Vol. 517 No. 6
145 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the number of EU Directives which are currently outstanding and have yet to be implemented by her Department through regulation or legislation; the timescale for implementing these directives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10396/00]
The information requested by the Deputy is in the following schedule:–
Schedule
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Directive |
Deadline for Implementation |
Expected Date of Implementation |
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1.To transpose Council Directive 96/49/EC of 23 July 1996 on the approximation of laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail: and Commission Directive 96/87/EC of 13 December 1996 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 96/49/EC of 23 July 1996 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail. |
11 January 1997 |
31 August 2000 |
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2.Transposition of the European Parliament and the Council Directive 97/66/EC of 15/12/1997 on the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the Telecommunications Sector into Irish Law. |
24 October 1998 with exception of Article 5 which is 24 October 2000 |
June 2000. |
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3.To transpose Council Directive 97/67/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the development of the internal market of community postal services and improvement of quality of service. |
10 February 1999 |
June 2000. |
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4.To transpose Council Directive 98/20/EC of 30 March, 1998 amending Directive 92/14/EEC on the limitation of the operation of airplanes covered by Part II, Chapter 2, Volume 1 of Annex 16 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, Second edition (1988) |
1 March 1999. |
1 May 2000. |
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5.To transpose Council Directive 96/48/EC of 23 July, 1996 on the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system. |
7 April 1999. |
31 August 2000. |
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6.To transpose into Irish Law commission Directive 1999/48 of 21 May, 1999 adapting for the second time to technical progress Council Directive 96/49/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail. |
1 July 1999. |
31 August 2000. |
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7.To transpose Council Directive 99/28/EC of 30 March, 1998 amending Directive 92/14/EEC on the limitation of the operation of airplanes covered by Part II, Chapter 2, Volume 1 of Annex 16 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, Second edition (1988). |
1 September 1999 |
1 May 2000. |
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8.To transpose Council Directive 96/35/EC of 3 June, 1996, on the appointment and vocational training of Safety Advisers for the transport of dangerous goods by rail. |
31 December 1999 |
October 2000 |
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Directive |
Deadline for Implementation |
Expected Date of Implementation |
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9.To transpose into Irish Law the provisions of EU Directive 96/92/EC on the internal market in electricity. |
19 February 2000 |
May 2000 |
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10.Transposition of the European Parliament and the Council Directive 99/5/EC on Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment into Irish law. |
7 April 2000 |
September 2000 |
