Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 15 Jun 1995

Vol. 454 No. 5

Written Answers. - Implementation of EU Directives.

Ivor Callely

Question:

51 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the EU directives for which his Department has failed to put in place the necessary legislative measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11053/95]

Minister for Enterprise and Employment (Mr. R. Bruton)

The following is a list of EU Directives awaiting transposition into national legislation or regulation:

Directive	Topic
87/102	Consumer Credit
89/104	Trade Marks
90/88	Consumer Credit
91/371	Implementation of Agreement between EC and Switzerland concerning Direct Insurance other than Life Assurance
91/674	Annual Accounts and Consolidated Accounts of Insurance Undertakings
92/56	Collective Redundancies
92/59	General Product Safety
92/91	Safety Regulations — Mineral Drilling
92/100	Rental Lending and other Copyrights
92/101	Second Company Law Directive
92/104	Safety Regulations — Surface Underground Mining
93/18	CPL of Dangerous Preparations
93/83	Copyright in Satellite Broadcasting and Cable Re Transmission
93/98	Protection of Copyright and certain related rights
93/102	Amending Directive 79/112/EEC on Food Labelling
93/103	Safety & Health for work on board fishing vessels
93/104	Organisation of Working Time
94/8	Revision of amounts expressed in ECUs — Amends Directive 78/660/EEC
94/9	Approx of laws of Member States relating to equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres
94/10	Provision of Information in the Field of Technical Standards and Regulations
94/11	Labelling of Materials used in the main components of Footwear
94/26	Approx of laws of Member
	States relating to equipment
	and protective systems for use
	in potentially dangerous
	atmospheres, employing certain
	types of protection
94/27	To amend for the twelfth time Directive 76/769/EC (Nickel)
94/33	Protection of Young People at Work
94/45	European Works Council (Informing and Consulting Employees)
94/47	Protection of purchases in respect of certain aspects of contracts relating to the purchase of the right to use immovable properties on a timeshare basis
94/48	To amend for the 13th time Directive 76/769/EC (Aerosol Generators)
94/54	Compulsory Food Labelling Indication
94/60	Restrictions on Marketing and Use of Certain Dangerous Substances and preparations
95/1	Max design speed, max torque and max net engine power of two or three wheel motor vehicles

Of the above list of EU Directives 15 are overdue for transposition. In some of these cases it is necessary to put new primary legislation in place and, in other cases, to finalise consultations with the Attorney General's Office. Progress is constantly being monitored and everything possible is being done to ensure the speedy transposition of the Directives.