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| 23.5.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 162/4 |
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23.5.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 162/4

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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)

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Statistics on technical regulations notified in 2016 under the Directive (EU) 2015/1535 notification procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 162/05)

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) |
| Belgium | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Czech Rep. | 38 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Denmark | 34 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Germany | 63 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Estonia | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ireland | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greece | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Spain | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| France | 80 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Croatia | 18 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Italy | 40 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Latvia | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lithuania | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hungary | 31 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Malta | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 45 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Austria | 34 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Poland | 28 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Romania | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slovenia | 20 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 12 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Finland | 43 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweden | 33 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United Kingdom | 46 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| EU total | 700 | 116 | 170 | 0 | 79 | 65 | 0 | 0 |

Member States

Number of Notifications

Comments (2)

2

Detailed opinions (3)

3

Proposals for EU legislation

MS

COM

EFTA (4) TR (5)

4

5

MS

COM

6.3 (6)

6

6.4 (7)

7

Belgium

30

1

6

0

0

1

0

0

Bulgaria

14

3

6

0

2

3

0

0

Czech Rep.

38

10

13

0

7

6

0

0

Denmark

34

2

9

0

1

2

0

0

Germany

63

12

18

0

11

4

0

0

Estonia

14

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

Ireland

11

4

2

0

16

1

0

0

Greece

8

3

3

0

0

1

0

0

Spain

19

3

4

0

0

3

0

0

France

80

10

14

0

4

11

0

0

Croatia

18

6

9

0

3

2

0

0

Italy

40

4

9

0

3

3

0

0

Cyprus

2

0

2

0

0

1

0

0

Latvia

8

2

1

0

0

1

0

0

Lithuania

7

3

1

0

1

0

0

0

Luxembourg

3

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

Hungary

31

6

3

0

3

3

0

0

Malta

10

2

5

0

0

3

0

0

Netherlands

45

6

9

0

4

4

0

0

Austria

34

3

12

0

3

1

0

0

Poland

28

5

5

0

4

0

0

0

Portugal

3

3

0

0

1

1

0

0

Romania

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Slovenia

20

2

10

0

10

3

0

0

Slovakia

12

8

9

0

1

1

0

0

Finland

43

8

7

0

5

5

0

0

Sweden

33

5

5

0

0

0

0

0

United Kingdom

46

1

6

0

0

5

0

0

EU total

EU total

700

700

116

116

170

170

0

0

79

79

65

65

0

0

0

0

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

| Sector | BE | BG | CZ | CY | DK | DE | EE | IE | GR | ES | FR | HR | IT | LV | LT | LU | HU | MT | NL | AT | PL | PT | RO | SI | SK | FI | SE | UK | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Building and construction | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 131 |
| Agriculture, fisheries and food | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 145 |
| Chemical products | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 32 |
| Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 37 |
| Domestic and leisure equipment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
| Mechanical | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 |
| Energy, minerals, wood | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 37 |
| Environment, packaging | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 |
| Health, medical equipment | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Transport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 71 |
| Telecommunications | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 31 |
| Miscellaneous products | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 38 |
| Information society services | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 |
| Total per Member State | 30 | 14 | 38 | 2 | 34 | 63 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 80 | 18 | 40 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 10 | 45 | 34 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 12 | 43 | 33 | 46 | 700 |

Sector

BE

BG

CZ

CY

DK

DE

EE

IE

GR

ES

FR

HR

IT

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

Total

Building and construction

5

3

8

1

7

18

2

3

0

4

4

3

4

0

2

0

1

0

9

17

3

0

3

1

2

18

1

12

131

Agriculture, fisheries and food

4

9

13

0

7

5

0

7

1

5

16

3

14

4

2

0

6

8

8

2

5

0

1

8

1

8

6

2

145

Chemical products

2

1

2

0

1

4

1

0

1

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

1

0

0

1

0

0

4

5

0

32

Pharmaceutical products

0

1

2

0

0

5

4

0

0

0

11

0

0

1

1

0

6

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

1

3

37

Domestic and leisure equipment

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

5

1

0

3

2

0

0

0

1

0

2

4

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

24

Mechanical

0

0

1

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

7

3

0

1

0

1

0

5

1

2

0

0

2

0

0

3

3

31

Energy, minerals, wood

2

0

1

0

3

2

0

0

5

0

4

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

7

0

5

0

0

0

3

0

1

3

37

Environment, packaging

2

0

5

0

1

3

2

0

0

0

7

2

8

0

1

0

4

0

8

3

2

2

1

0

1

0

0

3

55

Health, medical equipment

1

0

0

0

2

1

0

0

0

0

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

Transport

6

0

0

0

10

7

1

0

1

2

5

0

1

0

0

0

2

0

1

2

3

0

0

0

1

7

11

11

71

Telecommunications

3

0

0

0

0

10

2

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

2

2

6

31

Miscellaneous products

0

0

6

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

4

3

5

0

0

0

6

0

0

1

2

0

0

1

2

0

2

1

38

Information society services

5

0

0

0

0

6

0

0

0

0

19

0

2

1

0

0

4

1

2

4

2

0

0

8

1

2

0

1

58

Total per Member State

Total per Member State

30

30

14

14

38

38

2

2

34

34

63

63

14

14

11

11

8

8

19

19

80

80

18

18

40

40

8

8

7

7

3

3

31

31

10

10

45

45

34

34

28

28

3

3

6

6

20

20

12

12

43

43

33

33

46

46

700

700

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

8

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| Country | Notifications | EC Observations (10) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Iceland | 6 | 1 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 2 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 5 |
| Norway | 34 | 6 |
| Total | 42 | 14 |

Country

Notifications

EC Observations (10)

10

Iceland

6

1

Liechtenstein

1

2

Switzerland

1

5

Norway

34

6

Total

Total

42

42

14

14

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

| Sector | Iceland | Liechtenstein | Norway | Switzerland | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Agriculture, fishing and foodstuffs | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Mechanics | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| Building and construction | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Transport | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Telecoms | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Goods and miscellaneous products | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Environment | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Information society services | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Domestic and leisure equipment | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmaceuticals and cosmetics | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total per country | 6 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 42 |

Sector

Iceland

Liechtenstein

Norway

Switzerland

Total

Agriculture, fishing and foodstuffs

0

0

4

0

4

Mechanics

1

0

11

0

12

Building and construction

0

0

4

0

4

Transport

0

0

10

0

10

Telecoms

0

0

1

1

2

Goods and miscellaneous products

0

0

2

0

2

Environment

2

0

1

0

3

Information society services

0

0

1

0

1

Domestic and leisure equipment

0

1

0

0

1

Pharmaceuticals and cosmetics

3

0

0

0

3

Total per country

Total per country

6

6

1

1

34

34

1

1

42

42

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

| Turkey | Notifications | EC Comments |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Total | 15 | 3 |

Turkey

Notifications

EC Comments

Total

Total

15

15

3

3

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

| Sector | Turkey |
| --- | --- |
| Building and construction | 7 |
| Transport | 2 |
| Energy, minerals, wood | 1 |
| Mechanics | 2 |
| Miscellaneous products | 3 |
| Total | 15 |

Sector

Turkey

Building and construction

7

Transport

2

Energy, minerals, wood

1

Mechanics

2

Miscellaneous products

3

Total

Total

15

15

VII.   Statistics on infringement proceedings in progress in 2016 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 2016 |
| --- | --- |
| Poland | 2 |
| EU total | 2 |

Country

Number of infringements in progress and launched in 2016

Poland

2

EU total

EU total

2

2

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

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(2)  Article 5.2 of the Directive.

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(3)  Article 6.2 of the Directive.

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(4)  Under the Agreement on the European Economic Area, EFTA countries which are contracting parties to this Agreement shall apply Directive (EU) 2015/1535, adapted as necessary in accordance with Annex II, Chapter XIX, Point 1, and 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.

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(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 217, 29.12.1964, p. 3687/64) and Decisions 1/95 and 2/97 of the EC-Turkey Association Council).

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(6)  Article 6.3 of the Directive requiring Member States to postpone the adoption of the notified draft (with the exception of draft regulations relating to Information Society services) for 12 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.

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(7)  Article 6.4 of the Directive requiring Member States to postpone the adoption of the notified draft for 12 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.

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(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.

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(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.

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(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 Commission issues comments (Article 5.2 of the Directive as included in Annex II, Chapter XIX, Point 1 of this Agreement). 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 2).

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