The basic treatment for heat waves is simple: more water, more green spaces, reduced emissions from cars, and, in certain cases, air conditioning system.

Regular testing against the criterion is not required in normal circumstances for the following ready-to-eat foods: — those which have received heat treatment or other processing effective to eliminate L. monocytogenes, when recontamination is not possible after this treatment (for example, products heat treated in their final package), — fresh, uncut and unprocessed vegetables and fruits, excluding sprouted seeds, — bread, biscuits and similar products, — bottled or packed waters, soft drinks, beer, cider, wine, spirits and similar products, — sugar, honey and confectionery, including cocoa and chocolate products, — live bivalve mollusc ...[+++]s, ►M2 — food grade salt.

SIG Target develops, manufactures, markets and services machines for processing, aseptic and non-aseptic filling and final packaging of beverages in plastic (PET, HDPE), glass and can containers as well as labelling machines.

from 1 January 2001, in all other refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment produced after 31 December 2000, with the exception of fixed air-conditioning equipment, with a cooling capacity of less than 100 kW, where the use of hydrochlorofluorocarbons shall be prohibited from 1 January 2003 in equipment produced after 31 December 2002 and of reversible air-conditioning/heat pump systems where the use of hydrochlorofluorocarbons shall be prohibited from 1 January 2004 in all equipment produced after 31 December 2003;

from 1 January 2001, in all other refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment produced after 31 December 2000, with the exception of reversible air-conditioning/heat pump systems where the use of hydrochlorofluorocarbons shall be prohibited from 1 January 2004 in all equipment produced after 31 December 2003;

Following contacts with the Iranian authorities and on-the-spot inspections, and with the agreement of the Member States, the Commission has now decided to allow imports of Iranian pistachios subject to certain conditions: for each consignment the Iranian authorities must provide documentary evidence relating to the conditions of production, sorting, handling, processing, packaging and transport, and the results of laboratory analysis of the consignment for levels of aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxin. In addition, the Member States' co ...[+++]mpetent authorities must ensure that, before being released on to the European market, every consignment is subjected to systematic sampling and analysis for aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxin.