ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 308

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 51
3 December 2008

Notice No

Contents

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I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

OPINIONS

European Data Protection Supervisor

2008/C 308/01

Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Statistics (COM(2007) 625 final)

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2008/C 308/02

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

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2008/C 308/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5020 — Lesaffre/GBI UK) (1)

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IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2008/C 308/04

Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 3,25 % on 1 December 2008 — Euro exchange rates

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2008/C 308/05

Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of the Directive 94/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to recreational craft (1)

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V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

2008/C 308/06

Communication from the French Government concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council 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 the ‘Permis des Trois Chênes’)  (1)

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2008/C 308/07

Communication from the French Government concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council 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 the ‘Pays de Buch Licence’)  (1)

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OTHER ACTS

Commission

2008/C 308/08

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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2008/C 308/09

Note to the reader(see page 3 of the cover)

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(1)   Text with EEA relevance

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