Brussels, 17/02/2009 (Agence Europe) - Some of the main legislative acts published in the EU Official Journal on Tuesday 17 February 2009 are as follow:
Environment (L46)
Commission Regulation 134/2009 of 16 February 2009 amending Regulation 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards Annex XI
Fraud (L46)
Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part, to combat fraud and any other illegal activity to the detriment of their financial interests
Defence and Security (L46)
Several Council Joint Actions of 16 February 2009 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative in the following zones and subject areas: African Great Lakes Region: African Great Lakes Region; former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM); Central Asia; Georgia; Republic of Moldova; South Caucasus; Sudan; Afghanistan; Middle East peace process; Kosovo
Council Common Position 2009/138/CFSP of 16 February 2009 concerning restrictive measures against Somalia and repealing Common Position 2002/960/CFSP
Council Common Position 2009/139/CFSP of 16 February 2009 renewing restrictive measures against the leadership of the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova
Competition (C38)
Non-opposition to several notified concentration operations: (Case COMP/M.5224 - EDF/British Energy); (Case COMP/M.5220 - ENI/Distrigaz); (Case COMP/M.5228 - Rabobank/BGZ)
Administrative procedures (C38 and C38A)
Call for proposals under the work programme of the Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) Joint Programme (C38)
European Medicines Agency: Call for expression of interest for Contract Agents for temporary assignments (EMEA, London) (C38A)
Agriculture (C38)
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: “Bøeznický ležák”, a Czech beer
Health (C38E)
Common Position 3/2009 of 20 November 2008 adopted by the Council, acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning statistics on plant protection products
Social (C38E)
Common Position 4/2009 of 17 December 2008 adopted by the Council, acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems (L.C./transl.rh)