Brussels, 22/02/2010 (Agence Europe) - The following main legislative acts were published in the EU Official Journal of Saturday 20 February 2010:
Trade (L045 and C044)
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 143/2010 of the Council of 15 February 2010 temporarily withdrawing the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance provided for under Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 with respect to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (L045)
Commission notice concerning the date of application of the protocols on rules of origin providing for diagonal cumulation of origin between the European Union, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey (C044)
Taxation (L045)
Council Implementing Decision of 16 February 2010 authorising the Republic of Lithuania to extend the application of a measure derogating from Article 193 of Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax
Agriculture (L045)
Commission Decision of 19 February 2010 authorising Finnish aid for seeds (maximum €220 per hectare) and cereal seed (maximum €73 per hectare) in respect of the harvest year 2010
Budget (L045)
Council Recommendation of 16 February 2010 concerning the discharge to be given to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the operations of the European Development Fund (seventh EDF) for the financial year 2008
Council Recommendation of 16 February 2010 concerning the discharge to be given to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the operations of the European Development Fund (eighth EDF) for the financial year 2008
Council Recommendation of 16 February 2010 concerning the discharge to be given to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the operations of the European Development Fund (ninth EDF) for the financial year 2008
Council Recommendation of 16 February 2010 concerning the discharge to be given to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the operations of the European Development Fund (10th EDF) for the financial year 2008
Competition (C044)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5733 - Gestamp Automoción/Edscha Hinge & Control Systems)
Foodstuffs (C044)
Publication of three applications pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs: PDO (protected designation of origin) for “Szegedi paprika” (paprika from Hungary, PDO for “Olive de Nîmes”, and PGI (protected geographical indication) for Longkou Fen Si (a Chinese threadlike dry starch product made from green beans and peas). (L.C./transl.rt)j