ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 80

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 49
4 April 2006

Notice No

Contents

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I   Information

Commission

2006/C 080/1

Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 2,57 % on 1 April 2006 — Euro exchange rates

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2006/C 080/2

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises (1)

2

2006/C 080/3

Notice of termination of the safeguard investigation initiated on 6 July 2005 under Council Regulations (EC) No 3285/94 and (EC) No 519/94, concerning imports of frozen strawberries

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2006/C 080/4

Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licenses pursuant to Article 13(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers (1)

8

2006/C 080/5

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4096 — Carrefour/Hyparlo) (1)

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II   Preparatory Acts pursuant to Title VI of the Treaty on European Union

2006/C 080/6

Initiative of the Republic of Austria with a view to adopting a Council Decision adjusting the basic salaries and allowances applicable to Europol staff

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III   Notices

Commission

2006/C 080/7

Call for proposals in the field of environmental protection

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(1)   Text with EEA relevance

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