# Official Journal C 70/2008

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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 70 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5115 March 2008 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 70

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5115 March 2008

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions |
| | OPINIONS |
| | European Central Bank |
| 2008/C 070/01 | Opinion of the European Central Bank of 3 March 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 on Community statistics relating to external trade with non-member countries and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/95 (CON/2008/12) | 1 |

Notice No

Contents

page

I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

OPINIONS

European Central Bank

2008/C 070/01

Opinion of the European Central Bank of 3 March 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 on Community statistics relating to external trade with non-member countries and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/95 (CON/2008/12)

1

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| | II   Information |
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| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2008/C 070/02 | 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 070/03 | Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (1) | 7 |
| 2008/C 070/04 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4945 — Arcelor/OFZ) (1) | 9 |

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2008/C 070/02

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 070/03

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

7

2008/C 070/04

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4945 — Arcelor/OFZ) (1)

9

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2008/C 070/05 | Euro exchange rates | 10 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2008/C 070/06 | State aid — Community guidelines for State aid in the agriculture and forestry sector 2007-2013 — Acceptance by Member States of the proposal for appropriate measures made by the Commission in accordance with Article 88(1) of the EC Treaty (Pursuant to Article 26(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty
  ) | 11 |
| 2008/C 070/07 | Public holidays in 2008 | 13 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2008/C 070/05

Euro exchange rates

10

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2008/C 070/06

State aid — Community guidelines for State aid in the agriculture and forestry sector 2007-2013 — Acceptance by Member States of the proposal for appropriate measures made by the Commission in accordance with Article 88(1) of the EC Treaty (Pursuant to Article 26(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty
  )

(Pursuant to Article 26(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty

)

11

2008/C 070/07

Public holidays in 2008

13

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | European Food Safety Authority |
| 2008/C 070/08 | Call for Expressions of Interest for External Experts of the Scientific Committee of the European Food Safety Authority (Parma, Italy) | 14 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY |
| | Commission |
| 2008/C 070/09 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5083 — Groupama/OTP Garancia) (1) | 18 |
| 2008/C 070/10 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5106 — Candover/Bourne Leisure) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (1) | 19 |
| 2008/C 070/11 | Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4967 — Marel/SFS) (1) | 20 |

V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Food Safety Authority

2008/C 070/08

Call for Expressions of Interest for External Experts of the Scientific Committee of the European Food Safety Authority (Parma, Italy)

14

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

2008/C 070/09

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5083 — Groupama/OTP Garancia) (1)

18

2008/C 070/10

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5106 — Candover/Bourne Leisure) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (1)

19

2008/C 070/11

Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4967 — Marel/SFS) (1)

20

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