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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(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).