Brussels, 20/03/2008 (Agence Europe) - Some of the main legislative acts published in the EU Official Journal on Thursday 20 March are as follows:
Trade (L81 and C74)
Notice of initiation of a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of certain castings originating in the People's Republic of China (C74)
Council Regulation (EC) No 261/2008 of 17 March 2008 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain compressors originating in the People's Republic of China (C81)
Commission Decision of 18 March 2008 granting certain parties an exemption from the extension to certain bicycle parts of the anti-dumping duty on bicycles originating in the People's Republic of China imposed by Council Regulation 2474/93, last maintained and amended by Regulation 1095/2005, and lifting the suspension of the payment of the anti-dumping duty extended to certain bicycle parts originating in the People's Republic of China granted to certain parties pursuant to Commission Regulation 88/97 (L81)
Fisheries (L81)
Commission Regulation 269/2008 of 19 March 2008 prohibiting fishing for blue ling in ICES zones VI and VII (Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the flag of Spain
Agriculture (C74)
Publication of an application 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: IGP of Finland “Kainuun rönttönen” (a kind of cake)
Economy (C74)
Council opinion of 4 March 2008 on the updated stability programme of Austria, Slovenia and Ireland for 2007-2010; on the updated convergence programme of Denmark, Lithuania and Czech Republic, 2007-2010 and the stability programme of Malta and Greece for 2007-2010
Competition (C74)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4687 - SACYR VALLEHERMOSO/Eiffage)
Prior notification of several concentration operations: 1) (Case COMP/M.5032 - Roxel/Protac); 2) (Case COMP/M.4919 - StatoilHydro/ConocoPhillips (Jet)); 3) (Case COMP/M.5104 - Altor Fund II/Papyrus) - Candidate case for simplified procedure; 4) Case COMP/M.5077 - Colony Capital/Morgan Stanley/Colfilm) - Candidate case for simplified procedure
Justice and Home Affairs (C74)
Information pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement
Administrative procedures (C74)
Call for proposals for indirect actions under the multiannual Community Programme to make digital content in Europe more accessible, usable and exploitable (The eContentplus Programme)
Call for proposals under the work programmes of the 7th EC Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities
Legal procedures (C74)
Request for an Advisory Opinion from the EFTA Court by Oslo tingrett dated 26 November 2007 in the Case of L'Oréal Norge AS v Smart Club Norge AS (Case E-10/07). (L.C.)