Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 June 2013
804. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work his Department is currently undertaking on various pieces of upcoming legislation, through a potential Bill to go through the Houses of the Oireachtas or through Statutory Instrument, to ensure Ireland is in compliance with the upcoming deadlines of Directives from the European Union; the deadline in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27467/13]
View answerThe following is the position regarding upcoming legislation in relation to EU Directives, for which my Department has responsibility, which are due to be transposed by end 2013:
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Directive title/number |
Transposition Deadline |
Current position |
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Directive 2012/12/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 April 2012 amending Council Directive 2001/112/EC relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption |
28/10/2013 |
SI being drafted. |
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Commission Directive 2012/24/EU of 8 October 2012 amending, for the purpose of adapting its technical provisions, Council Directive 86/297/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the power take-offs of tractors and their protection |
01/11/2013 |
SI being drafted. |
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Commission Implementing Directive 2012/37/EU of 22 November 2012 amending certain Annexes of Council Directives 66/401/EEC and 66/402/EEC as regards the conditions to be satisfied by the seed of Galega orientalis Lam., the maximum weight of a seed lot of certain fodder plant species and the sample size of Sorghum spp. |
31/12/2013 |
This directive requires 2 SI’s which are being drafted. |
