On 12 December the “Commission Regulation (EC) No 1234/2008 of 24 November 2008 concerning the examination of variations to the terms of marketing authorisations for medicinal products for human use and veterinary medicinal products”, was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ L 334 p. 7). In line with Article 28 “this Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union”.