§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list the EU directives and regulations that have been implemented through her Department in 2002; and what was the cost of each to public funds. [64990]
§ Mr. MorleyIn answer to the first part of the question the information is in the tables. The first table shows all EC directives transposed in the whole of the UK and notified in 2002, for which DEFRA took the lead. The second table shows Council regulations agreed in 2002 for which DEFRA took the lead. Regulations have a direct effect in the laws of member states and do not usually require Governments to take action to implement them. The table does not show Commission regulations. Details of all regulations and directives agreed can be found on the Eur-Lex database available on the European Union's website.
The Department does not hold information in the form requested in the second part of the question. This information could be assembled only at disproportionate cost.
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EC directives transposed in the whole of the UK and notified in 2002 for which DEFRA took the lead Directive number Directive name 2000/48/EC Fixing of maximum levels of pesticide residues 2000/42/EC Fixing of maximum levels of pesticide residues 2000/37/EC Veterinary medicinal products 2000/27/EC Control of fish diseases 2000/24/EC Fixing of maximum levels of pesticide residues 2000/20/EC Animal health problems affecting intra-community trade in bovine animals 1999/71/EC Fixing of maximum levels in pesticide residues 1999/32/EC Sulphur content of certain liquid fuels 1999/54/EC Marketing of cereal seed 1999/8/EC Marketing of cereal seed 1998/96/EC Unofficial field inspections 1998/95/EC Genetically modified plant varieties
Council regulations agreed in 2002 for which DEFRA took the lead Regulation number Regulation title 120/2002 Amending Regulation (EC) No. 2793/1999 as regards the adjustment of the tariff quota for wine. 154/2002 Amending Regulation (EEC) No. 2358/71 on the Common organisation of the market in seeds and fixing the aid granted in the seeds sector for the 2002–03 and 2003–04 marketing year. 179/2002 Amending Regulation (EC) No. 2792/1999 laying down the detailed rules and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries sector. 249/2002 On the conclusion of the Protocol establishing the fishing opportunities and the compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau on fishing off the coast of Guinea-Bissau for the period from 16 June 2001 to 15 June 2006. 254/2002 Establishing measures to be applicable in 2002 for the recovery of the stock of cod in the Irish sea (ICES Division VIIa). 284/2002 A proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) renewing for 2001 the measures laid down in Regulation (EC) No. 1416/95 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas in 1995 for certain processed agricultural products originating in Norway. 301/2002 On the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cape Verde on fishing off the coast of Cape Verde for the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2004. 322/2002 Amending Regulation (EC) No. 772/1999 imposing definitive anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imports of farmed Atlantic salmon originating in Norway. 442/2002 Amending Regulation (EEC) No. 2019/93 introducing specific measures for the smaller Aegean Islands concerning certain agricultural products. Covering aids for the maintenance of olive groves, other products and farming activities. 545/2002 Extending the financing of quality and marketing improvement plans for certain nuts and locust beans approved under Title IIa of Regulation (EEC) No. 1035/72 and providing for a specific aid for hazelnuts. 546/2002 Fixing the premiums and guarantee thresholds for leaf tobacco by variety group and member state for the 2002, 2003 and 2004 harvests and amending Regulation (EEC) No. 2075/92. 579/2002 Amending Council Regulation (EC) No. 1587/98 of 17 July 1998 introducing a scheme to compensate for the additional costs incurred in the marketing of certain fishery products from Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands and the French departments of Guyana and Reunion as a result of those regions remoteness. 580/2002 On the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Community and the Gabonese Republic on fishing off the coast of Gabon for the period 3 December 2001 to 2 December 2005. 962/2002 Amending Regulation EC No. 1868/94 establishing a quota production of potato starch. 1149/2002 Opening an autonomous quota for imports of high quality beef (Paraguay). 1150/2002 Opening an autonomous quota for imports of high quality beef (Argentina).