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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 19 Dec 1996

Vol. 473 No. 3

Written Answers. - EU Instruments.

Ivor Callely

Question:

219 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment if he will give details of the EU Directives, Regulations and Conventions in respect of which his Department has responsibility and which have not been transposed into or made part of Irish law; and the timescale for completion of the work in respect of each instrument. [25120/96]

As of 1 December 1996, my Department had responsibility for the following EU Directives which had not yet been transposed into Irish law:

Directive

Subject Matter

Date adopted by EU Council

Final date for Implementation

Target Transposition Date

92/59

General Product Safety

29/06/93

26/09/94

Early 1997

92/91

Safety Regulations Mineral Drilling

03/11/92

03/11/94

Early 1997

92/100

Rental Lending and other Copyrights

27/11/92

01/07/94

1998

92/101

Second Company Law Directive

23/11/92

01/01/94

Early 1997*

92/104

Safety Regulations — Surface Underground Mining

03/12/92

03/06/95

Mid-1997

93/83

Copyright in Satellite Broadcasting and Cable Re. Transmission

27/09/93

01/01/95

1998

93/103

Safety and health for work on board fishing vessels

23/11/93

23/11/95

Mid-1997

93/104

Organisation of Working Time

23/11/93

23/11/96

Early 1997

94/9

Equipment and protective systems for use in potentially explosive atmospheres

24/03/94

01/09/95

Mid-1997

94/26

Equipment and protective systems for use in potentially explosive atmospheres, employing certain types of protection

15/06/94

31/03/95

Mid-1997

94/27

To amend for the 12th time Directive 76/769/EEC (Nickel)

30/06/94

6 months from date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities (OJ) of CEN standards relating to this Directive

Depends on date of publication in the Official Journal

94/33

Protection of Young People at Work — Amending Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act, 1977

22/06/94

22/06/96

Early 1997

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 time share basis

26/10/94

29/04/97

Early 1997

94/48

To amend for the 13th time Directive 76/769 (Aerosol Generators)

07/12/94

07/06/96

Mid-1997

94/60

Restrictions on Marketing and Use of Certain Dangerous Substances and Preparations

20/12/94

20/06/96

Mid 1997

94/69

21st ATP to 67/548/EEC

19/12/94

01/09/96

Mid 1997

95/16

Council Directive relating to lifts

29/06/95

01/01/97

Early 1997

95/26

Directive amending Directives in the Financial Supervision area with a view to reinforcing prudential supervision (BCCI)

29/06/95

18/07/96

Early 1997

95/27

Amending Directive 86/662/EEC on the limitation of noise from construction products

29/06/95

31/12/95

Dec. 1996

95/30

ATP to 90/679/EEC on exposure to biological agents

30/06/95

30/11/96

Mid-1997

95/63

Amending Directive 89/655/EEC on the use of work equipment by workers

05/12/95

05/12/98

Dec. 1998

96/6

Legal protection of databases

11/03/96

01/01/98

Mid-1997

96/11

Comm. Directive amending Directive 90/128/EEC relating to plastic materials intended to come into contact with foodstuffs

05/03/96

01/01/97

Early 1997

96/21

Amending Directive 94/54/EC relating to the compulsory indication on the labelling of certain foodstuffs of particulars other than those provided for in Directive 79/112/EEC

29/03/96

01/07/96

Early 1997

96/44

ATP Council Directive 70/220/EEC relating to measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles

01/07/96

31/12/96

Early 1997

96/54

APT Council Directive 67/548/EEC relating to the CPL of dangerous substances

30/07/96

31/10/97 Annex) 31/05/98 (rest)

By due date

96/55

ATP Council Directive 76/769/EEC relating to the restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations

04/09/96

30/06/98

June 1998

96/56

Amending Directive 67/548/EEC relating to the CPL of dangerous substances

03/09/96

01/06/98

June 1998

96/58

Amending Directive 89/686/EEC relating to personal protective equipment

03/09/96

01/01/97

Jan. 1997

* Some of the provisions of this directive have been implemented by virtue of Part XI of the Companies Act, 1990. It is proposed to implement, in early 1997, the outstanding provisions by statutory instrument.
EU Regulations are directly applicable in member states and do not have to be transposed. There are no EU Conventions.
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