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211 Mrs. Owen asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the EU directives relevant to her Department which are awaiting implementation; the nature of the directives; when each was passed by the Council of Ministers; the date for implementation; if the Government sought a derogation; if so, the date of such derogation; if she will meet the deadline as required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28857/01]
The information requested by the Deputy is given in the following table. No derogations were sought in respect of this legislation.
Department of Public Enterprise
Details of Directives/Regulations Requiring Implementation
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Title of Bill/Statutory Instruments |
Purpose |
Deadline forImplementation |
Expected date ofImplementation of S.I. |
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S.I. No. 511 of 2001 European Communities (Energy Efficiency Requirements for Ballasts for Fluorescent Lighting Regulations, 2001) |
To give legal effect to Council Directive 2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September, 2000 |
21 November 2001 |
Signed by the Minister for Public Enterprise, 15 November 2001 |
|
Title of Bill/Statutory Instruments |
Purpose |
Deadline forImplementation |
Expected date ofImplementation of S.I. |
|
Draft European Communities (Interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system) Regulations, 2001 |
To transpose Council Directive 96/48/EC of 23 July, 1996 on the interoperability of trans-European high-speed rail system |
7 April 1999 |
Late 2001 |
|
S.I. Untitled as yet Commission Directive of 29 January 2001 |
Adapting for the third time to technical progress Council Directive 96/49/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail |
31 December 2001 (except for a deadline of 31 December 2001 for dangerous goods class 7) |
Mid 2001 |
|
S.I. untitled as yet Directive 2001/12/EC of 26 February, 2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council |
Amending Council Directive 91/440/EEC on the development of the Community's railways. |
15 March, 2003 |
15 March 2003 |
|
S.I. untitled as yet Directive 2001/13/EC of 26 February, 2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council |
Amending Council Directive 95/18/EC on the licensing of railway undertakings |
15 March 2003 |
15 March 2003 |
|
S.I. untitled as yet. Directive 2001/14/EC of 26 February 2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council |
The allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure and safety certification |
15 March, 2003 |
15 March 2003 |
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S.I. untitled as yet Directive 2001/16/EC of 19 March 2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council |
The interoperability of the trans-European conventional rail system |
15 March 2003 |
15 March 2003 |
|
Directive 97/66/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 15/12/1997 on the Processing of Personal data and the Protection of Privacy in the Telecommunications Sector |
The Directive provides for the harmonisation of the provisions of the Member States required to ensure an equal level of protection of fundamental rights and freedoms, and in particular the right to privacy, concerning the processing of personal data and in the telecommunications sector and to ensure the free movement of such data and of telecommunications equipment and services in the Community |
24 October 1998 with exception of Article 5 which is 24 October, 2000. No derogation sought. |
end 2001 |
|
European Communities (Restriction of civil subsonic Jet Aeroplane Operations) (Amendment) Regulations, 2000 |
To transpose Council Directive 98/20/EC of 30 March 1998 amending Directive 92/14/EEC on the limitation of the operation of airplanes covered by Part II, Chapter 2, Volume 1 of Annex 16 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, Second Edition (1998) |
1 March 1999 |
December 2001 |
|
European Communities (Restriction of civil subsonic Jet Aeroplane Operations) (Amendment) Regulations, 2000 |
To transpose Council Directive 99/28/EC of 30 March 1998 amending Directive 92/14/EEC on the limitation of the operation of airplanes covered by Part II, Chapter 2, Volume 1 of Annex 16 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, Second Edition (1998) |
1 September, 1999 |
December 2001 |
|
Directive 2001/77/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 27th September, 2001, on the promotion of electricity produced from renewable energy sources in the internal electricity market |
The Directive requires Member States to increase, by 2010, the contribution of renewables based electricity consumption in line with the thresholds outlined in the Annex to the document. The target for Ireland is 13.2% |
Member States are required to bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 27 October, 2003 |
On or before 23 October, 2003 |
