ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 300

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 50
12 December 2007

Notice No

Contents

page

I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

RESOLUTIONS

Council

2007/C 300/01

Council Resolution of 15 November 2007 on education and training as a key driver of the Lisbon Strategy

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 300/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4817 — Aviva Italia Holding SpA/Banco Popolare Soc. Coop./Novara Assicura SpA) (1)

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2007/C 300/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4946 — Goldman Sachs/Sintonia SpA/Sintonia) (1)

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2007/C 300/04

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4947 — Vodafone/Tele2 Italy/Tele2 Spain) (1)

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2007/C 300/05

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4581 — Imperial Tobacco/Altadis) (1)

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2007/C 300/06

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4122 — Burda/Hachette/JV) (1)

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IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Council

2007/C 300/07

Conclusions of the Council and of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council of 15 November 2007, on improving the quality of teacher education

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Commission

2007/C 300/08

Euro exchange rates

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2007/C 300/09

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 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 of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

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2007/C 300/10

Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of the Directive 94/9/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 23 March 1994 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (1)

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2007/C 300/11

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 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 of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

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V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

2007/C 300/12

Notices of open competitions OHIM/AD/01-02/07 and OHIM/AST/01-02/07

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

2007/C 300/13

State aid — Poland — State aid C 34/07 (ex N 93/06) — Introduction of a tonnage tax scheme in favour of maritime transport — Invitation to submit comments pursuant to Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty (1)

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2007/C 300/14

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4974 — Gores Group/Sagem Communications) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (1)

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OTHER ACTS

Commission

2007/C 300/15

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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(1)   Text with EEA relevance

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