Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 196: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the EU Directives awaiting incorporation into Irish law in her Department; the deadline for incorporation; the date she foresees for implementation of each directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27314/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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There are currently 14 EU Directives awaiting transposition in my Department. Details of the dates by which transposition is due are as follows:—

(1)2006/81/EC adapting Directive 95/17/EC as regards the non-inclusion of one or more ingredients on the list used for labelling of cosmetic products and Directive 2005/78/EC as regards the measures to be taken against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from engines for use in vehicles, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania — due 01/01/07. My Department is responsible for the transposition of the first part of this Directive.

(2)2007/1/EC amending Directive 76/768/EEC concerning cosmetic products, for the purposes of adapting Annex II thereof to technical progress — due 21/08/07.

(3)2007/17/EC amending Council Directive 78/768/EEC concerning cosmetic products for the purposes of adapting Annexes III and VI thereof to technical progress — due 23/09/07.

(4)2007/22/EC amending Council Directive 78/768/EEC concerning cosmetic products for the purposes of adapting Annexes IV and VI thereof to technical progress — due 18/01/08.

(5)2007/53/EC amending Council Directive 76/768/EEC concerning cosmetic products for the purposes of adapting Annex III thereto to technical progress — due 19/04/08.

(6)2007/54/EC amending Council Directive 76/768/EEC, concerning cosmetic products, for the purpose of adapting Annexes II and III thereto to technical progress — due 18/6/08.

(7)2007/29/EC amending Directive 96/8/EC as regards labelling, advertising or presenting foods intended for use in energy-restricted diets for weight reduction — due 30/11/07.

(8)2006/142/EC amending Annex IIIa of Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council listing the ingredients which must under all circumstances appear on the labelling of foodstuffs — due 23/12/07.

(9)2006/141/EC on infant formulae and follow-on formulae and amending Directive 1999/21/EC — due 31/12/07.

(10)2006/52/EC amending Directive 95/2/EC on food additives other than colours and sweeteners and Directive 94/35/EC on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs — due 15/02/08.

(11)2006/128/EC amending and correcting Directive 95/31/EC laying down specific criteria of purity concerning sweeteners for use in foodstuffs — due 15/02/08.

(12)2006/129/EC amending and correcting Directive 96/77/EC laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners — due 15/02/08.

(13)2007/47/EC amending Council Directive 90/385/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to active implantable medical devices, Council Directive 93/42/EEC concerning medical devices and Directive 98/8/EC concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market — due 21/12/08.

(14)2006/125/EC on processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children (Codified version).

The Directives numbered (1) to (6) in the above list are being dealt with together and I expect that they will be transposed within the coming weeks. I expect that those numbered (7) to (13) will be transposed by their respective deadlines. While there is no deadline for the transposition of the remaining Directive (14), I expect that it will be transposed by the end of this month.