Bernard Allen (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 582: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of EU directives awaiting transposition in his Department; the date by which these directives are to be, or were to be, transposed into Irish law; the number of such EU directives which are overdue for transposition; when the overdue directives will be transposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10051/07]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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There are currently a total of sixteen Directives due to be transposed by my Department up to 2010. Three of these Directives are overdue and the following is the position with regard to implementation progress:

1. Directive 2004/22/EC of 31 March 2004 concerning harmonisation of measuring instruments

Transposition Deadline: 30 April 2006

Expected date of implementation: 30 March 2007

2. Directive 2003/72/EC supplementing the Statute for a European Cooperative Society with regard to the involvement of employees

Transposition Deadline: 18 August 2006

Expected date of implementation: 30 March 2007

3. Directive 2004/109/EC on minimum transparency requirements for listed companies

Transposition Deadline: 20 January 2007

Expected date of implementation: 30 April 2007

Another thirteen Directives are due for transposition between 2007 and 2010 as follows:

1. Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market

Transposition Deadline: 12 June 2007

2. Directive 2006/89/EC on the approximation of laws with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road.

Transposition Deadline: 1 July 2007

3. Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-using products

Transposition Deadline: 11 August 2007

4. Directive 2006/15/EC of 7 February 2006 establishing a second list of indicative occupational exposure limit values.

Transposition Deadline: 29 August 2007

5. Directive 2005/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on cross-border mergers of limited liability companies.

Transposition Deadline: 15 December 2007

6. Directive 2006/122/EC relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations.

Transposition Deadline: 26 December 2007

7. Directive 2006/68/EC of the European Parliament and Council amending Directive 77/91/EC regarding the formation of public limited liability companies and the maintenance & alteration of their capital

Transposition Deadline: 15 April 2008

8. Directive 2004/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields) (18th individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC).

Transposition Deadline: 29 April 2008

9. Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on statutory audits of annual and consolidated accounts, amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC and repealing Council Directive 84/253/EEC.

Transposition Deadline: 6 June 2008

10. Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on Machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC

Transposition Deadline: 29 June 2008

11. Directive 2006/46/EC on the annual accounts of certain types of companies, on consolidated accounts, on the annual accounts and consolidated accounts of banks and other financial institutions and on the annual accounts and consolidated accounts of insurance undertakings

Transposition Deadline: 5 September 2008

12. Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on services in the internal market.

Transposition Deadline: 28 December 2009

13. Directive 2006/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the minimum Health and Safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to risks arising from physical agents (artificial optical radiation) (19th individual Directive within the meaning of article 16(1) of directive 89/391/EEC).

Transposition Deadline: 27 April 2010.

It is my intention to continue to make transposition of EU Directives an ongoing priority in my Department.