Brussels, 23/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - Some of the main legislative acts published in the EU Official Journal on Saturday 21 March 2009 are as follow:
Economic and Monetary Union (C68)
Council opinion of 10 March 2009 on the updated stability programme of Finland, 2008-2012, Ireland 2008-13, Spain, 2008-11 and Netherlands 2008-11
Council opinion of 10 March 2009 on the updated convergence programme of Latvia, 2008-2011, Sweden 2008-11 and the United Kingdom 2008/2009-2013/2014
Competition (C68)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5493 - RBSK/DZ Bank/RZB/RBL JV) - Candidate case for simplified procedure
External Relations (L75 and C68)
Commission Regulation 242/2009 of 20 March 2009 amending Council Regulation No 1183/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against persons acting in violation of the arms embargo with regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (L75)
Notice for the attention of the persons and entities added to the list referred to in Article 2 of Council Regulation 1183/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against persons acting in violation of the arms embargo with regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, by virtue of Commission Regulation 242/2009 (C68)
Agriculture (L75)
Commission Regulation 240/2009 of 20 March 2009 amending Regulation 1282/2006 as regards export licences and export refunds for milk and milk products
Commission Decision of 19 March 2009 excluding from Community financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF)
Epizooties (L75)
Commission Decision of 20 March 2009 amending Decision 2008/855/EC as regards animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in Germany
Commission Decision of 20 March 2009 amending Decision 2003/135/EC as regards the eradication and emergency vaccination plans for classical swine fever in feral pigs in certain areas of the Federal States of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany). (O.L./transl.rh)