ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 55

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 49
7 March 2006

Notice No

Contents

page

I   Information

Council

2006/C 055/1

Council opinion of 24 January 2006 on the updated stability programme of Finland, 2005-2009

1

2006/C 055/2

Council opinion of 24 January 2006 on the updated convergence programme of the Czech Republic, 2005-2008

5

2006/C 055/3

Council opinion of 24 January 2006 on the updated convergence programme of Denmark, 2005-2010

9

2006/C 055/4

Council opinion of 24 January 2006 on the updated convergence programme of Hungary, 2005-2008

13

2006/C 055/5

Council opinion of 24 January 2006 on the updated convergence programme of Slovakia, 2005-2008

17

2006/C 055/6

Council opinion of 24 January 2006 on the updated convergence programme of Sweden, 2005-2008

21

2006/C 055/7

Council opinion of 14 February 2006 on the updated stability programme of Belgium, 2005-2009

25

2006/C 055/8

Council opinion of 14 February 2006 on the updated stability programme of Luxembourg, 2005-2008

29

2006/C 055/9

Council opinion of 14 February 2006 on the updated stability programme of Austria, 2005-2008

33

2006/C 055/10

Council opinion of 14 February 2006 on the updated convergence programme of Estonia, 2005-2009

37

2006/C 055/11

Council opinion of 14 February 2006 on the updated convergence programme of Latvia, 2005-2008

41

2006/C 055/12

Council opinion of 14 February 2006 on the updated convergence programme of Slovenia, 2005-2008

45

Commission

2006/C 055/13

Euro exchange rates

49

2006/C 055/14

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4150 — Abbott/Guidant) ( 1 )

50

2006/C 055/15

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4076 — Boston Scientific/Guidant) ( 1 )

51

2006/C 055/16

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4169 — Virgin/CPW/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )

52

2006/C 055/17

Initiation of proceedings (Case COMP/M.4094 — Ineos/BP Dormagen) ( 1 )

53

2006/C 055/18

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/ M.4161 — SEI/VWBN) ( 1 )

54

2006/C 055/19

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3848 — Sea-Invest/EMO-EKOM) ( 1 )

55

2006/C 055/20

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4142 — Time Warner/CBS/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )

56

2006/C 055/21

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4118 — CVC/KKR/AVR) ( 1 )

57

2006/C 055/22

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4088 — GIB/Groupe FLO) ( 1 )

57

2006/C 055/23

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4105 — DSV/Frans Maas) ( 1 )

58

2006/C 055/24

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3930 — LBO/Wheelabrator Allevard) ( 1 )

58

2006/C 055/25

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4084 — Banca Intesa/NH Hoteles/NH Italia) ( 1 )

59

2006/C 055/26

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3589 — Körber/Winkler + Dünnebier) ( 1 )

59

2006/C 055/27

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3971 — Deutsche Post/Exel) ( 1 )

60

2006/C 055/28

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3670 — EQT Group/Carl Zeiss/Sola) ( 1 )

60

European Central Bank

2006/C 055/29

Opinion of the European Central Bank of 24 February 2006 at the request of the Council of the European Union concerning the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 with respect to the transmission of national accounts data (CON/2006/12)

61

2006/C 055/30

Opinion of the European Central Bank of 27 February 2006 concerning the proposal for a Council regulation laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 2494/95 as regards the temporal coverage of price collection in the harmonised index of consumer prices (CON/2006/13)

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