Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 February 2010
561 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there are EU directives which require to be transposed into primary or secondary legislation; the list of such directives; the date they were drafted by the Commission; when he intends to transpose them into domestic law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4713/10]
View answerThere are currently four Directives in my Department's area of responsibility, which are outstanding for transposition. These include one directive requiring partial transposition by end 2009 and the remaining provisions by 31 December 2012. A further ten Directives are due for transposition between April 2010 and the beginning of 2012. Details of the Directives involved are set out in the Table. My Department is working to ensure the comprehensive transposition of these Directives.
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Directive Number / Subject |
Date of Adoption and Deadline for Transposition |
Expected Transposition Date |
Likely Method of Transposition |
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2003/35/EC Directive on public participation in plans and programmes relating to the environment (already partially transposed) |
26/05/2003 25/06/2005 |
At the earliest possible date |
Statutory Instrument |
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2007/2/EC On establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE) |
14/03/2007 15/05/2009 |
End of February 2010 |
Statutory Instrument |
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2008/50/EC On ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe |
21/05/2008 11/06/2010 |
By the Transposition Date |
Statutory Instrument |
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2008/56/ECEstablishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) |
17/06/2008 15/07/2010 |
By the Transposition Date |
Statutory Instrument |
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2008/98/EC On waste and repealing certain Directives |
19/11/2008 12/12/2010 |
By the Transposition Date |
To be determined |
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2008/99/EC On the protection of the environment through criminal law |
19/11/2008 26/12/2010 |
By the Transposition Date |
To be determined |
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2008/101/EC Amending Directive 2003/87/EC so as to include aviation activities in the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community |
19/11/2008 02/02/2010 |
At the earliest possible date |
Statutory Instrument |
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2008/105/EC On environmental quality standards in the field of water policy, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directives 82/176/EEC, 83/513/EEC, 84/156/EEC, 84/491/EEC, 86/280/EEC and amending Directive 2000/60/EC |
16/12/2008 13/07/2010 |
By the Transposition Date |
Statutory Instrument |
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Directive Number / Subject |
Date of Adoption and Deadline for Transposition |
Expected Transposition Date |
Likely Method of Transposition |
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2008/112/EC Amending Council Directives 76/768/EEC, 88/378/EEC, 1999/13/EEC and Directives 2000/53/EC, 2002/96/EC and 2004/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council in order to adapt them to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures. |
16/12/2008 01/04/2010 |
By the Transposition Date |
Statutory Instrument |
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2009/29/EC Amending Directive 2003/87/EC so as to improve and extend the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading scheme of the Community |
23/04/2009 31/12/2009 and 31/12/2012 |
At the earliest possible date and By the Transposition Date |
Statutory Instrument |
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2009/30/EC Amending Directive 98/70/EC as regards the specifi-cation of petrol, diesel and gas-oil and introducing a mechanism to monitor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and amending Council Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the specification of fuel used by inland waterway vessels and repealing Directive 93/12/EEC |
23/04/2009 31/12/2010 |
By the Transposition Date |
Statutory Instrument |
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2009/71/EURATOM Establishing a Community Framework for the nuclear safety of nuclear installations. |
25/06/2009 22/07/2011 |
By the Transposition Date, if necessary. |
Transposition may not be required in this case as Ireland does not have any nuclear installations. It is hoped that this will be confirmed in the first quarter of 2010. |
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2009/90/EC Laying down, pursuant to Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, technical specifications for chemical analysis and monitoring of water status |
31/07/2009 21/08/2011 |
By the Transposition Date |
Statutory Instrument |
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2009/126/EC On Stage II Petrol Vapour Recovery during refuelling of motor vehicles at service stations. |
21/10/2009 01/01/2012 |
By the Transposition Date |
Statutory Instrument |
