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| 20.8.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 334/1 |
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20.8.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 334/1

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Information provided by the Commission in accordance with Article 8, second subparagraph, of Directive (EU) 2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical regulations and of rules on Information Society services (1)

Statistics on technical regulations notified in 2020 under the Directive (EU) 2015/1535 notification procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 334/01)

I.   Table showing the different types of reactions addressed to Member States of the European Union regarding their respective notified drafts

| Member States | Number of Notifications | Comments (2) | Detailed opinions (3) | Proposals for EU legislation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | MS | COM | EFTA (4) TR (5) | MS | COM | 6.3 (6) | 6.4 (7) |
| Austria | 57 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Belgium | 38 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 25 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Croatia | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Czechia | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denmark | 72 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Estonia | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Finland | 41 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| France | 141 | 48 | 25 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Germany | 84 | 22 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Greece | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hungary | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ireland | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Italy | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Latvia | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lithuania | 19 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malta | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 63 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Poland | 21 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Portugal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Romania | 20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slovenia | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spain | 26 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweden | 69 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| United Kingdom | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EU total | 854 | 142 | 159 | 0 | 53 | 40 | 0 | 0 |

Member States

Number of Notifications

Comments (2)

Detailed opinions (3)

Proposals for EU legislation

MS

COM

EFTA (4) TR (5)

MS

COM

6.3 (6)

6.4 (7)

Austria

57

5

9

0

1

0

0

0

Belgium

38

1

7

0

0

0

0

0

Bulgaria

25

9

9

0

1

8

0

0

Croatia

6

5

2

0

0

0

0

0

Cyprus

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Czechia

28

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

Denmark

72

6

15

0

8

2

0

0

Estonia

13

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

Finland

41

3

3

0

0

0

0

0

France

141

48

25

0

22

13

0

0

Germany

84

22

25

0

6

4

0

0

Greece

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Hungary

26

3

4

0

0

2

0

0

Ireland

7

1

3

0

0

0

0

0

Italy

21

4

4

0

2

0

0

0

Latvia

8

0

3

0

2

0

0

0

Lithuania

19

4

7

0

5

3

0

0

Luxembourg

13

3

3

0

1

0

0

0

Malta

6

1

2

0

0

1

0

0

Netherlands

63

1

4

0

1

1

0

0

Poland

21

2

6

0

0

0

0

0

Portugal

1

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

Romania

20

7

4

0

1

0

0

0

Slovakia

14

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

Slovenia

10

4

1

0

1

0

0

0

Spain

26

5

9

0

2

4

0

0

Sweden

69

1

7

0

0

1

0

0

United Kingdom

18

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

EU total

854

142

159

0

53

40

0

0

II.   Table showing the breakdown by sector of the drafts notified by Member States of the European Union

| Sector | AT | BE | BG | HR | CY | CZ | DK | EE | FI | FR | DE | EL | HU | IE | IT | LV | LT | LU | MT | NL | PL | PT | RO | SK | SL | ES | SE | UK | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Information Society Services | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 63 |
| Agriculture | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 135 |
| Chemicals | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 48 |
| Construction | 26 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 156 |
| Domestic and Leisure Equipment | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 46 |
| Energy, Minerals, Wood | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 38 |
| Environment | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51 |
| Goods and Miscellaneous Products | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 52 |
| Health, Medical Equipment | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 87 |
| Mechanics | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 57 |
| Telecoms | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 26 |
| Transport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 77 |
| Total per Member State | 57 | 38 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 72 | 13 | 41 | 141 | 84 | 6 | 26 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 63 | 21 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 26 | 69 | 18 | 854 |

Sector

AT

BE

BG

HR

CY

CZ

DK

EE

FI

FR

DE

EL

HU

IE

IT

LV

LT

LU

MT

NL

PL

PT

RO

SK

SL

ES

SE

UK

Total

Information Society Services

6

2

1

0

0

0

6

0

0

15

10

0

1

2

2

0

0

0

1

2

1

0

0

0

1

4

7

2

63

Agriculture

5

5

8

2

0

5

9

2

0

14

6

0

2

5

6

2

7

2

1

16

11

1

4

1

2

6

11

2

135

Chemicals

0

3

2

0

0

2

9

1

3

1

6

0

1

0

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

4

0

0

1

12

0

48

Construction

26

8

7

2

1

0

10

1

5

7

31

2

2

0

2

1

5

1

1

20

2

0

4

4

1

1

6

6

156

Domestic and Leisure Equipment

1

0

4

0

0

1

3

0

0

10

3

3

1

0

0

0

3

0

0

6

0

0

0

1

1

4

4

1

46

Energy, Minerals, Wood

5

4

0

0

0

1

5

0

0

0

4

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

5

1

0

0

3

0

0

7

1

38

Environment

1

3

0

0

0

2

4

1

1

5

2

0

5

0

8

0

0

8

2

3

2

0

0

1

1

0

0

2

51

Goods and Miscellaneous Products

2

2

0

0

0

1

7

1

0

11

2

0

5

0

0

2

3

0

0

6

1

0

1

0

0

1

7

0

52

Health, Medical Equipment

0

8

1

0

0

6

10

0

0

50

3

0

4

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

87

Mechanics

5

0

0

2

0

1

1

0

0

2

2

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

18

Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics

1

2

2

0

0

8

4

2

3

18

3

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

3

0

0

2

0

57

Telecoms

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

2

0

7

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

1

8

1

2

26

Transport

5

0

0

0

0

1

4

4

27

8

5

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

4

1

0

0

1

2

0

11

2

77

Total per Member State

57

38

25

6

1

28

72

13

41

141

84

6

26

7

21

8

19

13

6

63

21

1

20

14

10

26

69

18

854

III.   Table showing the breakdown by number of comments issued by the European Commission on behalf of the European Union concerning drafts notified by Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway (8) and Switzerland (9)

| Country | Notifications | EU Comments (10) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Iceland | 8 | 2 |
| Liechtenstein | 3 | 0 |
| Norway | 17 | 3 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 34 | 5 |

Country

Notifications

EU Comments (10)

Iceland

8

2

Liechtenstein

3

0

Norway

17

3

Switzerland

6

0

Total

34

5

IV.   Table showing the breakdown by sector of drafts notified by Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland

| Sector | Iceland | Liechtenstein | Norway | Switzerland | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Agriculture | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Health, Medical Equipment | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Telecoms | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Transport | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Construction | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Domestic and Leisure Equipment | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Goods and Miscellaneous Products | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Information Society Services | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Energy, Minerals, Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total per country | 8 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 34 |

Sector

Iceland

Liechtenstein

Norway

Switzerland

Total

Agriculture

2

0

4

1

7

Health, Medical Equipment

0

0

1

0

1

Telecoms

0

0

0

3

3

Transport

0

0

7

0

7

Construction

3

0

2

1

6

Domestic and Leisure Equipment

0

1

2

0

3

Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics

2

0

0

0

2

Goods and Miscellaneous Products

1

0

0

0

1

Information Society Services

0

2

1

0

3

Energy, Minerals, Wood

0

0

0

1

1

Total per country

8

3

17

6

34

V.   Table showing drafts notified by Turkey and the comments issued by the European Commission on behalf of the European Union relating to these drafts

| Turkey | Notifications | EU Comments |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Total | 7 | 0 |

Turkey

Notifications

EU Comments

Total

7

0

VI.   Table showing the breakdown by sector of drafts notified by Turkey

| Sector | Turkey |
| --- | --- |
| Construction | 2 |
| Goods and Miscellaneous Products | 5 |
| Total | 7 |

Sector

Turkey

Construction

2

Goods and Miscellaneous Products

5

Total

7

VII.   Statistics on infringement proceedings in progress in 2020 and launched on the basis of Article 258 TFEU for breach of the provisions of Directive (EU) 2015/1535

| Country | Number of infringements in progress and launched in 2020 |
| --- | --- |
| EU total | 0 |

Country

Number of infringements in progress and launched in 2020

EU total

0

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(1)  OJ L 241, 17.9.2015, p. 1. Hereinafter 'the Directive'.

(2)  Article 5.2 of the Directive.

(3)  Article 6.2 of the Directive.

(4)  The Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 75/2019 of 29 March 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) incorporates into the EEA Agreement the Directive (EU) 2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 September 2015 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical regulations and of rules on Information Society services. EFTA countries which are contracting parties to this Agreement may, therefore, issue comments concerning drafts notified by European Union Member States. Switzerland may also issue such comments on the basis of an informal agreement on the exchange of information in the field of technical regulations.

(5)  The notification procedure under the Directive was extended to Turkey under the Association Agreement concluded with that country (the Association Agreement between the European Economic Community and Turkey (OJ P 217, 1964, p. 3687) and Decisions 1/95 and 2/97 of the EC-Turkey Association Council).

(6)  Article 6.3 of the Directive requiring Member States to postpone the adoption of the notified draft (with the exception of draft technical regulations relating to Information Society services) for twelve months from its reception by the Commission if the latter announces its intention to propose or adopt a directive, a regulation or a decision on this subject.

(7)  Article 6.4 of the Directive requiring Member States to postpone the adoption of the notified draft for twelve months from its reception 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 European Parliament and the Council.

(8)  The Agreement on the European Economic Area (see note 3 of the table of point I) lays down the obligation for EFTA countries party to this Agreement to notify draft technical regulations to the Commission.

(9)  On the basis of the informal agreement on the exchange of information in the field of technical regulations (see note 3 of the table of point I), Switzerland also submits its draft technical regulations to the Commission.

(10)  The only type of reaction provided for under the Agreement on the European Economic Area (see note 3 of the table of point I and footnote 2) is the possibility that the European Union issues comments. The same type of reaction may be issued with regard to notifications from Switzerland on the basis of the informal agreement between the EU and this country (see note 3 of the table of point I and footnote 3).

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