Brussels, 12/02/2010 (Agence Europe) - Here is an overview of the main acts published in the Official Journal of the EU of Friday 12 February 2010:
Institutions (L39)
Decision of the European Parliament of 20 January 2010 electing the European Ombudsman (Mr Nikiforos Diamandouros)
JAI (L39)
Decision of the Commission of 5 February 2010 on standard contractual clauses on the transfer of personal data to processors established in third countries by virtue of directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and Council
Decision 2010/88/CFSP/JHA of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the signature, on behalf of the European Union, of the agreement on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters between the European Union and Japan (+ text of the agreement)
Competition (C35)
Non-opposition to three notified mergers: (1) case COMP/M.5599 - AMCOR/ALCAN; (2) case COMP/M.5584 - Belgacom/BICS/MTN; (3) case COMP/M.5764 - BNP Paribas/Dexia Epargne Pension
Court of Auditors (C35)
Opinion no. 1/2010 "Improving the financial management of the European Union budget: risks and challenges"
Foodstuffs (C35)
Publication of two requests pursuant to article 6, paragraph 2, of the regulation (EC) 510/2006 of the Council on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs: (1) "Halberstädter Würstchen", sausages, Germany; (2) "Suska sechloñska", plum, with or without a stone, subject to a drying and smoking process, Poland
Administrative procedures (C35)
European Commission - Call for proposals under the working programme of the European Metrology Research Programme (EMRP). (O.L./trans.fl)