Written answers

Wednesday, 24 October 2007

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

EU Directives

8:00 pm

Photo of Brian O'SheaBrian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 105: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of EU Directives for which his Department has responsibility remaining to be implemented; the directives that are overdue; the number of reasoned opinions received from the EU Commission since 2002 to date in 2007 regarding delays or non-implementation of such directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25393/07]

Photo of Micheál MartinMicheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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There are currently a total of twelve Directives due to be transposed by my Department up to 2010. One of these Directives is overdue and the following is the position with regard to implementation progress: Directive 2006/139/EC amending Council Directive as regards restrictions on the marketing and use of arsenic compounds for the adapting of its Annex I to technical progress. The transposition deadline was 30 June 2007 and the expected date of transposition is 10 November 2007.

Another two Directives are due for transposition during the remainder of 2007 and nine further Directives are scheduled to be transposed in 2008 and subsequent years.

My Department has received 24 Reasoned Opinions from the European Commission related to Directives since 2002. The outstanding issues concerning all but two of these Directives have been resolved satisfactorily.

Corrective measures are currently being taken in the context of legislation to introduce a public lending right to address a European Court of Justice ruling against Ireland for incorrect transposition of Directive 92/100/EC related to rental rights and lending rights in the field of intellectual property. In that regard, the Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2007 passed the final stages in the Seanad on 11 October and will shortly be introduced to the Dáil.

The European Commission issued a Press Release on 17 October 2007 announcing its Decision to issue Reasoned Opinions against twelve Member States, including Ireland, concerning the implementation of Council Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances as amended by Directive 2003/105/EC (known as the Seveso Directive). Measures will be in place to ensure compliance by the end of this year.

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