplier — Entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 1400/2002 — Need to reorganise the distribution network)

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2007/C 82/22

Case C-302/06: Order of the Court (Third Chamber) of 25 January 2007 (reference for a preliminary ruling of the Krajský súd v Presove, Slovak Republic) — Frantisek Koval'ský v Mesto Presov, Dopravný podnik Mesta Presov, a.s. (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Protocol to the Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms — Property law — Electrical installations on private land without compensation for the owners — Lack of jurisdiction of the Court)

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2007/C 82/23

Case C-503/06: Action brought on 13 December 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic

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2007/C 82/24

Case C-12/07: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Genova (Italy) lodged on 18 January 2007 — Autostrada dei Fiori SpA, AISCAT, Associazione Nazionale dei Gestori delle Autostrade v Government of the Italian Republic, Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, Ministry of the Economy and Finance and Azienda Nazionale Autonoma delle Strade (ANAS)

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2007/C 82/25

Case C-16/07 P: Appeal brought on 22 January 2007 by Marguerite Chetcuti against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber) delivered on 8 November 2006 in Case T-357/04: Chetcuti v Commission

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2007/C 82/26

Case C-23/07: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per il Lazio (Italy) lodged on 25 January 2007 — Confcooperativa Friuli Venezia Giulia, Luigi Soini, Azienda Agricola Vivai Pinat Mario e figlio v Ministero delle Politiche Agricole, Alimentari e Forestali, Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia

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2007/C 82/27

Case C-24/07: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale Per Il Lazio (Italy) lodged on 25 January 2007 — Cantina Produttori Cormòns, Luigi Soini v Ministero delle Politiche Agricole, Alimentari e Forestali, Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia

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2007/C 82/28

Case C-27/07: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d'Etat lodged on 26 January 2007 — Banque Féderative du Crédit Mutuel v Ministre de l'Économie, des Finances et de l'Industrie

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2007/C 82/29

Case C-28/07 P: Appeal brought on 26 January 2007 by NV Ter Lembeek International against the judgment delivered by the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber, Extended Composition) on 23 November 2006 in Case T-217/02 NV Ter Lembeek International v Commission of the European Communities

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2007/C 82/30

Case C-32/07: Action brought on 29 January 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain

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2007/C 82/31

Case C-36/07: Action brought on 31 January 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic

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2007/C 82/32

Case C-38/07 P: Appeal brought on 1 February 2007 by Heuschen & Schrouff Oriëntal Foods Trading against the judgment delivered on 30 November 2006 by the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) in Case T-382/04 Heuschen & Schrouff Oriëntal Foods Trading v Commission of the European Communities

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2007/C 82/33

Case C-39/07: Action brought on 1 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain

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2007/C 82/34

Case C-40/07: Action brought on 1 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic

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2007/C 82/35

Case C-45/07: Action brought on 2 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic

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2007/C 82/36

Case C-46/07: Action brought on 1 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic

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2007/C 82/37

Case C-47/07 P: Appeal brought on 2 February 2007 by Masdar (UK) Ltd against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber) delivered on 16 November 2006 in Case T-333/03: Masdar (UK) Ltd v The Commission of the European Communities

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2007/C 82/38

Case C-48/07: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour d'Appel de Liège (Belgium) lodged on 5 February 2007 — Belgian State v Les Vergers du Vieux Tauves SA

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2007/C 82/39

Case C-54/07: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Arbeidshof te Brussel (Belgium) lodged on 6 February 2007 — Centrum voor gelijkheid van kansen en voor racismebestrijding v NV Firma Feryn

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2007/C 82/40

Case C-68/07: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Högsta domstolen (Sweden) lodged on 12 February 2007 — Kerstin Sundelind Lopez v Miquel Enrique Lopez Lizazo

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2007/C 82/41

Case C-69/07: Action brought on 9 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic

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2007/C 82/42

Case C-72/07: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Asturias (Spain), lodged on 9 February 2007 — José Manuel Blanco Pérez and Maria del Pilar Chao Gómez v Consejería de Salud y Servicios Sanitarios

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2007/C 82/43

Case C-79/07: Action brought on 13 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Malta

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2007/C 82/44

Case C-82/07: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Supremo (Spain) lodged on 15 February 2007 — Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciónes v Administración del Estado

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2007/C 82/45

Case C-86/07: Action brought on 15 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic

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2007/C 82/46

Case C-87/07: Action brought on 15 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Malta

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2007/C 82/47

Case C-91/07: Action brought on 19 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic

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2007/C 82/48

Case C-102/07: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden, lodged on 21 February 2007 — Adidas AG and Adidas Benelux BV v Marca Mode, C&A Nederland, H&M Hennes & Mauritz Netherlands BV and Vendex KBB Nederland BV

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2007/C 82/49

Case C-104/07: Action brought on 21 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic

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2007/C 82/50

Case C-47/05: Order of the President of the Court of 18 January 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain

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2007/C 82/51

Case C-53/06: Order of the President of the Court of 22 December 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain

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2007/C 82/52

Case C-79/06: Order of the President of the Third Chamber of the Court of 7 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v French Republic

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2007/C 82/53

Case C-91/06: Order of the President of the Fifth Chamber of the Court of 30 January 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Austria

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2007/C 82/54

Case C-93/06: Order of the President of the Court of 14 December 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Austria

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2007/C 82/55

Case C-95/06 P: Order of the President of the Court of 8 November 2006 — Bausch & Lomb Inc. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) Biofarma SA

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2007/C 82/56

Case C-109/06: Order of the President of the Fourth Chamber of the Court of 1 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany

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2007/C 82/57

Case C-110/06: Order of the President of the Court of 30 November 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium

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2007/C 82/58

Case C-222/06: Order of the President of the Court of 30 January 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v French Republic

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2007/C 82/59

Case C-259/06: Order of the President of the Court of 1 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of the Netherlands

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2007/C 82/60

Case C-299/06: Order of the President of the Court of 15 February 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic

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2007/C 82/61

Case C-326/06: Order of the President of the Court of 18 January 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain

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2007/C 82/62

Case C-370/06: Order of the President of the Court of 24 January 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Portuguese Republic

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2007/C 82/63

Case C-377/06: Order of the President of the Court of 29 January 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Finland

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2007/C 82/64

Case C-395/06: Order of the President of the Court of 5 February 2007 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Supremo — Spain) — Entidad de Gestión de Derechos de los Productores Audiovisuales (Egeda) v Al Rima, S.A

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Court of First Instance

2007/C 82/65

Case T-23/03: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 6 February 2007 — CAS v Commission (Association Agreement between the EEC and the Republic of Turkey — Remission of import duty — Fruit juice concentrate from Turkey — Community Customs Code — Movement certificates — Special situation — Rights of the defence)

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2007/C 82/66

Case T-339/03: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 7 February 2007 — Clotuche v Commission (Officials — Reassignment of a Director as a Principal Adviser — Interest of the service — Equivalence of posts — Reorganisation of Eurostat — Action for annulment — Action for damages)

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2007/C 82/67

Joined Cases T-118/04 and T-134/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 7 February 2007 — Caló v Commission (Officials — Reassignment of a Director as a Principal Adviser — Interest of the service — Equivalence of posts — Reorganisation of Eurostat — Appointment to a position as Director — Vacancy notice — Duty to state reasons — Assessment of the candidates' merits — Action for annulment — Action for damages)

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2007/C 82/68

Case T-143/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 6 February 2007 — Camurato Carfagno v Commission (Staff case — Officials — Reporting procedure — Career development report — 2001/2002 appraisal procedure — Action for annulment — Plea of illegality — Manifest error of assessment)

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2007/C 82/69

Case T-175/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 7 February 2007 — Gordon v Commission (Officials — Action for annulment — Career development report — Total and permanent invalidity — No longer any legal interest in bringing proceedings — No need to adjudicate — Actions for damages — Inadmissibility)

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2007/C 82/70

Case T-204/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 15 February 2007 — Indorata-Serviços e Gestão v OHIM (HAIRTRANSFER) (‘Community trade mark — Application for Community trade mark HAIRTRANSFER — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94’)

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2007/C 82/71

Joined Cases T-246/04 and T-71/05: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 6 February 2007 — Wunenberger v Commission (Officials — Staff Reports — Reporting exercises 1997/1999 and 1999/2001 — Career development report — 2001/2002 appraisal procedure — Action for annulment — Admissibility — Action for damages — Rights of the defence)

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2007/C 82/72

Case T-256/04 P: Judgment of the Court of 13 February 2007 — Mundipharma v OHIM-Altana Pharma (RESPICUR) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark RESPICUR — Earlier national word mark RESPICORT — Relative grounds for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Proof of use of the earlier mark — Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation No 40/94)

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2007/C 82/73

Case T-318/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 8 February 2007 — Boucek v Commission (Officials — Open competition — Non-admission to written test — Tardy submission of application)

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2007/C 82/74

Case T-353/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 13 February 2007 — Ontex v OHIM — Curon Medical (CURON) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark CURON — Opposition by the proprietor of the Community word mark EURON — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

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2007/C 82/75

Case T-354/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 13 February 2007 — Petralia v Commission (Officials — Temporary agents — Scientific service — Classification in grade)

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2007/C 82/76

Case T-435/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 14 February 2007 — Simões Dos Santos v OHIM (Staff case — OHIM officials and temporary staff — Reports and promotion — Merit points reset at zero and their total recalculated — Transitional arrangements — Action for annulment — Plea of illegality — Non-retroactivity — Principles of legality and legal certainty — Legal basis — Legitimate expectations — Equal treatment)

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2007/C 82/77

Case T-477/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 6 February 2007 — Aktieselskabet af 21. november 2001 v OHIM — TDK Kabushiki Kaisha (TDK) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark TDK — Earlier Community figurative mark TDK — Earlier national word or figurative marks TDK — Relative ground for refusal — Reputation — Taking unfair advantage of the distinctive character or the reputation of the earlier mark — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

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2007/C 82/78

Case T-501/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 15 February 2007 — Bodegas Franco-Españolas v OHIM — Companhia Geral da Agricultura das Vinhas do Alto Douro (ROYAL) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark ROYAL — Earlier Community word mark ROYAL FEITORIA — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

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2007/C 82/79

Case T-65/05: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 14 February 2007 — Seldis v Commission (Officials — Probationary officials — Scientific or technical service — Appointment of a temporary agent following a competition — Classification in grade and step)

36

2007/C 82/80

Case T-88/05: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 8 February 2007 — Quelle v OHIM — Nars Cosmetics (NARS) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the figurative Community trade mark NARS — Earlier figurative national marks including the word element MARS — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Absence of similarity between the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

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2007/C 82/81

Case T-317/05: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 7 February 2007 — Kustom Musical Amplification v OHIM (Shape of a guitar) (Community trade mark — Three-dimensional mark — Shape of a guitar — Absolute ground for refusal — Infringement of the rights of the defence — Statement of reasons — Article 73 of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

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2007/C 82/82

Case T-55/05: Order of the Court of First Instance of 25 January 2007 — Rijn Schelde Mondia France v Commission (Action for annulment — Common Customs Tariff — Application for remission of import duties — Measure adversely affecting a person — Inadmissibility)

37

2007/C 82/83

Case T-423/05 R: Order of the President of the Court of First Instance of 29 January 2007 — Olimpiaki Aeroporia Ipiresies v Commission (Interim measures — Suspension of operation — State aid — Urgency)

37

2007/C 82/84

Case T-91/06: Order of the Court of First Instance of 26 January 2007 — Theofilopoulos v Commission (Action for compensation — Application for return of letters of guarantee — Court of First Instance not having jurisdiction — Inadmissibility of action — Action clearly devoid of legal foundation)

38

2007/C 82/85

Case T-124/06: Order of the Court of First Instance of 24 January 2007 — MIP Metro v OHIM — MetroRED Telecom (MetroRED) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — No need to adjudicate)

38

2007/C 82/86

Case T-16/07: Action brought on 17 January 2007 — Torres v OHIM

38

2007/C 82/87

Case T-17/07: Action brought on 16 January 2007 — Miguel Torres, S.L. v OHIM

39

2007/C 82/88

Case T-24/07: Action brought on 6 February 2007 — ThyssenKrupp Stainless v Commission

39

2007/C 82/89

Case T-26/07: Action brought on 7 February 2007 — LIPOR v Commission

40

2007/C 82/90

Case T-30/07: Action brought on 5 February 2007 — Denka International v Commission

41

2007/C 82/91

Case T-33/07: Action brought on 12 February 2007 — Hellenic Republic v Commission of the European Communities

42

2007/C 82/92

Case T-34/07: Action brought on 7 February 2007 — Goncharov v OHIM — DSB (DSBW)

43

2007/C 82/93

Case T-35/07: Action brought on 12 February 2007 — Leche Celta, S.L. v OHIM

43

2007/C 82/94

Case T-36/07: Action brought on 12 February 2007 — Zipcar v OHIM — Canary Islands Car (ZIPCAR)

44

2007/C 82/95

Case T-37/07: Action brought on 16 February 2007 — Mohamed El Morabit v Council of the European Union

44

2007/C 82/96

Case T-38/07: Action brought on 16 February 2007 — Shell Petroleum and Others v Commission

45

2007/C 82/97

Case T-39/07: Action brought on 6 February 2007 — ENI v Commission

45

2007/C 82/98

Case T-40/07 P: Appeal brought on 14 February 2007 by José António de Brito Sequeira Carvalho against the judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal delivered on 13 December 2006 in Case F-17/05, de Brito Sequeira Carvalho v Commission

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2007/C 82/99

Case T-41/07: Action brought on 16 February 2007 — IPK International — World Tourism Marketing Consultants v Commission

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2007/C 82/100

Case T-42/07: Action brought on 16 February 2007 — Dow Chemical and Others v Commission

47

2007/C 82/101

Case T-43/07 P: Appeal brought on 14 February 2007 by Neophytos Neophytou against the judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal delivered on 13 December 2006 in Case F-22/05, Neophytou/Commission

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2007/C 82/102

Case T-44/07: Action brought on 16 February 2007 — Kaucuk v Commission

49

2007/C 82/103

Case T-45/07: Action brought on 16 February 2007 — Unipetrol v Commission

49

2007/C 82/104

Case T-47/07: Action brought on 21 February 2007 — ratiopharm GmbH v OHIM (BioGeneriX)

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2007/C 82/105

Case T-48/07: Action brought on 21 February 2007 — ratiopharm v OHIM (BioGeneriX)

50

2007/C 82/106

Case T-52/07: Action brought on 14 February 2007 — Movimondo Onlus v Commission

51

2007/C 82/107

Case T-54/07: Action brought on 19 February 2007 — Vtesse Networks v Commission

52

2007/C 82/108

Case T-55/07: Action brought on 23 February 2007 — Kingdom of the Netherlands v Commission of the European Communities

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2007/C 82/109

Case T-37/02: Order of the Court of First Instance of 8 February 2007 — Banca Sanpaolo Imi v Commission

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2007/C 82/110

Case T-39/02: Order of the Court of First Instance of 8 February 2007 — Banca Intesa Banca Commerciale italiana v Commission

53

2007/C 82/111

Case T-40/02: Order of the Court of First Instance of 8 February 2007 — Capitalia, formerly Banca di Roma v Commission

53

2007/C 82/112

Case T-41/02: Order of the Court of First Instance of 8 February 2007 — MCC v Commission

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European Union Civil Service Tribunal

2007/C 82/113

Case F-30/05: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal of 1 March 2007 — Sundholm v Commission (Officials — Evaluation — Career development report — 2003 assessment procedure — Obligation to state the reasons on which the report is based — Rights of the defence)

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2007/C 82/114

Case F-72/05: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal of 1 March 2007 — Fardoom and Ashbrook v Commission (Officials — Reimbursement of expenses — Mission expenses — Refusal to sign the travel orders requested in the context of union activities — Interest in bringing an action — Inadmissibility)

54

2007/C 82/115

Case F-84/05: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 1 March 2007 — Neirinck v Commission (Officials — Temporary staff — Admissibility — Request within the meaning of Article 90(1) of the Staff Regulations — Principle of the protection of legitimate expectations — Alleged promise to recruit)

55

2007/C 82/116

Case F-1/06: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal of 14 February 2007 — Fernández Ortiz v Commission (Officials — Recruitment — Probationary period — Dismissal after the end of the probationary period)

55

2007/C 82/117

Case F-138/06: Action brought on 18 December 2006 — Meister v OHIM

55

2007/C 82/118

Case F-8/07: Action brought on 26 January 2007 — Chassagne v Commission

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2007/C 82/119

Case F-13/07: Action brought on 7 February 2007 — Scozzaro v EMEA

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2007/C 82/120

Case F-14/07: Action brought on 27 February 2007 — Caló v Commission

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2007/C 82/121

Case F-78/05: Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 27 February 2007 — Rounis v Commission

57

2007/C 82/122

Case F-102/06: Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 14 February 2007 — Geert Haelterman and Others v Commission

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INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

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2007/C 81 A/01

Common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species — Second supplement to the 25th complete edition

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Legend

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List of agricultural species

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2007/C 81 A/02

Common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species — Third supplement to the 25th complete edition

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Legend

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List of agricultural species

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Corrigenda

2007/C 81 A/03

Corrigendum to the Common catalogue of agricultural plant species — 25th complete edition (  OJ C 39 A, 23.2.2007)

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2007/C 81/01

Euro exchange rates

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

Commission

2007/C 81/02

Notice of initiation of an expiry review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of ammonium nitrate originating in Russia

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

2007/C 81/03

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4600 — TUI/First Choice)  (1)

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Notice

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Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections  (1)

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

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2007/C 80/02

Euro exchange rates

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