Vol. 486 No. 1
399 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the EC, ECSC or EURATOM directives wholly or partly under the auspices of his Department that are not fully implemented; the subject, date and reference number of each; the date on which implementation is or was due; the proposed mode of implementation, that is, a Bill or a Statutory Instrument; when it is proposed to implement the directive in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1062/98]
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. While every effort is made to implement directives by the due implementation date, the demands on staff and other resources as well as specific legal difficulties, have led to delays in certain cases.
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Title of Directive |
Date by which Directive is to be implemented |
Implementation by Act or Statutory Instrument (S.I.) |
Proposed implementation date |
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Council Directive 94/28/EC of 23 June 1994 laying down principles relating to the zootechnical and genealogical conditions to imports from third countries of animals, their semen, ova and embryos and amending Directive 77/504/EEC on pure bred breeding animals of the bovine species |
1 July 1995 |
S.I. |
Partially implemented April 1996. Remainder February 1998 |
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Council Directive 95/53/EC of 25 October 1995 fixing the principles governing the organisation of official inspections in the field of animal nutrition |
30 April 1998 |
S.I. |
March 1998 |
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Council Directive 95/69/EC of 22 December 1995 laying down conditions and arrangements for approving and registering certain establishments operating in the animal feed sector |
1 April 1998 |
S.I. |
March 1998 |
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Council Directive 96/22/EC of 29 April 1996 concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or tyrostatic action and of beta-agonists |
1 July 1997 |
S.I. |
March 1998 |
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Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animals products |
1 July 1997 |
S.I. |
March 1998 |
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Council Directive 96/24/EC of 29 April 1996 amending Directive 79/373/EC on the marketing of compound feedingstuffs |
1 July 1998 |
S.I. |
March 1998 |
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Council Directive 96/25/EC of 29 April 1996 on the circulation of feed materials |
30 June 1998 |
S.I. |
March 198 |
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Council Directive 96/43/EC of 26 June 1996 amending and consolidating Directive 85/73/EEC in order to ensure financing of veterinary inspections and controls on live animals and certain animal product. |
1 July 19961 January 19971 July 1997 |
S.I. |
February 1998 |
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Council Directive 96/51/EC of 23 July 1996 amending Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs |
1 April 19981 October 1999 |
S.I. |
March 1998June 1998 |
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Council Directive 96/90/EC of 17 December 1996 amending Directive 92/118/EEC laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules |
1 July 197 |
S.I. |
February 1998 |
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Council Directive 96/93/EC of 17 December 1996 on the certification of animals and animal products |
1 January 1998 |
S.I. |
July 1998 |
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Council Directive 97/2/EC amending Directive 91/629/EEC laying down minimum standards for the protection of calves |
31 December 1997 |
S.I. |
April 1998 |
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Council Directive 97/3/EC of 20 January 1997 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community |
1 April 1998 |
S.I. |
March 1998 |
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Commission Directive 97/8/EC of 7 February 1997 amending Council Directive 74/63/EEC on undesirable substances and products in animal nutrition |
30 June 1998 |
S.I. |
May 1998 |
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Council Directive 97/12/EC of 17 March 1997 amending and updating Directive 64/432/EEC on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine |
1 July 1998 |
S.I. |
June 1998 |
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Council Directive 97/41/EC of 25 June 1997 amending Directives 76/895/EEC, 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC relating to the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on, respectively, fruit and vegetables, cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin, and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables |
31 December 1998 |
S.I. |
Germany has taken case to European Court seeking partial annulment of Directive. Outcome of this case awaited. |
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Commission Directive 97/47/EC of 28 July 1997 amending the Annexes to Council Directives 77/101/EC, 79/373/EEC and 91/357/EEC on feedingstuffs |
1 December 1997 |
S.I. |
March 1998 |
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Council Directive 97/54/EC of 23 September 1997 which amends various Directives on the maxmum design speed of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors |
23 September 1998 |
S.I. |
September 1998 |
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Commission Directive 97/71/EC of 15 December 1997 amending the Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables respectively |
31 December 1997 |
S.I. |
March 1998 |
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Commission Directive 97/72/EC of 15 December 1997 amending Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs |
31 March 1998 |
S.I. |
March 1998 |
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Council Directive 97/76/EC of 16 December 1997 amending Directive 77/99/EEC and Directive 72/462/EEC with regard to the rules applicable to minced meat, meat preparations and certain other products of animal origin |
1 January 1999 |
S.I. |
December 1998 |
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Commission Directive 98/1/EC of 8 January 1998 amending certain Annexes to Council Directive 77/93/EEC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community |
1 May 1998 |
S.I. |
April 1998 |
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Commission Directive 98/2/EC of 8 January 1998 amending Annex IV to Council Directive 77/93/EEC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community |
1 May 1998 |
S.I. |
April 1998 |
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Commission Directive 93/2/EC of 15 January 1998 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 76/116/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to fertilisers |
31 December 1998 |
S.I. |
November 1998 |
