Peter Barry
Ceist:237 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline the EC legislation in his Department which has not been implemented; when he intends to implement this legislation; and whether it must be in place before 1993.
Written Answers. - Implementation of EC Legislation.
The following is the position in regard to EC legislation requiring the introduction of legislative measures by my Department: directive on control of the acquisition and possession of firearms — must be implemented before 1 January 1993 and the question of legislation to implement the directive is, at present, being considered; directive on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering — must be implemented before 1 January 1993 and the necessry legislation is being prepared; convention on the accession of Spain and Portugal to the 1968 EC Convention on Jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters as amended by the 1978 and 1982 accession conventions — there is no deadline for implementation and the necessary legislation is being prepared; First Protocol on the interpretation by the Court of Justice of the European Communities of the 1980 Convention on the law applicable to contractual obligations — there is no deadline for implementation and at the time of signature of the First Protocol Ireland declared that because of certain provisions of the Constitution of Ireland concerning the jurisdiction of, and the administration of justice by the Courts of Ireland, Ireland is not at present in a position to ratify this protocol, adherence to which is not an obligation of the treaties establishing the European Communities, and will not be in a position to proceed to ratification until such time as the constitutional impediment has been removed; and Lugano Convention (between the EC and EFTA) on jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters — there is no deadline for implementation and the necessary legislation is being prepared.