# Official Journal C 146/2012

| | ISSN 1977-091X
  doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2012.146.eng |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 146 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5524 May 2012 |

ISSN 1977-091X

doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2012.146.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 146

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5524 May 2012

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | IV   Notices |
| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2012/C 146/01 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| | Court of Auditors |
| 2012/C 146/02 | Special Report No 6/2012 European Union Assistance to the Turkish Cypriot Community | 2 |
| | NOTICES CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA |
| | EFTA Surveillance Authority |
| 2012/C 146/03 | Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1j of Annex XV to the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation)) | 3 |
| 2012/C 146/04 | Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1j of Annex XV to the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation)) | 5 |
| 2012/C 146/05 | Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1j of Annex XV to the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation)) | 7 |

Notice No

Contents

page

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2012/C 146/01

Euro exchange rates

1

Court of Auditors

2012/C 146/02

Special Report No 6/2012 European Union Assistance to the Turkish Cypriot Community

2

NOTICES CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA Surveillance Authority

2012/C 146/03

Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1j of Annex XV to the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation))

3

2012/C 146/04

Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1j of Annex XV to the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation))

5

2012/C 146/05

Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1j of Annex XV to the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation))

7

| | V   Announcements |
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| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) |
| 2012/C 146/06 | Notice of open competitions | 9 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2012/C 146/07 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6583 — KIB/BDMI/Bidmanagement) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 10 |

V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

2012/C 146/06

Notice of open competitions

9

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2012/C 146/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6583 — KIB/BDMI/Bidmanagement) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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24.5.2012

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Euro exchange rates (1)

23 May 2012

2012/C 146/01

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,2659 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 100,59 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4316 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,80440 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,0605 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,2011 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 7,5730 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,495 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 302,00 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6979 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,3670 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,4600 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,3409 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,2977 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,2940 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,8310 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6871 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,6169 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 485,96 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 10,6385 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 8,0132 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5710 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 11 787,60 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 3,9820 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 55,015 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 39,8984 |
| THB | Thai baht | 39,889 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 2,6447 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 17,6859 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 70,8970 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2659

JPY

Japanese yen

100,59

DKK

Danish krone

7,4316

GBP

Pound sterling

0,80440

SEK

Swedish krona

9,0605

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2011

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,5730

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,495

HUF

Hungarian forint

302,00

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6979

PLN

Polish zloty

4,3670

RON

Romanian leu

4,4600

TRY

Turkish lira

2,3409

AUD

Australian dollar

1,2977

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,2940

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,8310

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6871

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,6169

KRW

South Korean won

1 485,96

ZAR

South African rand

10,6385

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

8,0132

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5710

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

11 787,60

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

3,9820

PHP

Philippine peso

55,015

RUB

Russian rouble

39,8984

THB

Thai baht

39,889

BRL

Brazilian real

2,6447

MXN

Mexican peso

17,6859

INR

Indian rupee

70,8970

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(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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Court of Auditors

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Special Report No 6/2012 ‘European Union Assistance to the Turkish Cypriot Community’

2012/C 146/02

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 6/2012 ‘European Union Assistance to the Turkish Cypriot Community’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors' website (http://eca.europa.eu).

A hard copy version of the report may be obtained free of charge on request to the Court of Auditors:

| European Court of Auditors |
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| Unit ‘Audit: Production of Reports’ |
| 12, rue Alcide de Gasperi |
| 1615 Luxembourg |
| LUXEMBOURG |
| Tel. +352 4398-1 |
| E-mail: eca-info@eca.europa.eu |

European Court of Auditors

Unit ‘Audit: Production of Reports’

12, rue Alcide de Gasperi

1615 Luxembourg

LUXEMBOURG

Tel. +352 4398-1

E-mail: eca-info@eca.europa.eu

or by filling in an electronic order form on EU-Bookshop.

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NOTICES CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA Surveillance Authority

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Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1j of Annex XV to the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation))

2012/C 146/03

PART I

| Aid No | GBER 3/12/EMP |
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| EFTA State | Norway |
| Granting authority | Name | The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration |
| Address | Postboks 5 St. Olavs plass |
| 0130 Oslo |
| NORWAY |

Aid No

GBER 3/12/EMP

EFTA State

Norway

Granting authority

Name

The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration

Address

Postboks 5 St. Olavs plass

0130 Oslo

NORWAY

Webpage

http://www.nav.no

Title of the aid measure

Indefinite wage subsidies (Tidsubestemt lønnstilskudd)

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

Regulation (EC) No 495/2007 on indefinite wage subsidies

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.lovdata.no/for/sf/ad/xd-20070503-0495.html

Type of measure

Scheme

X

Duration

Scheme

From 3.5.2007

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

X

Type of beneficiary

SME

X

Large enterprises

X

Budget

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

NOK 350 million 2011

Aid instrument (Article 5)

Grant

X

PART II

| General objectives (list) | Objectives (list) | Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in NOK | SME — bonuses in % |
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| Aid for disadvantaged and disabled workers
  (Articles 40-42) | Aid for the recruitment of disadvantaged workers in the form of wage subsidies
  (Article 40) | ... % | |
| Aid for the employment of disabled workers in the form of wage subsidies
  (Article 41) | Up to 75 % the first year and up to 66 % the following years | |
| Aid for compensating the additional costs of employing disabled workers
  (Article 42) | ... % | |

General objectives (list)

Objectives (list)

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in NOK

SME — bonuses in %

Aid for disadvantaged and disabled workers

(Articles 40-42)

Aid for the recruitment of disadvantaged workers in the form of wage subsidies

(Article 40)

... %

Aid for the employment of disabled workers in the form of wage subsidies

(Article 41)

Up to 75 % the first year and up to 66 % the following years

Aid for compensating the additional costs of employing disabled workers

(Article 42)

... %

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Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1j of Annex XV to the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation))

2012/C 146/04

PART I

| Aid No | GBER 4/12/R & D |
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| EFTA State | Norway |
| Granting authority | Name | Norwegian Industry Development Corporation — SIVA (SF)
  County authorities |
| Address | SIVA |
| Postboks 1253 Sluppen |
| 7462 Trondheim |
| NORWAY |

Aid No

GBER 4/12/R & D

EFTA State

Norway

Granting authority

Name

Norwegian Industry Development Corporation — SIVA (SF)

County authorities

Address

SIVA

Postboks 1253 Sluppen

7462 Trondheim

NORWAY

Webpage

http://www.siva.no

Title of the aid measure

Innovation aid scheme administered by SIVA (SF)

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

Annual budget propositions to the Parliament (Parliamentary Bill No 1) from the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, the Ministry of Trade and Industry

Annual budget documents for the county authorities

Annual allocation letters from the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the county authorities

SIVAs programme descriptions and internal guidelines at: http://www.siva.no

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.siva.no/sivabas/nyheter.nsf/8486cefd06dd6d7041256802004f331f/b641a8ec569fc3e1c1256feb0028804b/$FILE/Inkognh.pdf

Type of measure

Scheme

X

Amendment of an existing aid measure

The scheme will replace the present notification of SIVA: EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No: 785/08/COL

Duration

Scheme

Start date: 1.1.2012

No explicit expiry date is defined

Date of granting

Ad hoc aid

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

X

Type of beneficiary

SME

X

Budget

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

NOK 125 million

Aid instrument (Article 5)

Grant

X

PART II

| General objectives (list) | Objectives (list) | Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in NOK | SME — bonuses in % |
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| Aid for research, development and innovation
  (Articles 30-37) | Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services
  (Article 36) | EUR 200 000, up to 75 % of eligible expenses | |
| Aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel
  (Article 37) | NOK | |

General objectives (list)

Objectives (list)

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in NOK

SME — bonuses in %

Aid for research, development and innovation

(Articles 30-37)

Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services

(Article 36)

EUR 200 000, up to 75 % of eligible expenses

Aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel

(Article 37)

NOK

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Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1j of Annex XV to the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation))

2012/C 146/05

PART I

| Aid No | GBER 5/12/EMP |
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| EFTA State | Norway |
| Granting authority | Name | The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration |
| Address | Postboks 5 St. Olavs plass |
| 0130 Oslo |
| NORWAY |

Aid No

GBER 5/12/EMP

EFTA State

Norway

Granting authority

Name

The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration

Address

Postboks 5 St. Olavs plass

0130 Oslo

NORWAY

Webpage

http://www.nav.no

Title of the aid measure

(Forskrift om forsøk med tilretteleggingstilskudd for rekruttering av arbeidssøkere med nedsatt arbeidsevne)

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

Regulation (EC) No 1362/2011

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.lovdata.no/for/sf/ad/ad-20111212-1362.html

Type of measure

Scheme

X

Duration

Scheme

From 1.1.2012 until 31.12.2013

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

X

Type of beneficiary

SME

X

Large enterprises

X

Budget

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

Approximately NOK 25 million

Aid instrument (Article 5)

Grant

X

PART II

| General objectives (list) | Objectives (list) | Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in NOK | SME — bonuses in % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aid for disadvantaged and disabled workers (Articles 40-42) | Aid for the recruitment of disadvantaged workers in the form of wage subsidies (Article 40) | ... % | |
| Aid for the employment of disabled workers in the form of wage subsidies (Article 41) | ... % | |
| Aid for compensating the additional costs of employing disabled workers (Article 42) | Documented costs for adoption, for up to 12 weeks and maximum 36 weeks | |

General objectives (list)

Objectives (list)

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in NOK

SME — bonuses in %

Aid for disadvantaged and disabled workers (Articles 40-42)

Aid for the recruitment of disadvantaged workers in the form of wage subsidies (Article 40)

... %

Aid for the employment of disabled workers in the form of wage subsidies (Article 41)

... %

Aid for compensating the additional costs of employing disabled workers (Article 42)

Documented costs for adoption, for up to 12 weeks and maximum 36 weeks

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V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

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Official Journal of the European Union

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NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITIONS

2012/C 146/06

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising the following open competitions:

| | EPSO/AST/119/12 — Proofreaders (AST 3) with Czech as their main language (CS) |
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EPSO/AST/119/12 — Proofreaders (AST 3) with Czech as their main language (CS)

| | EPSO/AST/120/12 — Proofreaders (AST 3) with Danish as their main language (DA) |
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EPSO/AST/120/12 — Proofreaders (AST 3) with Danish as their main language (DA)

The competition notice is published in Official Journal C 146 A of 24 May 2012 in Czech and Danish only.

Further details can be found on the EPSO website: http://eu-careers.eu

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6583 — KIB/BDMI/Bidmanagement)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 146/07

| 1. | On 15 May 2012 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking K-Invest Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG, which belongs to the Klingel group (‘Klingel’, Germany), and the undertaking Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments SA (Luxembourg), which is controlled by Bertelsmann AG (‘Bertelsmann’, Germany), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Bidmanagement GmbH (‘Bidmanagement’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 15 May 2012 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking K-Invest Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG, which belongs to the Klingel group (‘Klingel’, Germany), and the undertaking Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments SA (Luxembourg), which is controlled by Bertelsmann AG (‘Bertelsmann’, Germany), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Bidmanagement GmbH (‘Bidmanagement’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | Klingel: mail order and retail business, especially in the areas of women’s and men’s fashion, shoes, jewellery and interior decoration, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Klingel: mail order and retail business, especially in the areas of women’s and men’s fashion, shoes, jewellery and interior decoration,

| — | Bertelsmann: radio and television, book and magazine publishing, book and media clubs, other media and communications services, |
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Bertelsmann: radio and television, book and magazine publishing, book and media clubs, other media and communications services,

| — | Bidmanagement: services in the software sector: optimisation of online advertising campaigns. |
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Bidmanagement: services in the software sector: optimisation of online advertising campaigns.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice. |
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3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6583 — KIB/BDMI/Bidmanagement, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6583 — KIB/BDMI/Bidmanagement, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).

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