ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 321

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 49
29 December 2006

Notice No

Contents

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I   Information

Council

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Notice concerning the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession between the Kingdom of Belgium, the Czech Republic, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Member States of the European Union) and the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania, concerning the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.

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Commission

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Euro exchange rates

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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4178 — MAN Ferrostaal/Eurotecnica Group) ( 1 )

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List of the national competent authorities as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on detergents

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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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2006/C 321/6

Summary of Community decisions on marketing authorizations in respect of medicinal products from 1 November 2006 to 30 November 2006(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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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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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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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 for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (Notice regarding an application for an exclusive licence to prospect for oil and gas, designated ‘Permis de Juan de Nova Maritime Profond’) ( 1 )

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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4441 — EN+/Glencore/Sual/UC Rusal) ( 1 )

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Information procedure — Technical rules ( 1 )

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2006/C 321/12

Commission communication pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 — Amendment of public service obligations imposed on certain scheduled air services in Spain ( 1 )

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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4484 — Danske Bank/Sampo Bank) ( 1 )

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European Data Protection Supervisor

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Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council amending the Common Consular Instructions on visas for diplomatic missions and consular posts in relation to the introduction of biometrics including provisions on the organisation of the reception and processing of visa applications (COM (2006) 269 final) — 2006/0088 (COD)

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

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Initiative of the Republic of Austria with a view to adopting a Council Decision on the improvement of cooperation between the special intervention units of the Member States of the European Union in crisis situations

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Notice to readers

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(1)   Text with EEA relevance

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