Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 591: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there are EU directives which require to be transposed into primary or secondary legislation; the list of such directives; the date they were drafted by the Commission; when he intends to transpose them into domestic law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4708/10]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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The following directives are to be transposed and work is under way in my Department to have them transposed at the earliest opportunity.

Directive 2007/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2007 amending Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of Audiovisual Media Services (The Audiovisual Media Services Directive). The required latest date of transposition was 19th December 2009.

The broadcasting elements of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive, representing its primary provisions, were transposed by the Broadcasting Act 2009 which was enacted on 12th July 2009. The elements of the Directive applicable to on-demand audiovisual media services will be transposed by secondary legislation, the drafting of which is at an advanced stage.

Directive 2008/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20th February 2008 amending Directive 97/67/EC with regard to the full accomplishment of the internal market of Community postal service. The required latest date of transposition is December 2010.

Directive 2009/119/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14th September 2009 amending Directive 2006/67/EC, Directive 73/238/EEC and Decision 68/416/EEC with regard to obligations on Member States to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products. The required latest date of transposition is December 2012.

Directive 2009/136/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 amending Directive 2002/22/EC on universal service and users' rights relating to electronic communications networks and services, Directive 2002/58/EC concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector and Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws. The required latest date of transposition is June 2011.

Directive 2009/140/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services. The required latest date of transposition is June 2011.

Directive 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13th July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 2003/54/EC. The required latest date of transposition is March 2011.

Directive 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13th July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 2003/55/EC. The required latest date of transposition is March 2011.

Directive 2009/114/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 amending Council Directive 87/372/EEC on the frequency bands to be reserved for the coordinated introduction of public pan-European cellular digital land-based mobile communications in the Community. The required latest date of transposition is May 2010.

Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources. The required latest date of transposition is December 2010.