EN Official Journal of the European Union C 117/2

Information procedure — Technical rules

(2005/C 117/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services. (OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37; OJ L 217, 5.8.1998, p. 18).

Notifications of draft national technical rules received by the Commission

Reference (1) Title End of three-month standstill period (2) 2005/0167/HU Regulation …/2005 issued by the Ministry of the Economy and Transportation (=GKM) on the safety requirements of gas-pipes and on the publication of Safety Regulations on Gas Pipes 21.7.2005 2005/0168/HU Regulation …/2005 (…) GKM issued by the Ministry of the Economy and Transportation (= GKM) on the safety requirements of hydrocarbon pipelines and the issue of Safety Regulations of Carbon Hydrogen Pipelines, also issued by the GKM 22.7.2005 2005/0169/UK UK Low Carbon Bus programme — requirements for vehicle accreditation 25.7.2005 2005/0170/UK Building (Amendment No 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 25.7.2005 2005/0171/F Draft technical specifications of Vialis, applicable to gas distribution pipelines, implementing Decree No 2004-555 of 15 June 2004 on the technical specifications applicable to the pipelines and connections of gas transmission, distribution and storage installations 25.7.2005 2005/0172/F Draft technical specifications of Service Gas et Eau de la Ville de Guebwiller, applicable to gas distribution pipelines, implementing Decree No 2004-555 of 15 June 2004 on the technical specifications applicable to the pipelines and connections of gas transmission, distribution and storage installations 25.7.2005 2005/0173/F Draft technical specifications of Gaz de Barr, applicable to gas distribution pipelines, implementing Decree No 2004-555 of 15 June 2004 on the technical specifications applicable to the pipelines and connections of gas transmission, distribution and storage installations 25.7.2005 2005/0174/F Draft technical specifications of Gaz Electricité de Grenoble, applicable to gas distribution pipelines, implementing Decree No 2004-555 of 15 June 2004 on the technical specifications applicable to the pipelines and connections of gas transmission, distribution and storage installations 25.7.2005 2005/0175/F Draft technical specifications of the Municipality of Villard Bonnot, applicable to gas distribution pipelines, implementing Decree No 2004-555 of 15 June 2004 on the technical specifications applicable to the pipelines and connections of gas transmission, distribution and storage installations 25.7.2005 2005/0176/F Draft technical specifications of Gaz de France, applicable to gas distribution pipelines, implementing Decree No 2004-555 of 15 June 2004 on the technical specifications applicable to the pipelines and connections of gas transmission, distribution and storage installations 25.7.2005 2005/0177/F Draft technical specifications of Gaz de France, applicable to liquefied natural gas terminals, implementing Decree No 2004-555 of 15 June 2004 on the technical specifications applicable to the pipelines and connections of gas transmission, distribution and storage installations 25.7.2005 2005/0178/F Draft technical specifications of Gaz de Strasbourg, applicable to gas distribution pipelines, implementing Decree No 2004-555 of 15 June 2004 on the technical specifications applicable to the pipelines and connections of gas transmission, distribution and storage installations 25.7.2005 2005/0179/F Draft technical specifications of Total Stockage Gaz France, applicable to gas storage installations, implementing Decree No 2004-555 of 15 June 2004 on the technical specifications applicable to the pipelines and connections of gas transmission, distribution and storage installations 25.7.2005 2005/0180/F Draft technical specifications of Gaz de Bordeaux, applicable to gas distribution pipelines, implementing Decree No 2004-555 of 15 June 2004 on the technical specifications applicable to the pipelines and connections of gas transmission, distribution and storage installations 25.7.2005 2005/0181/F Draft technical specifications of Gaz de France, applicable to gas transmission pipelines, implementing Decree No 2004-555 of 15 June 2004 on the technical specifications applicable to the pipelines and connections of gas transmission, distribution and storage installations 25.7.2005 2005/0182/F Draft technical specifications of Gaz de France, applicable to gas storage installations, implementing Decree No 2004-555 of 15 June 2004 on the technical specifications applicable to the pipelines and connections of gas transmission, distribution and storage installations 25.7.2005 2005/0183/F Draft technical specifications of Total Infrastructures Gaz France, applicable to gas transmission pipelines, implementing Decree No 2004-555 of 15 June 2004 on the technical specifications applicable to the pipelines and connections of gas transmission, distribution and storage installations 25.7.2005 2005/0184/F Decree on the safety of solid-fuel barbecues 25.7.2005 2005/0185/HU Regulation …/2005 (…) GKM [hereinafter referred to as the ‘GKM’] issued by the Ministry of Economy and Transportation on the rules of authoritative processes relating to specific construction industry equipment 26.7.2005 2005/0186/LT Draft Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Information Society Development 21.7.2005 2005/0187/UK The Disease of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) (No 2) (Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2005 26.7.2005

The Commission draws attention to the judgement delivered on 30 April 1996 in the ‘CIA Security’ case (C-194/94 — ECR I, p. 2201), in which the Court of Justice ruled that Articles 8 and 9 of Directive 98/34/EC (formerly 83/189/EEC) are to be interpreted as meaning that individuals may rely on them before national courts which must decline to apply a national technical regulation which has not been notified in accordance with the Directive.

This judgement confirms the Commission's communication of 1 October 1986 (OJ C 245, 1.10.1986, p. 4).

Accordingly, breach of the obligation to notify renders the technical regulations concerned inapplicable, and consequently unenforceable against individuals.

For more information on the notification procedure, please write to:

European Commission DG Enterprise and Industry, Unit C3 B–1049 Brussels e-mail: Dir83-189-Central@cec.eu.int

Also consult the website: http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/tris/

If you require any further information on these notifications, please contact the national departments listed below:

LIST OF NATIONAL DEPARTMENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF DIRECTIVE 98/34/EC

BELGIUM

BELNotif Qualité et Sécurité SPF Economie, PME, Classes moyennes et Energie NG III – 4ème étage boulevard du Roi Albert II / 16 B-1000 Bruxelles Ms Pascaline Descamps Tel.: (32) 2 206 46 89 Fax: (32) 2 206 57 46 E-mail: pascaline.descamps@mineco.fgov.be paolo.caruso@mineco.fgov.be General e-mail: belnotif@mineco.fgov.be Website: http://www.mineco.fgov.be

CZECH REPUBLIC

Czech Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing Gorazdova 24 P.O. BOX 49 CZ-128 01 Praha 2 Ms Helena Fofonková Tel.: (420) 224 907 125 Fax: (420) 224 907 122 E-mail: fofonkova@unmz.cz General e-mail: eu9834@unmz.cz Website: http://www.unmz.cz

DENMARK

Erhvervs- og Boligstyrelsen Dahlerups Pakhus Langelinie Allé 17 DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø (or DK-2100 Copenhagen OE) Tel.: (45) 35 46 66 89 (direct) Fax: (45) 35 46 62 03 E-mail: Ms Birgitte Spühler Hansen - bsh@ebst.dk Mutual mailbox for notification messages - noti@ebst.dk Website: http://www.ebst.dk/Notifikationer

GERMANY

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit Referat XA2 Scharnhorststr. 34 - 37 D-10115 Berlin Ms Christina Jäckel Tel.: (49) 30 2014 6353 Fax: (49) 30 2014 5379 E-mail: infonorm@bmwa.bund.de Website: http://www.bmwa.bund.de

ESTONIA

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications Harju str. 11 EE-15072 Tallinn Mr Margus Alver Tel.: (372) 6 256 405 Fax: (372) 6 313 660 E-mail: margus.alver@mkm.ee General e-mail: el.teavitamine@mkm.ee

GREECE

Ministry of Development General Secretariat of Industry Mesogeion 119 GR-101 92 ATHENS Tel.: (30) 210 696 98 63 Fax: (30) 210 696 91 06

ELOT Acharnon 313 GR-111 45 ATHENS Tel.: (30) 210 212 03 01 Fax: (30) 210 228 62 19 E-mail: 83189in@elot.gr Website: http://www.elot.gr

SPAIN

Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores Secretaría de Estado de Asuntos Europeos Direccion General de Coordinacion del Mercado Interior y otras Políticas Comunitarias Subdireccion General de Asuntos Industriales, Energéticos, de Transportes y Comunicaciones y de Medio Ambiente C/Padilla, 46, Planta 2a, Despacho: 6218 E-28006 MADRID Mr Angel Silván Torregrosa Tel.: (34) 91 379 83 32 Ms Esther Pérez Peláez Technical Advisor E-mail: esther.perez@ue.mae.es Tel.: (34) 91 379 84 64 Fax: (34) 91 379 84 01 E-mail: d83-189@ue.mae.es

FRANCE

Délégation interministérielle aux normes Direction générale de l'Industrie, des Technologies de l'information et des Postes (DiGITIP) Service des politiques d'innovation et de compétitivité (SPIC) Sous-direction de la normalisation, de la qualité et de la propriété industrielle (SQUALPI) DiGITIP 5 12, rue Villiot F-75572 Paris Cedex 12 Ms Suzanne Piau Tel.: (33) 1 53 44 97 04 Fax: (33) 1 53 44 98 88 E-mail: suzanne.piau@industrie.gouv.fr Ms Françoise Ouvrard Tel.: (33) 1 53 44 97 05 Fax: (33) 1 53 44 98 88 E-mail: francoise.ouvrard@industrie.gouv.fr

IRELAND

NSAI Glasnevin Dublin 9 Ireland Mr Tony Losty Tel.: (353) 1 807 38 80 Fax: (353) 1 807 38 38 E-mail: tony.losty@nsai.ie Website: http://www.nsai.ie

ITALY

Ministero delle attività produttive Dipartimento per le imprese Direzione Generale per lo sviluppo produttivo e la competitività Ufficio F1 - Ispettorato tecnico dell'industria Via Molise 2 I-00187 Roma Mr Vincenzo Correggia Tel.: (39) 06 47 05 22 05 Fax: (39) 06 47 88 78 05 E-mail: vincenzo.correggia@minindustria.it Mr Enrico Castiglioni Tel.: (39) 06 47 05 26 69 Fax: (39) 06 47 88 77 48 E-mail: enrico.castiglioni@minindustria.it E-mail: ispettoratotecnico@minindustria.flexmail.it Website: http://www.minindustria.it

CYPRUS

Cyprus Organization for the Promotion of Quality Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism 13, A. Araouzou street CY-1421 Nicosia Tel.: (357) 22 409 313 or (357) 22 375 053 Fax: (357) 22 754 103 Mr Antonis Ioannou Tel.: (357) 22 409 409 Fax: (357) 22 754 103 E-mail: aioannou@cys.mcit.gov.cy Ms Thea Andreou Tel.: (357) 22 409 404 Fax: (357) 22 754 103 E-mail: tandreou@cys.mcit.gov.cy General e-mail: dir9834@cys.mcit.gov.cy Website: http://www.cys.mcit.gov.cy

LATVIA

Division of the Commercial Normative, SOLVIT and Notification Internal Market Department of the Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Latvia 55, Brvibas str. Riga LV-1519 Ms Agra Ločmele Senior Officer of the Division of the Commercial Normative, SOLVIT and Notification E-mail: agra.locmele@em.gov.lv Tel.: (371) 7031236 Fax: (371) 7280882 E-mail: notification@em.gov.lv

LITHUANIA

Lithuanian Standards Board T. Kosciuskos g. 30 LT-01100 Vilnius Ms Daiva Lesickiene Tel.: (370) 5 2709347 Fax: (370) 5 2709367 E-mail: dir9834@lsd.lt Website: http://www.lsd.lt

LUXEMBOURG

SEE - Service de l'Energie de l'Etat 34, avenue de la Porte-Neuve B.P. 10 L-2010 Luxembourg Mr J.P. Hoffmann Tel.: (352) 46 97 46 1 Fax: (352) 22 25 24 E-mail: see.direction@eg.etat.lu Website: http://www.see.lu

HUNGARY

Hungarian Notification Centre – Ministry of Economy and Transport Budapest Honvéd u. 13-15. H-1055 Mr Zsolt Fazekas E-mail: fazekaszs@gkm.hu Tel.: (36) 1 374 2873 Fax: (36) 1 473 1622 E-mail: notification@gkm.hu Website: http://www.gkm.hu/dokk/main/gkm

MALTA

Malta Standards Authority Level 2 Evans Building Merchants Street VLT 03 MT-Valletta Tel.: (356) 2124 2420 Fax: (356) 2124 2406 Ms Lorna Cachia E-mail: lorna.cachia@msa.org.mt General e-mail: notification@msa.org.mt Website: http://www.msa.org.mt

NETHERLANDS

Ministerie van Financiën Belastingsdienst/Douane Noord Team bijzondere klantbehandeling Centrale Dienst voor In-en uitvoer Engelse Kamp 2 Postbus 30003 9700 RD Groningen Nederland Mr Ebel van der Heide Tel.: (31) 50 5 23 21 34 Ms Hennie Boekema Tel.: (31) 50 5 23 21 35 Ms Tineke Elzer Tel.: (31) 50 5 23 21 33 Fax: (31) 50 5 23 21 59 General e-mail: Enquiry.Point@tiscali-business.nl Enquiry.Point2@tiscali-business.nl

AUSTRIA

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit Abteilung C2/1 Stubenring 1 A-1010 Wien Ms Brigitte Wikgolm Tel.: (43) 1 711 00 58 96 Fax: (43) 1 715 96 51 or (43) 1 712 06 80 E-mail: not9834@bmwa.gv.at Website: http://www.bmwa.gv.at

POLAND

Ministry of Economy and Labour Department for European and Multilateral Relations Plac Trzech Krzyży 3/5 PL-00-507 Warszawa Ms Barbara Nieciak Tel.: (48) 22 693 54 07 Fax: (48) 22 693 40 28 E-mail: barnie@mg.gov.pl Ms Agata Gągor Tel.: (48) 22 693 56 90 General e-mail: notyfikacja@mg.gov.pl

PORTUGAL

Instituto Portugês da Qualidade Rua Antonio Gião, 2 P-2829-513 Caparica Ms Cândida Pires Tel.: (351) 21 294 82 36 or 81 00 Fax: (351) 21 294 82 23 E-mail: c.pires@mail.ipq.pt General e-mail: not9834@mail.ipq.pt Website: http://www.ipq.pt

SLOVENIA

SIST – Slovenian Institute for Standardization Contact point for 98/34/EC and WTO-TBT Enquiry Point Šmartinska 140 SLO-1000 Ljubljana Tel.: (386) 1 478 3041 Fax: (386) 1 478 3098 E-mail: contact@sist.si Ms Vesna Stražišar

SLOVAKIA

Ms Kvetoslava Steinlova Director of the Department of European Integration, Office of Standards, Metrology and Testing of the Slovak Republic Stefanovicova 3 SK-814 39 Bratislava Tel.: (421) 2 5249 3521 Fax: (421) 2 5249 1050 E-mail: steinlova@normoff.gov.sk

FINLAND

Kauppa-ja teollisuusministeriö (Ministry of Trade and Industry) Visitor address: Aleksanterinkatu 4 FIN-00171 Helsinki and Katakatu 3 FIN-00120 Helsinki Postal address: PO Box 32 FIN-00023 Government Mr Henri Backman Tel.: (358) 9 1606 36 27 Fax: (358) 9 1606 46 22 E-mail: henri.backman@ktm.fi Ms Katri Amper General e-mail: maaraykset.tekniset@ktm.fi Website: http://www.ktm.fi

SWEDEN

Kommerskollegium (National Board of Trade) Box 6803 Drottninggatan 89 S – 113 86 Stockholm Ms Kerstin Carlsson Tel.: (46) 86 90 48 82 or (46) 86 90 48 00 Fax: (46) 86 90 48 40 or (46) 83 06 759 E-mail: kerstin.carlsson@kommers.se General e-mail: 9834@kommers.se Website: http://www.kommers.se

UNITED KINGDOM

Department of Trade and Industry Standards and Technical Regulations Directorate 2 151 Buckingham Palace Road London SW1 W 9SS United Kingdom Mr Philip Plumb Tel.: (44) 2072151488 Fax: (44) 2072151529 E-mail: philip.plumb@dti.gsi.gov.uk General e-mail: 9834@dti.gsi.gov.uk Website: http://www.dti.gov.uk/strd

EFTA - ESA

EFTA Surveillance Authority Rue Belliard 35 B-1040 Bruxelles Ms Adinda Batsleer Tel.: (32) 2 286 18 61 Fax: (32) 2 286 18 00 E-mail: aba@eftasurv.int Ms Tuija Ristiluoma Tel.: (32) 2 286 18 71 Fax: (32) 2 286 18 00 E-mail: tri@eftasurv.int General e-mail: DRAFTTECHREGESA@eftasurv.int Website: http://www.eftasurv.int

EFTA Goods Unit EFTA Secretariat Rue de Trêves 74 B-1040 Bruxelles Ms Kathleen Byrne Tel.: (32) 2 286 17 34 Fax: (32) 2 286 17 42 E-mail: kathleen.byrne@efta.int General e-mail: DRAFTTECHREGEFTA@efta.int Website: http://www.efta.int

TURKEY

Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade General Directorate of Standardisation for Foreign Trade Inönü Bulvari no 36 06510 Emek - Ankara Mr Saadettin Doğan Tel.: (90) 312 212 58 99 (90) 312 204 81 02 Fax: (90) 312 212 87 68 E-mail: dtsabbil@dtm.gov.tr Website: http://www.dtm.gov.tr

(1) Year - registration number - Member State of origin.

(2) Period during which the draft may not be adopted.

(3) No standstill period since the Commission accepts the grounds of urgent adoption invoked by the notifying Member State.

(4) No standstill period since the measure concerns technical specifications or other requirements or rules on services linked to fiscal or financial measures, pursuant to the third indent of the second paragraph of Article 1(11) of Directive 98/34/EC.

(5) Information procedure closed.