ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 68

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 52
21 March 2009

Notice No

Contents

page

I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

OPINIONS

Council

2009/C 068/01

Council opinion of 10 March 2009 on the updated stability programme of Finland, 2008-2012

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2009/C 068/02

Council opinion of 10 March 2009 on the updated stability programme of Ireland, 2008-2013

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2009/C 068/03

Council opinion of 10 March 2009 on the updated convergence programme of Latvia, 2008-2011

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2009/C 068/04

Council opinion of 10 March 2009 on the updated stability programme of Spain, 2008-2011

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2009/C 068/05

Council opinion of 10 March 2009 on the updated convergence programme of Sweden, 2008-2011

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2009/C 068/06

Council opinion of 10 March 2009 on the updated stability programme of the Netherlands, 2008-2011

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2009/C 068/07

Council opinion of 10 March 2009 on the updated convergence programme of the United Kingdom, 2008/2009-2013/2014

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2009/C 068/08

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5456 — Antin Infrastructure Partners/BBEIF/BBI EUROPE/Euroports) (1)

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2009/C 068/09

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5474 — Lagardere/Sumitomo/HFG) (1)

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IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2009/C 068/10

Euro exchange rates

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2009/C 068/11

Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 27 Member States applicable as from 1 April 2009(Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1))

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V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

2009/C 068/12

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5493 — RBSK/DZ Bank/RZB/RBL JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (1)

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OTHER ACTS

Commission

2009/C 068/13

Notice for the attention of the persons and entities added to the list referred to in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against persons acting in violation of the arms embargo with regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, by virtue of Commission Regulation (EC) No 242/2009

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(1)   Text with EEA relevance

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