Written answers
Tuesday, 6 November 2007
Department of Transport
EU Directives
9:00 pm
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 228: To ask the Minister for Transport the EU Directives awaiting incorporation into Irish law in his Department; the deadline for incorporation; the date he foresees for implementation of each directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27317/07]
Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the table below.
| Title | Deadline for Transposition | Target Date for Implementation |
| Directive 2004/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on safety on the Community's railways and amending Council Directive 95/18/EC on the licensing of railway undertakings and Directive 2001/14/EC on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure and safety certification (Railway Safety Directive). | 30 April 2006 | End November 2007 |
| Directive 2004/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on the safety of third-country aircraft using Community airports | 30 April 2006 | Mid November 2007 |
| Directive 2003/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15th July 2003 on the initial qualification and periodic training of drivers of certain road vehicles for the carriage of goods or passengers, amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 and Council Directive 91/439/EEC and repealing Council Directive 76/914/EEC | 10 Sept 2006 | End of December 2007 |
| Directive 2005/64/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on the type approval of motor vehicles with regard to their reusability, recyclability and recoverability and amending Council Directive 70/156/EEC. | 15 December 2006 (15 July, 2010 — Implementation Date for N1s — small vans). | S.I. No. 166 was signed by the Minister on 11 April 2006 for Type Approval of Motor Vehicles and the Road Safety Authority is preparing the necessary instrument in relation to Entry into Service of Mechanically Propelled Vehicles. |
| Council Directive 2006/103/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Directives in the field of Transport Policy, by reason of accession of Bulgaria and Romania. | 1 January 2007 | Date not yet clear |
| Council Directive 2006/96/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Directives in the field of free movement of goods, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania | 1 January 2007 | Draft regulations are under consideration by my Department and the Directive will be transposed as soon as reasonably practicable |
| Directive 2005/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 amending Council Directives 72/166/EEC, 84/5/EEC, 88/357/EEC and 90/232/EEC and Directive 2000/26/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles. | 11 June 2007 | End of November 2007 |
| Commission Directive 2006/119/EC of 27 November 2006 amending for the purposes of adapting to technical progress Directive 2001/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning heating systems for motor vehicles and their trailers. | 30 September 2007 | Draft regulations are under consideration by my Department and the Directive will be transposed as soon as reasonably practicable |
| Commission Directive 2006/120/EC of 27 November 2006 correcting and amending Directive 2005/30/EC amending, for the purposes of their adaptation to technical progress Directives 97/24//EC and 2002/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, relating to the type-approval of two or three-wheel motor vehicles. | 30 September 2007 | Draft regulations are under consideration by my Department and the Directive will be transposed as soon as reasonably practicable |
| Directive 2006/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17th May 2006 relating to emissions from air-conditioning systems in motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 70/156/EEC. | 4th January 2008 | 4th January 2008 |
| Directive 2006/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5th April 2006 on a Community air traffic control licence. | 17th May 2008 | April 2008 |
| Directive 2006/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 amending Directive 1999/62/EC on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures. | 10 June 2008 | By end of March 2008 |
| Commission Directive 2007/32/EC of 1 June 2007 amending Annex VI to Council Directive 96/48/EC on the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system and Annex VI to Directive 2001/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the trans-European conventional rail system. | 2 December 2007 | 1 December 2008 |
| Commission Directive 2007/15/EC of 14 March 2007 amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical progress, Annex 1 to Council Directive 74/483/EEC relating to the external projections of motor vehicles. | 4 April 2008 | 4 April 2008 |
| Commission Directive 2007/34/EC of 14 June 2007 amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical progress, Annex 1 to Council Directive 70/157/EEC concerning the permissible sound level & the exhaust system of motor vehicles. | 5 July 2008 | By the scheduled date |
| Commission Directive 2007/35/EC of 18 June 2007 amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical progress, Annex 1 to Council Directive 76/756/EEC concerning the installation of lighting & light-signalling devices on motor vehicles & their trailers. | 9 July 2008 | By the scheduled date |
| Commission Directive 2007/37/EC of 21 June 2007 amending Annexes 1 & 111 to Council Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles & their trailers | 4 January 2008 | By the scheduled date |
| Directive 2007/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 on the retrofitting of mirrors to heavy goods vehicles registered in the Community. | 6 August 2008 | By the scheduled date |
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