# Official Journal C 212/2008

| | ISSN 1725-2423 |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 212 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5120 August 2008 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 212

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5120 August 2008

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | IV   Notices |
| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2008/C 212/01 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| 2008/C 212/02 | Opinion of the Advisory Committee on Mergers given at its meeting of 6 February 2008 regarding a draft decision relating to Case COMP/M.4726 — Thomson Corporation/Reuters Group — Rapporteur: Bulgaria | 2 |
| 2008/C 212/03 | Final report of the Hearing Officer in Case COMP/M.4726 — Thomson Corporation/Reuters Group (Pursuant to Articles 15 and 16 of Commission Decision 2001/462/EC, ECSC of 23 May 2001 on the terms of reference of Hearing Officers in certain competition proceedings — OJ L 162, 19.6.2001, p. 21) | 4 |
| 2008/C 212/04 | Summary of Commission Decision of 19 February 2008 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/M.4726 — Thomson Corporation/Reuters Group) (1) | 5 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2008/C 212/05 | 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 | 10 |
| 2008/C 212/06 | 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 | 15 |
| 2008/C 212/07 | Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises (1) | 19 |
| 2008/C 212/08 | Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of the Directive 94/9/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (1) | 22 |

Notice No

Contents

page

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2008/C 212/01

Euro exchange rates

1

2008/C 212/02

Opinion of the Advisory Committee on Mergers given at its meeting of 6 February 2008 regarding a draft decision relating to Case COMP/M.4726 — Thomson Corporation/Reuters Group — Rapporteur: Bulgaria

2

2008/C 212/03

Final report of the Hearing Officer in Case COMP/M.4726 — Thomson Corporation/Reuters Group (Pursuant to Articles 15 and 16 of Commission Decision 2001/462/EC, ECSC of 23 May 2001 on the terms of reference of Hearing Officers in certain competition proceedings — OJ L 162, 19.6.2001, p. 21)

(Pursuant to Articles 15 and 16 of Commission Decision 2001/462/EC, ECSC of 23 May 2001 on the terms of reference of Hearing Officers in certain competition proceedings — OJ L 162, 19.6.2001, p. 21)

4

2008/C 212/04

Summary of Commission Decision of 19 February 2008 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/M.4726 — Thomson Corporation/Reuters Group) (1)

5

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2008/C 212/05

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

10

2008/C 212/06

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

15

2008/C 212/07

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises (1)

19

2008/C 212/08

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

22

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY |
| | Commission |
| 2008/C 212/09 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5183 — Centrex/ZMB/Enìa/JV) (1) | 29 |
| 2008/C 212/10 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5261 — CLN/Wagon/WM JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (1) | 30 |
| 2008/C 212/11 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5254 — Acea/Ondeo Italia/Acque Blu JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (1) | 31 |
| 2008/C 212/12 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5304 — Indaver/NEIF/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (1) | 32 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

2008/C 212/09

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5183 — Centrex/ZMB/Enìa/JV) (1)

29

2008/C 212/10

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5261 — CLN/Wagon/WM JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (1)

30

2008/C 212/11

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5254 — Acea/Ondeo Italia/Acque Blu JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (1)

31

2008/C 212/12

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5304 — Indaver/NEIF/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (1)

32

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