# Official Journal C 301/2007

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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 301 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5013 December 2007 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 301

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5013 December 2007

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2007/C 301/01 | Corresponding values of the thresholds of Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council | 1 |
| 2007/C 301/02 | Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (1) | 4 |
| 2007/C 301/03 | Initiation of proceedings (Case COMP/M.4513 — Arjowiggins/M-Real Zanders Reflex) (1) | 8 |
| 2007/C 301/04 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4948 — 3i Group/Global Garden Products) (1) | 9 |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 301/01

Corresponding values of the thresholds of Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

1

2007/C 301/02

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

4

2007/C 301/03

Initiation of proceedings (Case COMP/M.4513 — Arjowiggins/M-Real Zanders Reflex) (1)

8

2007/C 301/04

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4948 — 3i Group/Global Garden Products) (1)

9

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2007/C 301/05 | Euro exchange rates | 10 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2007/C 301/06 | 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) | 11 |
| 2007/C 301/07 | 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 | 12 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 301/05

Euro exchange rates

10

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2007/C 301/06

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)

11

2007/C 301/07

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

12

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | COURT PROCEEDINGS |
| | EFTA Court |
| 2007/C 301/08 | Judgment of the Court of 14 March 2007 in Case E-1/06 — EFTA Surveillance Authority v The Kingdom of Norway (National legislation transferring the operation of gaming machines to a State-owned monopoly — Restriction of freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services — Justification — Legitimate aims — Consistency of national legislation — Necessity of national legislation) | 16 |
| 2007/C 301/09 | Judgment of the Court of 30 May 2007 in Case E-3/06 — Ladbrokes Ltd and the Government of Norway, Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs; The Government of Norway, Ministry of Agriculture and Food (Right of establishment — Freedom to provide services — National restrictions on gambling and betting — Legitimate aims — Suitability/consistency — Necessity — Provision and marketing of gaming services from abroad) | 17 |
| 2007/C 301/10 | Judgment of the Court of 26 June 2007 in Case E-2/06 — EFTA Surveillance Authority v The Kingdom of Norway (Conditions for concession for acquisition of hydropower resources — Scope of the EEA Agreement — Free movement of capital— Right of establishment — Indirect discrimination — Public ownership — Security of energy supply — Environmental protection — Proportionality) | 18 |
| 2007/C 301/11 | Request for an Advisory Opinion from the EFTA Court by Hæstiréttur Íslands dated 8 May 2007 in the case of HOB vín ehf v Faxaflóahafnir sf. (Case E-6/07) | 19 |
| 2007/C 301/12 | Request for an Advisory Opinion from the EFTA Court by Stavanger tingrett dated 25 May 2007 in the case of Seabrokers AS v Den Norske Stat v/Skattedirektoratet (Case E-7/07) | 20 |

V   Announcements

COURT PROCEEDINGS

EFTA Court

2007/C 301/08

Judgment of the Court of 14 March 2007 in Case E-1/06 — EFTA Surveillance Authority v The Kingdom of Norway (National legislation transferring the operation of gaming machines to a State-owned monopoly — Restriction of freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services — Justification — Legitimate aims — Consistency of national legislation — Necessity of national legislation)

(National legislation transferring the operation of gaming machines to a State-owned monopoly — Restriction of freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services — Justification — Legitimate aims — Consistency of national legislation — Necessity of national legislation)

16

2007/C 301/09

Judgment of the Court of 30 May 2007 in Case E-3/06 — Ladbrokes Ltd and the Government of Norway, Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs; The Government of Norway, Ministry of Agriculture and Food (Right of establishment — Freedom to provide services — National restrictions on gambling and betting — Legitimate aims — Suitability/consistency — Necessity — Provision and marketing of gaming services from abroad)

(Right of establishment — Freedom to provide services — National restrictions on gambling and betting — Legitimate aims — Suitability/consistency — Necessity — Provision and marketing of gaming services from abroad)

17

2007/C 301/10

Judgment of the Court of 26 June 2007 in Case E-2/06 — EFTA Surveillance Authority v The Kingdom of Norway (Conditions for concession for acquisition of hydropower resources — Scope of the EEA Agreement — Free movement of capital— Right of establishment — Indirect discrimination — Public ownership — Security of energy supply — Environmental protection — Proportionality)

(Conditions for concession for acquisition of hydropower resources — Scope of the EEA Agreement — Free movement of capital— Right of establishment — Indirect discrimination — Public ownership — Security of energy supply — Environmental protection — Proportionality)

18

2007/C 301/11

Request for an Advisory Opinion from the EFTA Court by Hæstiréttur Íslands dated 8 May 2007 in the case of HOB vín ehf v Faxaflóahafnir sf. (Case E-6/07)

19

2007/C 301/12

Request for an Advisory Opinion from the EFTA Court by Stavanger tingrett dated 25 May 2007 in the case of Seabrokers AS v Den Norske Stat v/Skattedirektoratet (Case E-7/07)

20

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