Information procedure — Technical rules (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-02-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European standard, access to EU information, dissemination of EU information, exchange of information, information society, service, technical rule

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Information procedure — Technical rules

(2004/C 49/02)

(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

2004/34/UK

The Firework (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2004

2004/35/E

2004/36/E

Draft Royal Decree laying down the technical requirements which must be met by, and the operating
standards of, technical centres for the installation, checking, control and inspection of digital tachographs

Draft Royal Decree adopting the procedure for the application of Standard UNE-EN 197-2:2000 to
cements other than common cements and to cement distribution centres

2004/37/NL

Decree amending the Commodities Act Decree on pressure equipment regulating the use of pressure
equipment, construction and pressure systems, and any other Orders in Council

2004/38/NL

Decree regulating the safety and certification of sea-going ships (2004 Shipping Decree)

2004/39/A

Technical contract terms

RVS 8.08.31, road equipment, restraint systems, steel guard-rails

2004/40/A

Technical contract terms

RVS 8.08.33, road equipment, restraint systems, concrete guide walls

End of
three-month
standstill period (2)

6.5.2004

7.5.2004

7.5.2004

11.5.2004

11.5.2004

13.5.2004

13.5.2004

(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.

The Commission draws attention to the judgment 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 judgment 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 Entreprise, Unit F1
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:

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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 – 4e etage
Boulevard du Roi Albert II/Koning Albert II-laan 16
B-1000 Brussels

Website: http://www.mineco.fgov.be

Ms P. Descamps
Tel. (32-2) 206 46 89
Fax (32-2) 206 57 46
E-mail: belnotif@mineco.fgov.be

DENMARK

Erhvervs- og Boligstyrelsen
Dahlerups Pakhus
Langelinie Allé 17
DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø(or DK-2100 Copenhagen OE)

Website: http://www.ebst.dk

Ms Laila Østergren
Tel. (45) 35 46 66 89 (direct)
Fax (45) 35 46 62 03
E-mail: Ms Laila Østergren — loe@ebst.dk

Mrs Birgitte Spühler Hansen — bsh@ebst.dk

Mutual mailbox for notification messages — noti@ebst.dk

GERMANY

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit
Referat XA2
Scharnhorststraße 34—37
D-10115 Berlin

Website: http://www.bmwa.bund.de

Ms Christina Jäckel
Tel. (49-30) 20 14 63 53
Fax (49-30) 20 14 53 79
E-mail: infonorm@bmwa.bund.de

GREECE

Ministry of Development
General Secretariat of Industry
Michalacopoulou 80
GR-115 28 Athens
Tel. (30-210) 778 17 31
Fax (30-210) 779 88 90

ELOT
Acharnon 313
GR-111 45 Athens

Mr E. Melagrakis
Tel. (30-210) 212 03 00
Fax (30-210) 228 62 19
E-mail: 83189in@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
Padilla, 46, Planta 2a, Despacho: 6276

E-28006 Madrid

Ms Esther Pérez Peláez

Tel. (34) 91379 84 64
Fax (34) 91379 84 01
E-mail: d83-189@ue.mae.es

FRANCE

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) 153 44 97 04
Fax (33) 153 44 98 88
E-mail: suzanne.piau@industrie.gouv.fr

Ms Françoise Ouvrard
Tel. (33) 153 44 97 05
Fax (33) 153 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: lostyt@nsai.ie

ITALY

Ministero delle Attività produttive
Dipartimento per le imprese
Direzione generale per lo Sviluppo produttivo e la competitività Ispettorato
tecnico dell'industria — Ufficio F1
Via Molise 2
I-00187 Roma

Website: http://www.minindustria.it

Mr V. Correggia
Tel. (39) 06 47 05 22 05
Fax (39) 06 47 88 78 05
E-mail: vincenzo.correggia@minindustria.it

Mr E. Castiglioni
Tel. (39) 06 47 05 26 69
Fax (39) 06 47 88 77 48
E-mail: enrico.castiglioni@minindustria.it

LUXEMBOURG

SEE — Service de l'Énergie de l'État
34, avenue de la Porte-Neuve
BP 10
L-2010 Luxembourg

Mr J. P. Hoffmann
Tel. (352) 469 74 61
Fax (352) 22 25 24
E-mail: see.direction@eg.etat.lu

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THE NETHERLANDS

Ministerie van Financiën
Belastingdienst/Douane Noord
Team bijzondere klantbehandeling
Centrale Dienst voor In- en uitvoer
Engelse Kamp 2
Postbus 30003
9700 RD Groningen
Netherland

Mr Ebel Van der Heide
Tel. (31-50) 523 21 34

Ms Hennie Boekema
Tel. (31-50) 523 21 35
Ms Tineke Elzer
Tel. (31-50) 523 21 33
Fax (31-50) 523 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

Website: http://www.bmwa.gv.at

Ms Brigitte Wikgolm
Tel. (43-1) 711 00 58 96
Fax (43-1) 715 96 51 or (43-1) 712 06 80
E-mail: post@tbt.bmwa.gv.at

PORTUGAL

Instituto Portugês da Qualidade
Rua Antonio Gião, 2
P-2829-513 Caparica

Website: http://www.ipq.pt
Ms Miranda Ondina
Tel. (351-21) 294 82 36 or 81 00
Fax (351-21) 294 82 23
E-mail: MOndina@mail.ipq.pt

FINLAND

Kauppa- ja teollisuusministeriö
Visitor address: Aleksanterinkatu 4
FIN-00171 Helsinki
and
Katakatu 3
FIN-00120 Helsinki

Postal address:
PO Box 32
FIN-00023 Valtioneuvosto

Website: http://www.ktm.fi
Ms Heli Malinen
Tel. (358-9) 16 06 36 27
Fax (358-9) 16 06 46 22
E-mail: heli.malinen@ktm.fi

Mr Katri Amper

General e-mail: maaraykset.tekniset@ktm.fi

SWEDEN

Kommerskollegium
(National Board of Trade)
Box 6803
Drottninggatan 89
S-113 86 Stockholm
Website: http://www.kommers.se

Ms Kerstin Carlsson
Tel. (46-8) 690 48 82 or (46-8) 690 48 00
Fax (46-8) 690 48 40 or (46-8) 30 67 59
E-mail: kerstin.carlsson@kommers.se

General e-mail: 9834@kommers.se

UNITED KINGDOM

Department of Trade and Industry
Standards and Technical Regulations Directorate 2
Bay 327
151 Buckingham Palace Road
London SW1 W 9SS
United Kingdom

Website: http://www.dti.gov.uk/strd

Mr Philip Plumb
Tel. (44) 207 215 15 64 or 14 88
Fax (44) 207 215 15 29
E-mail: philip.plumb@dti.gsi.gov.uk

General e-mail: 98-34@dti.gov.uk

EFTA — ESA

EFTA Surveillance Authority
Rue de Trêves/Trierstraat 74
B-1040 Brussels
Website: http://www.eftasurv.int

Mr Gunnar Thor Petursson
Tel. (32-2) 286 18 71
Fax (32-2) 286 18 00
E-mail: DRAFTTECHREGESA@eftasurv.int

EFTA
Goods Unit
EFTA Secretariat
Rue de Trêves/Trierstraat 74
B-1040 Brussels

Website: http://www.efta.int
Ms Kathleen Byrne
Tel. (32-2) 286 17 34
Fax (32-2) 286 17 42
E-mail: DRAFTTECHREGEFTA@efta.int
kathleen.byrne@efta.int

TURKEY

Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade
General Directorate of Standardisation for Foreign Trade
Inönü Bulvari — Emek — Ankara

Website: http://www.dtm.gov.tr
Mr Saadettin Dog˘an
Tel. (90-312) 212 88 00 of 20 44
(90-312) 212 88 00 of 25 65

Fax (90-312) 212 87 68
E-mail: dtsabbil@dtm.gov.tr