Brussels, 23/12/2008 (Agence Europe) - Some of the main legislative acts published in the EU Official Journal on Tuesday 23 December 2008 are as follows:
CFSP (L345)
Council Decision 2008/974/CFSP of 18 December 2008 in support of the Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Council Decision 2008/975/CFSP of 18 December 2008 establishing a mechanism to administer the financing of the common costs of European Union operations having military or defence implications (Athena)
Civil protection (L345)
Council Directive 2008/114/EC of 8 December 2008 on the identification and designation of European critical infrastructures and the assessment of the need to improve their protection
Transport (L345)
Directive 2008/110/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 amending Directive 2004/49/EC on safety on the Community's railways (Railway Safety Directive)
Chemical products (L345)
Directive 2008/112/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 amending Council Directives 76/768/EEC, 88/378/EEC, 1999/13/EC and Directives 2000/53/EC, 2002/96/EC and 2004/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council in order to adapt them to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures
JHA (L345)
Council Decision of 18 December 2008 amending Annex 13 to the Common Consular Instructions on filling in visa stickers
Fisheries (L345)
Council Regulation 1322/2008 of 28 November 2008 fixing the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea for 2009
Agriculture (L345)
Commission Regulation 1326/2008 of 15 December 2008 approving minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Chaource (PDO), cheese France)
Commission Regulation 1327/2008 of 19 December 2008 amending Regulation 1580/2007 laying down implementing rules of Council Regulations 2200/96, 2201/96 and 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector
Commission Regulation 1329/2008 of 22 December 2008 adopting emergency support measures for the pigmeat market in form of private storage aid in part of the United Kingdom
Commission Decision of 15 December 2008 amending Council Directive 2002/56/EC as regards the date laid down in Article 21(3) until which Member States are authorised to extend the validity of decisions concerning equivalence of seed potatoes from third countries
Trade (L345)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1328/2008 of 22 December 2008 amending Annexes I, II, III, V, VII and VIII to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries
Competition (C328)
Prior notification of a concentration (Samsung SDI/Samsung Electronics/SMD)
Institutions/Administration (L345)
Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) 1323/2008 of 18 December 2008 adjusting with effect from 1 July 2008 the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Communities and the correction coefficients applied thereto
Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) 1324/2008 of 18 December 2008 adjusting, from 1 July 2008, the rate of contribution to the pension scheme of officials and other servants of the European Communities. (O.L./trans/rh)