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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 11 Feb 1997

Vol. 474 No. 6

Written Answers. - EU Instruments.

Joe Walsh

Question:

240 Mr. J. Walsh 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 incorporated into Irish law; and if he will give a timescale for completion of the work in respect of each instrument. [3769/97]

As of 1 February 1997, my Department has responsibility for the following EU Directives which had not yet been transposed into Irish law:

Directive

Subject Matter

Final date for Implementation

Target Transposition Date

92/59

General Product Safety

26/09/94

03/97

92/91

Safety Regulations Mineral Drilling

03/11/94

03/97

92/100

Rental Lending and other Copyrights

01/07/94

Mid-1999

92/101

Second Company Law Directive

01/01/94

03/97

92/104

Safety Regulations — Surface Underground Mining

03/06/95

03/97

93/83

Copyright in Satellite Broadcasting and Cable re Transmission

01/01/95

Mid-1999

93/103

Safety and health for work on board fishing vessels

23/11/95

11/97

93/104

Organisation of Working Time

23/11/96

March/April 1997

94/9

Equipment and protective systems for use in potentially explosive atmospheres

01/09/95

09/97

94/26

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

31/03/95

12/97

94/27

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

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 OJ

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

29/04/97

04/97

94/48

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

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 OJ

94/6.

Restrictions on Marketing and Use of Certain Dangerous Substances and Preparations

20/06/96

02/98

94/69

Amendment of 67/548/EEC relating to the labelling of dangerous substances

01/09/96

09/98

95/16

Council Directive relating to lifts

01/01/97

03/97

95,26

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

18/07/96

04/97

95/30

Adapting to technical progress Directive 90/679/EEc on exposure to biological agents

30/11/96

11/98

95/63

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

05/12/98

12/98

96/9

Legal Protection of databases

01/01/98

Mid-1999

96/11

Amending Directive 90/128/EEC relating to plastic materials intended to come into contact with foodstuffs

01/01/97

03/97

96/21

Amending Directive 94/54/EC re the compulsory

01/07/96

03/97

indication on the labelling of certain foodstuffs

(allow trade in affected products)

of particulars other than those provided for in

01/07/97

Directive 79/112/EEC

(prohibit trade in products which do not comply)

96/44

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

31/12/96

03/97

96,54

Adapting to technical progress Council Directive 67/548/EEC relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances

31/10/97 (annex V)31/05/98 (remainder)

By due date

96/55

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

30/06/98

06/98

96/56

Amending Directive 67/548/EEC relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances

01/06/98

06/98

96/58

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

01/01/97

03/97

96/64

Adapting to technical progress Council Directive 77/389/EEC relating to motor vehicle towing devices

01/10/97

03/97

96/71

Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services

16/12/99

12/99

96/79

Protection of occupants of motor vehicles in the event of a frontal impact

01/10/96

03/97

EU regulations are directly applicable in the member states and do not have to be transposed. There are no EU Conventions.
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