Brussels, 04/01/2008 (Agence Europe) - A selection of important legislation published in the EU Official Journal on 4 January 2008:
Agriculture (L01)
Council Regulation (1/2008) of 20 December 2007 temporarily suspending customs duties on imports of certain cereals for the 2007/2008 marketing year (see EUROPE 9571 on the Council's decision)
Health (L01)
Commission Decision of 20 December 2007 recognising in principle the completeness of the dossiers submitted for detailed examination in view of the possible inclusion of opconazole and maltodextrin in Annex A to Council Directive 91/414/EEC
Economics (L01)
European Central Bank Decision of 7 December 2007 amending Decision ECB/2001/15 of 6 December 2001 on the issue of euro banknotes (new breakdown of banknotes from 1 January 2008 to take account of Cyprus and Malta joining the euro on that date)
Budget (L02)
Statements of 2007 revenue and expenditure for EU agencies: European Training Foundation; European Aviation Safety Agency; Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union; European GNSS Supervisory Authority (satellite navigation); Community Plant Variety Office; European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders (Frontex); Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation; European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP); European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights; European Medicines Agency; European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC); European Maritime Safety Agency; Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency; European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction; European Network and Information Security Agency; European Environment Agency and European Food Safety Agency
Competition (C01)
Prior notification of several concentrations: Wacker Chemie/WPS/APP (Case COMP/M.5002, candidate case for simplified procedure), Aviva/Bank Zachodni (Case COMP/M.4950), Crédit Suisse/General Electric/Mubadala (Case COMP/M.4940, candidate case for simplified procedure), Bouygues/Artemis/Serendipity (Case COMP/M.4982, candidate case for simplified procedure) and Basell/Raffinerie de Berre L'Étang (Case COMP/M.4926). (L.C.)