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I Information

Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

26 October 2005

(2005/C 266/01)

1 euro= 

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(1)

Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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Extension and amendment of public service obligations imposed on scheduled air services within Greece in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92

(2005/C 266/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3928 — Teva/Ivax)

(2005/C 266/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

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

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3720 — Baes/AMS)

(2005/C 266/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 14 March 2005, 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:

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III Notices

Commission

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Call for proposals for indirect RTD actions under the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration: ‘Integrating and strengthening the European Research Area’

Thematic priority area: ‘Specific activities covering a wider field of research’

Call identifier: FP6-2005-NEST-Path

(2005/C 266/05)

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(1)OJ L 232, 29.8.2002, p. 1.

(2)OJ L 294, 29.10.2002, p. 1.

(3)  Commission Decision C(2002)4789, as modified by C(2003)577, C(2003)955, C(2003)1952, C(2003)3543, C(2003)3555, C(2003)4609, C(2003)5183, C(2004)433, C(2004)2002, C(2004)2727, C(2004)3324, C(2004)4178, C(2004)5286, C(2005)27, C(2005)961, C(2005)2076, C(2005)2747, C(2005)3244, C(2005)3390 and C(2005) 4008 all decisions unpublished.

(4)OJ L 355, 30.12.2002, p. 23.

(5)OJ L 248, of 16.9.2002, p. 1.

(6)OJ L 357, of 31.12.2002, p. 1.

(7)  C(2003)883 of 27.3.2003, as last modified by C(2004)1855 of 18.5.2004.

(8)  The EPSS is a tool to assist proposers to develop and submit their proposals electronically.

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ANNEX 1

FP6-2005-NEST-Path

CALL INFORMATION (PATHFINDER)

1.   Specific programme: ‘Integrating and strengthening the European Research Area’

2.   Activity: ‘Anticipating scientific and technological needs’.

3.   Call title: New and Emerging Science and Technology — Pathfinder

4.   Call reference number/identifier: FP6-2005-NEST-Path

5.   Date of publication: 

6.   Date from which proposals are receivable: from call date; pre-proposal check service is available. Submission of pre-proposals, no later than 3 weeks before the deadline, is strongly recommended.

7.   Call deadline: 15 February 2006 at 17.00 (Brussels local time).

8.   Total indicative budget: EUR 50 million.

9.   Topics called and Instruments (1): Proposals are invited in the following topics, which are described using short titles only. For the full titles and definition of the topics, applicants must refer to the technical content of this Work Programme. The evaluation of proposals will be based on the full definition of topics as described in the Work Programme. For each topic the instruments to be used are indicated.

10.   Minimum number of participants (3): 

11.   Restriction on participation: none.

12.   Consortia agreements: It is not mandatory that participants in RTD actions resulting from this call conclude a consortium agreement although it is strongly recommended that participants consider carefully the possible benefits of such an agreement, and implement one if appropriate.

13.   Evaluation procedure: 

14.   Evaluation criteria: 

15.   Indicative evaluation and selection delays: 

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(1)  Proposals should specify only one activity code (PATH 1, PATH 2, PATH 3, PATH 4, PATH 5), to ensure allocation to the correct evaluation stream. In ambiguous cases, the Commission will allocate proposals to the activity it considers the most appropriate.

(2)  STREP = Specific Targeted Research Project; CA = Coordination Action; SSA = Specific Support Action.

(3)  MS = Member States of the EU; AS (incl. ACC) = Associated States; ACC: Associated candidate countries.

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