STATISTICS ON TECHNICAL REGULATIONS NOTIFIED IN 2022 UNDER THE 2015/1535 NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE – 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 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
Date: 2023-12-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, EU statistics, exchange of information, information society, technical standard








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C/2023/1612


22.12.2023






STATISTICS ON TECHNICAL REGULATIONS NOTIFIED IN 2022 UNDER THE 2015/1535 NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE
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 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 (1)

(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/1612)

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


44 


0 


3 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




Belgium


64 


11 


6 


0 


3 


5 


0 


1 




Bulgaria


6 


1 


1 


0 


0 


1 


0 


0 




Croatia


7 


0 


2 


0 


0 


1 


0 


0 




Cyprus


3 


1 


1 


0 


1 


0 


0 


0 




Czechia


14 


1 


3 


0 


0 


1 


0 


0 




Denmark


43 


4 


5 


0 


0 


0 


0 


1 




Estonia


13 


2 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




Finland


22 


0 


2 


0 


0 


1 


0 


1 




France


55 


15 


9 


0 


3 


2 


0 


0 




Germany


64 


4 


3 


0 


0 


1 


0 


0 




Greece


170 


0 


1 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




Hungary


35 


2 


6 


0 


7 


1 


1 


0 




Ireland


14 


6 


5 


0 


9 


2 


0 


1 




Italy


32 


0 


9 


0 


1 


2 


0 


0 




Latvia


4 


0 


1 


0 


0 


1 


0 


0 




Lithuania


10 


0 


1 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




Luxembourg


11 


2 


2 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




Malta


5 


0 


1 


0 


0 


1 


0 


0 




Netherlands


40 


4 


6 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




Poland


77 


2 


34 


0 


0 


3 


0 


0 




Portugal


2 


0 


1 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




Romania


27 


4 


3 


0 


0 


3 


0 


0 




Slovakia


21 


0 


1 


0 


0 


1 


0 


0 




Slovenia


10 


1 


1 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




Spain


29 


2 


12 


0 


0 


4 


0 


0 




Sweden


63 


2 


9 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




EU total


885 


64 


128 


0 


24 


30 


1 


4 




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


SI


ES


SE


Total




Information Society Services


1 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


3 


1 


0 


11 


7 


0 


0 


3 


3 


0 


1 


0 


0 


1 


1 


0 


0 


0 


2 


1 


3 


38 




Agriculture


8 


9 


1 


3 


2 


6 


5 


0 


2 


7 


2 


1 


22 


1 


7 


2 


3 


6 


1 


9 


48 


0 


6 


1 


3 


13 


8 


168 




Chemicals


1 


3 


0 


1 


0 


2 


5 


3 


6 


2 


3 


0 


0 


0 


1 


1 


0 


0 


0 


1 


0 


0 


1 


0 


0 


1 


7 


38 




Construction


18 


14 


5 


2 


8 


0 


0 


2 


3 


0 


19 


163 


0 


4 


4 


0 


5 


0 


3 


10 


5 


0 


14 


5 


4 


1 


4 


293 




Domestic and Leisure Equipment


1 


2 


0 


0 


1 


0 


1 


0 


1 


9 


0 


0 


2 


0 


0 


0 


1 


0 


0 


1 


0 


1 


0 


0 


0 


1 


6 


27 




Energy, Minerals, Wood


0 


2 


0 


0 


0 


0 


8 


0 


0 


0 


4 


3 


1 


3 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


5 


7 


0 


3 


9 


0 


0 


2 


47 




Environment


1 


7 


0 


0 


0 


0 


2 


2 


1 


2 


1 


0 


0 


1 


9 


1 


0 


0 


0 


4 


3 


1 


0 


2 


0 


2 


2 


41 




Goods and Miscellaneous Products


4 


4 


0 


0 


0 


2 


4 


2 


0 


4 


0 


0 


1 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


6 


2 


0 


0 


2 


0 


3 


3 


37 




Health, Medical Equipment


0 


7 


0 


0 


0 


1 


0 


0 


0 


13 


1 


0 


2 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


1 


0 


2 


0 


0 


1 


1 


29 




Mechanics


1 


6 


0 


1 


0 


1 


6 


1 


0 


1 


3 


1 


0 


0 


2 


0 


0 


1 


1 


0 


2 


0 


0 


1 


1 


1 


6 


36 




Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics


1 


4 


0 


0 


0 


2 


0 


0 


4 


2 


5 


0 


7 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


2 


0 


0 


0 


0 


1 


0 


28 




Telecoms


1 


4 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


1 


2 


13 


2 


0 


2 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


1 


0 


0 


0 


0 


3 


2 


31 




Transport


7 


2 


0 


0 


0 


0 


1 


2 


4 


2 


6 


0 


0 


0 


6 


0 


0 


4 


0 


3 


5 


0 


1 


1 


0 


1 


19 


64 




Total per Member State


44 


64 


6 


7 


11 


14 


35 


13 


22 


55 


64 


170 


35 


14 


32 


4 


10 


11 


5 


40 


77 


2 


27 


21 


10 


29 


63 


885 




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, Liechtenstein, Norway (8)
and Switzerland (9)








Country


Notifications


EU Comments (10)





Iceland


6 


1 




Liechtenstein


3 


0 




Norway


11 


1 




Switzerland


4 


0 




Total


24 


2 




IV. –   Table showing the breakdown by sector of drafts notified by Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland











Sector


Iceland


Liechtenstein


Norway


Switzerland


Total




Agriculture


1 


0 


1 


0 


2 




Chemicals


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




Mechanics


0 


0 


2 


0 


2 




Health, Medical Equipment


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




Telecoms


0 


0 


0 


3 


3 




Transport


0 


0 


4 


0 


4 




Construction


0 


3 


0 


0 


3 




Domestic and Leisure Equipment


0 


0 


1 


0 


1 




Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics


2 


0 


0 


0 


2 




Goods and Miscellaneous Products


3 


0 


1 


0 


4 




Information Society Services


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




Energy, Minerals, Wood


0 


0 


2 


1 


2 




Environment


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




Total per country


6 


3 


11 


4 


24 




V. –   Table showing drafts notified by Türkiye and the comments issued by the European Commission on behalf of the European union relating to these drafts








Türkiye


Notifications


EU Comments




Total


4 


0 




VI. –   Table showing the breakdown by sector of drafts notified by Türkiye







Sector


Türkiye




Agriculture


1 




Goods and Miscellaneous Products


3 




Total


4 




VII. –   Table showing drafts notified by the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) and the comments issued by the European Commission on behalf of the European union relating to these drafts








United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)


Notifications


EU Comments




Total


11 


0 




VIII. –   Table showing the breakdown by sector of drafts notified by the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)







Sector


United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)




Construction


4 




Telecoms


6 




Environment


1 




Total


11 




IX. –   Statistics on infringement proceedings in progress in 2022 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 2022




EU total


8 






(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 Türkiye under the Association Agreement concluded with that country (the Association Agreement between the European Economic Community and Türkiye (OJ P 217, 1964, p. 3687) and Decisions 1/95 and 2/97 of the EC-Türkiye 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 footnote 4) 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 footnote 4), 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 footnotes 4 and 8) 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 footnotes 4 and 9).


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