Wexford): I propose to take Questions Nos. 45, 83 and 84 together. Regulations to be made shortly by the Minister for the Environment and the Minister for Enterprise and Employment will, together with appropriate administrative measures, give effect as far as possible to Council Directive 91/157/EEC. It was envisaged that member states should transpose this Directive before 18 Sep-tember, 1992. However, some provisions of the Directive cannot be fully implemented because of delay at EC level in drawing up certain detailed arrangements pursuant to Article 4. A Commission Directive incorporating these arrangements is likely to come into force on 1 January, 1994 and will require further national regulations for its transposition.
Measures to inform consumers of the dangers of uncontrolled disposal of spent batteries, and to ensure their separate collection with a view to recovery or disposal, will be developed in the context of the forthcoming Commission Directive.