Brussels, 10/10/2006 (Agence Europe) - Here are the main legislative acts published in Official Journal L 278 of 10 October 2006:
External Relations
- Commission Regulation (1486/2006) of 5 October 2006 amending the 2002 Regulation implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds (addition of New Zealand to the list of participating countries)
Agriculture
- Commission Regulation (1487/2006) of 9 October 2006amending the 1990 Regulation on the amount of aid for the production of casein and caseinates from skimmed milk (aid provisionally set at zero given the rise in the price of casein and caseinates)
- Commission Regulation (1488/2006) of 9 October 2006 fixing the depreciation coefficients to be applied for the 2007 accounting year when agricultural products are bought in (0.07 for barley and 0.45 for alcohol)
- Commission Regulation (1489/2006) of 9 October 2006 fixing the interest rates to be used (from 1st October 2006) for calculating the costs of financing intervention measures comprising buying-in, storage and disposal for the 2007 EAGF accounting year (interest level of 2.1% in Sweden, 2.3% in the Czech Republic, 2.7% in Ireland, 2.8% in Austria, Finland and Portugal, 2.9% in Greece and Italy, 3.0% in Lithuania, and 3.2% in Member States for which a specific interest level has not been set)
Agriculture-Fraud
- Commission Decision of 3 October 2006 on the financial treatment to be applied, in the context of clearance of expenditure in certain cases of irregularity by operators (see EUROPE 9280)
Veterinary Policy
- Commission Decision of 29 September 2006 setting out the criteria for official controls of feed and food (“guidelines laying down criteria for the conduct of audits under Regulation (EC) No 882/2004)
Fisheries
- Commission Regulation (1490/2006) of 6 October 2006 prohibiting fishing for greater forkbeard in ICES zones VIII and IX (Community waters and international waters) by vessels flying the flag of Spain. (lc)