Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1084/2003 of 3 June 2003 concerning the examination of variations to the terms of a marketing authorisation for medicinal products for human use and veterinary medicinal products granted by a competent authority of a Member State; Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1085/2003 of 3 June 2003 concerning the examination of variations to the terms of a marketing authorisation for medicinal products for human use and veterinary medicinal products falling within the scope of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2309/93 Official Journal EU L 159, 27 June 2003

Council Regulation (EC) No 1435/2003 of 22 July 2003 on the Statute for a European Co-operative Society (SCE) Council Directive 2003/72/EC of 22 July 2003 supplementing the Statute for a European Co-operative Society with regard to the involvement of employees Official Journal of the EU L 207 of 18 August 2003

Commission Decision (EC) No. 2003/641 of 5 September 2003 on the use of colour photographs or other illustrations as health warnings on tobacco packages Official Journal of the EU L 226 of 10 September 2003

Directive 2003/102/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 relating to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users before and in the event of a collision with a motor vehicle Official Journal of the EU L 321 of 6 December 2003

Judgement of the Court of First Instance - "lysine" (T-220/00, T-223/00, T-224/00 and T-120/00) of 9 July 2003 and Judgement of the Court of First Instance in the Van den Bergh Foods (T-65/98) of 3 October 2003.

Judgement of the European Court of Justice in Köbler (C-224/01) of 30 September 2003

This area continues to receive increased attention from the EU, which has recently made an umber of significant decisions on state aid.

Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1084/2003 of 3 June 2003 concerning the examination of variations to the terms of a marketing authorisation for medicinal products for human use and veterinary medicinal products granted by a competent authority of a Member State; Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1085/2003 of 3 June 2003 concerning the examination of variations to the terms of a marketing authorisation for medicinal products for human use and veterinary medicinal products falling within the scope of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2309/93 Official Journal EU L 159, 27 June 2003

Council Regulation (EC) No 1992/2003 of 27 October 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 40/94 on the Community trade mark to give effect to the accession of the European Community to the Protocol relating to the Madrid Agreement concerning the international registration of marks adopted at Madrid on 27 June 1989 Council Decision of 27 October 2003 approving the accession of the European Community to the Protocol relating to the Madrid Agreement concerning the international registration of marks, adopted at Madrid on 27 June 1989 Official Journal of the EU L 296 of 14 November 2003

Judgement of the Court of First Instance - "lysine" (T-220/00, T-223/00, T-224/00 and T-120/00) of 9 July 2003 and Judgement of the Court of First Instance in the Van den Bergh Foods (T-65/98) of 3 October 2003.

Directive 2003/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the re-use of public sector information Official Journal of the EU L 345 of 31 December 2003

Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States Official Journal of the EC L 190 of 18 July 2002

Agreement amending the Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing and Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part, on conformity assessment and acceptance of industrial products (PECA) Official Journal of the EU L 256 of 9 October 2003

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Services in the Internal Market

Judgment of the Court of Justice in Abler (Case C-340/01) of 20 November 2003

Commission Decision (EC) No. 2003/641 of 5 September 2003 on the use of colour photographs or other illustrations as health warnings on tobacco packages Official Journal of the EU L 226 of 10 September 2003

Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading and amending Directive 2001/34/EC Commission Directive 2003/124/EC of 22 December 2003 implementing Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the definition and public disclosure of inside information and the definition of market manipulation Commission Directive 2003/125/EC of 22 December 2003 implementing Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the fair presentation of investment recommendations and the disclosure of conflicts of interest Official Journal of the EU L 339 of 24 December 2003 and L 345 of 31 December 2003

Judgment of the Court of Justice in Kühne & Heitz (Case C-453/00) of 20 November 2003

Council Directive 2003/123/EC of 22 December 2003 amending Directive 90/435/EEC on the common system of taxation applicable in the case of parent companies and subsidiaries of different Member States Official Journal of the EU L 7 of 13 January 2004

Judgement of the Court of First Instance of 17 June 2003 in case T-52/00 Coe Clerici Logistics SpA v Commission

Commission Recommendation of February 2003 on relevant product and service markets within the electronic communications sector susceptible to ex ante regulation in accordance with Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services Official Journal of the European Union of 8 May 2003, L 114, p. 45

Judgements of European Court of Justice in Cases C-98/01 Commission v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and C-463/00 Commission v Kingdom of Spain, Official Journal of the European Union of 5 July 2003, C 158, p. 3 and 4

(This note is based on the informal version of the Treaty of Accession as made available on www.europa.eu.int . The Treaty of Accession should be published in the Official Journal of the European Union during the second half of 2003.)

Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on Insider Dealing and Market Manipulation (Market Abuse Directive) Official Journal of the European Union of 12 April 2003, L 96, p. 16

Model Text for Divestiture Commitments, Model Text of Trustee Mandates, Best Practice Guidelines (Published on the following European Commission web page )

Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 68/151/EEC, as regards disclosure requirements in respect of certain types of companies (The official texts will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union in the forthcoming weeks)

Commission Decision of 14 April 2003 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to tourist accommodation service no. 2003/287/EC Official Journal of the European Union of 24 April 2003, L 102, p. 82