Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 20 Nov 2001

Vol. 544 No. 3

Written Answers. - EU Directives.

Nora Owen

Question:

324 Mrs. Owen asked the Minister for Health and Children the EU Directives relevant to his 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 he will meet the deadline as required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28861/01]

Minister for Health and Children (Mr. Martin):

The table below sets out the current position regarding EU directives relevant to my Department which are awaiting implementation. In all cases the drafting by my Department of the statutory instrument for transposition is under way.

DirectiveNo.	Nature ofDirective	Date passedby Council ofMinisters	Date forImplementation	DerogationSought	Date ofDerogation	Meet Deadline
97/43 Euratom	Health protection of individuals against the dangers of ionising radiation in relation to medical exposure.	30 June 1997	13 May 2000	No	N/A	A Statutory Instrument is already at an advanced stage.
2001/37/EC	The manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products	5 June 2001	30 September 2002	No	N/A	Expected to be completed by the due date.
2000/70/EC	Amends Council Directive 93/42/EEC as regards medical devices incorporating stable derivatives of human blood or human plasma	16 November 2000	13 Dec 2001	No	N/A	Expected to be completed by the due date.
2001/19/EC	Amends Council Directives on the general system for the recognition of professional qualifications, and Council Directives concerning the professions of nurse responsible for general care, dental practitioner, veterinary surgeon, midwife, architect, pharmacist and doctor	14 May 2001	1 January 2003	No	N/A	Expected to be completed by the due date
2001/20/EC	Relates to the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the members States relating to the implementation of good clinical practice in the conduct of clinical trials on medicinal products for human use.	4 April 2001	1 May 2004	No	N/A	Expected to be completed by the due date.
2001/15/EC	Relates to substances that may be added for specific nutritional purposes in foods for particular nutritional uses	15 February 2001	31 March 2002	No	N/A	Expected to be completed by the due date.
DirectiveNo.	Nature ofDirective	Date passedby Council ofMinisters	Date forImplementation	DerogationSought	Date ofDerogation	Meet Deadline
2001/30/EC	Amends Directive 96/77/EC laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners	2 May 2001	1 June 2002	No	N/A	Expected to be completed by the due date.
2001/50/EC	Amends Directive 95/45/EC laying down specific purity criteria concerning colours for use in foodstuffs	3 July 2001	30 June 2002	No	N/A	Expected to be completed by the due date.
2001/52/EC	Amends Directive 95/31/EC laying down specific criteria of purity concerning sweeteners for use in foodstuffs	3 July 2001	30 June 2002	No	N/A	Expected to be completed by the due date.
2001/8/EC	Replace Annex 1 to Council Directive 92/109/EEC on the manufacture and placing on the market of certain substances used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychtropic substances	8 February 2001	1 March 2001	No	N/A	Expected to be implemented in March 2002.
2001/5/EC	Amends Directive 95/2/EC on food additives other than colours and sweeteners.	12 February 2001	24 August 2002	No	N/A	Expected to be completed by the due date.
1999/41/EC	Amends Directive 89/398/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses	7 June 1999	8 July 2000	No	N/A	Transposition is at an advanced stage and is expected to be completed early in 2002.
98/83/EC	Relates to the quality of water intended for human consumption. This Department is dealing with bottled water	3 Nov. 1998	25 Dec. 2000	No	N/A	Transposition is expected to be completed by the end of March 2002.