Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 30 Jun 1993

Vol. 433 No. 2

Written Answers. - EC Single Market.

Phil Hogan

Ceist:

105 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications if there are any measures required to be taken in his remit of responsibility to comply with the terms of the Single Market; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications (Mr. Cowen)

Single Market measures falling within my area of responsibility which have yet to be implemented are detailed in the Schedule below.

Schedule.

Single Market measures which have yet to be implemented.

Item	Title	Implementation Date
1.	Council Directive 89/336/EEC of 3 May, 1989 on the approximation of laws of member states relating to electromagnetic compatibility.	1 July, 1991.
2.	Council Directive 90/314/EEC of 13 June, 1990 on Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours.	31 December 1992.
3.	Council Directive 90/337/EEC of 29 June, 1990 concerning a Community procedure to improve the transparency of gas and electricity prices charged to industrial end-users.	1 July, 1991.
4.	Council Regulation (EEC) 881/92 of 26 March, 1992 on access to the market in the carriage of goods by road within the Community to or from the territory of a member state or passing across the territory of one or more member states.	No Date Specified.
5.	Council Directive 91/263/EEC of 29 April, 1991, on the approximation of laws of the member states concerning tele-communications terminal development including the mutual recognition of their conformity.	6 November 1992.
6.	Council Directive 92/3 Euratom of 3 February, 1992 on the supervision and control of shipments of radioactive waste between member states and into and out of the Community.	1 January, 1994.

The position in regard to implementation is as follows:

Item 1:

The delay in transposing this Directive is due to the complex nature of the transposing regulations and the necessity to consult with a variety of interests. Statutory provisions for implementation are expected to be made by 31 December, 1993.

Item 2:

The Department is currently finalising arrangements for the implementation of this Directive following an extensive process of consultation with tourism and travel industry representatives.

Item 3:

The requirements of this Directive are being complied with. Both ESB and BGE are supplying the necessary information and statistics by way of administrative arrangements. However, statutory effect to the Directive will be given by a provision contained in the Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill currently being drafted.

Item 4:

Measures implementing the Council Regulation have been undertaken on an administrative basis. Procedures to transpose the Regulation into domestic legislation have commenced.

Item 5:

Statutory provision for the implementation of this Directive are expected to be made by the end of September this year.

Item 6:

Statutory measures to give effect to this Directive will be taken within the timescale laid down in the Directive.

Other measures:

The Single Market in air transport for passengers and freight came into effect on 1 January, 1993. The Council Regulations giving effect to the Single Market are directly applicable in all member states. Statutory Instruments are being prepared under the Air Navigation and Transport Act, 1965 to bring existing domestic legislation into line with the provisions of the Regulations.

The Council of Ministers for Transport at their meeting in Luxembourg on 19 June 1993, agreed to the progressive introduction of full road freight cabotage by 1 July 1988. This agreement will enable Irish hauliers to carry out road haulage operations domestically within the territory of other EC member states. It is unclear until a final text of the agreement is available, what measures, if any, will require to be taken for its implementation.