§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list the EU directives implemented by the Department since 8 June 2001. [126589]
§ Mr. BradshawThe Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs plays a leading role in the UK's EU policy on the environment, agriculture, fisheries, animal and plant health. Since 8 June 2001, this Department has led on the implementation of 76 directives. The following table shows the directives implemented during the period.
Details of all directives implemented can be found on the Eur-Lex database available on the European Union's website.
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Directive number Directive name Policy area Date agreed Actual UK 2001/047/EC Placing plant protection products on the market Agri 25 June 2001 25 February 2002 2001/048/EC Fixing maximum levels of pesticide residues Agri 28 June 2001 25 February 2002 2001/049/EC Placing plant protection products on the market Agri 28 June 2001 25 February 2002 2001/057/EC Fixing maximum levels of pesticide residues Agri 25 July 2001 25 February 2002 2001/064/EC Marketing of fodder plant seed and cereal seed Agri 31 August 2001 5 March 2003 2001/081/EC National emission ceilings for certain atmospheric pollutants Env 23 October 2001 10 January 2003 2001/082/EC Community code relating to veterinary medicine products Agri 6 November 2001 31 March 2003 2001/091/EC Restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (hexachloroethane) Env 29 October 2001 30 June 2003 2001/099/EC Amending Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market to include glyphosate and thifensulfuron-methyl as active substances Agri 20 November 2001 22 October 2002 2001/103/EC Amending Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market to include 2, 4 dichlorophenoxy acetic acid (2, 4-D) as an active substance Agri 28 November 2001 22 October 2002 2001/109/EC Statistical surveys to be carried out by Member States to determine potential of certain species of fruit trees Agri 16 January 2002 15 May 2002 2002/005/EC Amending Annex II to Council Directive 90/642/EEC as regards the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables Agri 30 January 2002 1 September 2002 2002/008/EC Minimum conditions for examining vegetables and agricultural residues Agri 6 February 2002 12 April 2002 2002/018/EC Amending Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market to include isoproturon as an active substance Agri 22 February 2002 22 October 2002 2002/023/EC Fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables respectively Agri 26 February 2002 19 September 2002 2002/028/EC Protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the community Agri 19 March 2002 24 September 2002 2002/029/EC Amending Directive 2001/32/EC as regards certain protected zones exposed to particular plant health risks in the community Agri 19 March 2002 24 September 2002 2002/031/EC Energy labelling of household air conditioners Env 22 March 2002 14 March 2003 2002/033/EC Amending Directives 90/425/EEC and 92/118/EEC as regards health requirements for animal by-products Agri 21 October 2002 30 June 2003 2002/037/EC Amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include ethofumesate as an active substance Agri 3 May 2002 6 March 2003 2002/040/EC Commission Directive 2002/040/EC implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household electric ovens Env 8 May 2002 14 March 2003 2002/042/EC Fixing maximum levels of pesticide residues Agri 17 May 2002 11 April 2003 2002/048/EC Amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include iprovalicarb, prosulfuron and sulfosulfuron as active substances Agri 30 May 2002 6 March 2003 2002/062/EC Adapting to technical progress for the ninth time Annex I to Council Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States on marketing and use of (organostannic compounds) Env 9 July 2002 14 March 2003 2002/063/EC Establishing community methods of sampling for the official control of pesticides residues in and on products of the plant and animal origin and repealing Directive 79/700/EEC Agri 16 July 2002 7 April 2003 2002/064/EC Amending Council Directive 91/414/EECto include cinidon-ethyl, cyhalofop butyl, famoxadone, florasulam, metalaxyl-M and picolinafen as active substances Agri 15 July 2002 7 April 2003 2002/066/EC Amending the Annexes to Directive 76/895/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards the fixing of maximum levels for pesticides residues in and on fruit and vegetables Agri 16 July 2002 11 April 2003 2002/071/EC Non Transposition of Directive 2002/71/EC: Fixing of maximum levels for pesticides residues (fromthion, dimethoate and oxydemetonmethyl) Agri 19 August 2002 11 April 2003 2002/076/EC Incineration of waste Agri 6 September 2002 11 April 2003 2002/079/EC Non Transposition of Commission Directive 2002/79/EC amending the Annexes to Council Directives 76/895/EEC, 86/362/ EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards fixing of maximum levels for certain pesticides residues Agri 2 October 2002 15 April 2003 2002/081/EC Amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include flumioxazine as an active substance (Plant Protection Products) Agri 10 October 2002 7 April 2003 2002/097/EC Amending the annexes to council directives 86/362/EEC.86/363/ EEC and 90/642/EEC Fixing of maximum levels of pesticide in cereal and foodstuff in products of animal and plant origin Agri 16 December 2002 15 April 2003 2002/100/EC Maximum residue levels in azoxystrobin Agri 20 December 2002 15 April 2003