EU Update – April 2008
EU Update – April 2008
Irish legislation
European Communities (Purity Criteria on Food Additives other than Colours and Sweeteners) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 94 of 2008)
European Communities (Approval and registration of dealers of ovine animals) Regulations 2008 (Approval) Order 2008 (S.I. No 100 of 2008)
Diseases of Animals Act (Notification and control of animals diseases) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 101 of 2008)
European Communities (Re-Use of public sector information)(Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 103 of 2008)
European Communities (Dehydrated Preserved Milk) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 124 of 2008)
EC legislation
Avian influenza
Commission Decision 2008/285/EC (OJ L92, p37, 03/04/2008 ) of 19 March 2008 concerning emergency vaccination against low pathogenic avian influenza in mallard ducks in Portugal and certain measures restricting the movements of such poultry and their products
Border inspection posts
Commission Decision 2008/387/EC (OJ L136, p18, 24/05/2008 ) of 30 April 2008 amending Decisions 2001/881/EC and 2002/459/EC as regards the list of border inspection posts
BSE/TSE
Commission Regulation (EC) No 315/2008 (OJ L94, p3, 05/04/2008 ) of 4 April 2008 amending Annex X to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the lists of rapid tests
Commission Regulation (EC) No 357/2008 (OJ L111, p3, 23/04/2008 ) of 22 April 2008 amending Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
Contamination of foodstuffs
Commission Decision 2008/352/EC (OJ L117, p42, 01/05/2008 ) of 29 April 2008 imposing special conditions governing guar gum originating in or consigned from India due to contamination risks of those products by pentachlorophenol and dioxins
Food Labelling
Commission Regulation (EC) No 353/2008 (OJ L109, p11, 19/04/2008 ) of 18 April 2008 establishing implementing rules for applications for authorisation of health claims as provided for in Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Fruit and vegetable
Commission Regulation (EC) No 292/2008 (OJ L90, p3, 02/04/2008) of 1 April 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 laying down implementing rules of Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector
Genetically modified organism
Commission Decision 2008/289/EC (OJ L96, p29, 09/04/2008 ) of 3 April 2008 on emergency measures regarding the unauthorised genetically modified organism ‘Bt 63’ in rice products
Imports - Meat
Commission Regulation (EC) No 313/2008 (OJ L93, p11, 04/04/2008 ) of 3 April 2008 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 as regards import requirements for bovine meat from Brazil
Imports – Organic production
Commission Regulation (EC) No 345/2008 (OJ L108, p8, 18/04/2008) of 17 April 2008 laying down detailed rules for implementing the arrangements for imports from third countries provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs (Recast)
Maximum Residues
Corrigendum (OJ L116, p86, 30/04/2008) to Commission Regulation (EC) No 508/1999 of 4 March 1999 amending Annexes I to IV of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin ( OJ L 60, 9/03/1999 )
Meat and milk sectors in Bulgaria
Commission Decision 2008/290/EC (OJ L96, p35, 09/04/2008 ) of 4 April 2008 amending Decision 2007/716/EC as regards certain establishments in the meat and milk sectors in Bulgaria
Nanosciences and nanotechnologies research
Commission Recommendation 2008/345/EC (OJ L116, p46, 30/04/2008 ) of 7 February 2008 on a code of conduct for responsible nanosciences and nanotechnologies research
Organisation of agricultural markets
Council Regulation (EC) No 361/2008 (OJ L121, p1, 07/05/2008) of 14 April 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation)
Protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications
Commission Regulation (EC) No 309/2008 (OJ L92, p35, 03/04/2008 ) of 2 April 2008 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications Isle of Man Manx Loaghtan Lamb (PDO)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 390/2008 (OJ L117, p13, 01/05/2008) of 30 April 2008 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Lenteja de la Armuña (PGI))
Commission Regulation (EC) No 392/2008 (OJ L117, p16, 01/05/2008) of 30 April 2008 approving minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Ternasco de Aragón (PGI))
Wine
Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 (OJ L148, p1, 06/06/2008) of 29 April 2008 on the common organisation of the market in wine, amending Regulations (EC) No 1493/1999, (EC) No 1782/2003, (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 3/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2392/86 and (EC) No 1493/1999
EU Press Release
Beef on the bone : Commission increases the age limit at which the vertebral column must be removed from beef.
Last reviewed: 27/3/2009