HC Deb 02 February 2004 vol 417 cc622-7W
Norman Baker

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list the EU legislation her Department has had responsibility for implementing since its inception; and what the(a) EU deadline for implementation and (b) date of final United Kingdom implementation were in each case. [148595]

Alun Michael

The 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. Between 8 June 2001 and 31 December 2003, 89 EU Directives, for which Defra has responsibility for implementation, were adopted.

The table lists the directives adopted together with:

  1. (a) the EU deadline for transposition into domestic legislation.
  2. (b) where, appropriate, the final United Kingdom transposition date.

Details of all Directives in force can be found on the Eur-Lex database available on the European Union's website.

Directive number Directive name Transposition date Date UK transposition completed
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 1 January 2003 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 dichloroohenoxv acetic acid(2.4-D) as an active substance 1 April 2003 22 October 2002
2001/109/EC Statistical surveys to be carried out by member states to determine potential of certain species of fruit trees 16 April 2002 15 May 2002
2002/003/EC Relating to ozone in ambient air 9 September 2003 Full UK implementation not completed
2002/004/EC Registration of establishments keeping laying hens 31 March 2003 Full UK implementation not completed
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 31 August 2002 1 September 2002
2002/008/EC Minimum conditions for examining vegetables and agricultural varieties 31 March 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 30 June 2003 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 31 August 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 31 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 31 March 2002 24 September 2002
2002/031/EC Energy labelling of household air conditioners 1 January 2003 14 March 2003
2002/033/EC Amending Directives 90/425/EEC and 92/118/EEC as regards health requirements for animal by-products 30 April 2003 30 June 2003
2002/036/EC On protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community 1 April 2003 12 November 2003
2002/037/EC Amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include ethofumesate as an active substance 31 August 2003 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 31 December 2002 14 March 2003
2002/042/EC Fixing maximum levels of pesticide residues 31 December 2002 11 April 2003
2002/045/EC Relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (short-chain chlorinated paraffins) 6 July 2003 23 December 2003
2002/048/EC Amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include iprovalicarb, prosulfuron and sulfosulfuron as active substances 31 December 2002 6 March 2003
2002/053/EC On the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species (codified version) n/a n/a
2002/054/EC On the marketing of beet seed (codified version) n/a n/a
2002/055/EC On the marketing of vegetable seed (codified version) n/a n/a
2002/056/EC On the marketing of seed potatoes (codified version) n/a n/a
2002/057/EC On the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants (codified version) n/a n/a
2002/960/EC Laying down specific provisions for the control of African swine fever 30 June 2003 13 December 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) 31 October 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 1 January 2003 7 April 2003
2002/064/EC Amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include cinidon-ethyl, cyhalofop butyl, famoxadone, florasulam, metalaxyl-M and picolinafen as active substances 31 March 2003 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 30 November 2002 11 April 2003
2002/068/EC On the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants 30 June 2003 12 November 2003
2002/071/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 (formothion, dimethoate and oxydemeton-methyl) 31 December 2002 11 April 2003
2002/076/EC Fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues (metsulfuron methyl) in and on cereals and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables 31 December 2002 13 March 2003
2002/079/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 31 December 2002 15 April 2003
2002/081/EC Amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include flumioxazine as an active substance (Plant Protection Products)— 30 June 2003 7 April 2003
2002/089/EC On protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community 1 January 2005 Full UK implementation not completed

Directive number Directive name Transposition date Date UK transposition completed
2002/097/EC Amending the Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in cereals and foodstuffs in products of animal and plant origin 30 June 2003 15 April 2003
2002/099/EC Laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption 1 April 2005 Full UK implementation not completed
2002/100/EC Fixing of maximum residue levels for azoxystrobin 31 March 2003 15 April 2003
2003/002/EC Relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of arsenic 30 June 2003 23 December 2003
2003/005/EC Amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include deltamethrin as active substance 30 April 2004 Full UK implementation not completed
2003/011/EC Relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (pentabromodiphenyl ether octabromodiphenyl ether) 15 February 2004 Full UK implementation not completed
2003/021/EC As regards certain protected zones exposed to particular plant health risks in the Community 31 March 2003 12 November 2003
2003/022/EC On protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community 31 March 2003 12 November 2003
2003/023/EC Amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include imazamox, oxasulfuron, ethoxysulfuron, foramsulfuron, oxadiargyl and cyazofamid as active substances 31 December 2003 Full UK implementation not completed
2003/031 EC Amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include 2,4-DB, betacyfluthrin, cyfluthrin, iprodione, linuron, maleic hydrazide and pendimethalin as active substances 30 June 2004 Full UK implementation not completed
2003/035/EC Providing for public participation in respect of the drawing up of certain plans and programmes relating to the environment 25 June 2005 Full UK implementation not completed
2003/039/EC Amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include propireb and propyzamide as active substances 30 September 2004 Full UK implementation not completed
2003/043/EC Laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species 1 July 2004 Full UK implementation not completed
2003/045/EC On the marketing and use of seed of oil and fibre plants 31 December 2003 Full UK implementation not completed
2003/046/EC As regards certain protected zones exposed to particular plant health risks in the Community 15 June 2003 Full UK implementation not completed
2003/047/EC On protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community 15 June 2003 Full UK implementation not completed
2003/050/EC Reinforcement of controls on movements of ovine and caprine animals 1 July 2004 Full UK implementation not completed
2003/053/EC Relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (nonylphenol, nonylphenol ethoxylate and cement) 17 July 2004 Full UK implementation not completed
2003/060/EC Fixing maximum levels for certain pesticide residues in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables 30 June 2003 14 November 2003
2003/061/EC Amending various Directives as regards Community comparative tests and trials 10 October 2003 Not to be implemented in member states
2003/062/EC Maximum pesticide residue levels for hexaconazole, clofentezine, myclobutanyl and prochloraz 31 July 2003 14 November 2003
2003/066/EC Energy labelling of household electric refrigerators, freezers and their combinations 30 June 2004 Full UK implementation not completed
2003/068/EC Amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include trifloxystrobin, carfentrazone-ethyl, meso-trone, fenamidone and isoxaflutole as active substances 31 March 2004 Full UK implementation not completed
2003/069/EC Maximum residue levels for chlormequat, lambda-cyhalothrin, kresoxim-methyl, azoxystrobin and certain dithiocarbamates 31 July 2003 14 November 2003
2003/070/EC Amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include mecoprop, mecoprop-P and propiconazole as active substances 30 November 2004 Full UK implementation not completed
2003/074/EC Concerning the prohibition on the use in stock farming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and of beta-agonists 14 October 2004 Full UK implementation not completed
2003/079/EC Amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include Coniothyrium minitrans as an active substance 30 June 2004 Full UK implementation not completed
2003/081/EC Amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include molinate, thiram and ziram as active substances 31 January 2005 Full UK implementation not completed
2003/082/EC Amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC as regards standard phrases for special risks and safety precautions for plant protection products 30 July 2004 Full UK implementation not completed
2003/084/EC Amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include flurtamane, flufenacet, iodosulfuron, dimethenamide-p, picoxystrobin, frosthiazate- silthiofam as active substances 30 June 2004 Full UK implementation not completed
2003/085/EC Community measures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease 30 June 2004 Full UK implementation not completed
2003/087/EC Establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community 31 December 2003 Full UK implementation not completed
2003/090/EC As regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species 31 March 2004 Full UK implementation not completed

Directive number Directive name Transposition date Date UK transposition completed
2003/091/EC As regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of vegetable species 31 March 2004 Full UK implementation not completed
2003/099/EC On the monitoring of zoonoses and zoonotic agents 12 April 2004 Full UK implementation not completed
2003/111/EC Amending Annex II to Council Directive 92/34/EEC on the marketing of fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants intended for fruit production 31 October 2004 Full UK implementation not completed
2003/112/EC Amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include paraquat as an active substance 30 April 2005 Full UK implementation not completed
2003/113/EC Amending Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards the fixing of maximum levels for certain pesticide residues in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables 1 June 2004 Full UK implementation not completed
2003/116/EC Amending Annexes II, III, IV and V to Council Directive 2000/29/EC as regards the harmful organism "Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. Et al" 31 March 2004 Full UK implementation not completed
2003/118/EC Amending Annexes to Council Directives 76/895/EEC, 86/362/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for acephate, 2.4-D and parathion-methyl 30 November 2004 Full UK implementation not completed
2003/119/EC Amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include mesosulfron, propoxycarbazone and zoxamide as active substances 30 September 2004 Full UK implementation not completed

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