Vol. 571 No. 2
204 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extra resources she has authorised to facilitate the enactment of outstanding EU directives; the EU directives outstanding now; the reason for the delay in each case; and when the backlog will be cleared. [21535/03]
My Department is strongly committed to achieving a prompt and timely transposition of outstanding EU directives. The key to achieving this is through a prioritisation of this work within the Department and this has been done. I am satisfied that adequate resources are being deployed to this task. This issue is also under continuous review by the management board of the Department with the aim of ensuring that drafting is advanced in a timely manner.
Significant progress continues to be made in transposing directives. Some 19 directives have been transposed so far this year. There are currently 12 directives overdue. Of these, seven are expected to be transposed between now and the end of December. Because of particular complexities, the remaining five are not expected to be transposed this year although this will be kept under review. The attached schedule gives details of the outstanding directives and the expected dates of transposition.
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Number/Subject |
Deadline for Transposition into Irish Law |
Current Position |
Expected date of Transposition |
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1999/36/EC, 2001/2/EC (adapting 1999/36/EC to technical progress) and 2002/50/EC (also adapting 1999/36/EC to technical progress) on pressure equipment in transport. |
Recently assigned to this Department for transposition. |
Issues of transposition now being considered by the Department. |
Not known until transposition issues are considered. See note 2nd left. |
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1999/45/EC (Classification, Packaging & Labelling of Dangerous Preparations) Regulations 2002. To set obligations on persons placing dangerous preparations and certain preparations not classified as dangerous on the market (linked to 2001/58) |
30/07/2002 |
Expected to be transposed in October, 2003 |
October 2003 |
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1994/48/EC (Dangerous Substances and Preparations) (Marketing and Use) (Aerosol Generators) Regs. 2003 to place restrictions on certain dangerous substances and preparations re aerosol generators. |
01/01/2003 |
Directive cannot be transposed as no test method for aerosol generators has been received from EU Commission. HSA will prepare Regulations when the test method is devised. |
Unknown as Cion have not indicated when test method will be available. |
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2000/34/EC To amend Directive 93/104/EC concerning aspects of the organisation of working time to cover sectors and activities excluded from that Directive. |
01/08/2003 |
Number of significant legal and policy issues to be decided. |
Difficult to make a projection at this stage. |
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2001/29/EC. Harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in information society. |
22/12/2002 |
Expected to be transposed by Oct/Nov 2003. |
Oct/Nov, 2003 |
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2001/58/EC. To lay down the detailed arrangements for the system of specific information relating to dangerous preparations. Linked to 1990/45/EC |
30/07/2002 (to apply from 30/07/2004) |
Expected to be transposed in October, 2003. |
October 2003 |
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2001/60/EC (Classification, Packaging, Labelling and Notification of Dangerous Preparations) Regs. 2002 (linked to 1999/45 EC) Adaption to technical progress of the Directives on the removal of technical barriers to trade in dangerous substances and preparations established under Art 20 of 1999/45. |
30/07/2002 |
Expected to be transposed in October2003. |
Partly transposed. Should be completed by October, 2003. |
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2002/107/EC amends Council Directive 85/611/EEC on the co-ordination of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS), with a view to regulating management companies with a passport to operate throughout the EU and widens the activities they may engage in as non-core services. |
13/08/2003 |
Expected to be transposed in October2003. |
October 2003. |
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Number/Subject |
Deadline for Transposition into Irish Law |
Current Position |
Expected date of Transposition |
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2003/29/EC relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of arsenic (tenth adaptation to technical progress to Council Directive 76/69/EEC) |
30/06/2003 (to apply to 30/06/2004) |
Expected to be transposed by October 2003 |
October 2003 |
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2003/28/EC Applies to the International Carriage of dangerous goods by road (ADR) within or between member states |
10/07/2003 |
Expected to be transposed by October 2003. |
October 2003. |
