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C O M P E T I T I O N

Opinion of the advocate General Mazak on15.05.2012 in Case C-457/10 P, AstraZeneca AB and AstraZeneca plc Vs.European CommissionRe: Appeals - Competition - Abuse of a dominantposition - Market in anti-ulcer medicines - Abuseof procedures relating to supplementaryprotection certificates for medicinal products andof marketing authorisation procedures formedicinal products - Misleading representations -Deregistration of marketing authorisations -Obstacles to the marketing of generic medicinalproducts and to parallel imports

Non-opposition to a notified concentration(Case COMP/M.6551 - Kellogg Company/Pringles Snack Business)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration(Case COMP/M.6516 - Sumitomo MitsuiFinancial Group/RBS Aviation CapitalGroup)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration(Case COMP/M.6534 - Wienerberger/Pipelife International)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration(Case COMP/M.6527 - Rio Tinto/Richards Bay Minerals)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration(Case COMP/M.6518 - ESB NM/BPAEL/Heliex Power Limited)

Prior notification of a concentration(Case COMP/M.6579 - MitsubishiCorporation/Development Bank ofJapan INC/DVB Bank SE/TESHoldings LTD)

Prior notification of a concentration(Case COMP/M.6565 - Elior ConcessionsSA/Áreas Iberoamericana SL - ÁreasSA)

Commission approves joint venturebetween Freudenberg and Trelleborg inanti-vibration systems for automobilessector (IP/12/476)

Germany - List of notified mergerprojects

OFT - Anticipated acquisition by AmbuA/S of the cardiology electrodes anddiathermy business of UnomedicalLimited

Poland - Court upholds UOKiK'sdecision in PGE case

T R A D E & C U S T O M S

Proposal for a Council Decision on theposition to be adopted by the EU withinthe ACP-EU Council of Ministersconcerning the status of the Republic ofSouth Sudan in relation to thePartnership Agreement between themembers of the African, Caribbean andPacific Group of States, and theEuropean Community and itsMember States

Council Decision on the signing, onbehalf of the EU, of the Agreementestablishing an Association between theEU and its Member States, on the onehand, and Central America on the other,and the provisional application of PartIV thereof concerning trade matters

Council Decision on the conclusion of theAgreement establishing an Associationbetween the EU and its Member States, onthe one hand, and Central America onthe other

WTO: ITA success could inspire furthertrade opening in other sectors (Speech byPascal Lamy)

Europe Daily NewsTuesday 15 May 2012

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Proposal for a Union Customs Code -BusinessEurope comments

IN T E R N A L M A R K E T & G E N E R A L

Agenda for: 2408th Meeting of theCoreper (Part 1) on 16 May 2012

Draft Agenda for the EP IMCO Meetingon 30-31 May 2012

F I N A N C E & T A X A T I O N

"Savings Tax Agreements" (Memo/12/353)

Bank capital rules: reform to boost riskresilience and lending to the realeconomy (See the EP Statement)

Fiscal Policy: Growth dimension andcontrol of new Commission powersneeded (See the EP Statement)

EBA, EIOPA and ESMA consult onCommission’s Review of the FinancialConglomerates Directive (See Consultationpaper)

Efama : Long-term UCITS experiencerecord inflows in March 2012 (see PressRelease and Fact Sheet )

EU bank-liquidity bill proceeds; UK mayprotest

Wall Street Journal Europe 15.05.2012 p.6

IN D U S T R Y , E N T E R P R I S E S , R E S E A R C H

Speech by Máire Geoghegan-Quinn :"Scientific support for growth, jobs andsustainability: the eco-industryexample"

BusinessEurope response to thequestionnaire on the future of EUcompany law

A G R I C U L T U R E & F I S H E R I E S

Main Results for 3165th Agriculture &Fisheries Council meeting - Brussels, 14and 15 May 2012

The agrifood sector and greentransition of economy (Presidency Note)

Bluefin tuna: Commissioner Damanakiexpects full compliance during 2012fishing season (16 May-14 June)

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E N V I R O N M E N T

Commission Decision of 11 May 2012concerning the non-inclusion of naled forproduct type 18 in Annex I, IA or IB toDirective 98/8/EC of the EuropeanParliament and of the Council concerningthe placing of biocidal products on themarket

Emissions trading: annual complianceround-up shows declining emissions in2011 (IP/12/477)

Urban adaptation to climate change inEurope (See EEA Report)

ECHA consults on 5 harmonised C&Ls

H E A L T H & C O N S U M E R P R O T E C T I O N

Draft Commission Regulation (EU) No.../.. of XXX on transitional measuresconcerning the Union list of flavouringsand source materials set out in Annex Iof Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008

EP publishes briefing note on Food Safetyand Public Health Situation in Cyprus

SCENIHR - Comments received duringthe public consultation on the requestfor an opinion on the health effects ofelectromagnetic fields

EFSA - Scientific Opinion on the welfare ofcattle kept for beef production and thewelfare in intensive calf farmingsystems

EFSA - Scientific Opinion on Public healthrisks represented by certain compositeproducts containing food of animalorigin

EFSA - Scientific Opinion on the safety andefficacy of AviPlus® as feed additive forchickens and minor avian species forfattening and reared for laying andminor porcine species (weaned)

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EFSA - Scientific Opinion on the safety ofstigmasterol-rich plant sterols as foodadditive

EFSA - Scientific Opinion on the removalof a maximum dose from theauthorisation of microbial productsassessed using the QualifiedPresumption of Safety approach

EFSA - Scientific Opinion on the safety andefficacy of Propionibacteriumacidipropionici (CNCM MA 26/4U) as asilage additive for all species

T R A N S P O R T

Advocate General Bot proposes that theCourt confirm that passengers whoseflights are delayed may be entitled tocompensation (See Court Press Release ofJoined Cases C-581/10 & C-629/10)

T E L E C O M S & M E D I A S

Digital Agenda: EU researchbreakthrough will cut 4G/LTE mobilenetwork energy use in half (Memo/12/327)

E U R O & E C O N O M Y

Flash estimate for the 1st quarter of 2012 -Euro area and EU27 GDP stable 0.0%and +0.1% respectively compared withthe 1st quarter of 2011

2012 Ageing Report published today – anageing EU population and itsconsequences on the economy andpublic finances

Greek fire could singe rest of Euro -Greece weighs technocrat government

Wall Street Journal Europe 15.05.2012 p.4Financial Times 15.05.2012 (cnbc)

Greece's exit may become the euro'senvy

Financial Times 15.05.2012 p.11Wall Street Journal Europe 15.05.2012 p.5

Portugal's progress will not guaranteefunding

Wall Street Journal Europe 15.05.2012 p.3

Belgium facing billions in extra savingsWall Street Journal Europe 15.05.2012 p.3

Euro-zone data suggest a deepeningslump

Wall Street Journal Europe 15.05.2012 p.6

E X T . R E L A T I O N S & A C C E S S I O N

EU sanctions suspended against Burma/Myanmar (Regulation (EU) No 409/2012)

Syria: Council strengthens EU sanctionsonce more (See Council conclusions, Decision2012/ 256/CFSP, Regulation (EU) No 410/2012 &the Notice)

Wall Street Journal Europe 15.05.2012 p.9

Conclusions of the 37th meeting of theEEA Council - Brussels, 14 May 2012

Main results for 3166th Council meetingForeign Affairs - Brussels, 14 May (See

also Remarks by H.R. Catherine Ashton )- Conclusions 'The Future Approach to EU BudgetSupport to Third Countries'- Conclusions on Annual Report 2012 to theEuropean Council on EU Development AidTargets

4th meeting of the Stabilisation andAssociation Council between Albaniaand the EU Joint Press Release (See alsothe EP Statement)

EU bolsters its support to reformers inits Southern & Eastern neighbourhoods(IP/12/474 & ENP Package: Algeria, Armenia,Azerbaijan Belarus, Egypt, Georgia, Israel,Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Republic of Moldova,Ukraine, occupied Palestinian territory, Syria &Maroc, Tunisie (Embargo until 15H00))

Štefan Füle met President Foreign Ministerof Iceland Őssur Skarphéðinsson(Memo/12/345)

Commissioner Piebalgs welcomesDevelopment Ministers' endorsementof the Agenda for Change (IP/12/478, seeCouncil conclusions )

Commission assesses the Pre-AccessionEconomic Programmes of the 6candidate countries (See the countries'programmes)

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