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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 19 Nov 1997

Vol. 483 No. 1

Written Answers. - EU Directives.

Frances Fitzgerald

Question:

102 Ms Fitzgerald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the EU Directives coming wholly or partly under the aegis of her Department which are not currently fully implemented; the reference number and subject matter of each directive; the deadline for implementation set out in each directive; whether she will implement the directives by means of a Bill or Statutory Instrument; and when she will implement the directives in this regard. [19790/97]

The information requested is set out in the following table:

Title of S.I. or Bill

Purpose

Deadline for Implementation

No. of Heads

Date sent to A. G. Drafting

Current position re. Drafting

Expected date of implementation of S.I. or Bill

S.I. not yet drafted

97/19/EC on Liquid Fuel Tanks

30 September 1997

*All Motor Vehicles Directives will be implemented throught one S.I. which is for submission being prepared to AG at present

97/20/EC on Emission of Pollutants

30 September 1997

97/21/EC on Engine Power of Motor Vehicles

30 September 1997

97/24/EC on Components Characteristics

18 December 1998

97/27/EC on Reversing Lamps

22 July 1999

97/28/EC on Installation of Lighting

1 January 1998

97/29/EC on Retro Reflectors

1 January 1998

97/30/EC on Lamps

1 January 1998

97/31/EC on Registration Plate Lamps

1 January 1998

97/32/EC on Reversing Lamps

1 January 1998

97/39/EC on Reverse Equipment

1 October 1997

97/23/EC on Pressure Equipment

29 May 1999

S.I. not yet drafted

95/16/EC on Lifts

1 July 1997

Second Draft Regs Received from AG last few days

November, 1997

Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Extractive Industries) Regulations

To transpose Council Directive 92/91/EEC on the safety and health of workers in the mineral-extracting industries through drilling

3 November 1994

Not applicable

6 February 1997

With Parliamentary Draftsman

Late 1997

Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Extractive Industries) Regulations

To transpose Council Directive 92/104/EEC on safety and health of workers in surface and underground mineral extracting industries

3 June 1995

Not applicable

6 February 1997

With Parliamentary Draftsman

Late 1997

S.I. not yet drafted

To transpose Council Directive 93/103/EEC on minimum health and safety requirements on board fishing vessels

23 November 1995

Not applicable

Not applicable

Awaiting draft regulations from the Health and Safety Authority

Early 1998

S.I. not yet drafted

To transpose Council Directive 94/9/EC concerning equipment and protective systems for use in potentially explosive atmospheres

1 September 1995

Not applicable

Not applicable

Awaiting draft regulations from the Health and Safety Authority

Early 1998

S.I. not yet drafted

To transpose Council Directive 94/26/EC on electrical equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres

31 March 1995

Not applicable

Not applicable

Awaiting draft regulations from the Health and Safety Authority

Early 1998

European Communities, Dangerous Substances and Preparations (Marketing and use) Regulations 1997

To transpose Council Directive 94/60/EC and 97/16/EC 14th and 15th amendments of Directive 76/769/EEC and also to transpose Commission Directive 97/10/EC on dangerous substances and preparations

Directive 94/60/EC: 20 December 1995

Not applicable

6 August 1997

With Parliamentary Draftsman

Early 1998

Directive 97/10/EC: 31 December 1997

Directive 97/16/EC: 31 December 1997

European Communities, Classification Packaging, Labelling and Notification of Dangerous Substances (Amendment) Regulations 1997

To transpose Commission Directive 94/69/EC, Commission Directive 96/54/EC and Council Directive 96/56/EC all on classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances

Directive 96/54/EC: 1 September 1996

Not applicable

12 May 1997

With Parliamentary Draftsman

Expected to be completed within next few weeks

Directive 94/69/EC: 31 October 1997 and 31 May 1998

Directive 95/56/EC: 1 June 1998

S.I. not yet drafted

To transpose Council Directive 95/30/EC on the protection of workers from risks related to exposure to biological agents at work

30 November 1996

Not applicable

Not applicable

Awaiting draft regulations from the Health and Safety Authority

November 1998

S.I. not yet drafted

To transpose Council Directive 94/27/EC on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations

Date to be confirmed

Not applicable

Not applicable

Awaiting draft regulations from the Health and Safety Authority

1998

S.I. not yet drafted

To transpose Council Directive 94/48/EC on the marketing and use of dangerous substances and preparations

Date to be confirmed

Not applicable

Not applicable

Awaiting draft regulations from the Health and Safety Authority

1998

S.I. not yet drafted

To transpose Council Directive 95/63/EC on minimum safety and health requirements for use of work equipment

5 December 1998

Not applicable

Not applicable

Awaiting draft regulations from the Health and Safety Authority

December 1998

S.I. not yet drafted

To transpose Council Directive 96/55/EC on provisions relating to restrictions on the marketing of chlorinated solvents

30 June 1998

Not applicable

Not applicable

Awaiting draft regulations from Health and Safety Authority

June 1998

S.I. not yet drafted

To transpose Council Directive 96/65/EC on dangerous preparations

31 May 1998

Not applicable

Not applicable

Regulations have been drafted by the Health and Safety Authority and will be submitted to the AG shortly

May 1998

S.I. not yet drafted

To transpose Council Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major accident hazards

3 February 1999

Not applicable

Not applicable

Awaiting draft regulations from the Health and Safety Authority

February 1999

93/83/EEC co-ordination of certain rules concerning copyright and rights relating to copyright, applying to satellite broadcasting and cable transmission.

1 January 1995

Copyright and Related Rights Bill

92/100/EEC on rental right and lending right and on certain rights related to copyright in the field of intellectual property.

1 July 1994

400 +

Ongoing process started in May 1997

150 Heads drafted and submitted to Attorney General's Office

These Directives will be transposed as part of the Copyright and Related Rights Bill which will not be ready to be presented to Government in 1997

96/9/EC on databases 93/98/EEC (Article 2.1 only) on term of protection of copyright and certain related rights

1 January 19981 July 1997

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