Written answers
Wednesday, 14 January 2015
Department of Justice and Equality
EU Directives
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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479. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form the number of EU Directives which remain to be implemented within her Department; the names of these directives; the timeframe for the implementation of these directives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1797/15]
Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The EU Directives currently awaiting implementation in my Department, and the timeframes currently anticipated in each case, are as set out in the table below.
| Directive | Anticipated Timeframe for Implementation |
|---|---|
| Directive 2013/29/EU on the harmonisation of the laws relating to the making available on the market of pyrotechnic articles (recast) | By third quarter 2015 |
| Directive 2014/58/EU setting up, pursuant to Directive 2007/23/EC, a system for the traceability of pyrotechnic articles | By fourth quarter 2016 |
| Directive 2014/28/EU on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market and supervision of explosives for civil uses (recast) | By second quarter 2016 |
| Directive 2012/29/EU establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime | By fourth quarter 2015 |
| Directive 2011/93/EU on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography | Necessary provisions are included in the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill. The legislation is currently being drafted with a view to the publication of the Bill in 2015 and enactment as soon as possible thereafter. |
| Directive 2013/40/EU on attacks against information systems | By third quarter 2015 |
| Directive 2014/42/EU on the freezing and confiscation of instrumentalities and proceeds of crime in the European Union | By fourth quarter 2016 |
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