Statistics relating to technical regulations notified in 2006 under the Directive 98/34/EC procedure — Information supplied by the Commission in accordance with Article 11 of Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2007-07-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, EU statistics, exchange of information, information society, technical regulations, technical standard

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5.7.2007

STATISTICS RELATING TO TECHNICAL REGULATIONS NOTIFIED IN 2006 UNDER THE
DIRECTIVE 98/34/EC PROCEDURE

Information supplied by the Commission in accordance with Article 11 of Directive 98/34/EC of
the European Parliament and of the Council laying down a procedure for the provision of informa-
tion in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society
services (1)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 151/05)

I. Types of reactions sent to EC Member States regarding the drafts notified by each of them

Member State

Notifications

Observations (2)

Detailed Opinions (3)

Proposals for Community
Acts

Member
State

COM

EFTA (4)

TR (5)

Member
State

COM

9(3) (6)

9(4) (7)

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

Spain

Finland

France

Greece

Ireland

Italy

Luxembourg

The Netherlands

Austria

Portugal

Sweden

United Kingdom

Latvia

Malta

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Hungary

Lithuania

28

24

77

70

18

57

5

6

20

2

71

42

7

50

59

10

7

1

21

15

2

2

8

12

11

2

25

1

1

8

3

13

9

2

8

20

2

0

0

11

5

2

12

12

17

8

3

11

2

2

5

0

12

9

2

16

16

2

1

1

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

2

6

1

3

6

1

0

2

0

5

2

1

2

6

0

0

0

2

1

2

6

0

8

2

0

11

1

0

1

0

1

3

2

2

6

1

2

0

2

2

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

(1) Directive 98/34/EC (OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37) consolidates Council Directive 83/189/EEC (OJ L 109, 26.4.1983, p. 8),
as amended principally by Directives 88/182/EEC (OJ L 81, 26.3.1988, p. 75) and 94/10/EC of the European Parliament
and the Council (OJ L 100, 19.4.1994, p. 30). Directive 98/34/EC was amended by Directive 98/48/CE (OJ L 217,
5.8.1998, p. 18) which broadened its scope to include information society services. This came into effect on
5 August 1999.

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Member State

Notifications

Estonia

Slovenia

Poland

Slovakia

8

11

48

9

Member
State

2

2

15

8

EU Total

668

172

154

Observations (2)

Detailed Opinions (3)

Proposals for Community
Acts

COM

EFTA (4)

TR (5)

3

3

11

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Member
State

0

1

5

3

52

COM

9(3) (6)

9(4) (7)

0

1

8

1

61

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

2

(2) Article 8(2) of the Directive.
(3) Article 9(2) of the Directive (‘detailed opinion … to the effect that the envisaged measure may create obstacles to the free movement of goods or services or to freedom

of establishment of service operators within the internal market’).

(4) On the basis of the Agreement on the European Economic Area, the EFTA countries contracting parties to this Agreement apply Directive 98/34/EC adapted as necessary
in accordance with Annex II, Chapter XIX, Point 1, and may thus issue observations relating to drafts notified by Member States of the Community. Switzerland may also
issue such observations on the basis of an informal agreement for the exchange of information in the field of technical regulations.

(5) The 98/34 procedure was extended to Turkey in the context of the Association Agreement concluded with that country (Association Agreement between the European

Economic Community and Turkey (OJ 217, 29.12.1964, p. 3 687) and Decisions 1/95 and 2/97 of the EC-Turkey Association Council (JO C 11, 15.1.2005, p. 2).

(6) Article 9(3) of the Directive requiring Member States to postpone the adoption of a notified draft (except for draft regulations concerning services) for twelve months

from receipt by the Commission if the latter announces its intention to propose or adopt a Directive, Regulation, or Decision on the matter.

(7) Article 9(4)of the Directive requiring Member States to postpone the adoption of a notified draft for twelve months from the receipt 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 Council.

II. Breakdown by sector of drafts notified by EU Member States

Sector

BE

DK

DE

ES

FR

GR

3

2

0

0

2

4

5

3

0

1

4

2

2

0

5

1

0

0

0

1

6

0

8

3

0

0

30

5

1

3

0

1

2

1

0

8

6

4

1

0

6

16

3

1

0

7

17

24

2

7

1

1

FI

5

1

0

0

0

1

2

0

0

5

2

0

2

14

11

2

8

0

1

4

1

9

2

3

1

1

28

24

77

70

18

57

IE

0

0

0

3

0

1

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

6

IT

LU

NL

AT

PT

SE

UK

LT

MT

CY

CZ

HU

LV

EE

2

8

0

0

2

2

0

1

1

3

0

0

1

20

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

6

15

10

1

2

0

0

7

6

8

0

11

6

3

12

1

0

3

3

2

4

1

3

8

0

1

71

42

1

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

7

3

6

4

0

3

6

4

5

0

16

2

1

0

2

14

0

3

2

12

0

3

0

4

13

5

1

50

59

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

3

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

2

4

1

0

0

3

4

2

0

1

0

3

1

0

4

0

0

0

1

0

4

0

1

0

5

0

0

2

0

0

0

3

0

4

0

0

0

1

0

21

15

10

0

2

1

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

2

1

8

SI

5

4

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

PL

SK

5

1

0

0

0

21

9

6

0

3

0

2

1

0

4

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

0

2

0

EU
Total

104

96

15

18

18

85

45

51

11

75

86

30

34

11

48

9

668

0

1

0

1

0

0

2

0

0

0

1

0

0

5

Building and
construction

Foodstuffs
and
cultural
products

agri-

Chemicals

Pharmaceuti-
cals

Domestic and
leisure equip-
ment

Machinery

Energy, ores,
wood

Environment,
packaging

Health,
medical
equipment

Transport

Telecommu-
nications

Miscellaneous
products

Information
society
services

Total per
Member
State

C

1
5
1
/
1
2

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n
U
n
o
n

i

.

.

5
7
2
0
0
7

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III. Observations relating to drafts notified by Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway (8) and Switzerland (9)

Country

Notifications

EC Observations (10)

Iceland

Liechtenstein

Norway

Switzerland

1

1

21

13

36

Total

0

0

9

5

14

(10) The only type of Community reaction provided for by the Agreement on the European Economic Area (see notes 4 and 7) is the
facility to issue observations (Article 8(2) of Directive 98/34/EC as in Annex II, Chapter XIX, Point 1 of this Agreement). The same
type of reaction may be issued in respect of Swiss notifications on the basis of the informal agreement between the Community and
Switzerland (see notes 4 and 8).

IV. Breakdown by sector of drafts notified by Liechtenstein Iceland, Norway and Switzerland

Sector

Iceland

Liechtenstein

Norway

Switzerland

Total per
sector

Foodstuffs and agricultural products

Chemicals

Pharmaceuticals

Domestic and leisure equipment

Machinery

Energy, ores, wood

Health, medical equipment

Environment, packaging

Transport

Telecommunications

Miscellaneous products

Total per country

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

2

2

3

1

4

0

1

0

7

0

1

4

0

1

0

0

0

2

1

3

2

0

21

13

7

2

4

1

4

1

3

1

10

2

1

36

V. Drafts notified by Turkey and comments on these drafts

Turkey

Notifications

EC Comments

Total

19

15

VI. Distribution by sector of drafts notified by Turkey

Sectors

Foodstuffs and agricultural products

Building and construction

Energy, ores, wood

Transport

Total

Turkey

9

1

8

1

19

(8) The Agreement on the European Economic Area (see note 4) requires EFTA countries which are contracting parties to this

Agreement to notify draft technical regulations to the Commission.

(9) On the basis of the informal agreement for the exchange of information in the field of technical regulations (see note 4),

Switzerland forwards its draft technical regulations to the Commission.

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VII. Statistics on infringement procedures ongoing in 2006 and initiated under Article 226 of the EC
Treaty against national technical regulations adopted in breach of the provisions of Directive 98/34/EC

Country

Number

Spain

Danmark

Hungary

Italy

Portugal

United Kingdom

Sweden

2

1

1

6

1

1

2

14

EU Total