Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 January 2015
277. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the number of EU directives which remain to be implemented within his Department; the name of these directives; the timeframe for the implementation of these directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1796/15]
View answerMy Department is proactive in ensuring that good performance on the transposition of Directives is consistently maintained. Within my Department, transposition is monitored through a customised intranet database which is used as a central management and information tool to track the implementation of Directives on an ongoing basis. This complements the central tracking and monitoring of transpositions carried out by the Department of the Taoiseach. Updates on transposition of directives are also provided to the Management Board of my Department.
A total of five Directives require to be transposed by my Department up to the end of 2015. A full list of the Directives to be transposed up to 2016 is set out below and is also available on the Department’s website at www.djei.ie.
EU Directives Transposition Table as at 12 th January 2015
DIRECTIVES TO BE TRANSPOSED IN 2015 (Five)
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Description of Directive |
Unit Responsible |
Deadline for Transposition |
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1. Directive 2014/68/EU on the harmonisation of the laws of the member states relation to the making available on the market of pressure equipment (Recast) |
Safety, Health and Chemicals Policy Unit |
28/02/2015 |
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2. Directive 2012/18/EU on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances |
Safety, Health and Chemicals Policy Unit |
31/05/2015 |
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3. Directive 2014/27/EU on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures |
Safety, Health and Chemicals Policy Unit |
01/06/2015 |
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4. Directive 2013/11/EUon Alternative Dispute Resolution for consumer disputes and amending Regulation (EC) 2006/2004 and Directive 2009/22/EC |
Competition and Consumer Policy Unit |
09/07/2015 |
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5.Directive 2013/34/EUon the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings |
Company Law Unit |
20/07/2015 |
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6.Directive 2014/26/EU on collective management of copyright and related rights and multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online use in the internal market. |
Intellectual Property Unit |
10/04/2016 |
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7.Directive 2014/29/EUrelating to simple pressure vessels |
Competition & Consumer Policy Unit |
19/04/2016 |
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8. Directive 2014/30/EU on the harmonisation of the laws of Members States relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility (Recast) |
Enterprise Development Unit |
19/04/2016 |
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9. Directive 2014/31/EU on the harmonisation of the laws of Members States relating to the making available on the market of non-automatic weighing instruments |
NSAI Liaison & Standards Unit |
19/04/2016 |
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Description of Directive |
Unit Responsible |
Deadline for Transposition |
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10. Directive 2014/32/EU relating to the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relation to the making available on the market of measuring instruments (Recast) |
NSAI Liaison & Standards Unit |
19/04/2016 |
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11. Directive 2014/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (Recast) |
Safety, Health and Chemicals Policy Unit |
19/04/2016 |
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12. Directive 2014/35/EUof the European Parliament and Council on the Harmonisation of the laws of Member States relating to Electrical Equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits |
Competition & Consumer Policy Unit |
19/04/2016 |
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13. Directive 2014/56/EU on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts |
Company Law Unit |
17/06/2016 |
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14. Directive 2014/67/EU on the posting of workers |
Employment Rights Unit |
18/06/2016 |
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15.Directive 2013/35/EU on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields) |
Safety, Health and Chemicals Policy Unit |
01/07/2016 |
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16. Directive 2014/95/EU on disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large undertakings and groups. |
Company Law Unit |
06/12/2016 |
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17. Directive 2014/104/EUon certain rules governing actions for damages under national law for infringements of the competition law provisions of the Member States and of the European Union |
Competition and Consumer Policy Unit |
27/12/2016 |
