Written Answers. - EU Directives.
241. Ms Fitzgerald asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the EU directives coming wholly or partly under the auspices of his Department that were not fully implemented as of 1 June 1998; the reference number and subject matter of each directive; the deadline for implementation set out in the directive; whether it is proposed to implement the directive by means of a Bill or by statutory instrument; and when it is proposed to implement the directive. [13953/98]
Ref. No. |
Subject |
Date of Adoption |
Deadline for Transposition |
Mode of Transposition |
Current Position |
91/156/EEC (Amending 75/442/EEC |
Waste |
18/3/91 |
1/4/93 |
Primary legislation (Waste Management Act, 1996) and Statutory Instrument (S.I.) |
Majority of provisions already implemented; balance to be implemented by regulations in 1998 |
94/12/EC |
Packaging and Packaging Waste |
20/12/94 |
30/6/96 |
Primary legislation (Waste Management Act, 1996) and S.I. |
Majority of provisions already implemented; further draft regulations to complete transposition notified to European Commission in April 1998 |
|
929
[929]94/12/EC |
Air pollution by emission from motor vehicles (amending Directive 70/220/EC |
23/3/94 |
1/7/94 |
S.I. |
930
[930]S.I. in place effecting partial transposition S.I. in preparation to give full effect to implementation. |
96/20/EC |
Permissible sound level and exhaust system of motor vehicles |
27/3/96 |
1/10/96 |
S.I. |
Regulations to be made in 1998 |
96/69/EC |
Air Pollution by emissions from Motor Vehicles (amending Directive 70/220/EEC) |
8/10/96 |
1/4/9 |
S.I. |
Regulations to be made in 1998 |
96/62/EC |
Ambient Air Quality Assessment and management |
27/9/96 |
21/5/98 |
S.I. |
Regulations to be made in 1998 |
97/68/EC |
Air pollution by emissions from non road mobile machinery |
16/12/97 |
30/6/98 |
S.I. |
Regulations to be made in 1998 |
96/61/EC |
Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control |
24/9/96 |
29/10/99 |
Primary Legislation |
Will be implemented by means of amendment to EPA Act, 1992 |
97/11/EC |
Environmental Impact Assessment |
3/3/97 |
14/3/99 |
S.I. |
Regulations to be made in 1998 |
91/439/EC |
Driving Licences |
29/7/91 |
1/7/96 |
S.I. |
Majority of provisions already implemented; balance to be implemented in 1998 |
97/26/EC |
Driving Licences |
2/6/97 |
1/1/98 |
S.I. |
Regulations to be made in 1998 |
96/96/EC (Consolidated Text) |
Road-worthiness testing of private cars |
20/12/96 |
21/6/93 (under parent Directive) |
S.I. |
Regulations to be made in 1998 |
96/53/EC (Consolidated Text) |
Plating of certain vehicles with their maximum weights and dimensions |
25/7/96 |
17/9/97 |
S.I. |
Regulations to be made in 1998 |
