
Article 1 
Regulation (EC) No 2423/2001 (ECB/2001/13) is amended as follows:

1.. In Article 4(2), the words ‘with the “#” symbol’ are replaced with the words ‘with the “#” or “*” symbol’.
2.. Annexes I and V are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Frankfurt am Main, 14 December 2006.
For the Governing Council of the ECB
The President of the ECB
Jean-Claude TRICHET
ANNEX

Annexes I and V to Regulation (EC) No 2423/2001 (ECB/2001/13) are amended as follows:

1.. Annex I is amended as follows:

((a)) Part 1 Section IV is amended as follows:

((i)) in the first and second sentences of paragraph 6a, the words ‘with the “#” symbol’ are replaced with the words ‘with the “#” or “*” symbol’;
((ii)) in the first and second sentences of paragraph 7a, the words ‘with the “#” symbol’ are replaced with the words ‘with the “#” or “*” symbol’;
((iii)) in the first sentence of paragraph 9a, the words ‘with the “#” symbol’ are replaced with the words ‘with the “#” or “*” symbol’.
((b)) Part 2 is amended as follows:

((i)) in Table 3, entitled ‘Country breakdown’:

— under the heading ‘B. Other participating Member States (i.e. excluding domestic sector) + part of C. Rest of the world (Member States)’, two columns, entitled ‘BG’ and ‘RO’, respectively, are inserted after the last column. Each cell in each of these two columns is marked with the ‘*’ symbol;
— in the column entitled ‘SI’, the ‘#’ symbol is deleted from each cell;
— in the ‘General note’ the words ‘with the “#” symbol’ are replaced with the words ‘with the “#” or “*” symbol’;
((ii)) in Table 4, entitled ‘Currency breakdown’:

— under the heading ‘Other Member State currencies’, two columns entitled ‘BGN’ and ‘RON’, respectively, are inserted after the last column. Each cell in each of these two columns is marked with the ‘*’ symbol;
— the column entitled ‘SIT’ is deleted;
— in the ‘General note’ the words ‘with the “#” symbol’ are replaced with the words ‘with the “#” or “*” symbol’.
2.. Annex V is amended as follows:

((a)) The following paragraphs 1c, 1d and 1e are inserted:
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1c. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, first reporting according to this Regulation in respect of cells marked with the “*” symbol begins with quarterly data for the period ending March 2007.

1d. If the relevant NCB decides not to require first reporting of insignificant data beginning with quarterly data for the period ending March 2007, reporting starts 12 months after it informs the reporting agents that data are required.

1e. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, first reporting according to this Regulation in respect of the column entitled “SI” in Table 3, under the heading “B. Other participating Member States (i.e. excluding domestic sector) + part of C. Rest of the world (Member States)”, begins with quarterly data for the period ending March 2007.
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((b)) In paragraph 2a the words ‘with the “#” symbol’ are replaced with the words ‘with the “#” or “*” symbol’.
