Written answers
Tuesday, 14 October 2008
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
EU Directives
12:00 pm
Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 17: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of EU measures which have been transposed into primary or secondary legislation by her Department in the past 12 months; if she will list each measure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34633/08]
Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has transposed 11 Directives in the past twelve months. In all cases, these Directives were transposed by secondary legislation, namely Statutory Instruments. A complete list is given below.
Full details of all current and recent EU Directives are maintained on the front page of the Department's website, www.entemp.ie.
| Description of Directive | Date Transposed & transposition Instrument |
| 1. Directive 2007/51/EC relating to restrictions on the marketing of certain measuring devices containing mercury | Transposed on 16/9/2008 by Statutory Instrument No. 371 of 2008. |
| 2. Directive 2007/13/EC amending Annex II to Council Directive 71/316/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to common provisions for both measuring instruments and methods of metrological control | Transposed on 29/07/2008 by Statutory Instrument No. 309 of 2008 |
| 3. Directive 2006/121/EC amending Council Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances | Transposed on 15/07/2008 by Statutory Instrument No. 272 of 2008 |
| 4. Directive 2005/56/EC on cross-border mergers of limited liability companies. | Transposed on 27/05/08 by Statutory Instrument No. 157 of 2008 |
| 5. Directive 2007/3/EC amending Annex 1 and II of Directive 96/74/EC on textile names | Transposed on 30/04/2008 by Statutory Instrument No. 127 of 2008. |
| 6. Directive 2007/4/EC amending Annex II to Directive 96/73/EC on certain methods for quantitative analysis of binary textile fibre mixtures | Transposed on 30/04/2008 by Statutory Instrument No. 128 of 2008. |
| 7. Directive 2006/68/EC amending Directive 77/91/EC regarding the formation of public limited liability companies and the maintenance & alteration of their capital | Transposed on 03/04/2008 by Statutory Instrument No. 89 of 2008 |
| 8. Directive 2007/16/EC on undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) | Transposed on 19/12/2007 by Statutory Instrument No. 832 of 2007 |
| 9. Directive 2006/122/EC relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations | Transposed on 13/11/2007 by Statutory Instrument No. 746 of 2007 |
| 10. Directive 2006/139/EC amending Council Directive as regards restrictions on the marketing and use of arsenic compounds for the of adapting its Annex I to technical progress | Transposed on 09/11/2007 by Statutory Instrument No. 746 of 2007 |
| 11. Directive 2006/114/EC concerning misleading and comparative advertising (codified version) | Transposed on 20/11/2007 by Statutory Instrument No. 774 of 2007 |
Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 18: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are EU measures in her Department which require to be transposed into Irish primary or secondary legislation; if so, if she will detail those measures; when they were drafted by the EU Commission; when she will transpose them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34648/08]
Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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There are currently a total of nine Directives due to be transposed by my Department up to 2012. Four of these Directives are currently overdue. The first of these, Directive 2006/42/EC on machinery health and safety requirements, is expected to be transposed by 17 October 2008. It is intended to transpose the second and third overdue Directives, Directive 2006/46/EC on company reporting and Directive 2006/43/EC on statutory audits of annual and consolidated accounts, by 28 November and 31 December 2008, respectively. It is intended to transpose Directive 2007/45/EC by 14 November 2008.
With the exception of the four Directives listed above, all of the Directives are expected to be transposed on time. The following table outlines the timeframes in respect of the nine Directives due for transposition.
Full details of all current and recent EU Directives are maintained on the front page of the Department's website, www.entemp.ie.
| Directive | Date Agreed | Transposition Deadline |
| 1. Directive 2006/42/EC on Machinery | 17/05/2006 | 29/06/2008 |
| 2. Directive 2006/43/EC on statutory audits of annual and consolidated accounts | 17/05/2006 | 29/06/2008 |
| 3. Directive 2006/46/EC on Company Reporting | 16/06/2006 | 05/09/2008 |
| 4. Directive 2007/45/EC laying down rules on nominal quantities for pre-packed products. | 5/09/2007 | 11/10/2008 |
| 5. Directive 2007/63/EC as regards the requirement of an independent expert's report on the occasion of merger or division of public limited liability companies. | 13/11/2007 | 31/12/2008 |
| 6. Directive 2007/36/EC on the exercise of certain rights of shareholders in listed companies. | 11/07/2007 | 3/08/2009 |
| 7. Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on services in the internal market. | 12/12/2006 | 28/12/2009 |
| 8. Directive 2006/25/EC on the minimum Health and Safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to risks arising from physical agents (artificial optical radiation) | 05/04/2006 | 27/04/2010 |
| 9. Directive 2007/30/EC on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields) | 20/06/2007 | 30/04/2012 |
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