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 2021 under the 2015/1535 notification procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 421/02)

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 55 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 Belgium 55 3 13 0 0 6 0 0 Bulgaria 21 3 9 0 0 4 0 0 Croatia 9 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 Cyprus 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Czechia 18 4 5 0 1 2 0 0 Denmark 48 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Estonia 11 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 Finland 25 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 France 135 23 17 0 3 0 0 0 Germany 86 2 17 0 0 4 0 0 Greece 88 0 3 0 0 5 0 0 Hungary 33 1 12 0 12 3 0 0 Ireland 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Italy 30 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 Latvia 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lithuania 18 4 3 0 0 3 0 0 Luxembourg 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Malta 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Netherlands 62 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 Poland 41 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 Portugal 17 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 Romania 24 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 Slovakia 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Slovenia 18 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 Spain 27 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 Sweden 62 1 4 0 0 5 1 0 EU total 916 58 136 0 22 42 1 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 SI ES SE Total Information Society Services 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 13 0 1 0 13 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 4 0 63 Agriculture 13 13 7 6 1 7 3 2 0 12 7 7 17 2 1 1 9 0 0 9 9 2 7 0 3 6 8 152 Chemicals 1 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 25 Construction 24 14 1 3 3 2 8 1 6 8 26 74 2 2 7 1 2 0 1 26 3 1 4 5 4 4 3 235 Domestic and Leisure Equipment 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 21 Energy, Minerals, Wood 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 5 4 1 1 0 0 4 40 Environment 6 3 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 10 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 6 2 3 0 2 2 2 6 57 Goods and Miscellaneous Products 0 1 0 0 0 1 15 0 2 12 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 8 4 1 0 1 0 2 8 64 Health, Medical Equipment 0 4 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 58 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 80 Mechanics 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 4 0 1 33 Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics 1 2 3 0 0 2 1 0 2 10 4 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 5 45 Telecoms 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 0 1 1 35 Transport 2 5 0 0 0 0 6 1 5 0 6 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 0 3 5 0 1 1 1 3 20 66 Total per Member State 55 55 21 9 6 18 48 11 25 135 86 88 33 5 30 4 18 5 3 62 41 17 24 10 18 27 62 916

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, Liechtenstein, Norway ( 8 ) and Switzerland ( 9 ) Country Notifications EU Comments (10) Iceland 6 0 Liechtenstein 0 0 Norway 16 1 Switzerland 4 0 Total 26 1

IV. Table showing the breakdown by sector of drafts notified by Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland Sector Iceland Liechtenstein Norway Switzerland Total Agriculture 0 0 1 0 1 Chemicals 0 0 2 1 3 Mechanics 0 0 3 0 3 Health, Medical Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 Telecoms 0 0 0 3 3 Transport 1 0 5 0 6 Construction 1 0 2 0 3 Domestic and Leisure Equipment 0 0 1 0 1 Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics 1 0 0 0 1 Goods and Miscellaneous Products 3 0 0 0 3 Information Society Services 0 0 2 0 2 Energy, Minerals, Wood 0 0 0 0 0 Total per country 6 0 16 4 26

V. Table showing drafts notified by Türkiye and the comments issued by the European Commission on behalf of the European Union relating to these drafts Türkiye Notifications EU Comments Total 13 0

VI. Table showing the breakdown by sector of drafts notified by Türkiye Sector Türkiye Construction 0 Goods and Miscellaneous Products 1 Mechanics 1 Telecoms 12 Total 14

VII. Table showing drafts notified by the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) and the comments issued by the European Commission on behalf of the European Union relating to these drafts United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Notifications EU Comments Total 14 0

VIII. Table showing the breakdown by sector of drafts notified by the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Sector UK (Northern Ireland) Construction 8 Goods and Miscellaneous Products 0 Agriculture 2 Energy, Minerals, Wood 1 Telecoms 2 Transports 1 Total 14

IX. Statistics on infringement proceedings in progress in 2021 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 2021 EU total 1

(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 Türkiye under the Association Agreement concluded with that country (the Association Agreement between the European Economic Community and Türkiye (OJ P 217, 1964, p. 3687) and Decisions 1/95 and 2/97 of the EC-Türkiye 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 footnote 4) 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 footnote 4), 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 footnotes 4 and 8) 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 footnotes 4 and 9).