Written answers

Thursday, 2 December 2010

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation

EU Directives

12:00 pm

Photo of Kathleen LynchKathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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Question 31: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the current position and timeframe for the transposition of the services directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45550/10]

Photo of Batt O'KeeffeBatt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The European Union (Provision of Services) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 533 of 2010) were signed into law by me on 10th November 2010. The Regulations give effect in Ireland to the Services Directive with the exception of the European Communities (Court Orders for the Protection of Consumer Interests) Regulations 2010(S.I. No. 555 of 2010), which, inter alia , transpose Article 42 of the Directive.

The second set of Regulations also transpose Directive 2009/22/EC on injunctions for the protections of consumers' interests (codified version) and revoke the European Communities (Protection of Consumers Collective Interests) Regulations (S.I. No. 449 of 2001), which transposed the original Injunctions Directive. The Injunction Directive ensures that consumers' rights, as set out in a number of other Directives, can be protected by providing a means by which Member States can bring an action to stop any breaches of consumer rights under the Directives in question. The decision to transpose Article 42 of the Services Directive in the European Communities (Court Orders for the Protection of Consumer Interests) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 555 of 2010) was taken for reasons of transparency. Article 42 adds the Services Directive to the list of Directives that are covered by the Injunctions Directive.

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