# Official Journal C 303/2006

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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 303 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 4913 December 2006 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 303

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 4913 December 2006

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Information |
| | Commission |
| 2006/C 303/1 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| 2006/C 303/2 | Final report of the Hearing Officer in case COMP/37.956 — Reinforcing bars (pursuant to Article 15 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 ) | 2 |
| 2006/C 303/3 | Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 373rd meeting on 11 May 2004 concerning a preliminary draft decision in Case COMP/C-3/37.980 — Souris bleue/Topps | 4 |
| 2006/C 303/4 | Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 374th meeting on 24 May 2004 concerning a preliminary draft decision in Case COMP/C-3/37.980 — Souris bleue/Topps | 5 |
| 2006/C 303/5 | Final Report of the Hearing Officer in Case COMP/C-3/37.980 — Souris/Topps (pursuant to Article 15 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 ) | 6 |
| 2006/C 303/6 | Opinion of the Advisory Committee on concentrations given at its 129th meeting on 19 October 2004 concerning a draft decision relating to Case COMP/M.3436 — Continental/Phoenix (
  1
  ) | 7 |
| 2006/C 303/7 | Final report of the Hearing Officer in Case COMP/M.3436 — Continental/Phoenix (pursuant to Article 15 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 )
   (
  1
  ) | 8 |
| 2006/C 303/8 | Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 386th meeting on 6 December 2004 concerning a preliminary draft decision relating to Case COMP/C.37.773 — MCAA | 9 |
| 2006/C 303/9 | Final report of the Hearing Officer in Case COMP/C.37.773 — Monochloroacetic Acid (MCAA) (pursuant to Article 15 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 ) | 10 |
| 2006/C 303/10 | Opinion of the Advisory Committee on concentrations given at its 133rd meeting on 29 June 2005 concerning a draft decision relating to Case COMP/M.3653 — SIEMENS/VA Tech | 11 |
| 2006/C 303/11 | Final report of the Hearing Officer in Case COMP/M.3653 — SIEMENS/VA Tech (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 ) | 14 |
| 2006/C 303/12 | Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 396th meeting on 10 October 2005 concerning a preliminary draft decision relating to Case COMP/38.281/B.2 — Raw Tobacco Italy | 16 |
| 2006/C 303/13 | Opinion of the 397th advisory committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions at its meeting on 17 October 2005 concerning a preliminary draft decision relating to Case COMP/38.281/B.2 — Raw Tobacco Italy | 17 |
| 2006/C 303/14 | Final Report of the Hearing Officer in Case COMP/38.281/B.2 — Raw Tobacco Italy (pursuant to Articles 15 & 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 ) | 18 |
| 2006/C 303/15 | Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 400th meeting on 12 December 2005 concerning a draft decision in Case COMP/C.38.443 Rubber Chemicals (
  1
  ) | 20 |
| 2006/C 303/16 | Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 401st meeting on 19 December 2005 concerning a draft decision in Case COMP/C.38.443 Rubber Chemicals (
  1
  ) | 21 |
| 2006/C 303/17 | Final report of the Hearing Officer in Case COMP/C.38.443 — Rubber Chemicals (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 )
   (
  1
  ) | 22 |
| 2006/C 303/18 | Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions at its meeting on given at its 407th meeting on 18 April 2006 concerning a draft decision relating to Case COMP/C.38.620 Hydrogen Peroxide and Perborate | 25 |
| 2006/C 303/19 | Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions at its meeting on given at its 408th meeting on 28 April 2006 concerning a draft decision relating to Case COMP/C.38.620 Hydrogen Peroxide and Perborate | 26 |
| 2006/C 303/20 | Final report of the Hearing Officer in Case COMP/C.38.620 — Hydrogen Peroxide and Perborate (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 ) | 27 |
| 2006/C 303/21 | Information procedure — Technical rules (
  1
  ) | 30 |
| 2006/C 303/22 | Information procedure — Technical rules (
  1
  ) | 36 |
| 2006/C 303/23 | Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of the Council Directive 96/48/EC of 23 July 1996 on the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system (
  1
  ) | 42 |
| 2006/C 303/24 | Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises (
  1
  ) | 47 |
| 2006/C 303/25 | State aid — France — State aid C 58/2002 (ex N 118/2002) — Aid for restructuring Société Nationale Maritime Corse-Méditerranée (SNCM) — Invitation to submit comments pursuant to Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty (
  1
  ) | 53 |
| 2006/C 303/26 | Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (
  1
  ) | 77 |
| 2006/C 303/27 | Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of the European Parliament and Council Directive 95/16/EC of 29 June 1995 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to lifts (
  1
  ) | 81 |
| 2006/C 303/28 | List of code combinations that can be used for box 36 of the Single Administrative Document | 83 |
| 2006/C 303/29 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4519 — Lagardère/Sportfive) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 86 |
| 2006/C 303/30 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4402 — UCB/Schwarz Pharma) (
  1
  ) | 87 |
| 2006/C 303/31 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4436 — Cinven/Gondola) (
  1
  ) | 87 |
| 2006/C 303/32 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4452 — SWISS RE/GE LIFE) (
  1
  ) | 88 |
| 2006/C 303/33 | COM documents other than legislative proposals adopted by the Commission | 89 |

Notice No

Contents

page

I   Information

Commission

2006/C 303/1

Euro exchange rates

1

2006/C 303/2

Final report of the Hearing Officer in case COMP/37.956 — Reinforcing bars (pursuant to Article 15 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 Article 15 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 )

2

2006/C 303/3

Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 373rd meeting on 11 May 2004 concerning a preliminary draft decision in Case COMP/C-3/37.980 — Souris bleue/Topps

4

2006/C 303/4

Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 374th meeting on 24 May 2004 concerning a preliminary draft decision in Case COMP/C-3/37.980 — Souris bleue/Topps

5

2006/C 303/5

Final Report of the Hearing Officer in Case COMP/C-3/37.980 — Souris/Topps (pursuant to Article 15 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 Article 15 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 )

6

2006/C 303/6

Opinion of the Advisory Committee on concentrations given at its 129th meeting on 19 October 2004 concerning a draft decision relating to Case COMP/M.3436 — Continental/Phoenix (
  1
  )

1

7

2006/C 303/7

Final report of the Hearing Officer in Case COMP/M.3436 — Continental/Phoenix (pursuant to Article 15 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 )
   (
  1
  )

(pursuant to Article 15 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 )

1

8

2006/C 303/8

Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 386th meeting on 6 December 2004 concerning a preliminary draft decision relating to Case COMP/C.37.773 — MCAA

9

2006/C 303/9

Final report of the Hearing Officer in Case COMP/C.37.773 — Monochloroacetic Acid (MCAA) (pursuant to Article 15 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 Article 15 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 )

10

2006/C 303/10

Opinion of the Advisory Committee on concentrations given at its 133rd meeting on 29 June 2005 concerning a draft decision relating to Case COMP/M.3653 — SIEMENS/VA Tech

11

2006/C 303/11

Final report of the Hearing Officer in Case COMP/M.3653 — SIEMENS/VA Tech (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 )

14

2006/C 303/12

Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 396th meeting on 10 October 2005 concerning a preliminary draft decision relating to Case COMP/38.281/B.2 — Raw Tobacco Italy

16

2006/C 303/13

Opinion of the 397th advisory committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions at its meeting on 17 October 2005 concerning a preliminary draft decision relating to Case COMP/38.281/B.2 — Raw Tobacco Italy

17

2006/C 303/14

Final Report of the Hearing Officer in Case COMP/38.281/B.2 — Raw Tobacco Italy (pursuant to Articles 15 & 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 & 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 )

18

2006/C 303/15

Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 400th meeting on 12 December 2005 concerning a draft decision in Case COMP/C.38.443 Rubber Chemicals (
  1
  )

1

20

2006/C 303/16

Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 401st meeting on 19 December 2005 concerning a draft decision in Case COMP/C.38.443 Rubber Chemicals (
  1
  )

1

21

2006/C 303/17

Final report of the Hearing Officer in Case COMP/C.38.443 — Rubber Chemicals (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 )
   (
  1
  )

(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 )

1

22

2006/C 303/18

Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions at its meeting on given at its 407th meeting on 18 April 2006 concerning a draft decision relating to Case COMP/C.38.620 Hydrogen Peroxide and Perborate

25

2006/C 303/19

Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions at its meeting on given at its 408th meeting on 28 April 2006 concerning a draft decision relating to Case COMP/C.38.620 Hydrogen Peroxide and Perborate

26

2006/C 303/20

Final report of the Hearing Officer in Case COMP/C.38.620 — Hydrogen Peroxide and Perborate (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 )

27

2006/C 303/21

Information procedure — Technical rules (
  1
  )

1

30

2006/C 303/22

Information procedure — Technical rules (
  1
  )

1

36

2006/C 303/23

Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of the Council Directive 96/48/EC of 23 July 1996 on the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system (
  1
  )

1

42

2006/C 303/24

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises (
  1
  )

1

47

2006/C 303/25

State aid — France — State aid C 58/2002 (ex N 118/2002) — Aid for restructuring Société Nationale Maritime Corse-Méditerranée (SNCM) — Invitation to submit comments pursuant to Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty (
  1
  )

1

53

2006/C 303/26

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

1

77

2006/C 303/27

Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of the European Parliament and Council Directive 95/16/EC of 29 June 1995 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to lifts (
  1
  )

1

81

2006/C 303/28

List of code combinations that can be used for box 36 of the Single Administrative Document

83

2006/C 303/29

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4519 — Lagardère/Sportfive) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

86

2006/C 303/30

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4402 — UCB/Schwarz Pharma) (
  1
  )

1

87

2006/C 303/31

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4436 — Cinven/Gondola) (
  1
  )

1

87

2006/C 303/32

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4452 — SWISS RE/GE LIFE) (
  1
  )

1

88

2006/C 303/33

COM documents other than legislative proposals adopted by the Commission

89

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| | II   Preparatory Acts |
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| | Commission |
| 2006/C 303/34 | Legislative proposals adopted by the Commission | 92 |

II   Preparatory Acts

Commission

2006/C 303/34

Legislative proposals adopted by the Commission

92

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| | III   Notices |
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| | Commission |
| 2006/C 303/35 | Latest publication of COM documents other than legislative proposals and legislative proposals adopted by the Commission OJ C 225 of 19.9.2006 | 101 |

III   Notices

Commission

2006/C 303/35

Latest publication of COM documents other than legislative proposals and legislative proposals adopted by the Commission OJ C 225 of 19.9.2006

101

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