# Official Journal C 279/2006

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 4917 November 2006 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 279

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 4917 November 2006

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| 2006/C 279/1 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| 2006/C 279/2 | Agreement on Workers Health Protection through the Good Handling and Use of Crystalline Silica and Products containing it | 2 |
| 2006/C 279/3 | 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 | 9 |
| 2006/C 279/4 | Commission communication concerning the procedure laid down by Article 1, para 4 of Council Directive 96/67/EC | 13 |
| 2006/C 279/5 | Notice inviting applications for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in block Q7 of the Dutch continental shelf. | 16 |
| 2006/C 279/6 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4442 — Carphone Warehouse /AOL UK) (
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  ) | 17 |
| 2006/C 279/7 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4440 — GE/DISKO/ASL) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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Notice No

Contents

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I   Information

Commission

2006/C 279/1

Euro exchange rates

1

2006/C 279/2

Agreement on Workers Health Protection through the Good Handling and Use of Crystalline Silica and Products containing it

2

2006/C 279/3

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

9

2006/C 279/4

Commission communication concerning the procedure laid down by Article 1, para 4 of Council Directive 96/67/EC

13

2006/C 279/5

Notice inviting applications for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in block Q7 of the Dutch continental shelf.

16

2006/C 279/6

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4442 — Carphone Warehouse /AOL UK) (
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1

17

2006/C 279/7

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4440 — GE/DISKO/ASL) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  )

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Euro exchange rates (1)

16 November 2006

(2006/C 279/01)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,2804 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 151,16 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4583 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,6781 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,0705 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5977 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 89,58 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,2225 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5777 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 28,065 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 257,04 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6977 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4293 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 3,7981 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 3,4921 |
| SIT | Slovenian tolar | 239,64 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 35,767 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 1,845 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,668 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4572 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,9695 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,9279 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,9959 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 200,44 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 9,182 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 10,0787 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,3645 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 11 722,7 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,6792 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 64,18 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 34,147 |
| THB | Thai baht | 46,726 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2804

JPY

Japanese yen

151,16

DKK

Danish krone

7,4583

GBP

Pound sterling

0,6781

SEK

Swedish krona

9,0705

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5977

ISK

Iceland króna

89,58

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,2225

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5777

CZK

Czech koruna

28,065

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

257,04

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6977

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4293

PLN

Polish zloty

3,7981

RON

Romanian leu

3,4921

SIT

Slovenian tolar

239,64

SKK

Slovak koruna

35,767

TRY

Turkish lira

1,845

AUD

Australian dollar

1,668

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4572

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,9695

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,9279

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,9959

KRW

South Korean won

1 200,44

ZAR

South African rand

9,182

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

10,0787

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3645

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

11 722,7

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,6792

PHP

Philippine peso

64,18

RUB

Russian rouble

34,147

THB

Thai baht

46,726

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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Agreement on Workers Health Protection through the Good Handling and Use of Crystalline Silica and Products containing it

(2006/C 279/02)

The Annexes to this Agreement may be found on www.nepsi.eu

| (1) | Whereas, crystalline silica is abundant in nature, it makes approximately 12 % of the earth crust. Crystalline silica is naturally contained in several other minerals and mineral products. |
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(1)

Whereas, crystalline silica is abundant in nature, it makes approximately 12 % of the earth crust. Crystalline silica is naturally contained in several other minerals and mineral products.

| (2) | Whereas, industry makes intensive use of two of the crystalline forms of silica, i.e. quartz and cristobalite. Both are sold as sand, which is a granular material, or as flours that consist of particles finer than 0,1 millimetres. |
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(2)

Whereas, industry makes intensive use of two of the crystalline forms of silica, i.e. quartz and cristobalite. Both are sold as sand, which is a granular material, or as flours that consist of particles finer than 0,1 millimetres.

| (3) | Whereas, crystalline silica, and materials/products/raw materials containing crystalline silica are used in a large variety of industries, including but not limited to the chemical, ceramics, construction, cosmetics, detergents, electronics, foundry, glass, horticultural, leisure, metal and engineering, coatings including paint, pharmaceutical industries, and as filtration media in several industries. |
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(3)

Whereas, crystalline silica, and materials/products/raw materials containing crystalline silica are used in a large variety of industries, including but not limited to the chemical, ceramics, construction, cosmetics, detergents, electronics, foundry, glass, horticultural, leisure, metal and engineering, coatings including paint, pharmaceutical industries, and as filtration media in several industries.

| (4) | Whereas, the European Commission's Scientific Committee for Occupational Exposure Limits (SCOEL) (1) concluded, interalia ‘that the main effect in humans of the inhalation of respirable crystalline silica is silicosis. There is sufficient information to conclude that the relative lung cancer risk is increased in persons with silicosis (and apparently, not in employees without silicosis exposed to silica dust in quarries and in the ceramic industry). Therefore, preventing the onset of silicosis will also reduce the cancer risk. Since a clear threshold for silicosis development cannot be identified, any reduction of exposure will reduce the risk of silicosis.’ |
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(4)

Whereas, the European Commission's Scientific Committee for Occupational Exposure Limits (SCOEL) (1) concluded, interalia ‘that the main effect in humans of the inhalation of respirable crystalline silica is silicosis. There is sufficient information to conclude that the relative lung cancer risk is increased in persons with silicosis (and apparently, not in employees without silicosis exposed to silica dust in quarries and in the ceramic industry). Therefore, preventing the onset of silicosis will also reduce the cancer risk. Since a clear threshold for silicosis development cannot be identified, any reduction of exposure will reduce the risk of silicosis.’

| (5) | Whereas, there seems to be evidence that there is a variable potency of the effects of Respirable crystalline silica in different industries. |
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(5)

Whereas, there seems to be evidence that there is a variable potency of the effects of Respirable crystalline silica in different industries.

| (6) | Whereas there are a series of confounding factors in the epidemiology of lung cancer, for example smoking, radon, and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons. |
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(6)

Whereas there are a series of confounding factors in the epidemiology of lung cancer, for example smoking, radon, and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons.

| (7) | Whereas, there is currently no occupational exposure limit for Respirable crystalline silica at EU level and the national occupational exposure limits vary. |
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(7)

Whereas, there is currently no occupational exposure limit for Respirable crystalline silica at EU level and the national occupational exposure limits vary.

| (8) | Whereas, Respirable crystalline silica differs in many respects — including because of its natural abundance — from the situations normally dealt with under the workers safety legislation. Therefore, the present Agreement, which is in many respects unique, is a suitable instrument for dealing with this particular substance. |
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(8)

Whereas, Respirable crystalline silica differs in many respects — including because of its natural abundance — from the situations normally dealt with under the workers safety legislation. Therefore, the present Agreement, which is in many respects unique, is a suitable instrument for dealing with this particular substance.

| (9) | Whereas the Parties act in the firm belief that this Agreement will contribute to protecting jobs, and securing the economic future of the sectors and companies. |
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(9)

Whereas the Parties act in the firm belief that this Agreement will contribute to protecting jobs, and securing the economic future of the sectors and companies.

| (10) | Whereas, the Parties will make their best efforts to obtain application of this Agreement to all companies within the whole sectors they represent. |
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(10)

Whereas, the Parties will make their best efforts to obtain application of this Agreement to all companies within the whole sectors they represent.

| (11) | Whereas, the Parties to this Agreement act in accordance with Article 139 (1) and (2) EC Treaty. |
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(11)

Whereas, the Parties to this Agreement act in accordance with Article 139 (1) and (2) EC Treaty.

Having regard to the aforesaid, the Parties conclude the following Agreement on prevention and workers health protection through the good handling and use of crystalline silica and products containing it.

Article 1

Objectives

This Agreement aims at

| — | protection of health of Employees and other individuals occupationally exposed at the workplace to Respirable crystalline silica from materials/products/raw materials containing crystalline silica. |
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protection of health of Employees and other individuals occupationally exposed at the workplace to Respirable crystalline silica from materials/products/raw materials containing crystalline silica.

| — | minimisation of exposure to Respirable crystalline silica at the workplace by applying the Good Practices stipulated herein in order to prevent, eliminate or reduce occupational health risks related to Respirable crystalline silica. |
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minimisation of exposure to Respirable crystalline silica at the workplace by applying the Good Practices stipulated herein in order to prevent, eliminate or reduce occupational health risks related to Respirable crystalline silica.

| — | increasing the knowledge about potential health effects of Respirable crystalline silica and about Good Practices. |
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increasing the knowledge about potential health effects of Respirable crystalline silica and about Good Practices.

Article 2

Scope

(1)   This Agreement addresses the production and use of crystalline silica, as well as materials/products/raw materials containing crystalline silica that may potentially lead to Respirable crystalline silica exposure. Descriptions of industries concerned are provided in Annex 5 hereto.

(2)   The scope of the Agreement includes ancillary activities related thereto, such as handling, storage, and transport. It also applies to mobile workplaces. Mobile workplaces may be subject to specific rules hereunder.

(3)   This Agreement is applicable to the Parties, Employers and Employees as defined and stipulated hereunder.

Article 3

Definitions

(1)   ‘Employer(s)’ means the individual companies directly or indirectly represented by the Parties to this Agreement representing industry.

(2)   ‘Employees’ means the workers directly or indirectly represented by the Parties to this Agreement representing employees who may regularly or from time to time be exposed to Respirable crystalline silica. Employees are understood to mean part-time, full-time, as well as fixed-term employees, and other workers that act under the direct supervision of the Employer (e.g. seconded/posted workers).

(3)   ‘Workers Representatives’ means workers' representatives with specific responsibility for the safety and health of workers: any person elected, chosen or designated in accordance with national law and/or practices to represent workers where problems arise relating to the safety and health protection of workers at work.

(4)   ‘Parties’ means the signatories to this Agreement.

(5)   ‘Respirable crystalline silica’ means the mass fraction of inhaled crystalline silica particles penetrating to the unciliated airways. The respirable convention, which is a target specification for sampling instruments, is defined according to § 5.3. of European Standard EN 481 Workplace Atmospheres — Size fraction definition for measurement of airborne particles.

(6)   ‘Good Practices’ means the general principles of Directive 89/391 and of Section II of Directive 98/24 as further developed and illustrated by Annex 1 hereto, that may be updated from time to time.

(7)   ‘Site’ means an operational entity at which Respirable crystalline silica occurs. Storage and transport are considered separate Sites unless they are connected to a production or use Site. Mobile workplaces are also considered Sites.

(8)   ‘Non-application’ means non-observance of the Agreement including the Good Practices as defined under (6) above resulting in an increased exposure of Employees to Respirable crystalline silica and resulting risk to health that could have been avoided by observing the Good Practices.

(9)   ‘National Practices’ means competent authorities issued' or industry agreed' guidelines or standards, which are neither law nor regulation.

Article 4

Principles

(1)   The Parties will co-operate to enhance the knowledge about health effects of Respirable crystalline silica, in particular by research, monitoring, and dissemination of Good Practices.

(2)   The Parties recognize that there is a need for a European Respirable crystalline silica prevention strategy. However, this does not mean that signature of this Agreement should be considered as acknowledgement of uncontrolled exposure in the sector concerned or actual exposure in the entire sector.

(3)   The Parties acknowledge that the general principles of Directive 89/391, and of Directive 98/24 on the protection of the health and safety of workers from the risks related to chemical agents at work remain at all times applicable (including, in particular, Article 4: determination and risk assessment; Article 5: risk prevention; Article 6: specific protection and prevention measures; Article 7: arrangements to deal with accidents, incidents and emergencies; Article 8: information and training for workers).

(4)   The Parties agree that crystalline silica and materials/products/raw materials containing crystalline silica are, as further described in Annex 5 hereto, basic, useful and often indispensable components/ingredients for a large number of industrial and other professional activities contributing to protecting jobs, and securing the economic future of the sectors and companies, and that their production and wide-range use should therefore continue.

(5)   The Parties agree that the implementation of the ‘Good Practices’ illustrated in Annex 1 to this Agreement will make an effective contribution to risk management by preventing or, where this is not currently achievable, minimizing exposure to Respirable crystalline silica by the application of appropriate prevention and protection measures in application of Section II of Directive 98/24.

(6)   This Agreement is without prejudice to the Employers' and Employees' obligation to comply with national and EU law in the area of workers health and safety.

(7)   In so far as National Practices in force are shown to be more stringent than the requirements under this Agreement, the Employers and Employees will adhere to these National Practices.

Article 5

Good Practices

(1)   The Parties jointly adopt the Good Practices as illustrated in Annex 1 hereto.

(2)   Employers and Employees, and the Workers Representatives, will jointly make their best endeavours to implement the Good Practices at Site level in as far as applicable thereto, including in relation to non-Employees occupationally exposed at Sites, for example contractors (e.g. by making, where applicable, the Good Practices part of the contract specifications).

(3)   Annex 1 may be adapted in accordance with the procedure provided for in Annex 7.

(4)   Employers undertake to organise periodic training, and all concerned Employees undertake to follow this periodic training with regard to the implementation of the Good Practices (2).

Article 6

Monitoring

(1)   Each Site will install a monitoring system for the application of the Good Practices. For this purpose, an Employee (e.g. the team leader of a site) will be designated for each site by the Employer to monitor the application of the Good Practices. He/she will report to the individual designated under (2) upon request.

(2)   An individual will be designated by the Employer in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 of Directive 89/391 to monitor the application or Non-application of the Good Practices regularly. He/she will liaise with the persons designated under (1) above according to a schedule/procedure set up under his/her responsibility after consultation with the works council of the company and Workers Representatives where applicable.

(3)   For dust monitoring, Employers will follow the relevant Dust Monitoring Protocol(s) as outlined in Annex 2. These Protocol(s) may be adapted to the specific needs of smaller Sites and may allow for random selection of Sites in case of a multitude of smaller Sites in specific sectors.

Article 7

Reporting, Improvement

(1)   The Employers and the Employees with the support of the Workers Representatives shall jointly and continuously strive to respect the Good Practices, and to improve their application.

(2)   Employers will report the application/Non-application and the improvement through their individual designated under Article 6 (2) every second year, for the first time in 2008 (reporting of 2007 data).

A reporting format is jointly developed by the Parties as Annex 3 to this Agreement.

(3)   The Parties agree that the number of Non-application situations shall progressively decrease per Employer during the term of this Agreement unless the number of Non-application situations is such as not to allow for further improvement at which point the Employer will make its best efforts to retain the status quo.

(4)   Reporting under (2) above shall be conducted through the respective Party on a consolidated basis to the Council. However, a list of Sites which are repeatedly in a situation of Non-application shall be annexed to the consolidated report.

Article 8

The Council

Principle

The main aim followed by the Council is to identify existing problems and to propose possible solutions. The Council shall be the sole and exclusive organ to supervise the implementation and interpretation of the Agreement.

Tasks

The Council shall review the Article 7 reports and shall issue a Summary Report at the latest by June 30 of the following year summarizing application, Non-application and improvement, stating the level of application/Non-application per industry sector, the reasons therefore and issuing recommendations related thereto. The Summary Report will be forwarded to the Parties and their members, the European Commission and the national authorities responsible for workers safety and shall be marked ‘confidential/sensitive business information’. An Executive Summary may be made available to the public if desirable. In June 2007, the Summary Report shall be different in format simply summarizing, based on information made available by the Parties, the status of implementation and preparations for the first reporting to take place in 2008.

In cases of repeated Non-applications where these are the result of repeated and unjustified failure to implement corrective actions, the Council will decide on the measures to be taken to address these situations.

In addition to its tasks above, the Council shall also have the following tasks: (a) discussion and resolution of any issues of importance for the working of the Agreement; (b) resolution of any conflicts and interpretation issues under this Agreement, including those brought by individual Parties, Employers and Employees; (c) issuance of recommendations about possible revisions of this Agreement; (d) communication with third parties; and (e) adaptation of the Good Practices in accordance with Annex 7.

Composition

The Council shall consist of representatives of the Parties appointed by them for the first time on the day of the signature of the Agreement for terms of four years each, equal in number representing Employers and Employees. The Parties may also, at the same time or if necessary thereafter, appoint one Alternate Member for each Council member who may accompany as silent observers or replace Council members as the need arises always with a view to ensuring continuity and appropriate expertise. The size of the Council shall be such as to be workable in practice and is fixed at a maximum of 30 (i.e. 15/15) including the chairpersons of Article 3 of Annex 6. Should any Party withdraw, resign from the Agreement, or cease to exist, or should a new Party join the Agreement in the course of a term of the Council, the Parties will adjust the membership of the Council accordingly albeit respecting the above maximum number. Parties not represented in the Council as Members or Alternate Members have the right to be heard by the Council and to be present in the debate on their issue. The Council's rules are set out in Annex 6 hereto.

Decision making

The Council aims at taking decisions by consensus. Failing consensus, Council decisions will be taken at a double qualified majority of 75 % of the votes respectively attributed to representatives of the Employees and to representatives of the Employers. For example, if the Council consists of 30 members (15 on the Employees' side and 15 on the Employers' side), a majority of 12 votes on each side will be required.

Secretariat

The Council shall be assisted logistically by a secretariat to be set up by the Parties at the time of signature of the Agreement.

Article 9

Confidentiality

(1)   All oral and written communications among and between the Parties and their members concerning the application of this Agreement shall remain confidential and will not be made available to third parties unless there is a legal obligation of disclosure.

(2)   The confidentiality provision referred to in (1) does not apply to the following:

| — | the Summary Report which will only be forwarded to the individuals and organizations listed in Article 8 (2), |
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the Summary Report which will only be forwarded to the individuals and organizations listed in Article 8 (2),

| — | the Executive Summary which can be made public to third parties, |
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the Executive Summary which can be made public to third parties,

| — | the joint necessary contacts of the Council Chairpersons with third parties, |
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the joint necessary contacts of the Council Chairpersons with third parties,

| — | the necessary circulation of information by the Parties to their members as long as those members are affected by the information disclosed. |
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the necessary circulation of information by the Parties to their members as long as those members are affected by the information disclosed.

(3)   The identity of companies named in reports may only be disclosed to the members of the Parties which are concerned, unless otherwise decided by the Council under Article 8 (2). The receiving persons have to be bound to the same level of confidentiality obligations as set forth by this Agreement.

(4)   Breaches of (1) and (3) shall entitle the damaged Party and/or its members to undertake legal action in accordance with national civil law.

Article 10

Health Surveillance

The occupational physician/industrial hygienist or equivalent internal or external organ appointed for the Site will define in accordance with national regulations, Article 10 of Directive 98/24 and the Health Surveillance Protocol as described in Annex 8 the scope of the medical examinations to be performed.

Article 11

Research — Data Collection

The Parties will discuss gaps in research and data and make recommendations as to research, including on safer products or processes, which must be subject to a risk assessment before putting them into use. They will also make recommendations as to data collection projects that should be carried out in the future. A list of previous research projects is attached in Annex 4.

Article 12

Duration — Revision

(1)   This Agreement is valid for a minimum term of four years and is automatically renewed for consecutive two year terms. Parties are entitled to withdraw from the Agreement with one year notice.

(2)   This Agreement will become void as soon as all of the Parties are no longer representative of their industry sectors, or less than two Parties, one representing Employers and one representing Employees in the same industry sector, would remain Parties hereto.

(3)   Parties are entitled to withdraw at any time without prior notice from this Agreement in the event that their industry sector counterpart will cease to be a party to this Agreement or no longer be representative (‘Reciprocity’).

(4)   In case future EU legislation related to crystalline silica should be proposed, the Parties will meet to evaluate the impact of this proposed legislation on this Agreement.

Article 13

Change of Parties

(1)   This Agreement is open for signature by additional parties.

(2)   This Agreement will bind successors in law of the Parties.

Article 14

Miscellaneous

(1)   This Agreement does not create any rights and obligations other than those stipulated herein.

(2)   Any claims and disputes in relation to the interpretation and application of this Agreement shall exclusively be handled by the Council and shall, because of the unique nature of the Agreement, not be subject to jurisdiction by the local national courts. Any other claims and disputes in relation to this Agreement shall be submitted to the law and jurisdiction of the country of residence of the defendant(s), at the competent local court of residence of the defendant(s).

(3)   This Agreement will be translated into all official EU languages. The English version is binding for interpretation.

(4)   In as far as there is a discrepancy between the Good Practices and more stringent National Practices in a specific jurisdiction, adherence to such National Practices required under Article 4 (7) will not constitute a situation of Non-application under Article 3 (8).

Article 15

Entry into Effect

This Agreement will enter into effect six months after signature by the first two Parties, one representing Employers and one representing Employees in the same industry sector provided the Agreement has been translated into all official EU languages.

| Annex 1 | [Good Practices (Good Practice Guide)] |
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Annex 1

| Annex 2 | [Dust Monitoring Protocol] |
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Annex 2

| Annex 3 | [Reporting Format] |
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Annex 3

| Annex 4 | [List of Research Projects] |
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Annex 4

| Annex 5 | [Descriptions of Industries] |
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Annex 5

| Annex 6 | [The Council — The Secretariat] |
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Annex 6

| Annex 7 | [Procedure for the Adaptation of the Good Practices] |
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Annex 7

| Annex 8 | [Health Surveillance Protocol for Silicosis] |
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Annex 8

Entered into, April 25, 2006.

By:

APFE — European Glass Fibre Producers Association

BIBM — International Bureau for Precast Concrete

CAEF — The European Foundry Association

CEEMET — Council of European Employers of the Metal, Engineering and Technology-Based Industries

CERAME-UNIE — The European Ceramics Industries

CEMBUREAU — The European Cement Association

EMCEF — European Mine, Chemical and Energy Workers' Federation

EMF — European Metalworkers' Federation

EMO — European Mortar Industry Organization

EURIMA — European Insulation Manufacturers Association

EUROMINES — European Association of Mining Industries

EURO-ROC — European and International federation of natural stones industries

ESGA — European Special Glass Association

FEVE — European Container Glass Federation

GEPVP — European Association of Flat Glass Manufacturers

IMA-Europe — The Industrial Minerals Association

UEPG — European Aggregates Association

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(1)  SCOEL SUM Doc 94-final on respirable crystalline silica, June 2003.

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(2)  See Article 13 of Directive 89/391.

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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

(2006/C 279/03)

This publication confers the right to object to the application pursuant to Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006. Statements of objection must reach the Commission within six months from the date of this publication.

SUMMARY

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

Application for registration according to Article 5 and Article 17(2)

‘BAREGES-GAVARNIE’

EC No: FR/PDO/005/0306/30.7.2003

PDO ( X ) PGI ( )

This summary has been drawn up for information only. For full details, interested parties are invited to consult the full version of the product specification obtainable from the national authorities indicated in section 1 or from the European Commission (1).

1.   Responsible department in the Member State:

| Name: | Institut National des Appellations d'Origine |
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| Address: | 51, Rue d'Anjou |
| F-75008 Paris |

Name:

Institut National des Appellations d'Origine

Address:

51, Rue d'Anjou

F-75008 Paris

Tel.:

(33) 153 89 80 00

Fax:

(33) 142 25 57 97

E-mail:

info@inao.gouv.fr

2.   Group:

| Name: | Association Interprofessionnelle du Mouton Barèges-Gavarnie |
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| Address: | Maison des Associations — Soucastets |
| F-64120 LUZ SAINT-SAUVEUR |

Name:

Association Interprofessionnelle du Mouton Barèges-Gavarnie

Address:

Maison des Associations — Soucastets

F-64120 LUZ SAINT-SAUVEUR

Tel.:

(33) 562 92 32 16

Fax:

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E-mail:

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Composition:

Producers/processors ( X ) Other ( )

3.   Type of product:

Class 1.1. Fresh meat and offal

4.   Specification (summary of requirements under Article 4(2))

4.1.   Name: ‘Barèges-Gavarnie’

4.2   Description: Fresh adult sheepmeat from ewes aged between 2 and 6 years or castrated males known as ‘doublons’ aged over 18 months.

The ewe carcass weighs a minimum of 22 kg, while the ‘doublon’ carcass weighs a minimum of 23 kg.

The carcass is longilineal, the legs are stretched out and flat, the saddle is broad at its base. The waxy fat cover is predominantly white.

The meat is of a pronounced and consistent bright red colour. It is marbled, but without excessive fat. It does not have a strong smell of sheepmeat or wool grease.

4.3   Geographical area: The meat originates from animals born, raised and slaughtered in the geographical area made up of the following municipalities of the department of Hautes-Pyrénées: Barèges, Betpouey, Chèze, Esquièze-Sère, Esterre, Gavarnie, Gèdre, Grust, Luz-St-Sauveur, Saligos, Sassis, Sazos, Sers, Viella, Viey, Viscos, Vizos, and part of the municipality of Cauterets.

Within this production area there is a ‘mountain pasture area’ in which the animals must stay during the summer period.

4.4   Proof of origin: Each operator applies for a declaration of aptitude from the Institut national des appellations d'origine (INAO); the declarations enable the INAO to identify all the operators of the designation.

Flocks are made up of animals recognised under the PDO product specification. Suitable animals are identified by a mark on both ears made prior to their first ascent to the mountain pasture.

Each farmer keeps a register known as an ‘inventory of suitable animals’.

Suitable animals taken from the flock for slaughter should be accompanied by a withdrawal note filled out by the farmer.

Slaughterhouses keep a register of arrivals and departures, enabling them to identify the origin of the sheep and the destination of the meat.

These registers are available to authorised inspection officers.

Only those carcasses which bear the animal's identifying mark undergo an organoleptic examination. Carcasses that comply with the PDO product specification are marked on both sides with an food dye strip containing the initials ‘B-G’.

The carcass and the resulting cuts are accompanied by a label identifying the meat.

4.5   Method of production: The animals must be born, raised and slaughtered in the geographical area specified in point 4.3.

Breed and flock

Flocks must be composed exclusively of sheep belonging to the Barégeoise breed. Genetic selection must be in keeping with the practices employed in the free mountain pasture. The whole flock present on the holding must comply with the PDO product specification. Each flock should contain at least one Barégeoise ram per 50 ewes and must include a minimum of 20 % ‘doublon’ castrated males of all age ranges in relation to the number of ewes. The farmer keeps replacement ewe lambs originating from his flock equivalent to a minimum of 30 % of the number of ewes. Each animal must spend at least 12 months in the flock of the holding. Tupping must be allowed to take place naturally. Castration is performed after the descent of the testicles into the scrotum.

Flock management and sheep farming practices

The animals must be reared in accordance with the seasons and with grass growth, depending on the altitude and exposure of the pastures. The total stocking density of the animals on a holding may not exceed 1,4 LU per hectare, with mountain pastures and vacant low pastures included in the calculation for a maximum of 180 days per year. Meadows are farmed by mowing or grazing. In line with ancestral practices, the life of the animals throughout the year comprises four stages.

The winter period: from 1 November until 31 March, the animals are kept at the lowest point of the holding in sheepfolds located close to the villages. Access to pasture in the hay meadows is compulsory once climatic conditions permit.

The shoulder season: during the transitional periods of spring and autumn, the animals graze in the highland areas known as the ‘intermediate area’ or the ‘barn’ area. The intermediate areas are located at an altitude of between 1 000 m and 1 800 m. Each farmer must have an area of pasture in the intermediate area.

The summer period: from May to October. Animals are taken to mountain pastures at altitudes of between 1 500 and 2 800 m, which are located in a designated area. Grazing in mountain pastures is compulsory for all of the flock between 15 June and 31 August at the least, excepting animals that are taken for slaughter. In the mountain pasture, the animals graze freely day and night in order to obtain the food necessary for growth and fattening. In order to obtain the designation, animals must have spent at least two summers in the mountain pasture. During their second period in the mountain pasture, ‘doublon’ castrated males cannot be slaughtered before 1 July.

In order to preserve the diversity of wild flora, the total stocking density of the animals may not exceed 0,5 LU per hectare for all animal species.

Nutrition

Nutrition consists chiefly in open air grazing of hay meadows, shared vacant low pastures and the mountain pastures.

During the winter period, nutrition consists chiefly of hay and second-growth hay harvested within the production area. If there is a lack of fodder during this period, dried fodder may be purchased from outside the production area, up to a maximum of 20 % of the needs of the flock for the period. To complement the dried fodder, whole or kibbled grain cereals are authorised for ewes and castrated males. During the shoulder season and the mountain pasture period, only grazing is allowed. Provision is made for a few derogations from the rules on nutrition for lambs and freshly lambed ewes.

Partially or fully fermented fodder and fodder preserved by silaging or wrapping are not permitted on the holding. However, holdings rearing cattle in complete separation from the sheep are permitted to feed this type of food to the cattle on the basis of an annual authorisation issued by the Institut national des appellations d'origine.

The only authorised food additives are vitamins, trace elements and technological additives contained in mineral licks or in complete feedingstuffs for animals under the age of 4 months.

Slaughter

To ensure that the animals are not subjected to excessive stress and to guarantee a better quality of meat, the duration of the transport from the completion of loading and the start of unloading at the slaughterhouse may not exceed one hour. Slaughter takes place within a maximum of 15 hours after the start of unloading. Flaying and evisceration are carried out with particular care so as not to remove the fat cover and soil carcasses that are not washed. The whole carcasses undergo a period of airing in a strongly ventilated refrigerated room at a temperature of between 4 °C and 6 °C for a minimum of 24 hours.

4.6   Link: The geographical area is highly enclosed and access is extremely difficult, as the valley is very isolated, especially in winter. The men have been forced to organise themselves to live in conditions of virtual self-sufficiency and to exploit the natural resources at their disposal to the maximum.

Owing to the relief, the environment is characterised by climatic conditions specific to an oceanic climate sheltered from continental influence and marked by high levels of light and dry periods favourable for the harvesting of hay. Variations in temperature and cloud cover factors have resulted in a distribution of vegetation by height that is clearly visible in the landscape. Faced with these very strict environmental limitations, farmers use all altitudes according to the season and have transformed the original ecosystem into an agro-sylvo-pastoral system which has literally shaped the landscape, maintaining grass-covered open spaces: these contain a very wide variety of native flora.

The sheep farming practices in this unique system of animal husbandry make optimal use of the three altitude levels: the valley bottoms in winter, the intermediate area in spring and autumn, the mountain pasture in summer. This allows for grazing at all seasons, especially in the mountain pasture, where the sheep are left to graze night and day in total freedom. At the same time, the presence of sheepmeat production preserves the natural environment. This system of animal husbandry continues to exist in the sector on account of the demand for sheepmeat.

Meat bearing the ‘Barèges-Gavarnie’ designation originates from a local breed: the Barégeoise, which exists only in the geographical area of the designation. It is one of the hardy breeds of the central Pyrenees. Its shape, metabolism and behaviour make it perfectly adapted to the environment, the farming practices at the different levels of the mountain, particularly through its adaptation for transhumance to mountain pastures, and also to the production of adult sheepmeat. Its out-of-season breeding, its resistance to climatic conditions, its herd behaviour, well adapted to life in conditions of total freedom in the high altitude mountain pasture, its resistance to nutritional restrictions in winter and its capacity for fattening on grass make it the breed of choice for ‘Barège-Gavarnie’ meat.

It is these sheep farming practices, particularly the freedom afforded to the sheep in the mountain pasture, that give the adult sheepmeat of this breed the original characteristics that are typical of the designation.

4.7   Inspection body:

| Name: | I.N.A.O. |
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| Address: | 51, Rue d'Anjou |
| F-75008 Paris |

Name:

I.N.A.O.

Address:

51, Rue d'Anjou

F-75008 Paris

Tel.:

(33) 153 89 80 00

Fax:

(33) 142 25 57 97

E-mail:

info@inao.gouv.fr

Name:

D.G.C.C.R.F.

Address:

| 59, Bd V. Auriol |
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| F-75703 Paris Cedex 13 |

59, Bd V. Auriol

F-75703 Paris Cedex 13

Tel.:

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Fax:

—

E-mail:

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4.8   Labelling: The carcass must be marked with a food dye identification strip bearing the initials ‘B-G’ on both sides of the carcass and all down its length.

The carcass and cuts are accompanied by a label stating:

the name of the designation of origin,

the words ‘appellation d'origine contrôlée’ or the letters ‘AOC’.

the word ‘doublon’ when the meat originates from castrated males over the age of 18 months,

the animal's specific identification number,

the date of slaughter,

the name of the farmer, in plain text,

the name and address of the cutting plant or slaughterhouse,

the words ‘la carcasse ne peut être découpée avant une durée de 5 jours à compter de la date d'abattage’ (carcass may not be cut for 5 days after slaughter).

4.9   National requirements: Decree on the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée ‘Barèges-Gavarnie’.

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(1)  European Commission, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, Agricultural Product Quality Policy, B-1049 Brussels.

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| 17.11.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 279/13 |
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17.11.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 279/13

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Commission communication concerning the procedure laid down by Article 1, para 4 of Council Directive 96/67/EC

(2006/C 279/04)

According to the provisions of Article 1(4) of Council Directive 96/67/EC of 15 October 1996 on access to the groundhandling market at Community airports (1), the Commission is required to publish, for information, a list of the airports referred to in the Directive.

| | Airports whose annual traffic is more than 2 million passenger movements or 50.000 tonnes of freight | Airports whose annual traffic is more than 1 million passenger movements or 25.000 tons of freight | Other airports open to commercial traffic |
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| Belgique/België | Brussels, Liège-Bierset, Oostende | Charleroi | Antwerpen |
| Česká republika | Praha/Ruzyně | | Brno/Tuřany, Karlovy Vary, Klatovy, Kunovice, Mnichovo Hradiště, Olomouc, Ostrava/Mošnov, Pardubice, Benešov, Čáslav, Hosín, Hradec Králové, Náměšť, Otrokovice, Plzeň/Líně, Přerov, Roudnice, Vodochody, Vysoké Mýto, Letňany. |
| Danmark | Copenhagen Kastrup | Billund | Aars, Anholt, Århus, Aalborg, Karup, Odense, Esbjerg, Bornholm, Sønderborg, Vojens, Thisted, Stauning, Skive, Roskilde, Hadsund, Herning, Kalundborg, Koster Vig, Læsø, Lemvig, Lolland-Falster, Viborg, Tønder, Sydfyn, Sindal, Padborg, Ærø, Randers, Ringsted, Kolding, Spjald, Morsø, Samsø |
| Deutschland | Berlin-Tegel, Berlin-Schönefeld, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt/Main, Hahn, Hannover-Langenhagen, Leipzig-Halle, Stuttgart, München, Nürnberg, Köln-Bonn | Bremen, Dortmund, Dresden, Münster/Osnabrück, Paderborn-Lippstadt | Altenburg-Nobitz, Augsburg, Barth, Bayreuth, Berlin-Tempelhof, Bielefeld, Braunschweig, Chemnitz-Jahnsdorf, Cottbus-Drewitz, Cottbus-Neuhausen, Egelsbach, Eisenach-Kindel, Erfurt, Essen/Mühlheim, Friedrichshafen, Gera, Heringsdorf, Hof-Plauen, Jena-Schöngleina, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Kassel, Kiel, Lahr, Lübeck-Blankensee, Magdeburg, Marl-Loemühle, Meschede, Mönchengladbach, Niederrhein, Neubrandenburg, Passau-Vilshofen, Porta-Westfalica, Rothenburg/Görlitz, Rostock-Laage, Saarbrücken-Ensheim, Schönhagen, Schwerin-Parchim, Siegerland, Speyer-Ludwigshafen, Stendal-Borstel, Strausberg, Welzow, Zweibrucken |
| Eesti | | Tallinn | Kärdla, Kinhu, Kuressaare, Pärnu, Ruhnu, Tartu |
| Ελλάδα | Athinai, Iraklion, Thessaloniki, Rodos | Chania, Kerkira, Kos | Alexandroupoulis, Araxos, Ioannina, Kalamata, Kastoria, Kavala, Kozani, Nea Anchialos, Preveza, Astypalaia, Chios, Ikaria, Karpathos, Kasos, Kastelorizo, Kefallonia, Kithira, Leros, Limnos, Mikonos, Milos, Mitilini, Naxos, Paros, Samos, Santorini, Siros, Sitia, Skiathos, Skiros, Zakinthos |
| España | Alicante, Barcelona, Bilbao, Fuerteventura, Girona, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Lanzarote, Madrid, Málaga, Menorca, Palma de Mallorca, Sevilla, Tenerife Norte, Tenerife Sur, Valencia | Almeria, Asturias, Jerez, Murcia, La Palma, Reus, Santiago, Vigo, Vitoria | Albacete, Badajoz, Ceuta, Córdoba, El Hierro, Gomera, Granada, La Coruña, León, Logroño, Madrid-C. Vientos, Madrid-Torrejón, Melilla, Pamplona, Salamanca, San Sebastián, Santander, Valladolid, Zaragoza |
| France | Paris-CDG, Paris-Orly, Nice-Côte d’Azur, Marseille-Provence, Lyon-Saint Exupéry, Toulouse-Blagnac, Bâle-Mulhouse, Bordeaux-Mérignac, Nantes-Atlantique | Pointe-à-Pitre-Le Raizet, Montpellier-Méditerranée, Fort de France-Le Lamentin, Beauvais-Tille, Strasbourg, Chalons-Vatry, St. Denis Roland-Garros, Tahiti Faaa | Agen-La-Garenne, Ajaccio-Campo dell’oro, Albi-Le-Sequestre, Angers-Marce, Angoulème-Brie-Champniers, Annécy-Meythet, Aubenas-Vals-Lanas, Aurillac, Auxerre-Branches, Avignon-Caumont, Bastia-Poretta, Beauvoir-cote-de-lumiere, Bergerac-Roumanière, Besancon-la Veze, Béziers-Vias, Biarritz-Bayonne-Anglet, Blois-le Breuil, Bourges, Brest-Guipavas, Brive-La Roche, Caen-Carpiquet, Cahors-Lalbenque, Calais-Dunkerque, Calvi-Ste Catherine, Cannes-Mandelieu, Cannes-Palmbeach, Carcassonne-Salvaza, Castres-Mazamet, Cayenne-Rochambeau, Chalon-Champforgeuil, Chambéry-Aix les Bains, Charleville-Mezières, Chateauroux-Deols, Cherbourg-Maupertus, Cholet-Le-Pontreau, Clermont-Ferrand-Aulnat, Cognac-Chateaubernard,Colmar-Houssen, Courchevel, Deauville-St Gatien, Dieppe-Saint Gatien, Dijon-Longvic, Dinnard-Pleurtuit-St Malo, Dole-Tavaux, Epinal-Mirecourt, Figari-Sud Corse, Gap-Tallard, Granville, Grenoble-St Geoirs, Ile d’Yeu-le-Grand Phare, La Baule-Escoublac, La Mole, La Rochelle-Laleu, Lannion-Servel, La-Roche-sur-Yon-Les-Ajoncs, Lannion, Laval-Entrammes, Le Havre-Octeville, Le Mans-Arnage,Le Puy-Loudes, Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, Lille-Lesquin, Limoges-Bellegarde, Lorient Lann-Bihoue, Lyon Bron, Macon-Charnay, Metz-Nancy-Lorraine, Monbeliard-Courcelles, Montluçon-Gueret, Morlaix-Ploujean, Moulins-Montbeugny, Nancy-Essey, Nevers-Fourchambault, Nîmes-Garons,Niort-Souché, Ouessant,Pau-Pyrénnées, Périgueux-Bassillac, Perpignan-Rivesaltes, Poitiers-Biard, Pontoise-Cormeilles, Port Grimaud, Quimper-Pluguffan, Reims-Champagne, Rennes-St Jacques,Roanne-Renaison,Rochefort-St Agnant, Rodez-Marcillac, Rouen-Vallée de la Seine, St Brieux-Armor, St Etienne-Bouthéon, St Nazaire-Montoir, St Tropez La Mole, Saint Yan, Samur Saint Florent, Tarbes-Oussun-Lourdes, Toulon-Hyères-Le-Palyvestre, Tours-St.Symphorien, Troyes-Barberey, Valence-Chabeuil, Valenciennes-Denain, Vichy-Charmeil |
| Ireland | Dublin, Shannon, Cork | | Knock, Kerry, Galway, Donegal, Sligo, Waterford |
| Italia | Roma-Fiumicino, Roma-Ciampino Milano-Malpensa, Milano-Linate, Napoli, Bologna, Catania, Palermo, Bergamo, Venezia, Torino, Verona, Cagliari, Pisa | Olbia, Firenze, Bari, Lamezia, Genova | Albenga, Alghero-Fertilia, Ancona-Falconara, Aosta, Biella-Cerrione, Bolzano, Brescia, Brindisi-Papola Casale, Crotone, Cuneo-Levaldigi, Foggia-Gino Lisa, Forlì, Grosseto, Lampedusa, Marina di Campo, Padova, Pantelleria, Parma, Perugia-Sant’Egidio, Pescara, Reggio Calabria, Rimini-Miramare, Siena-Ampugnano, Taranto-Grottaglie, Tortoli, Trapani-Birgi, Treviso-Sant’Angelo, Trieste-Ronchi dei Legionari, Vicenza |
| Κύπρος/Kıbrıs | Larnaca | Paphos | |
| Latvija | | Riga | Liepaja, Ventspils |
| Lietuva | | Vilnius | Kaunas, Palanga, Siauliai |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | | |
| Magyarország | Budapest Ferihegy | | Balaton-West, Debrecen, Győr-Pér, Szeged |
| Malta | Luqa-Malta | | |
| Nederland | Amsterdam-Schiphol, Maastricht-Aken | Rotterdam | Eindhoven, Groningen-Eelde, Twente-Enschede |
| Österreich | Vienna | Salzburg | Graz, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Linz |
| Polska | Warszawa-Okęcie | Kraków-Balice, Katowice-Pyrzowice | Bydgoszcz, Gdańsk im. Lecha Wałęsy, Łódź-Lublinek, Poznań-Lawica, Rzeszów-Jasionka, Szczytno-Szymany, Szczecin-Goleniów, Wrocław-Strachowice, Zielona-Góra-Babimost |
| Portugal | Lisboa (Portela), Faro e Porto (Sá Cameiro) | Funchal | Braga, Bragança, Cascais/Tires, Chaves, Coimbra, Corvo, Covilhã, Evora, Faro, Flores, Funchal, Graciosa, Horta, Lages, Lisboa, Ponta Delgada, Portimāo, Porto, Sines, Porto Santo, Pico, Santa Maria, Sāo Jorge, Vila Real, Viseu, Vilar de Luz (Maia) |
| Slovenija | | Ljubljana | Maribor, Portorož |
| Slovensko | | Bratislava | Košice, Nitra, Piešťany, Poprad-Tatry, Prievidza, Sliač, Žilina |
| Suomi/Finland | Helsinki-Vantaa | | Enontekiö, Helsinki-Malmi, Ivalo, Joensuu, Jyväskylä, Kajaani, Kemi-Tornio, Kittilä, Kruunupyy, Kuopio, Kuusamo, Lappeenranta, Maarianhamina, Mikkeli, Oulu, Pori, Rovaniemi, Savonlinna, Seinäjoki, Tampere-Pirkkala, Turku, Vaasa, Varkaus |
| Sverige | Göteborg-Landvetter, Stockholm-Arlanda | Malmö-Sturup, Stockholm/Bromma, Stockholm/Skavsta | Ängelholm, Arvika, Arvidsjaur, Borlänge, Eskilstuna, Falköping, Gävle-Sandviken, Göteborg-City, Gällivare/Vassare, Hagfors, Halmstad, Hemavan, Helsingborg/Hamnen, Hultsfred, Jönköping, Kalmar, Karlskoga, Karlstad, Kiruna/Loussajärvi, Kramfors, Kristianstad, Lidköping, Linköping/SAAB, Ljungbyhed, Luleå/Kallax, Lycksele, Malmö/Hamnen, Mora/Siljan, Norrköping/Kungsängen, Oskarshamn, Pajala, Ronneby, Såtenäs, Skellefteå, Skövde, Stockholm/Västerås, Storuman, Strömstad/Nasinge, Sundsvall/Härnösand, Sveg, Söderhamn, Torsby/Fryklanda, Trollhättan-Vänersborg, Umeå, Vilhelmina, Visby, Växjö-Kronoberg, Örebro, Örnsköldsvik, Östersund/Frösön |
| United Kingdom | Aberdeen, Belfast-International, Belfast-City, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, East-Midlands, Glasgow, Liverpool, London-Heathrow, London-Gatwick, London-Stansted, Luton, Manchester, Newcastle, Leeds-Bradford, Nottingham East Midlands, Prestwick. | Cardiff Wales, London City, Southampton | Teesside, Inverness, Sumburgh, Humberside, Bournemouth, Norwich, Exeter, St Mary’s (Scilly), Penzance, Plymouth, Scatsta, Stornway, Kirkwall, Blackpool, City of Derry, Sheffield, Benbecula, Tresco (Scilly), Wick, Cambridge, Islay, Isle of Man, Dundee, Campbeltown, Barra, Biggin Hill, Battersea, Tiree, Lerwick, Southend, Lydd, Hawarden, Coventry, Kent International, Gloucester, Shoreham, Unst, Carlisle, Barrow, Newquay, Fermanagh |

Airports whose annual traffic is more than 2 million passenger movements or 50.000 tonnes of freight

Airports whose annual traffic is more than 1 million passenger movements or 25.000 tons of freight

Other airports open to commercial traffic

Belgique/België

Brussels, Liège-Bierset, Oostende

Charleroi

Antwerpen

Česká republika

Praha/Ruzyně

Brno/Tuřany, Karlovy Vary, Klatovy, Kunovice, Mnichovo Hradiště, Olomouc, Ostrava/Mošnov, Pardubice, Benešov, Čáslav, Hosín, Hradec Králové, Náměšť, Otrokovice, Plzeň/Líně, Přerov, Roudnice, Vodochody, Vysoké Mýto, Letňany.

Danmark

Copenhagen Kastrup

Billund

Aars, Anholt, Århus, Aalborg, Karup, Odense, Esbjerg, Bornholm, Sønderborg, Vojens, Thisted, Stauning, Skive, Roskilde, Hadsund, Herning, Kalundborg, Koster Vig, Læsø, Lemvig, Lolland-Falster, Viborg, Tønder, Sydfyn, Sindal, Padborg, Ærø, Randers, Ringsted, Kolding, Spjald, Morsø, Samsø

Deutschland

Berlin-Tegel, Berlin-Schönefeld, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt/Main, Hahn, Hannover-Langenhagen, Leipzig-Halle, Stuttgart, München, Nürnberg, Köln-Bonn

Bremen, Dortmund, Dresden, Münster/Osnabrück, Paderborn-Lippstadt

Altenburg-Nobitz, Augsburg, Barth, Bayreuth, Berlin-Tempelhof, Bielefeld, Braunschweig, Chemnitz-Jahnsdorf, Cottbus-Drewitz, Cottbus-Neuhausen, Egelsbach, Eisenach-Kindel, Erfurt, Essen/Mühlheim, Friedrichshafen, Gera, Heringsdorf, Hof-Plauen, Jena-Schöngleina, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Kassel, Kiel, Lahr, Lübeck-Blankensee, Magdeburg, Marl-Loemühle, Meschede, Mönchengladbach, Niederrhein, Neubrandenburg, Passau-Vilshofen, Porta-Westfalica, Rothenburg/Görlitz, Rostock-Laage, Saarbrücken-Ensheim, Schönhagen, Schwerin-Parchim, Siegerland, Speyer-Ludwigshafen, Stendal-Borstel, Strausberg, Welzow, Zweibrucken

Eesti

Tallinn

Kärdla, Kinhu, Kuressaare, Pärnu, Ruhnu, Tartu

Ελλάδα

Athinai, Iraklion, Thessaloniki, Rodos

Chania, Kerkira, Kos

Alexandroupoulis, Araxos, Ioannina, Kalamata, Kastoria, Kavala, Kozani, Nea Anchialos, Preveza, Astypalaia, Chios, Ikaria, Karpathos, Kasos, Kastelorizo, Kefallonia, Kithira, Leros, Limnos, Mikonos, Milos, Mitilini, Naxos, Paros, Samos, Santorini, Siros, Sitia, Skiathos, Skiros, Zakinthos

España

Alicante, Barcelona, Bilbao, Fuerteventura, Girona, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Lanzarote, Madrid, Málaga, Menorca, Palma de Mallorca, Sevilla, Tenerife Norte, Tenerife Sur, Valencia

Almeria, Asturias, Jerez, Murcia, La Palma, Reus, Santiago, Vigo, Vitoria

Albacete, Badajoz, Ceuta, Córdoba, El Hierro, Gomera, Granada, La Coruña, León, Logroño, Madrid-C. Vientos, Madrid-Torrejón, Melilla, Pamplona, Salamanca, San Sebastián, Santander, Valladolid, Zaragoza

France

Paris-CDG, Paris-Orly, Nice-Côte d’Azur, Marseille-Provence, Lyon-Saint Exupéry, Toulouse-Blagnac, Bâle-Mulhouse, Bordeaux-Mérignac, Nantes-Atlantique

Pointe-à-Pitre-Le Raizet, Montpellier-Méditerranée, Fort de France-Le Lamentin, Beauvais-Tille, Strasbourg, Chalons-Vatry, St. Denis Roland-Garros, Tahiti Faaa

Agen-La-Garenne, Ajaccio-Campo dell’oro, Albi-Le-Sequestre, Angers-Marce, Angoulème-Brie-Champniers, Annécy-Meythet, Aubenas-Vals-Lanas, Aurillac, Auxerre-Branches, Avignon-Caumont, Bastia-Poretta, Beauvoir-cote-de-lumiere, Bergerac-Roumanière, Besancon-la Veze, Béziers-Vias, Biarritz-Bayonne-Anglet, Blois-le Breuil, Bourges, Brest-Guipavas, Brive-La Roche, Caen-Carpiquet, Cahors-Lalbenque, Calais-Dunkerque, Calvi-Ste Catherine, Cannes-Mandelieu, Cannes-Palmbeach, Carcassonne-Salvaza, Castres-Mazamet, Cayenne-Rochambeau, Chalon-Champforgeuil, Chambéry-Aix les Bains, Charleville-Mezières, Chateauroux-Deols, Cherbourg-Maupertus, Cholet-Le-Pontreau, Clermont-Ferrand-Aulnat, Cognac-Chateaubernard,Colmar-Houssen, Courchevel, Deauville-St Gatien, Dieppe-Saint Gatien, Dijon-Longvic, Dinnard-Pleurtuit-St Malo, Dole-Tavaux, Epinal-Mirecourt, Figari-Sud Corse, Gap-Tallard, Granville, Grenoble-St Geoirs, Ile d’Yeu-le-Grand Phare, La Baule-Escoublac, La Mole, La Rochelle-Laleu, Lannion-Servel, La-Roche-sur-Yon-Les-Ajoncs, Lannion, Laval-Entrammes, Le Havre-Octeville, Le Mans-Arnage,Le Puy-Loudes, Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, Lille-Lesquin, Limoges-Bellegarde, Lorient Lann-Bihoue, Lyon Bron, Macon-Charnay, Metz-Nancy-Lorraine, Monbeliard-Courcelles, Montluçon-Gueret, Morlaix-Ploujean, Moulins-Montbeugny, Nancy-Essey, Nevers-Fourchambault, Nîmes-Garons,Niort-Souché, Ouessant,Pau-Pyrénnées, Périgueux-Bassillac, Perpignan-Rivesaltes, Poitiers-Biard, Pontoise-Cormeilles, Port Grimaud, Quimper-Pluguffan, Reims-Champagne, Rennes-St Jacques,Roanne-Renaison,Rochefort-St Agnant, Rodez-Marcillac, Rouen-Vallée de la Seine, St Brieux-Armor, St Etienne-Bouthéon, St Nazaire-Montoir, St Tropez La Mole, Saint Yan, Samur Saint Florent, Tarbes-Oussun-Lourdes, Toulon-Hyères-Le-Palyvestre, Tours-St.Symphorien, Troyes-Barberey, Valence-Chabeuil, Valenciennes-Denain, Vichy-Charmeil

Ireland

Dublin, Shannon, Cork

Knock, Kerry, Galway, Donegal, Sligo, Waterford

Italia

Roma-Fiumicino, Roma-Ciampino Milano-Malpensa, Milano-Linate, Napoli, Bologna, Catania, Palermo, Bergamo, Venezia, Torino, Verona, Cagliari, Pisa

Olbia, Firenze, Bari, Lamezia, Genova

Albenga, Alghero-Fertilia, Ancona-Falconara, Aosta, Biella-Cerrione, Bolzano, Brescia, Brindisi-Papola Casale, Crotone, Cuneo-Levaldigi, Foggia-Gino Lisa, Forlì, Grosseto, Lampedusa, Marina di Campo, Padova, Pantelleria, Parma, Perugia-Sant’Egidio, Pescara, Reggio Calabria, Rimini-Miramare, Siena-Ampugnano, Taranto-Grottaglie, Tortoli, Trapani-Birgi, Treviso-Sant’Angelo, Trieste-Ronchi dei Legionari, Vicenza

Κύπρος/Kıbrıs

Larnaca

Paphos

Latvija

Riga

Liepaja, Ventspils

Lietuva

Vilnius

Kaunas, Palanga, Siauliai

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Magyarország

Budapest Ferihegy

Balaton-West, Debrecen, Győr-Pér, Szeged

Malta

Luqa-Malta

Nederland

Amsterdam-Schiphol, Maastricht-Aken

Rotterdam

Eindhoven, Groningen-Eelde, Twente-Enschede

Österreich

Vienna

Salzburg

Graz, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Linz

Polska

Warszawa-Okęcie

Kraków-Balice, Katowice-Pyrzowice

Bydgoszcz, Gdańsk im. Lecha Wałęsy, Łódź-Lublinek, Poznań-Lawica, Rzeszów-Jasionka, Szczytno-Szymany, Szczecin-Goleniów, Wrocław-Strachowice, Zielona-Góra-Babimost

Portugal

Lisboa (Portela), Faro e Porto (Sá Cameiro)

Funchal

Braga, Bragança, Cascais/Tires, Chaves, Coimbra, Corvo, Covilhã, Evora, Faro, Flores, Funchal, Graciosa, Horta, Lages, Lisboa, Ponta Delgada, Portimāo, Porto, Sines, Porto Santo, Pico, Santa Maria, Sāo Jorge, Vila Real, Viseu, Vilar de Luz (Maia)

Slovenija

Ljubljana

Maribor, Portorož

Slovensko

Bratislava

Košice, Nitra, Piešťany, Poprad-Tatry, Prievidza, Sliač, Žilina

Suomi/Finland

Helsinki-Vantaa

Enontekiö, Helsinki-Malmi, Ivalo, Joensuu, Jyväskylä, Kajaani, Kemi-Tornio, Kittilä, Kruunupyy, Kuopio, Kuusamo, Lappeenranta, Maarianhamina, Mikkeli, Oulu, Pori, Rovaniemi, Savonlinna, Seinäjoki, Tampere-Pirkkala, Turku, Vaasa, Varkaus

Sverige

Göteborg-Landvetter, Stockholm-Arlanda

Malmö-Sturup, Stockholm/Bromma, Stockholm/Skavsta

Ängelholm, Arvika, Arvidsjaur, Borlänge, Eskilstuna, Falköping, Gävle-Sandviken, Göteborg-City, Gällivare/Vassare, Hagfors, Halmstad, Hemavan, Helsingborg/Hamnen, Hultsfred, Jönköping, Kalmar, Karlskoga, Karlstad, Kiruna/Loussajärvi, Kramfors, Kristianstad, Lidköping, Linköping/SAAB, Ljungbyhed, Luleå/Kallax, Lycksele, Malmö/Hamnen, Mora/Siljan, Norrköping/Kungsängen, Oskarshamn, Pajala, Ronneby, Såtenäs, Skellefteå, Skövde, Stockholm/Västerås, Storuman, Strömstad/Nasinge, Sundsvall/Härnösand, Sveg, Söderhamn, Torsby/Fryklanda, Trollhättan-Vänersborg, Umeå, Vilhelmina, Visby, Växjö-Kronoberg, Örebro, Örnsköldsvik, Östersund/Frösön

United Kingdom

Aberdeen, Belfast-International, Belfast-City, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, East-Midlands, Glasgow, Liverpool, London-Heathrow, London-Gatwick, London-Stansted, Luton, Manchester, Newcastle, Leeds-Bradford, Nottingham East Midlands, Prestwick.

Cardiff Wales, London City, Southampton

Teesside, Inverness, Sumburgh, Humberside, Bournemouth, Norwich, Exeter, St Mary’s (Scilly), Penzance, Plymouth, Scatsta, Stornway, Kirkwall, Blackpool, City of Derry, Sheffield, Benbecula, Tresco (Scilly), Wick, Cambridge, Islay, Isle of Man, Dundee, Campbeltown, Barra, Biggin Hill, Battersea, Tiree, Lerwick, Southend, Lydd, Hawarden, Coventry, Kent International, Gloucester, Shoreham, Unst, Carlisle, Barrow, Newquay, Fermanagh

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(1)  OJ L 272, 25.10.1996, p. 36.

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 279/16

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Notice inviting applications for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in block Q7 of the Dutch continental shelf.

(2006/C 279/05)

The Minister for Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands hereby gives notice that an application has been received for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in block Q7 as indicated on the map appended as Annex 3 to the Mining Regulation (Mijnbouwregeling) (Government Gazette (Staatscourant) 2002, No 245).

With reference to Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons and the publication required by Article 15 of the Mining Act (Mijnbouwwet) (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees (Staatsblad) 2002, No 542), the Minister for Economic Affairs hereby invites interested parties to submit an application for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in block Q7.

The Minister for Economic Affairs is the competent authority for the granting of authorisations. The criteria, conditions and requirements referred to in Articles 5(1), 5(2) and 6(2) of the Directive are set out in the Mining Act (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 2002, No 542).

Applications may be submitted during the 13 weeks following the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union and should be sent to the Minister for Economic Affairs, for the attention of the Director for the Energy Market, Bezuidenhoutseweg 30, The Hague, Netherlands, and marked ‘personal’. Applications submitted after the expiry of this period will not be considered.

A decision on the applications will be taken not later than twelve months after this period has expired.

Further information can be obtained from the following telephone number: (31-70) 379 72 98.

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 279/17

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4442 — Carphone Warehouse /AOL UK)

(2006/C 279/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 31 October 2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1), by which Carphone Warehouse (‘CPW’, UK) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1) (b) of the Council Regulation, sole control of the AOL UK Access Business (‘AOL’) by way of purchase of shares and assets. |
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1.

On 31 October 2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1), by which Carphone Warehouse (‘CPW’, UK) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1) (b) of the Council Regulation, sole control of the AOL UK Access Business (‘AOL’) by way of purchase of shares and assets.

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






  — | for CPW: provision of retail mobile communication services, fixed-line telecommunication and internet access services; |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

for CPW: provision of retail mobile communication services, fixed-line telecommunication and internet access services;

| — | for AOL: provision of internet services. |
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for AOL: provision of internet services.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within the scope of Regulation (EEC) No139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within the scope of Regulation (EEC) No139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission. |
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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 (fax No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4442 — Carphone Warehouse/AOL UK to the following address:

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

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

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

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4440 — GE/DISKO/ASL)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 279/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 7 November 2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking General Electric Company (‘GE’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings Diskont und Kredit AG and Disko Leasing GmbH (together ‘Disko Group’, Germany) and ASL Auto Service-Leasing GmbH (‘ASL’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 7 November 2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking General Electric Company (‘GE’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings Diskont und Kredit AG and Disko Leasing GmbH (together ‘Disko Group’, Germany) and ASL Auto Service-Leasing GmbH (‘ASL’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

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

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

| — | for GE: diversified technology and services, |
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—

for GE: diversified technology and services,

| — | for Disko Group: equipment finance, |
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—

for Disko Group: equipment finance,

| — | for ASL: fleet leasing and management services. |
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—

for ASL: fleet leasing and management services.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (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 Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (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. |
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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 (fax No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4440 — GE/DISKO/ASL, to the following address:

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

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

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

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.

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