Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 October 2004
72 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the issues raised by a company (details supplied) in County Carlow relative to EU regulations on the safety and design of certain farm machinery have been resolved by his Department. [24685/04]
View answerIrish Standard European Norm (703) 2004 deals with the safety of certain agricultural machinery and came into effect on 23 July. The company concerned advised my Department in August of a technical difficulty with the application of this standard to the configuration of the company's machinery.
The matter was raised with the National Standards Authority of Ireland. It is responsible for the development and negotiation of European standards. The NSAI advised my Department that it is prepared to propose an amendment to the standard on receipt of a proposal from the company concerned. The company was advised of this procedure by letter dated 8 October.
