Brussels, 15/01/2008 (Agence Europe) - Here are some of the main legislative acts published in the Official Journal of Tuesday 15 January 2008:
Research (L 11)
Commission Decision of 14 December 2007 setting up the 'Research Executive Agency' for the management of certain areas of the specific Community programmes People, Capacities and Cooperation in the field of research
Food Safety (L 11)
Commission Decision of 20 December 2007 approving the pre-export checks carried out by the United States of America on peanuts and derived products thereof as regards the presence of aflatoxins
Commission Decision of 20 December 2007 amending Decision 2004/407/EC on transitional sanitary and certification rules under Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards import from certain third countries of photographic gelatine
Environment (L 12)
Commission Decision of 12 November 2007 adopting, pursuant to Council Directive 92/43/EEC, a first updated list of sites of Community importance for the Atlantic biogeographical region
Commission Decision of 12 November 2007 adopting, pursuant to Council Directive 92/43/EEC, a first updated list of sites of Community importance for the Boreal biogeographical region
Commission Decision of 13 November 2007 adopting, pursuant to Council Directive 92/43/EEC, a first updated list of sites of Community importance for the Continental biogeographical region
Commission Decision of 13 November 2007 adopting, pursuant to Council Directive 92/43/EEC, the list of sites of Community importance for the Pannonian biogeographical region
Competition (C 09)
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its meeting of 17 September 2007 regarding a draft decision relating to Case COMP/B-1/37.966 - Distrigas
State aid - France - State aid C 42/07 (ex N 428/06) - Reform of the method by which RATP (the Paris public transport operator) finances its pension scheme - Invitation to submit comments
Prior notification of a concentration: Mercapital/Carlyle/Arsys Group (Case COMP/M.5021, Candidate case for simplified procedure)
European Economic and Social Committee (C 10)
Resolution and opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee at the 438th plenary session held on 26 and 27 September 2007. (L.C.)