Information procedure — Technical rules   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-11-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, EU law - national law, access to information, dissemination of EU information, exchange of information, information society, technical regulations, technical standard

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Information procedure — Technical rules

(2006/C 280/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a proce-
dure 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

2006/0556/UK

The Smoke-Free Premises etc. (Wales) Regulations 2007

2006/0557/NL

Soil Quality Regulation

End of three-month
standstill period (2)

18.1.2007

18.1.2007

2006/0558/PL

Order of the Minister for the Economy on the quality requirements for liquid biofuels used in selected
fleets, and manufactured by farmers for their own use

18.1.2007

2006/0559/DK

Amendment to Order No 1012 of 13 November 2000 on a prohibition of the importation and sale of
products containing lead

19.1.2007

2006/0560/D

Draft Sixth Order amending the Order on methods of interaction with the Federal Office for Plant Vari-
eties

22.1.2007

2006/0561/A

Amendment of an Order of the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, the Environment and Water
Management amending the Order banning certain chemicals 2003

22.1.2007

2006/0562/NL

Regulation laying down the Regulation on tobacco advertisements in or at sales outlets for tobacco

22.1.2007

2006/0563/IRL

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations 2006

2006/0564/F

Order approving various provisions supplementing and amending the safety regulation against the risks of
fire and panic in establishments open to the public (rooms used for hearings, conferences, meetings,
shows, or with multiple uses)

2006/0565/UK

The Categories of Gaming Machine Regulations 2006

22.1.2007

25.1.2007

25.1.2007

2006/0566/F

Decree on the prevention of carbon monoxide poisoning in buildings by heating or domestic hot water
appliances

25.1.2007

2006/0567/HU

The Decree issued by the Minister for the Economy and Transport on the marking of military technolo-
gical products and the recording of military technological products and services

26.1.2007

(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.
Information procedure closed.

(5)

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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 noti-
fied 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@ec.europa.eu

Also consult the website: http://ec.europa.eu/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 — 4ème étage
boulevard du Roi Albert II/16
B-1000 Bruxelles

Ms Pascaline Descamps
Tel.: (32) 2 277 80 03
Fax: (32) 2 277 54 01
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

Mr Miroslav Chloupek
Director of International Relations Department
Tel.: (420) 224 907 123
Fax: (420) 224 914 990
E-mail: chloupek@unmz.cz

Ms Lucie Růžičková
Tel.: (420) 224 907 139
Fax: (420) 224 907 122
E-mail: ruzickova@unmz.cz

General e-mail: eu9834@unmz.cz

Website: http://www.unmz.cz

DENMARK

Erhvervs- og Byggestyrelsen
(National Agency for Enterprise and Construction)
Dahlerups Pakhus
Langelinie Allé 17
DK-2100 København Ø (or DK-2100 Copenhagen OE)

Mr Bjarne Bang Christensen
Legal adviser
Tel.: (45) 35 46 63 66 (direct)
E-mail: bbc@ebst.dk

Ms Birgit Jensen
Principal Executive Officer
Tel.: (45) 35 46 62 87 (direct)
Fax: (45) 35 46 62 03
E-mail: bij@ebst.dk

Ms Pernille Hjort Engstrøm
Head of Section
Tel.: (45) 35 46 63 35 (direct)
E-mail: phe@ebst.dk

Common mailbox for notification messages — noti@ebst.dk

Website: http://www.ebst.dk/Notifikationer

GERMANY

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie
Referat EA3
Scharnhorststr. 34 — 37
D-10115 Berlin

Ms Christina Jäckel
Tel.: (49) 30 20 14 63 53
Fax: (49) 30 20 14 53 79
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 Karl Stern
Executive Officer of Trade Policy Division
EU and International Co-operation Department
Tel.: (372) 6 256 405
Fax: (372) 6 313 029
E-mail: karl.stern@mkm.ee

General e-mail: el.teavitamine@mkm.ee

Website: http://www.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

Ms Evangelia Alexandri
Tel.: (30) 210 212 03 01
Fax: (30) 210 228 62 19
E-mail: alex@elot.gr

General e-mail: 83189in@elot.gr

Website: http://www.elot.gr

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SPAIN

ITALY

S.G. de Asuntos Industriales, Energéticos, de Transportes y Comunica-
ciones y de Medio Ambiente
D.G. de Coordinación del Mercado Interior y otras PPCC
Secretaría de Estado para la Unión Europea
Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperación
Torres ‘Ágora’
C/ Serrano Galvache, 26-4a
E-20033 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

General 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

General e-mail: d9834.france@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

Ministero dello sviluppo economico
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@attivitaproduttive.gov.it

Mr Enrico Castiglioni
Tel.: (39) 06 47 05 26 69
Fax: (39) 06 47 88 78 05
E-mail: enrico.castiglioni@attivitaproduttive.gov.it

General e-mail: ucn98.34.italia@attivitaproduttive.gov.it

Website: http://www.attivitaproduttive.gov.it

CYPRUS

Cyprus Organization for the Promotion of Quality
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
13-15, A. Araouzou street
CY-1421 Nicosia

Tel.: (357) 22 40 93 10
Fax: (357) 22 75 41 03

Mr Antonis Ioannou
Tel.: (357) 22 40 94 09
Fax: (357) 22 75 41 03
E-mail: aioannou@cys.mcit.gov.cy

General e-mail: dir9834@cys.mcit.gov.cy

Website: http://www.cys.mcit.gov.cy

LATVIA

Ministry of Economics of Republic of Latvia
Trade Normative and SOLVIT Notification Division
SOLVIT Coordination Centre
55, Brīvības Street
LV-1519 Riga

Reinis Berzins
Deputy Head of Trade Normative and SOLVIT Notification
Division
Tel.: (371) 701 32 30
Fax: (371) 728 08 82

Zanda Liekna
Senior Officer of Division of EU Internal Market Coordination
Tel.: (371) 701 32 36
Tel.: (371) 701 30 67
Fax: (371) 728 08 82
E-mail: zanda.liekna@em.gov.lv

Website: http://www.nsai.ie

General e-mail: notification@em.gov.lv

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LITHUANIA

Lithuanian Standards Board
T. Kosciuskos g. 30
LT-01100 Vilnius

Ms Daiva Lesickiene
Tel.: (370) 5 270 93 47
Fax: (370) 5 270 93 67

E-mail: dir9834@lsd.lt

Website: http://www.lsd.lt

LUXEMBURG

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
Industrial Department
Budapest
Honvéd u. 13-15.
H-1880

Mr Zsolt Fazekas
Leading Councillor
E-mail: fazekas.zsolt@gkm.gov.hu
Tel.: (36) 1 374 28 73
Fax: (36) 1 473 16 22

E-mail: notification@gkm.gov.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) 21 24 24 20
Tel.: (356) 21 24 32 82
Fax: (356) 21 24 24 06

Ms Lorna Cachia
E-mail: lorna.cachia@msa.org.mt

General e-mail: notification@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
Department for Economic Regulations
Plac Trzech Krzyży 3/5
PL-00-507 Warszawa

Ms Barbara H. Kozłowska
Tel.: (48) 22 693 54 07
Fax: (48) 22 693 40 25
E-mail: barbara.kozlowska@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.msa.org.mt

Website: http://www.ipq.pt

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SLOVENIA

UNITED KINGDOM

SIST — Slovenian Institute for Standardization
Contact point for 98/34/EC and WTO-TBT Enquiry Point
Šmartinska 140
SLO-1000 Ljubljana

Ms Vesna Stražišar
Tel.: (386) 1 478 30 41
Fax: (386) 1 478 30 98

E-mail: contact@sist.si

SLOVAKIA

Ms Kvetoslava Steinlova
Director of the Department of European Integration,
Office of Standards, Metrology and Testing of
Republic
Stefanovicova 3
SK-814 39 Bratislava

the Slovak

Tel.: (421) 2 52 49 35 21
Fax: (421) 2 52 49 10 50
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

Ms Leila Orava
Tel.: (358) 9 1606 46 86
Fax: (358) 9 1606 46 22
E-mail: leila.orava@ktm.fi

Ms Katri Amper
Tel.: (358) 9 1606 46 48

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) 2072151340
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 Joseph II 12-16
B-1000 Bruxelles

Ms Kathleen Byrne
Tel.: (32) 2 286 17 49
Fax: (32) 2 286 17 42
E-mail: kathleen.byrne@efta.int

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

Website: http://www.ktm.fi

General e-mail: DRAFTTECHREGEFTA@efta.int

Website: http://www.efta.int

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) 8 690 48 40 or (46) 83 06 759
E-mail: kerstin.carlsson@kommers.se

General e-mail: 9834@kommers.se

Website: http://www.kommers.se

TURKEY

Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade
General Directorate of Standardisation for Foreign Trade
Inönü Bulvari no 36
TR-06510
Emek — Ankara

Mr Mehmet Comert
Tel.: (90) 312 212 58 98
Fax: (90) 312 212 87 68
E-mail: comertm@dtm.gov.tr

Website: http://www.dtm.gov.tr