# Official Journal C 55/7 Ma

| | ISSN 1725-2423 |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 55 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 497 March 2006 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 55

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 497 March 2006

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | 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) | 63 |

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
  )

1

50

2006/C 055/15

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

1

51

2006/C 055/16

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

1

52

2006/C 055/17

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

1

53

2006/C 055/18

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

1

54

2006/C 055/19

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

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
  )

1

56

2006/C 055/21

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

1

57

2006/C 055/22

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

1

57

2006/C 055/23

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

1

58

2006/C 055/24

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

1

58

2006/C 055/25

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

1

59

2006/C 055/26

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

1

59

2006/C 055/27

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

1

60

2006/C 055/28

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

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)

63

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