# Official Journal C 117/2008

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5114 May 2008 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 117

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5114 May 2008

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions |
| | OPINIONS |
| | European Central Bank |
| 2008/C 117/01 | Opinion of the European Central Bank of 5 May 2008 at the request of the Council of the European Union on a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council adapting a number of instruments subject to the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty to Council Decision 1999/468/EC, as amended by Decision 2006/512/EC, with regard to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny (CON/2008/19) | 1 |

Notice No

Contents

page

I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

OPINIONS

European Central Bank

2008/C 117/01

Opinion of the European Central Bank of 5 May 2008 at the request of the Council of the European Union on a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council adapting a number of instruments subject to the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty to Council Decision 1999/468/EC, as amended by Decision 2006/512/EC, with regard to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny (CON/2008/19)

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| | II   Information |
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| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2008/C 117/02 | Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (1) | 3 |
| 2008/C 117/03 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5035 — Radeberger/Getränke Essmann/Phoenix) (1) | 5 |
| 2008/C 117/04 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5031 — ACE/CICA) (1) | 5 |

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2008/C 117/02

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

3

2008/C 117/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5035 — Radeberger/Getränke Essmann/Phoenix) (1)

5

2008/C 117/04

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5031 — ACE/CICA) (1)

5

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2008/C 117/05 | Euro exchange rates | 6 |
| 2008/C 117/06 | Euro exchange rates | 7 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2008/C 117/07 | Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1628/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to national regional investment aid (1) | 8 |
| 2008/C 117/08 | Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 | 10 |
| 2008/C 117/09 | Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 | 16 |
| 2008/C 117/10 | Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 | 22 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2008/C 117/05

Euro exchange rates

6

2008/C 117/06

Euro exchange rates

7

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2008/C 117/07

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1628/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to national regional investment aid (1)

8

2008/C 117/08

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

10

2008/C 117/09

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

16

2008/C 117/10

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

22

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | Commission |
| 2008/C 117/11 | MEDIA 2007 — Call for proposals — EACEA/11/08 — Measures to support Promotion and Market Access | 27 |
| 2008/C 117/12 | MEDIA 2007 — Call for proposals — EACEA/12/08 — Measures to support Promotion outside MEDIA countries | 29 |
| 2008/C 117/13 | Call for proposals — EACEA/15/08 — Action 4.5.b — Call for proposals for projects supporting information activities for young people and youth workers on the 2009 European elections — ‘Youth in Action’ Programme | 30 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY |
| | Commission |
| 2008/C 117/14 | State aid — Ireland — State aid C 2/08 (ex N 572/07) — Modification of tonnage tax — Invitation to submit comments pursuant to Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty (1) | 32 |
| 2008/C 117/15 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5066 — Eurogate/APMM) (1) | 36 |
| 2008/C 117/16 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5121 — News Corp/Premiere) (1) | 37 |
| 2008/C 117/17 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5086 — BAT/Skandinavisk Tobakskompagni) (1) | 38 |
| | OTHER ACTS |
| | Commission |
| 2008/C 117/18 | 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 | 39 |

V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Commission

2008/C 117/11

MEDIA 2007 — Call for proposals — EACEA/11/08 — Measures to support Promotion and Market Access

27

2008/C 117/12

MEDIA 2007 — Call for proposals — EACEA/12/08 — Measures to support Promotion outside MEDIA countries

29

2008/C 117/13

Call for proposals — EACEA/15/08 — Action 4.5.b — Call for proposals for projects supporting information activities for young people and youth workers on the 2009 European elections — ‘Youth in Action’ Programme

30

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

2008/C 117/14

State aid — Ireland — State aid C 2/08 (ex N 572/07) — Modification of tonnage tax — Invitation to submit comments pursuant to Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty (1)

32

2008/C 117/15

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5066 — Eurogate/APMM) (1)

36

2008/C 117/16

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5121 — News Corp/Premiere) (1)

37

2008/C 117/17

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5086 — BAT/Skandinavisk Tobakskompagni) (1)

38

OTHER ACTS

Commission

2008/C 117/18

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

39

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