EU Update – November 2008
Access confidential data
Commission Decision 2008/876/EC (OJ L310, p28, 21/11/2008 ) of 6 November 2008 amending Decision 2004/452/EC laying down a list of bodies whose researchers may access confidential data for scientific purposes.
Animal health surveillance
Commission Decision 2008/896/EC (OJ L322, p30, 02/12/2008 ) of 20 November 2008 on guidelines for the purpose of the risk-based animal health surveillance schemes provided for in Council Directive 2006/88/EC
Avian influenza
Commission Decision 2008/838/EC (OJ L299, p40, 08/11/2008 ) of 3 November 2008 concerning preventive vaccination against low pathogenic avian influenza in mallard ducks in Portugal and certain measures restricting the movements of such poultry and their products
BSE
Commission Decision 2008/908/EC (OJ L327, p24, 05/12/2008 ) of 28 November 2008 authorising certain Member States to revise their annual BSE monitoring programme
Food Colours
Corrigendum (OJL 309, p41, 20/11/2008) to Commission Directive 95/45/EC of 26 July 1995 laying down specific purity criteria concerning colours for use in foodstuffs ( OJ L 226, 22.9.1995)
Imports
Bivalve molluscs
Commission Decision 2008/866/EC (OJ L307, p9, 18/11/2008 ) of 12 November 2008 on emergency measures suspending imports from Peru of certain bivalve molluscs intended for human consumption
Fresh meat
Commission Decision 2008/883/EC (OJL316, p14, 26/11/2008) of 21 November 2008 amending Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC as regards the regionalisation for Brazil in the list of third countries or parts thereof from which imports into the Community of certain fresh meat is authorised
Marketing standards
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1183/2008 (OJ L319, p51, 29/11/2008) of 28 November 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1019/2002 on marketing standards for olive oil
Maximum residue limits
Corrigendum (OJ L307, p21, 18/11/2008) to Commission Regulation (EC) No 807/2001 of 25 April 2001 amending Annexes I, II and III to 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 118, 27.4.2001 )
Protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1116/2008 (OJ L301, p3, 12/11/2008 ) of 11 November 2008 entering certain names in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Bœuf de Bazas (PGI), Kainuun rönttönen (PGI))
Regulatory procedure with scrutiny
Regulation (EC) No 1137/2008 (OJ L311, p1, 21/11/2008) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 adapting a number of instruments subject to the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty to Council Decision 1999/468/EC, with regard to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny — Adaptation to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny — Part One
Substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and of beta-agonists
Directive 2008/97/EC (OJ L318, p9, 28/11/2008) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 amending Council Directive 96/22/EC concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and of beta-agonists
Waste
Directive 2008/98/EC (OJ L312, p3, 22/11/2008) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives.
Wine
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1087/2008 (OJ L297, p11, 06/11/2008) of 5 November 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 423/2008 laying down certain detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and establishing a Community code of oenological practices and processes, as regards Annex XVII
Legislative and work programme for 2009
The European Commission has published its Legislative and work programme for 2009
Last reviewed: 27/3/2009