eu examples

Examples of the laws recently introduced are below:

EU Control over the transport industry
Council Regulation (EC) No 169/2009 applying rules of competition to transport by rail, road and inland waterway

More EU control over shipping
Council Regulation (EC) No 246/2009 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices between liner shipping companies (consortia) (Codified version)

EU control over aviation security
Commission Regulation (EC) No 272/2009 supplementing the common basic standards on civil aviation security laid down in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council

More EU control over aviation
Directive 2009/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on airport charges

Even more EU control over aviation
Commission Regulation (EC) No 298/2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 474/2006 establishing the Community list of air carriers which are subject to an operating ban within the Community

More EU control over the milk industry
Commission Regulation (EC) No 149/2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 214/2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in skimmed milk powder

Price of fruit and veg
Commission Regulation (EC) No 155/2009 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

Importation of garlic
Commission Regulation (EC) No 171/2009 on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the subperiod from 1 June to 31 August 2009

More control of the olive oil industry
Commission Regulation (EC) No 182/2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1019/2002 on marketing standards for olive oil

More EU control over deposits
Directive 2009/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 94/19/EC on deposit-guarantee schemes as regards the coverage level and the payout delay

EU control over lights
Commission Regulation (EC) No 244/2009 implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for non-directional household lamps

More EU control over lights
Commission Regulation (EC) No 245/2009 implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for fluorescent lamps without integrated ballast, for high intensity discharge lamps, and for ballasts and luminaires able to operate such lamps, and repealing Directive 2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

More EU control over trademarks
Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 on the Community trade mark (codified version)

EU control over fruit in schools
Commission Regulation (EC) No 288/2009 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards Community aid for supplying fruit and vegetables, processed fruit and vegetables and banana products to children in educational establishments, in the framework of a School Fruit Scheme

More EU control over HM Revenue and Customs
Commission Regulation (EC) No 312/2009 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code

Each time the anti-democratic EU legislative process passes a law, a new cost is added onto British businesses. As members of the European Union there is nothing that our own democratic process can do to overturn those decisions.

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