EU First Pillar (Regulations and Directives)

HC Deb 01 March 2004 vol 418 c682W

Mr. Spring

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many regulations were passed and how many directives were implemented under the European Union's first pillar for each year since 1997. [157107]

Mr. MacShane

We assess that the number of regulations made was as follows:

1997—2,339

1998—2,852

1999—2,802

2000—2,882

2001—2,600

2002—2,125

2003—2,176

We assess that the number of EU directives issued was as follows:

1997—85

1998—109

1999—100

2000—91

2001—83

2002—159

2003—134

All the data above cover the period from December (of the preceding year) to November of that year inclusive.

The above regulations and directives were passed under the European Union's first pillar.

The data above are taken from the LexisNexis online database (a subscription service at: http://web.lexisnexis.com/professional), which draws on the Official Journal and other documents as provided by CELEX—the computerized documentation system on Community law.