EU Update – February 2008
Irish Legislation
European Communities (Foot And Mouth Disease) (Restriction On Imports From Cyprus) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No 32 of 2008)
European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 34 of 2008)
European Communities (Pesticide Residues)(Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No 37 of 2008)
Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (Registration of Poultry Premises) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 42 of 2008)
European Communities (Food Additives other than Colours and Sweeteners) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 40 of 2008)
EU Legislation
Genetically modified organism
Commission Decision 2008/162/EC (OJ L52, p25, 27/02/2008 ) of 26 February 2008 amending Decision 2006/601/EC on emergency measures regarding the non-authorised genetically modified organism ‘LL RICE 601’ in rice products
Maximum levels of pesticide residues
Commission Recommendation 2008/103/EC (OJ L36, p7, 09/02/2008 ) of 4 February 2008 concerning a coordinated Community monitoring programme for 2008 to ensure compliance with maximum levels of pesticide residues in and on cereals and certain other products of plant origin and national monitoring programmes for 2009
Organic production
Commission Regulation (EC) No 123/2008 (OJ L38, p3, 13/02/2008 ) of 12 February 2008 amending and correcting Annex VI to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs
Residue monitoring plans
Commission Decision 2008/105/EC (OJ L38, p9, 13/02/2009) of 11 February 2008 amending Decision 2004/432/EC on the approval of residue monitoring plans submitted by third countries in accordance with Council Directive 96/23/EC
Protected designations of origin/protected geographical indications
Commission Regulation (EC) No 112/2008 (OJ L33, p3, 07/02/2008 ) of 6 February 2008 registering certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Nošovické kysané zelí (PDO), Pardubický perník (PGI), Aceite del Baix Ebre-Montsià or Oli del Baix Ebre-Montsià (PDO))
Commission Regulation (EC) No 102/2008 (OJ L31, p29, 05/02/2008) of 4 February 2008 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications — Prosciutto di Parma (PDO)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 103/2008 (OJ L31, p31, 05/02/2008) of 4 February 2008 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications — Mozzarella di Bufala Campana (PDO)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 127/2008 (OJ L40, p5, 14/02/2008 ) of 13 February 2008 entering a designation in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Oscypek (PDO))
Commission Regulation (EC) No 158/2008 (OJ L48, p17, 22/02/2008 ) of 21 February 2008 registering certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Salate von der Insel Reichenau (PGI), Gurken von der Insel Reichenau (PGI), Feldsalat von der Insel Reichenau (PGI), Tomaten von der Insel Reichenau (PGI))
Commission Regulation (EC) No 160/2008 (OJ L48,p27, 22/02/2008 ) of 21 February 2008 registering certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Pane di Matera (PGI), Tinca Gobba Dorata del Pianalto di Poirino (PDO))
Commission Regulation (EC) No 192/2008 ((OJ L57, p11, 01/03/2008) of 29 February 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 989/2007 registering certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Barèges-Gavarnie (PDO) — Hořické trubičky (PGI))
Commission Regulation (EC) No 197/2008 (OJ L59, p8, 04/03/2008) of 3 March 2008 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Queijo Serra da Estrela (PDO))
European Commission
Code of Conduct for Responsible Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies ResearchEU Press Release on Code
Last reviewed: 27/3/2009