ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 144

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 48
14 June 2005

Notice No

Contents

page

I   Information

Commission

2005/C 144/1

Euro exchange rates

1

2005/C 144/2

Invitation to submit comments on the draft Commission Regulation on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to de minimis aid (Amendments concerning transport and the coal industry)

2

2005/C 144/3

New Composition of the Experts Group on Trafficking in Human Beings (The Experts Group on Trafficking in Human Beings was set up by Commission Decision 2003/209/EC of 25 March 2003)

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2005/C 144/4

Communication from the French Government concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorisations to prospect for, exploit and extract hydrocarbons (Notice regarding applications for exclusive licences to prospect for liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons, designated the ‘Aquila’ and ‘Arcachon Maritime’ licences)  ( 1 )

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2005/C 144/5

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3832 — MatlinPatterson L.P./Matussière & Forest) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )

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2005/C 144/6

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M. 3763 — Carlsberg/DLG/Sejet JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )

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2005/C 144/7

Commission inquiry in the gas and electricity sector

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2005/C 144/8

Commission inquiry in the retail banking and business insurance sector

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European Central Bank

2005/C 144/9

Opinion of the European Central Bank of 31 May 2005 at the request of the Council of the European Union concerning a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on the structure and activity of foreign affiliates (COM(2005) 88 final) (CON/2005/16)

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2005/C 144/10

Opinion of the European Central Bank of 3 June 2005 at the request of the Council of the European Union on a proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 on speeding up and clarifying the implementation of the excessive deficit procedure (COM(2005) 155 final) (CON/2005/17)

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2005/C 144/11

Opinion of the European Central Bank of 3 June 2005 at the request of the Council of the European Union on a proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 on the strengthening of the surveillance of budgetary positions and the surveillance and coordination of economic policies (COM(2005) 154 final) (CON/2005/18)

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(1)   Text with EEA relevance

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