Brussels, 18/12/2009 (Agence Europe) - A selection of important legislation published in the EU Official Journal on Friday 18 December 2009:
JHA (L336)
Council Regulation (EC) No 1244/2009 of 30 November 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement
Transport (L336)
Council Decision of 30 November 2009 on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Community and the Government of Mongolia on certain aspects of air services
Trade (L336 and C308)
Opinion on anti-dumping measures for imports of ironing boards from China and partial re-opening of the anti-dumping investigation on the import of ironing boards from China and other countries (C308)
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1247/2009 of 17 December 2009 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain molybdenum wires originating in the People's Republic of China (L336)
Animal diseases (L336)
Commission Decision of 15 December 2009 amending Annex D to Council Directive 64/432/EEC as regards diagnostic tests for enzootic bovine
Fisheries (L336)
Commission Decision of 16 December 2009 on a Community financial contribution for 2009 towards expenditure incurred by Member States for certain projects in the field of fisheries control, inspection and surveillance de la Commission, €16 million in total
Telecoms (L336 and L337)
Commission Decision of 16 December 2009 amending Decision 2002/622/EC establishing a Radio Spectrum Policy Group (L336)
Regulation (EC) No 1211/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 establishing the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) (L337)
Directive 2009/136/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 amending Directive 2002/22/EC on universal service and users' rights relating to electronic communications networks and services, Directive 2002/58/EC concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector and Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws (L337)
Directive 2009/140/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (L337)
Animal health (L336)
Commission Decision of 17 December 2009 approving the national programme presented by Bulgaria for controlling and monitoring transport conditions of live bovine animals exported from the Union via Bourgas port and the financial contribution from the Union for 2010
Health (L336)
Commission Decision of 17 December 2009 authorising a health claim on the effect of water-soluble tomato concentrate on platelet aggregation and granting the protection of proprietary data
Competition (C308)
Non-opposition to mergers: Vitol Holding/Petroplus Refining Antwerp/Petroplus Refining Antwerp Bitumen and JBS/BERTIN
Administrative procedures (C308)
Vacancy notice under Commission Decision 2009/427/EC to set up a group of experts to give advice on biological production
Call for tender - EACEA/30/09 - Cooperation in higher education, training and youth issues between the EU and Canada. (L.C. trans fl)