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| 5.7.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 151/10 |
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5.7.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 151/10

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STATISTICS RELATING TO TECHNICAL REGULATIONS NOTIFIED IN 2006 UNDER THE DIRECTIVE 98/34/EC PROCEDURE

STATISTICS RELATING TO TECHNICAL REGULATIONS NOTIFIED IN 2006 UNDER THE DIRECTIVE 98/34/EC PROCEDURE

Information supplied by the Commission in accordance with Article 11 of Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services (1)

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(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 151/05)

I.   Types of reactions sent to EC Member States regarding the drafts notified by each of them

| Member State | Notifications | Observations (2) | Detailed Opinions (3) | Proposals for Community Acts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Member State | COM | EFTA (4) | TR (5) | Member State | COM | 9(3) (6) | 9(4) (7) |
| Belgium | 28 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Denmark | 24 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Germany | 77 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Spain | 70 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Finland | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| France | 57 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Greece | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ireland | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Italy | 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Netherlands | 71 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Austria | 42 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Portugal | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweden | 50 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| United Kingdom | 59 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Latvia | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Malta | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Czech Republic | 21 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hungary | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Estonia | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slovenia | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Poland | 48 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| EU Total | 668 | 172 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 61 | 1 | 2 |

Member State

Notifications

Observations (2)

2

Detailed Opinions (3)

3

Proposals for Community Acts

Member State

COM

EFTA (4)

4

TR (5)

5

Member State

COM

9(3) (6)

6

9(4) (7)

7

Belgium

28

2

12

0

0

1

6

0

0

Denmark

24

8

12

0

0

2

0

0

0

Germany

77

12

17

0

0

6

8

1

0

Spain

70

11

8

0

0

1

2

0

0

Finland

18

2

3

0

0

3

0

0

0

France

57

25

11

0

0

6

11

0

0

Greece

5

1

2

0

0

1

1

0

0

Ireland

6

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Italy

20

8

5

0

0

2

1

0

0

Luxembourg

2

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

The Netherlands

71

13

12

0

0

5

1

0

0

Austria

42

9

9

0

0

2

3

0

0

Portugal

7

2

2

0

0

1

2

0

0

Sweden

50

8

16

0

0

2

2

0

2

United Kingdom

59

20

16

0

0

6

6

0

0

Latvia

10

2

2

0

0

0

1

0

0

Malta

7

0

1

0

0

0

2

0

0

Cyprus

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Czech Republic

21

11

2

0

0

2

2

0

0

Hungary

15

5

1

0

0

1

2

0

0

Lithuania

2

2

1

0

0

2

1

0

0

Estonia

8

2

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

Slovenia

11

2

3

0

0

1

1

0

0

Poland

48

15

11

0

0

5

8

0

0

Slovakia

9

8

2

0

0

3

1

0

0

EU Total

EU Total

668

668

172

172

154

154

0

0

0

0

52

52

61

61

1

1

2

2

II.   Breakdown by sector of drafts notified by EU Member States

| Sector | BE | DK | DE | ES | FI | FR | GR | IE | IT | LU | NL | AT | PT | SE | UK | LT | MT | CY | CZ | HU | LV | EE | SI | PL | SK | EU Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Building and construction | 3 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 104 |
| Foodstuffs and agricultural products | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 96 |
| Chemicals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Pharmaceuticals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Domestic and leisure equipment | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Machinery | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 85 |
| Energy, ores, wood | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 45 |
| Environment, packaging | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 51 |
| Health, medical equipment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Transport | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 75 |
| Telecommunications | 4 | 3 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 |
| Miscellaneous products | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30 |
| Information society services | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
| Total per Member State | 28 | 24 | 77 | 70 | 18 | 57 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 71 | 42 | 7 | 50 | 59 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 9 | 668 |

Sector

BE

DK

DE

ES

FI

FR

GR

IE

IT

LU

NL

AT

PT

SE

UK

LT

MT

CY

CZ

HU

LV

EE

SI

PL

SK

EU Total

EU Total

Building and construction

3

0

30

6

5

14

0

0

2

1

6

15

1

3

2

1

3

0

2

0

0

0

5

5

0

104

104

Foodstuffs and agricultural products

2

5

5

4

1

11

1

0

8

1

10

1

4

6

14

1

1

0

4

4

2

2

4

1

4

96

96

Chemicals

0

1

1

1

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

1

0

4

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

1

0

0

15

15

Pharmaceuticals

0

0

3

0

0

8

1

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

18

18

Domestic and leisure equipment

2

0

0

6

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

3

0

3

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

18

18

Machinery

4

0

1

16

1

1

0

1

2

0

7

3

0

6

12

0

1

0

3

1

3

1

0

21

1

85

85

Energy, ores, wood

5

1

2

3

2

4

2

0

0

0

6

2

0

4

0

0

0

0

4

0

0

0

0

9

1

45

45

Environment, packaging

3

6

1

1

0

1

0

1

1

0

8

4

0

5

3

0

0

0

2

4

4

1

0

6

0

51

51

Health, medical equipment

0

0

0

0

0

9

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11

11

Transport

1

8

8

7

5

2

0

0

3

0

11

3

0

16

4

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

3

1

75

75

Telecommunications

4

3

17

24

2

3

1

1

0

0

6

8

1

2

13

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

86

86

Miscellaneous products

2

0

2

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

1

5

0

0

0

3

5

1

2

0

2

2

30

30

Information society services

2

0

7

1

2

1

0

0

1

0

12

1

1

0

1

0

2

0

1

0

0

1

0

1

0

34

34

Total per Member State

Total per Member State

28

28

24

24

77

77

70

70

18

18

57

57

5

5

6

6

20

20

2

2

71

71

42

42

7

7

50

50

59

59

2

2

7

7

1

1

21

21

15

15

10

10

8

8

11

11

48

48

9

9

668

668

III.   Observations relating to drafts notified by Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway (8) and Switzerland (9)

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| Country | Notifications | EC Observations (10) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Iceland | 1 | 0 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 0 |
| Norway | 21 | 9 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 5 |
| Total | 36 | 14 |

Country

Notifications

EC Observations (10)

10

Iceland

1

0

Liechtenstein

1

0

Norway

21

9

Switzerland

13

5

Total

Total

36

36

14

14

IV.   Breakdown by sector of drafts notified by Liechtenstein Iceland, Norway and Switzerland

| Sector | Iceland | Liechtenstein | Norway | Switzerland | Total per sector |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foodstuffs and agricultural products | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Chemicals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Pharmaceuticals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Domestic and leisure equipment | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Machinery | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Energy, ores, wood | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Health, medical equipment | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Environment, packaging | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Transport | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Telecommunications | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Miscellaneous products | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total per country | 1 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 36 |

Sector

Iceland

Liechtenstein

Norway

Switzerland

Total per sector

Foodstuffs and agricultural products

1

0

2

4

7

Chemicals

0

0

2

0

2

Pharmaceuticals

0

0

3

1

4

Domestic and leisure equipment

0

0

1

0

1

Machinery

0

0

4

0

4

Energy, ores, wood

0

1

0

0

1

Health, medical equipment

0

0

1

2

3

Environment, packaging

0

0

0

1

1

Transport

0

0

7

3

10

Telecommunications

0

0

0

2

2

Miscellaneous products

0

0

1

0

1

Total per country

Total per country

1

1

1

1

21

21

13

13

36

36

V.   Drafts notified by Turkey and comments on these drafts

| Turkey | Notifications | EC Comments |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Total | 19 | 15 |

Turkey

Notifications

EC Comments

Total

Total

19

19

15

15

VI.   Distribution by sector of drafts notified by Turkey

| Sectors | Turkey |
| --- | --- |
| Foodstuffs and agricultural products | 9 |
| Building and construction | 1 |
| Energy, ores, wood | 8 |
| Transport | 1 |
| Total | 19 |

Sectors

Turkey

Foodstuffs and agricultural products

9

Building and construction

1

Energy, ores, wood

8

Transport

1

Total

Total

19

19

VII.   Statistics on infringement procedures ongoing in 2006 and initiated under Article 226 of the EC Treaty against national technical regulations adopted in breach of the provisions of Directive 98/34/EC

| Country | Number |
| --- | --- |
| Spain | 2 |
| Danmark | 1 |
| Hungary | 1 |
| Italy | 6 |
| Portugal | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 1 |
| Sweden | 2 |
| EU Total | 14 |

Country

Number

Spain

2

Danmark

1

Hungary

1

Italy

6

Portugal

1

United Kingdom

1

Sweden

2

EU Total

EU Total

14

14

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(1)  Directive 98/34/EC (OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37) consolidates Council Directive 83/189/EEC (OJ L 109, 26.4.1983, p. 8), as amended principally by Directives 88/182/EEC (OJ L 81, 26.3.1988, p. 75) and 94/10/EC of the European Parliament and the Council (OJ L 100, 19.4.1994, p. 30). Directive 98/34/EC was amended by Directive 98/48/CE (OJ L 217, 5.8.1998, p. 18) which broadened its scope to include information society services. This came into effect on 5 August 1999.

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(2)  Article 8(2) of the Directive.

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(3)  Article 9(2) of the Directive (‘detailed opinion ... to the effect that the envisaged measure may create obstacles to the free movement of goods or services or to freedom of establishment of service operators within the internal market’).

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(4)  On the basis of the Agreement on the European Economic Area, the EFTA countries contracting parties to this Agreement apply Directive 98/34/EC adapted as necessary in accordance with Annex II, Chapter XIX, Point 1, and may thus issue observations relating to drafts notified by Member States of the Community. Switzerland may also issue such observations on the basis of an informal agreement for the exchange of information in the field of technical regulations.

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(5)  The 98/34 procedure was extended to Turkey in the context of the Association Agreement concluded with that country (Association Agreement between the European Economic Community and Turkey (OJ 217, 29.12.1964, p. 3 687) and Decisions 1/95 and 2/97 of the EC-Turkey Association Council (JO C 11, 15.1.2005, p. 2).

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(6)  Article 9(3) of the Directive requiring Member States to postpone the adoption of a notified draft (except for draft regulations concerning services) for twelve months from receipt by the Commission if the latter announces its intention to propose or adopt a Directive, Regulation, or Decision on the matter.

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(7)  Article 9(4)of the Directive requiring Member States to postpone the adoption of a notified draft for twelve months from the receipt by the Commission if the latter announces its finding that the draft concerns a matter which is covered by a proposal for a Directive, Regulation or Decision presented to the Council.

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(8)  The Agreement on the European Economic Area (see note 4) requires EFTA countries which are contracting parties to this Agreement to notify draft technical regulations to the Commission.

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(9)  On the basis of the informal agreement for the exchange of information in the field of technical regulations (see note 4), Switzerland forwards its draft technical regulations to the Commission.

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(10)  The only type of Community reaction provided for by the Agreement on the European Economic Area (see notes 4 and 7) is the facility to issue observations (Article 8(2) of Directive 98/34/EC as in Annex II, Chapter XIX, Point 1 of this Agreement). The same type of reaction may be issued in respect of Swiss notifications on the basis of the informal agreement between the Community and Switzerland (see notes 4 and 8).

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