18.11.2006

Official Journal of the European Union

C 280/1

Euro exchange rates (1)

17 November 2006

(2006/C 280/01)

1 euro=

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,2774
JPY	Japanese yen	151,17
DKK	Danish krone	7,4582
GBP	Pound sterling	0,67760
SEK	Swedish krona	9,0621
CHF	Swiss franc	1,6008
ISK	Iceland króna	89,99
NOK	Norwegian krone	8,2680
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CYP	Cyprus pound	0,5777
CZK	Czech koruna	27,988
EEK	Estonian kroon	15,6466
HUF	Hungarian forint	257,52
LTL	Lithuanian litas	3,4528
LVL	Latvian lats	0,6980
MTL	Maltese lira	0,4293
PLN	Polish zloty	3,7989
RON	Romanian leu	3,4902
SIT	Slovenian tolar	239,68
SKK	Slovak koruna	35,626
TRY	Turkish lira	1,8458
AUD	Australian dollar	1,6706
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,4651
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	9,9485
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,9294
SGD	Singapore dollar	1,9921
KRW	South Korean won	1 199,35
ZAR	South African rand	9,3120
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	10,0554
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,3621
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	11 704,82
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,6657
PHP	Philippine peso	63,851
RUB	Russian rouble	34,1020
THB	Thai baht	46,812

(1)

Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

18.11.2006

Official Journal of the European Union

C 280/2

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2006/C 280/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision	16.5.2006
Reference number of the aid	N 25/06
Member State	Denmark
Title	Distributionstilskud til dagbladslignende publikationer
Legal basis	Lov 1214 af 27. december 2003 om distributionstilskud til visse periodiske blade og tidsskrifter, lovforslag L 96 af 30. november 2005, forslag til ændring af lov om distributionstilskud til visse periodiske blade og tidsskrifter
Type of measure	Individual aid
Objective	Sectoral development
Form of aid	Direct grant
Budget	Annual budget: DKK 10 million
Intensity	50 %
Duration	1 January 2006
Economic sectors	Media
Name and address of the granting authority	Staten

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision	14.12.2004
Reference number of the aid	N 126/04
Member State	United Kingdom
Region	East Midlands
Title	Broadband for SMEs in Lincolnshire — Connecting Rural Businesses
Legal basis	Local Government Act 2000, Part II
Type of measure	Individual aid
Objective	Sectoral development
Form of aid	Direct grant
Budget	Annual budget: GBP 4,25 million; Overall budget: GBP 4,25 million
Intensity	30 %
Economic sectors	Post and telecommunications
Name and address of the granting authority	Lincolnshire County Council

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision

13.09.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 196/06

Member State

Austria

Region

Entire national territory

Title

Richtlinie zur Unterstützung von Umschlagsanlagen im intermodalen Verkehr (Guidelines on aid for transhipment systems in intermodal transport)

Legal basis

Bundesbahngesetz [Federal Railways Act] (BGBl 825/1992), as last amended by BGBl I No 80/2005

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Aid to combined transport — infrastructure and equipment

Form of aid

Pro-rata funding

Budget

Total budget of EUR 15 million; EUR 2,5 million per year

Intensity

Max 50 % for infrastructure and 30 % for combined transport equipment

Duration (period)

6 years

Economic sectors

Combined transport

Name and address of the granting authority

Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology

Radetzkystr. 2

A-1030 Vienna

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision	12.10.2006
Reference number of the aid	N 226/06
Member State	Slovak Republic
Title	State aid for combined transport
Legal basis	Výnos č. 491/M-2006 Ministerstva dopravy, pôšt a telekomunikácií Slovenskej republiky z 15. 2. 2006 o poskytovaní dotácií v oblasti kombinovanej dopravy (Zákon č. 523/2004 Z. z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej správy a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorších predpisov a ktorým sa mení a zákon č. 584/2005 Z. z. (§ 8) a zákon č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci v znení neskorších predpisov (§ 5)
Type of measure	Aid scheme
Objective	Start-up aid for combined transport services
Form of aid	Direct grant
Budget	The planned annual budget is SKK 20 million (EUR 525 000)
Intensity	The maximum intensity for each project is 30 %
Duration	The aid scheme is not limited in time. Aid can only be granted for a maximum of 3 years for each project
Economic sectors	Combined transport
Name and address of the granting authority	Ministerstva dopravy, pôšt a telekomunikácií. (Ministry of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications)

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision	13.9.2006
Reference number of the aid	N 350/06
Member State	Czech Republic
Title	Změna restrukturalizačního plánu společnosti MSO
Type of measure	Individual aid
Objective	Restructuring of firms in difficulty
Economic sectors	Steel
Other information	Decision concerns agreement to change of IBP as provided for in Protocol No 2 of the Accession Treaty

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision

26.9.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 353/06

Member State

Ireland

Region

Border, West, South West and South East regions.

Title

Regional Airports Capital Expenditure Grant Scheme

Legal basis

Central Fund (Permanent Provisions) Act, 1965

Budget

Overall amount: EUR 65,5million

2006: EUR 10,5 million

2007: EUR 8 million

2008: EUR 13 million

2009: EUR 16 million

2010: EUR 18 million

Duration (period)

2006-2010

Economic sectors

Air Transport

Name and address of the granting authority

Department of Transport

Transport House

44 Kildare Street

Dublin 2

Ireland

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision

13.9.2006

Reference number of the aid

NN 48/04

Member State

Spain

Region

Aragón

Title

Ayudas a Opel Zaragoza

Legal basis

—	Decreto 55/2000, de 14 de marzo, sobre ayudas económicas a las Empresas Industriales en la Comunidad Autónoma de Aragón.

—	Orden de 17 de octubre de 2002, del Departamento de Industria, Comercio y Desarrollo, por la que, se convoca para el ejercicio 2003, la concesión de ayudas a empresas industriales aragonesas.

—	Orden de 9 de mayo de 2003 del Departamento de Industria, Comercio y Desarrollo por la que se concede la subvención solicitada por la empresa Opel España de automóviles, S.L. de acuerdo con el programa de incentivos a las inversiones productivas

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Regional development

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

EUR 6 418 759

Intensity

3 %

Duration (period)

31.12.2006

Economic sectors

Limited to motor vehicles

Name and address of the granting authority

Diputación General de Aragón. Departamento de Industria, Comercio y Turismo

Paseo María Agustín 36, Edificio Pignatelli

E-50004 Zaragoza

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

18.11.2006

Official Journal of the European Union

C 280/6

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

(2006/C 280/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

XT 30/06

Member State

Federal Republic of Germany

Region

Freistaat Sachsen

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Guideline of the Saxony State Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour to promote the provision and filling of additional in-house training places (Support guideline on additional in-house training places) of 28 April 2006

Legal basis

Operationelles Programm zur Strukturfondsförderung des Freistaates Sachsen 2000-2006;

§§ 23, 44 der Haushaltsordnung des Freistaates Sachsen (Sächsische Haushaltsordnung — SäHO) in der Fassung der Bekanntmachung vom 10. April 2001 (SächsGVBl. S. 153), zuletzt geändert durch Artikel 10 des Gesetzes vom 13. Dezember 2002 (SächsGVBl. S. 333, 352)

Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 4,8 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

1.9.2006

Duration of the scheme or individual aid award

Until 31.7.2008

Objective of aid

General training

Yes

Specific training

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for training aid

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Sächsische Aufbaubank — Förderbank

Pirnaische Straße 9

D-01069 Dresden

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation

Yes

18.11.2006

Official Journal of the European Union

C 280/7

Guidelines on National Regional aid for 2007-2013 (1) — National regional State aid map: Czech Republic, Luxembourg

(2006/C 280/04)

State aid No N 510/2006 — CZECH REPUBLIC

National regional State aid map 1.1.2007-31.12.2013

(Approved by the Commission on 24.10.2006)

(NUTS ΙΙ REGION)		Ceiling for regional investment aid (2) (Applicable to large enterprises)
(NUTS ΙΙ REGION)		1.1.2007-31.12.2010	1.1.2011-31.12.2013
1. Regions eligible for aid under Article 87(3) (a) of the EC Treaty for the period 1.1.2007- 31.12.2013
CZ02	Střední Čechy	40 %	40 %
CZ03	Jihozápad	36 %	30 %
CZ04	Severozápad	40 %	40 %
CZ05	Severovýchod	40 %	40 %
CZ06	Jihovýchod	40 %	40 %
CZ07	Střední Morava	40 %	40 %
CZ08	Moravskoslezsko	40 %	40 %
2. Regions eligible for transitional coverage under Article 87(3) (c) of the EC Treaty for the period 1.1.2007-31.12.2008
CZ01	Praha
	Praha 4	10 %
	Praha 5	10 %
	Praha 6	10 %
	Praha-Přední Kopanina	10 %
	Praha-Suchdol	10 %
	Praha 7	10 %
	Praha 8	10 %
	Praha 9	10 %
	Praha 11	10 %
	Praha 12	10 %
	Praha 13	10 %
	Praha 14	10 %
	Praha 15	10 %
	Praha-Dolní Měcholupy	10 %
	Praha-Štěrboholy	10 %
	Praha-Zličín	10 %
	Praha 18	10 %
	Praha 19	10 %

State aid No N 523/2006 — LUXEMBOURG

Regional aid map 1.1.2007-31.12.2013

(Approved by the Commission on 12.10.2006)

REGION Communes	Ceiling for regional investment aid (3) (Applicable to large enterprises)
1. Regions eligible for aid under Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty until 31.12.2013
South-West Region
Differdange	10 %
Sanem	10 %
South-East Region
Dudelange	10 %
East Region
Echternach	10 %
Mompach	10 %
Rosport	10 %
Mertert	10 %
North Region
Clervaux	10 %
Wincrange	10 %
Eschweiler	10 %
Wiltz	10 %
2. Regions eligible for aid under Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty until 31.12.2008 (Transitional additional coverage 2007-2008)
South-West region
Bascharage	10 %
Pétange	10 %

(1) OJ C 54, 4.3.2006, p. 13.

(2) For investment projects with eligible expenditure not exceeding EUR 50 million, this ceiling is increased by 10 percentage points for medium sized companies and 20 percentage points for small companies as defined in the Commission Recommendation of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36). For large investment projects with eligible expenditure exceeding EUR 50 million, this ceiling is subject to adjustment in accordance with paragraph 67 of the Guidelines on national regional aid for 2007-2013.

(3) For investment projects with eligible expenditure not exceeding EUR 50 million, this ceiling is increased by 10 percentage points for medium-sized enterprises and 20 percentage points for small enterprises as defined in the Commission Recommendation of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36). For large investment projects with eligible expenditure exceeding EUR 50 million, this ceiling is subject to adjustment in accordance with paragraph 67 of the guidelines on national regional aid for 2007-2013.

18.11.2006

Official Journal of the European Union

C 280/10

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

(2006/C 280/05)

This publication confers the right to object to the application pursuant to Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006. Any objection to this application must be submitted to the Commission within six months of the date of this publication.

SUMMARY

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

Application for registration in accordance with Articles 5 and 17(2)

‘HOŘICKÉ TRUBIČKY’

EC No: CZ/PGI/005/0365/22.09.2004

PDO ( ) PGI ( X )

This summary has been drawn up for information only. For full details, interested parties are invited to consult the full version of the product specification obtainable from the national authorities indicated in section 1 or from the European Commission (1).

1. Responsible department in the Member State:

Name:

Úřad průmyslového vlastnictví

Address:

Antonína Čermáka 2a

CZ-160 68 Praha 6

Tel.:

(420) 220 38 31 11

Fax:

(420) 224 32 47 18

e-mail:

posta@upv.cz

2. Group:

Name:

Sdružení výrobců Hořických trubiček

Address:

Klicperova 2171

CZ-508 01 Hořice

Tel.:

(420) 493 69 91 24

Fax:

(420) 493 69 91 24

e-mail:

svht@seznam.cz

Composition:

Producers/processors ( ) Other ( X )

3. Type of product:

Class 2.4: Bread, pastry, cakes, confectionery, biscuits and other baker's wares — rolled wafers

4. Specification (summary of requirements under Article 4(2))

4.1 Name: ‘Hořické trubičky’

4.2 Description: Hořice rolled wafers (‘Hořické trubičky’) are small rolled confectionaries from 5 — 19 cm long, with an internal diameter of 10 — 20 mm, made from wafers with a thickness of 0,9 — 1,2 mm; they are light beige in colour and have the odour and taste of a wafer; they are crunchy and have a smooth, delicately porous surface. They are made from the following raw materials: fine wheat pastry flour, powdered milk, vegetable oil, powdered egg yolks, sugar and water.

Several kinds of Hořice rolled wafers are produced: filled, filled and half-coated, filled and coated, sprinkled, sprinkled and half-coated, sprinkled and coated.

The sprinkled rolled wafers are made from two wafers (or possibly one and a half) coated with melted butter blended with honey and sprinkled with a mixture of sugar, grated hazelnuts, or possibly almonds, cinnamon, vanilla, raisins or cocoa powder.

The filled rolled wafers are filled with whipped butter cream of semi-firm consistency with a variety of different flavours. The basic ingredients for the filling are: hydrogenated vegetable oil, sugar or sweetener, cocoa powder, powdered milk, soya flour, vanillin, vanilla, natural flavouring or artificial flavouring.

The preparation of the filled and sprinkled rolled wafers is completed by coating or half-coating them using bitter milk chocolate icing.

4.3 Geographical area: The town of Hořice and adjacent municipalities.

4.4 Proof of origin: Each manufacturer keeps a register of the suppliers of raw materials and of the buyers of the finished products. Each wrapper includes compulsory information about the manufacturer, particularly his address, thereby ensuring that the product is traceable.

The National food processing inspectorate inspects the manufacturing processes, including hygiene standards for the production of foodstuffs and compliance with the specification. The authenticity of the product is certified on the basis of a positive opinion issued by the state inspection body.

4.5 Method of production: A liquid paste of the correct quantities of the products is poured into the tank of a wafer-maker. The mixture is cooked on semi-automatic electrical ‘rotary wafer carousels’ at a temperature of between 150 °C and 160 °C. After cooking, the wafers are left to cool and then rolled by hand, with the help of a cylindrical mould, on a hot plate. The filled rolled wafers are then machine-filled with the whipped butter cream, prepared with the appropriate ingredients chosen according to the desired flavour. Sprinkled rolled wafers are made from two wafers (or possibly one and a half); they are coated in advance with butter blended with honey and sprinkled with a mixture of sugar, grated hazelnuts, or possibly almonds, cinnamon, vanilla, raisins or cocoa powder (according to the variety). The semi-coated rolled wafers are then dipped at one or both ends in the chocolate icing. Fully coated wafers can also be produced. In order to ensure quality and full traceability, packaging of Hořice rolled wafers is carried out in the place of production.

4.6 Link: It can be proven that the know-how of the manufacturers of the association is drawn from historical sources. They work using raw materials, following recipes from the tradition of production in Hořice. The tradition has been perpetuated on account of the know-how being passed on to the new producers from former employees and family members.

Aside from the traditional recipe, the distinctive character of the Hořice rolled wafers depends also on the specific properties of the flour (low in gluten) and the local water (low mineral content, soft, and tapped at a depth of 100 metres) that are used. These particularities help to give the wafers their specific character: exceptionally soft, porous, crunchy and flaky, although the latter characteristic does not prevent them from being rolled into shape.

The first historical mentions of the manufacturing of rolled wafers within the designated geographical area of Hořice date back to 1812, when in the family of Mrs Líčková, little sugary rolls began to be produced for family celebrations and for giving as presents. It was confectioner Karel Kofránek who perfected the family production method after marrying into the family. In 1898, a patent was filed for his invention — an electric wafer-maker. By this time, Hořice rolled wafers were already being commercially manufactured and even exported to Germany, England, France, Turkey, America and Shanghai. They also received a series of awards and distinctions at trade fairs both at home and abroad. From nationalisation in 1949 until 1962, the wafers were manufactured by the Fejt factory, and thereafter under the name of a number of state enterprises. Following the return to the market economy, the members of the association of Hořice rolled wafer manufacturers (‘Sdružení výrobců Hořických trubiček’) decided to renew their links with the traditional production method in the designated geographical area. Although modernisation of the production method was necessary, the recipe and the traditional production techniques are still followed.

Articles in the national and regional press (in publications such as Mladá Fronta Dnes, Noviny Jičínska, Berounský den) and the numerous successes at trade fairs such as EX Plzeň, Siesta, Olima and Salima bear witness to the enduring popularity of Hořice rolled wafers. They have won a total of 65 distinctions and awards at a wide range of national and international trade fairs.

Owing to its unique character, the designation ‘Hořické trubičky’ was registered in the Czech Republic in 1994 as označení původu (designation of origin) No 159.

4.7 Inspection body:

Name:

Státní zemědělská a potravinářská inspekce, inspektorát Hradec Králové

Address:

Březhradská 182

CZ-503 32 Hradec Králové

Tel.:

(420) 495 45 41 10

Fax:

(420) 495 53 25 18

e-mail:

hradec@szpi.gov.cz

4.8 Labelling: HOŘICKÉ TRUBIČKY — the name of the producer must form the dominant element on the front of the packaging.

4.9 National requirements: —

(1) European Commission, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, Agricultural product quality policy, B-1049 Brussels.

18.11.2006

Official Journal of the European Union

C 280/13

Publication, pursuant to Article 12 (2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs, concerning a cancellation application

(2006/C 280/06)

This publication confers the right to object the cancellation application pursuant to Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006. Statements of objections must reach the Commission within six months from the date of this publication.

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

Cancellation request according to Article 12(2) and Article 17(2)

‘NEWCASTLE BROWN ALE’

EC No: UK/017/0372/16.08.2004

PGI ( ) PDO ( X )

1. Registered name proposed for cancellation

‘Newcastle Brown Ale’ (1)

2. Member State or Third Country

United Kingdom

3. Type of product

Class 2.1— Beer

4. Person or body making request for cancellation

Name:

Scottish and Newcastle Plc

Address:

28 St Andrew Square

Edinburgh EH2 1AF

United Kingdom

Nature of legitimate interest in making the request:

The request for cancellation is made by the same applicant group that introduced the demand for registration.

5. Reasons for Cancellation

Production at the site in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne city given in the registered PGI specification for ‘Newcastle Brown Ale’ is no longer commercially viable. The site of the brewery in the city centre of Newcastle-upon-Tyne presents operational difficulties. These factors have led Scottish & Newcastle Plc to take the decision to close the Newcastle brewery and to move to another site in the north east of England. Therefore the specification is not any longer respected in relation to the delimited geographical area of the PGI that is the city of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

‘Newcastle Brown Ale’ being a registered trademark was registered as Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) in the Community register, at the initiative of a single producer, on condition that this producer may not prevent other producers in the defined geographical area who produce in accordance with the registered specification from using the PGI. However the PGI specification included ingredients (the strain of yeast, the particular blend of water and salt) which are held secret to Scottish & Newcastle Plc and no other producer was therefore entitled to use the protected name without consent from Scottish & Newcastle Plc to use these ingredients. However, Scottish & Newcastle Plc has made clear that there would be no circumstances in which it would be willing to make public details of the ingredients nor to give consent to any other producer to use them.

For these reasons, the conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 510/06 concerning the usage of the PGI ‘Newcastle Brown Ale’ cannot be met. Therefore the PGI status should now be cancelled.

(1) OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1.

18.11.2006

Official Journal of the European Union

C 280/14

Commission notice pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92

Amendment of public service obligations imposed on certain scheduled air services within Portugal

(2006/C 280/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

The Portuguese Government has decided to apply the provisions of Article 4(1)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92, with a view to revising the Commission notices (98/C 267/05) and (98/C 267/06) published in the OJEC of 26 August 1998 on the amendment of public service obligations imposed on scheduled air services operated on the following routes:

—	Lisbon/Funchal/Lisbon

—	Lisbon/Porto Santo/Lisbon

—	Porto/Funchal/Porto

—	Funchal/Porto Santo/Funchal

Fuel surcharge

In order to mitigate abnormal variations in the price of fuel, air carriers may impose a surcharge (SC) to offset the additional costs arising from the increase in the price of fuel.

This surcharge will be revised quarterly and calculated according to the following formula (rounded off to the nearest unit):

SC = k × (b - 50,00)

Where:

SC	=	Additional cost of fuel on return trips between Funchal and Porto Santo and single trips on the other routes.
k	=	0,684862 × average USD/Euro exchange rate for the preceding quarter
B	=	average barrel price in USD in the preceding quarter

3.	The remaining public service obligations provided for in the notices (98/C 267/05) and (98/C 267/06) of 26 August 1998 remain unchanged.

4.	This notice shall enter into force on the date of its publication.

18.11.2006

Official Journal of the European Union

C 280/15

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4397 — CVC/Ferd/SIG)

(2006/C 280/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 10 November 2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings CVC Capital Partners Groupe Sàrl ( ‘CVC’ , Luxemburg) and Ferd AS ( ‘Ferd’ , Norway) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of SIG Holding Ltd ( ‘SIG’ , Switzerland) by way of public bid announced on 6 November 2006 and of the carton packaging business and part of the plastic packaging business of Elopak AS (‘Elopak Target’, Norway) by way of purchase of shares. Prior to the proposed concentration the whole of Elopak AS is solely controlled by Ferd. Post-transaction Ferd will keep sole control over the part of the plastic packaging business of Elopak AS that will not be transferred to Elopak Target.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—	for CVC: management of investment funds;

—	for Ferd: company holding equity interests in various undertakings, including Elopak AS;

—	for SIG: supplier of carton and plastic packaging solutions;

—	for Elopak Target: supplier of carton and plastic packaging solutions.

3.	On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (fax No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4397 — CVC/ Ferd/SIG, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

18.11.2006

Official Journal of the European Union

C 280/16

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4430 — Doosan/Mitsui Babcock)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 280/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 7 November 2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Doosan Corporation (‘Doosan’, South Korea) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Mitsui Babcock (‘Mitsui Babcock’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—	for undertaking Doosan: Animal feed, magazine publishing, food and alcohol, manufacture of diesel engines, industrial plant and facilities, construction of infrastructure;

—	for undertaking Mitsui Babcock: Aftermarket services to the power industry and other industrial sectors, equipment and technology to the power sector.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.

18.11.2006

Official Journal of the European Union

C 280/17

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4356 — Deutsche Bank/Berliner Bank)

(2006/C 280/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 10 November 2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Deutsche Bank AG (Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Berliner Bank (Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—	Deutsche Bank: Banking services worldwide,

—	Berliner Bank: retail banking, including personal and business banking services, mainly in the area of Berlin.

3.	On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

18.11.2006

Official Journal of the European Union

C 280/18

Information procedure — Technical rules

(2006/C 280/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services. (OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37; OJ L 217, 5.8.1998, p. 18).

Notifications of draft national technical rules received by the Commission

Reference (1)	Title	End of three-month standstill period (2)
2006/0556/UK	The Smoke-Free Premises etc. (Wales) Regulations 2007	18.1.2007
2006/0557/NL	Soil Quality Regulation	18.1.2007
2006/0558/PL	Order of the Minister for the Economy on the quality requirements for liquid biofuels used in selected fleets, and manufactured by farmers for their own use	18.1.2007
2006/0559/DK	Amendment to Order No 1012 of 13 November 2000 on a prohibition of the importation and sale of products containing lead	19.1.2007
2006/0560/D	Draft Sixth Order amending the Order on methods of interaction with the Federal Office for Plant Varieties	22.1.2007
2006/0561/A	Amendment of an Order of the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, the Environment and Water Management amending the Order banning certain chemicals 2003	22.1.2007
2006/0562/NL	Regulation laying down the Regulation on tobacco advertisements in or at sales outlets for tobacco	22.1.2007
2006/0563/IRL	Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations 2006	22.1.2007
2006/0564/F	Order approving various provisions supplementing and amending the safety regulation against the risks of fire and panic in establishments open to the public (rooms used for hearings, conferences, meetings, shows, or with multiple uses)	25.1.2007
2006/0565/UK	The Categories of Gaming Machine Regulations 2006	25.1.2007
2006/0566/F	Decree on the prevention of carbon monoxide poisoning in buildings by heating or domestic hot water appliances	25.1.2007
2006/0567/HU	The Decree issued by the Minister for the Economy and Transport on the marking of military technological products and the recording of military technological products and services	26.1.2007

The Commission draws attention to the judgement delivered on 30 April 1996 in the ‘CIA Security’ case (C-194/94 — ECR I, p. 2201), in which the Court of Justice ruled that Articles 8 and 9 of Directive 98/34/EC (formerly 83/189/EEC) are to be interpreted as meaning that individuals may rely on them before national courts which must decline to apply a national technical regulation which has not been notified in accordance with the Directive.

This judgement confirms the Commission's communication of 1 October 1986 (OJ C 245, 1.10.1986, p. 4).

Accordingly, breach of the obligation to notify renders the technical regulations concerned inapplicable, and consequently unenforceable against individuals.

For more information on the notification procedure, please write to:

European Commission

DG Enterprise and Industry, Unit C3

B-1049 Brussels

e-mail: dir83-189-central@ec.europa.eu

Also consult the website: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tris/

If you require any further information on these notifications, please contact the national departments listed below:

LIST OF NATIONAL DEPARTMENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF DIRECTIVE 98/34/EC

BELGIUM

BELNotif

Qualité et Sécurité

SPF Economie, PME, Classes moyennes et Energie

NG III — 4ème étage

boulevard du Roi Albert II/16

B-1000 Bruxelles

Ms Pascaline Descamps

Tel.: (32) 2 277 80 03

Fax: (32) 2 277 54 01

E-mail: pascaline.descamps@mineco.fgov.be

paolo.caruso@mineco.fgov.be

General e-mail: belnotif@mineco.fgov.be

Website: http://www.mineco.fgov.be

CZECH REPUBLIC

Czech Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing

Gorazdova 24

P.O. BOX 49

CZ-128 01 Praha 2

Mr Miroslav Chloupek

Director of International Relations Department

Tel.: (420) 224 907 123

Fax: (420) 224 914 990

E-mail: chloupek@unmz.cz

Ms Lucie Růžičková

Tel.: (420) 224 907 139

Fax: (420) 224 907 122

E-mail: ruzickova@unmz.cz

General e-mail: eu9834@unmz.cz

Website: http://www.unmz.cz

DENMARK

Erhvervs- og Byggestyrelsen

(National Agency for Enterprise and Construction)

Dahlerups Pakhus

Langelinie Allé 17

DK-2100 København Ø (or DK-2100 Copenhagen OE)

Mr Bjarne Bang Christensen

Legal adviser

Tel.: (45) 35 46 63 66 (direct)

E-mail: bbc@ebst.dk

Ms Birgit Jensen

Principal Executive Officer

Tel.: (45) 35 46 62 87 (direct)

Fax: (45) 35 46 62 03

E-mail: bij@ebst.dk

Ms Pernille Hjort Engstrøm

Head of Section

Tel.: (45) 35 46 63 35 (direct)

E-mail: phe@ebst.dk

Common mailbox for notification messages — noti@ebst.dk

Website: http://www.ebst.dk/Notifikationer

GERMANY

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie

Referat EA3

Scharnhorststr. 34 — 37

D-10115 Berlin

Ms Christina Jäckel

Tel.: (49) 30 20 14 63 53

Fax: (49) 30 20 14 53 79

E-mail: infonorm@bmwa.bund.de

Website: http://www.bmwa.bund.de

ESTONIA

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications

Harju str. 11

EE-15072 Tallinn

Mr Karl Stern

Executive Officer of Trade Policy Division

EU and International Co-operation Department

Tel.: (372) 6 256 405

Fax: (372) 6 313 029

E-mail: karl.stern@mkm.ee

General e-mail: el.teavitamine@mkm.ee

Website: http://www.mkm.ee

GREECE

Ministry of Development

General Secretariat of Industry

Mesogeion 119

GR-101 92 Athens

Tel.: (30) 210 696 98 63

Fax: (30) 210 696 91 06

ELOT

Acharnon 313

GR-111 45 Athens

Ms Evangelia Alexandri

Tel.: (30) 210 212 03 01

Fax: (30) 210 228 62 19

E-mail: alex@elot.gr

General e-mail: 83189in@elot.gr

Website: http://www.elot.gr

SPAIN

S.G. de Asuntos Industriales, Energéticos, de Transportes y Comunicaciones y de Medio Ambiente

D.G. de Coordinación del Mercado Interior y otras PPCC

Secretaría de Estado para la Unión Europea

Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperación

Torres ‘Ágora’

C/ Serrano Galvache, 26-4a

E-20033 Madrid

Mr Angel Silván Torregrosa

Tel.: (34) 91 379 83 32

Ms Esther Pérez Peláez

Technical Advisor

E-mail: esther.perez@ue.mae.es

Tel.: (34) 91 379 84 64

Fax: (34) 91 379 84 01

General e-mail: d83-189@ue.mae.es

FRANCE

Délégation interministérielle aux normes

Direction générale de l'Industrie, des Technologies de l'information et des Postes (DiGITIP)

Service des politiques d'innovation et de compétitivité (SPIC)

Sous-direction de la normalisation, de la qualité et de la propriété industrielle (SQUALPI)

DiGITIP 5

12, rue Villiot

F-75572 Paris Cedex 12

Ms Suzanne Piau

Tel.: (33) 1 53 44 97 04

Fax: (33) 1 53 44 98 88

E-mail: suzanne.piau@industrie.gouv.fr

Ms Françoise Ouvrard

Tel.: (33) 1 53 44 97 05

Fax: (33) 1 53 44 98 88

E-mail: francoise.ouvrard@industrie.gouv.fr

General e-mail: d9834.france@industrie.gouv.fr

IRELAND

NSAI

Glasnevin

Dublin 9

Ireland

Mr Tony Losty

Tel.: (353) 1 807 38 80

Fax: (353) 1 807 38 38

E-mail: tony.losty@nsai.ie

Website: http://www.nsai.ie

ITALY

Ministero dello sviluppo economico

Direzione Generale per lo sviluppo produttivo e la competitività

Ufficio F1 - Ispettorato tecnico dell'industria

Via Molise 2

I-00187 Roma

Mr Vincenzo Correggia

Tel.: (39) 06 47 05 22 05

Fax: (39) 06 47 88 78 05

E-mail: vincenzo.correggia@attivitaproduttive.gov.it

Mr Enrico Castiglioni

Tel.: (39) 06 47 05 26 69

Fax: (39) 06 47 88 78 05

E-mail: enrico.castiglioni@attivitaproduttive.gov.it

General e-mail: ucn98.34.italia@attivitaproduttive.gov.it

Website: http://www.attivitaproduttive.gov.it

CYPRUS

Cyprus Organization for the Promotion of Quality

Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism

13-15, A. Araouzou street

CY-1421 Nicosia

Tel.: (357) 22 40 93 10

Fax: (357) 22 75 41 03

Mr Antonis Ioannou

Tel.: (357) 22 40 94 09

Fax: (357) 22 75 41 03

E-mail: aioannou@cys.mcit.gov.cy

General e-mail: dir9834@cys.mcit.gov.cy

Website: http://www.cys.mcit.gov.cy

LATVIA

Ministry of Economics of Republic of Latvia

Trade Normative and SOLVIT Notification Division

SOLVIT Coordination Centre

55, Brīvības Street

LV-1519 Riga

Reinis Berzins

Deputy Head of Trade Normative and SOLVIT Notification Division

Tel.: (371) 701 32 30

Fax: (371) 728 08 82

Zanda Liekna

Senior Officer of Division of EU Internal Market Coordination

Tel.: (371) 701 32 36

Tel.: (371) 701 30 67

Fax: (371) 728 08 82

E-mail: zanda.liekna@em.gov.lv

General e-mail: notification@em.gov.lv

LITHUANIA

Lithuanian Standards Board

T. Kosciuskos g. 30

LT-01100 Vilnius

Ms Daiva Lesickiene

Tel.: (370) 5 270 93 47

Fax: (370) 5 270 93 67

E-mail: dir9834@lsd.lt

Website: http://www.lsd.lt

LUXEMBURG

SEE — Service de l'Energie de l'Etat

34, avenue de la Porte-Neuve B.P. 10

L-2010 Luxembourg

Mr J.P. Hoffmann

Tel.: (352) 46 97 46 1

Fax: (352) 22 25 24

E-mail: see.direction@eg.etat.lu

Website: http://www.see.lu

HUNGARY

Hungarian Notification Centre —

Ministry of Economy and Transport

Industrial Department

Budapest

Honvéd u. 13-15.

H-1880

Mr Zsolt Fazekas

Leading Councillor

E-mail: fazekas.zsolt@gkm.gov.hu

Tel.: (36) 1 374 28 73

Fax: (36) 1 473 16 22

E-mail: notification@gkm.gov.hu

Website: http://www.gkm.hu/dokk/main/gkm

MALTA

Malta Standards Authority

Level 2

Evans Building

Merchants Street

VLT 03

MT-Valletta

Tel.: (356) 21 24 24 20

Tel.: (356) 21 24 32 82

Fax: (356) 21 24 24 06

Ms Lorna Cachia

E-mail: lorna.cachia@msa.org.mt

General e-mail: notification@msa.org.mt

Website: http://www.msa.org.mt

NETHERLANDS

Ministerie van Financiën

Belastingsdienst/Douane Noord

Team bijzondere klantbehandeling

Centrale Dienst voor In-en uitvoer

Engelse Kamp 2

Postbus 30003

9700 RD Groningen

Nederland

Mr Ebel van der Heide

Tel.: (31) 50 5 23 21 34

Ms Hennie Boekema

Tel.: (31) 50 5 23 21 35

Ms Tineke Elzer

Tel.: (31) 50 5 23 21 33

Fax: (31) 50 5 23 21 59

General e-mail:

Enquiry.Point@tiscali-business.nl

Enquiry.Point2@tiscali-business.nl

AUSTRIA

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit

Abteilung C2/1

Stubenring 1

A-1010 Wien

Ms Brigitte Wikgolm

Tel.: (43) 1 711 00 58 96

Fax: (43) 1 715 96 51 or (43) 1 712 06 80

E-mail: not9834@bmwa.gv.at

Website: http://www.bmwa.gv.at

POLAND

Ministry of Economy

Department for Economic Regulations

Plac Trzech Krzyży 3/5

PL-00-507 Warszawa

Ms Barbara H. Kozłowska

Tel.: (48) 22 693 54 07

Fax: (48) 22 693 40 25

E-mail: barbara.kozlowska@mg.gov.pl

Ms Agata Gągor

Tel.: (48) 22 693 56 90

General e-mail: notyfikacja@mg.gov.pl

PORTUGAL

Instituto Portugês da Qualidade

Rua Antonio Gião, 2

P-2829-513 Caparica

Ms Cândida Pires

Tel.: (351) 21 294 82 36 or 81 00

Fax: (351) 21 294 82 23

E-mail: c.pires@mail.ipq.pt

General e-mail: not9834@mail.ipq.pt

Website: http://www.ipq.pt

SLOVENIA

SIST — Slovenian Institute for Standardization

Contact point for 98/34/EC and WTO-TBT Enquiry Point

Šmartinska 140

SLO-1000 Ljubljana

Ms Vesna Stražišar

Tel.: (386) 1 478 30 41

Fax: (386) 1 478 30 98

E-mail: contact@sist.si

SLOVAKIA

Ms Kvetoslava Steinlova

Director of the Department of European Integration,

Office of Standards, Metrology and Testing of the Slovak Republic

Stefanovicova 3

SK-814 39 Bratislava

Tel.: (421) 2 52 49 35 21

Fax: (421) 2 52 49 10 50

E-mail: steinlova@normoff.gov.sk

FINLAND

Kauppa- ja teollisuusministeriö

(Ministry of Trade and Industry)

Visitor address:

Aleksanterinkatu 4

FIN-00171 Helsinki

and

Katakatu 3

FIN-00120 Helsinki

Postal address:

PO Box 32

FIN-00023 Government

Ms Leila Orava

Tel.: (358) 9 1606 46 86

Fax: (358) 9 1606 46 22

E-mail: leila.orava@ktm.fi

Ms Katri Amper

Tel.: (358) 9 1606 46 48

General e-mail: maaraykset.tekniset@ktm.fi

Website: http://www.ktm.fi

SWEDEN

Kommerskollegium

(National Board of Trade)

Box 6803

Drottninggatan 89

S–113 86 Stockholm

Ms Kerstin Carlsson

Tel.: (46) 86 90 48 82 or (46) 86 90 48 00

Fax: (46) 8 690 48 40 or (46) 83 06 759

E-mail: kerstin.carlsson@kommers.se

General e-mail: 9834@kommers.se

Website: http://www.kommers.se

UNITED KINGDOM

Department of Trade and Industry

Standards and Technical Regulations Directorate 2

151 Buckingham Palace Road

London SW1 W 9SS

United Kingdom

Mr Philip Plumb

Tel.: (44) 2072151488

Fax: (44) 2072151340

E-mail: philip.plumb@dti.gsi.gov.uk

General e-mail: 9834@dti.gsi.gov.uk

Website: http://www.dti.gov.uk/strd

EFTA — ESA

EFTA Surveillance Authority

Rue Belliard 35

B-1040 Bruxelles

Ms Adinda Batsleer

Tel.: (32) 2 286 18 61

Fax: (32) 2 286 18 00

E-mail: aba@eftasurv.int

Ms Tuija Ristiluoma

Tel.: (32) 2 286 18 71

Fax: (32) 2 286 18 00

E-mail: tri@eftasurv.int

General e-mail: DRAFTTECHREGESA@eftasurv.int

Website: http://www.eftasurv.int

EFTA

Goods Unit

EFTA Secretariat

Rue Joseph II 12-16

B-1000 Bruxelles

Ms Kathleen Byrne

Tel.: (32) 2 286 17 49

Fax: (32) 2 286 17 42

E-mail: kathleen.byrne@efta.int

General e-mail: DRAFTTECHREGEFTA@efta.int

Website: http://www.efta.int

TURKEY

Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade

General Directorate of Standardisation for Foreign Trade

Inönü Bulvari no 36

TR-06510

Emek — Ankara

Mr Mehmet Comert

Tel.: (90) 312 212 58 98

Fax: (90) 312 212 87 68

E-mail: comertm@dtm.gov.tr

Website: http://www.dtm.gov.tr

(1) Year — registration number — Member State of origin.

(2) Period during which the draft may not be adopted.

(3) No standstill period since the Commission accepts the grounds of urgent adoption invoked by the notifying Member State.

(4) No standstill period since the measure concerns technical specifications or other requirements or rules on services linked to fiscal or financial measures, pursuant to the third indent of the second paragraph of Article 1(11) of Directive 98/34/EC.

(5) Information procedure closed.

18.11.2006

Official Journal of the European Union

C 280/24

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4406 — FLEETCOR/CCS)

(2006/C 280/12)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 6 November 2006, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

—	from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

—	in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32006M4406. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://ec.europa.eu/eur-lex/lex)

18.11.2006

Official Journal of the European Union

C 280/24

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4321 — Siemens/Bayer Diagnostics)

(2006/C 280/13)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 31 October 2006, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

—	from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

—	in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32006M4321. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://ec.europa.eu/eur-lex/lex)

18.11.2006

Official Journal of the European Union

C 280/25

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4257 — Smithfield/Oaktree/Sara Lee Foods Europe)

(2006/C 280/14)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 28 July 2006, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

—	from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes.

—	in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32006M4257. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://ec.europa.eu/eur-lex/lex)

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Official Journal of the European Union		C 280

English edition	Information and Notices	Volume 49 18 November 2006

Notice No	Contents	page
	I Information
	Commission
2006/C 280/1	Euro exchange rates	1

2006/C 280/2	Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections ( 1 )	2

2006/C 280/3	Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid ( 1 )	6

2006/C 280/4	Guidelines on National Regional aid for 2007-2013 — National regional State aid map: Czech Republic, Luxembourg	7

2006/C 280/5	Publication of an application for registration pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin of agricultural products and foodstuffs	10

2006/C 280/6	Publication, pursuant to Article 12 (2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs, concerning a cancellation application	13

2006/C 280/7	Commission notice pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 — Amendment of public service obligations imposed on certain scheduled air services within Portugal ( 1 )	14

2006/C 280/8	Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4397 — CVC/Ferd/SIG) ( 1 )	15

2006/C 280/9	Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4430 — Doosan/Mitsui Babcock) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )	16

2006/C 280/0	Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4356 — Deutsche Bank/Berliner Bank) ( 1 )	17

2006/C 280/1	Information procedure — Technical rules ( 1 )	18

2006/C 280/2	Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4406 — FLEETCOR/CCS) ( 1 )	24

2006/C 280/3	Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4321 — Siemens/Bayer Diagnostics) ( 1 )	24

2006/C 280/4	Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4257 — Smithfield/Oaktree/Sara Lee Foods Europe) ( 1 )	25