EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Enlargement Directorate-General

 

 

 

Analytical examination of the acquis

CHAPTER 1 – FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS

Annotated Agenda for the Explanatory Screening

16-20.01.2006

 

Time

Subject

Acquis references

EC Speaker

16 JAN.

09:00

Opening & Introduction

 

David Daly (DG Enlargement), Mr. Jacques McMillan (DG Enterprise & Industry)

16 JAN.

09:30 – 12:30

GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Free movement of goods in the non-harmonised area

EC Treaty: in particular Articles 28 to 30, 95(4) to 95(9), 296 to 298 - Case law of the European Court of Justice and Commission interpretative communications

  • 31970L0050
    Commission Directive 70/50/EEC of 22 December 1969 based on the provisions of Article 33 (7), on the abolition of measures which have an effect equivalent to quantitative restrictions on imports and are not covered by other provisions adopted in pursuance of the EEC Treaty (O.J. L 013 , 19/01/1970 p.29) html

  • Guide to the Concept and Practical Application of Articles 28-30 EC[1] html

 

09:30 – 09:45

 

General introduction of EC Treaty articles 28 (imports), 29 (exports) and 30 (exceptions)

 Mr. Maciej Gorka ENTR/C.5

09:45 – 09:55

Time for questions

 

 

09:55 – 10:10

 

Measures having equivalent effect and types of barriers to trade

 Mr. Florian Schmidt ENTR/C.5

10:10 – 10:20

Time for questions

 

 

10:20 – 10:35

 

Exception rule of article 30 and relation between articles 28 and 30

 Ms. Katarzyna Janicka ENTR/C.5

10:35 – 10:45

Time for questions

 

 

10:45 - 11:00

Coffee Break

 

 

11:00 – 11:15

 

Elimination of technical barriers to trade and principle of mutual recognition

  • 32000Y0519(02)
    Council Resolution of 28 October 1999 on mutual recognition (O.J. C 141 19.05.2000 p. 5) html
    pdf

  • 52003XC1104(01)
    Commission interpretative communication on facilitating the access of products to the markets of other Member States: the practical application of mutual recognition (O.J. C 265, 04/11/2003, p. 2) html
    pdf

 Ms. Katleen Hendrix ENTR/C.5

11:15 – 11:25

Time for questions

 

 

11:25 – 11:40

 

Decision 3052/95, “strawberry” regulation and any other questions

  • 31995D3052
    Decision No 3052/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 1995 establishing a procedure for the exchange of information on national measures derogating from the principle of the free movement of goods within the Community. (O.J. L 321, 30/12/1995 p. 1)
    guide
    html

  • 31998R2679
    Council Regulation (EC) No 2679/98 of 7 December 1998 on the functioning of the internal market in relation to the free movement of goods among the Member States (O.J. L 337, 12/12/1998 p.8 html

  • 41998X1212(01)
    Resolution of the Council and of the Representatives of the Governments of the Members States, meeting within the Council, of 7 December 1998 on the free movement of goods (O.J. L337, 12/12/1998, p. 12) html

 Ms. Katleen Hendrix ENTR/C.5

11:40 –12:30

Time for questions

 

 

12:30 – 14:00

Lunch Break

 

 

16 JAN.

14:00 – 18:00

HORIZONTAL MEASURES[2] [3]

 

 

14:00 – 14:30

General principles of the New Approach

  • 31985Y0604(01)
    Council Resolution of 7 May 1985 on a new approach to technical harmonization and standards (OJ C 136 04.06.1985 p. 1)
    html

  • 31990Y0116(01)
    Council Resolution of 21 December 1989 on a global approach to conformity assessment (OJ C 010 , 16/01/1990 p.1) html

  • 32003G1125(02)
    Council Resolution of 10 November 2003 on the Communication of the European Commission "Enhancing the Implementation of the New Approach Directives" (OJ C 282 25.11.2003 p. 3) html
    pdf

Mr. Jacques McMillan, ENTR/C.1

14:30 – 14:45

Time for questions

 

 

14:45 – 15:00

Coffee Break

 

 

15:00 – 15:45

Standardisation

  • 31998L0034
    (standardisation part only) Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations, as amended
    (OJ L 204 21.07.1998 p. 37) html pdf
    consolidated version

  • 32000Y0519(01)
    Council Resolution of 28 October 1999 on the role of standardisation in Europe (OJ C 141 19.05.2000 p. 1) html
    pdf

  • General guidelines for the co-operation between CEN, CENELEC and ETSI and the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, adopted and signed on 28 March 2003 (O.J. C 91, 16/04/2003 p. 7) html

  • Commission Staff Working Document of 18.10.2004 html  

  • Communication COM(2004) 674 of 18.10.2004 from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council 'The role of European standardisation in the framework of European policies and legislation' html

  • Council Conclusions of 21-22 December 2004 on European standardisation (Document 14790/2/04 REV 2) html

  • Commission Staff (DG ENTR) - Action Plan for European Standardisation – October 2005 html

Mr. Norbert Anselmann, Mr. Gerhard Leibrock, ENTR/C.2

15:45 -16.00

Time for questions

 

 

16:00 – 16:20

Accreditation

Mr. Jacques McMillan, Mr. Martin Stadler, ENTR/C.1

16:20 – 16:40

Conformity assessment

 

  • CERTIF Documents html

  • 31993D0465
    Council Decision 93/465/EEC of 22 July 1993 concerning the modules for the various phases of the conformity assessment procedures and the rules for the affixing and use of the CE conformity marking, which are intended to be used in the technical harmonization directives (OJ L 220 30.08.1993 p. 23)
    html

Mr. Jacques McMillan, ENTR/C.1

16:40 – 17:00

Market surveillance

  • CERTIF Documents html

  • 31995Y0722(01)
    Council Resolution of 29 June 1995 on the effective uniform application of Community law and on the penalties applicable for breaches of Community law in the internal market (OJ C 188 22.07.1995 p. 1)
    html

Mr. Jacques McMillan, Ms. Rita l’Abbate, ENTR/C.1

17:00 –18:00

Time for questions

 

 

17 JAN. 09:00 – 18 JAN. 14:30

NEW AND GLOBAL APPROACH PRODUCT LEGISLATION[4]

 

 

09:15 –09:35

Recreational craft

  • 31994L0025
    Directive 94/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 June 1994 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to recreational craft, as amended (OJ L 164 30.06.1994 p. 15) html

Mr. Johan Renders, ENTR/H.1

09:35 – 09:45

Time for questions

 

 

09:45 – 10:05

Radio and telecommunications terminal equipment (R&TTE)

  • 31999L0005
    Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity, as amended (OJ L91 of 07/04/1999, p.1) html

Mr. Marinus Bogers, Mr. Jean Piquemal, ENTR/H.5

10:05 – 10:15

Time for questions

 

 

10:15 – 10:35

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)

  • 32004L0108
    Directive 2004/108/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility and repealing Directive 89/336/EEC (OJ L 390 31.12.2004 p. 24) html
    pdf

Mr. Marinus Bogers, Mr. Jean Piquemal, ENTR/H.5

10:35 – 10:45

Time for questions

 

 

10:45 –11:00

Coffee Break

 

 

11:00 – 11:20

Low Voltage Equipment
(LVD)
[5]

  • 31973L0023
    Council Directive 73/23/EEC of 19 February 1973 on the harmonization of the laws of Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits, as amended (OJ L 077 26.03.1973 p. 29) html

Mr. Corrado Mattiuzzo, ENTR/H.5

11:20 – 11:30

Time for questions

 

 

11:30 – 11:50

Pressure vessels and pressure equipment

  • 31975L0324
    Council Directive 75/324/EEC of 20 May 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to aerosol dispensers, as amended
    (OJ L 147 09.06.1975 p. 40) html
    [6]

  • 31976L0767
    Council Directive 76/767/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to common provisions for pressure vessels and methods for inspecting them, as amended (OJ L 262 27.09.1976 p. 153)
    html

  • 31984L0525
    Council Directive 84/525/EEC of 17 September 1984 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to seamless, steel gas cylinders (OJ L 300 19.11.1984 p. 1) html

  • 31984L0526
    Council Directive 84/526/EEC of 17 September 1984 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to seamless, unalloyed aluminium and aluminium alloy gas cylinders (OJ L 300 19.11.1984 p. 20) html

  • 31984L0527
    Council Directive 84/527/EEC of 17 September 1984 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to welded unalloyed steel gas cylinders (OJ L 300 19.11.1984 p. 48) html

  • 31987L0404
    Council Directive 87/404/EEC of 25 June 1987 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to simple pressure vessels, as amended (OJ L 220 of 08/08/1987) html

  • 31997L0023
    Directive 97/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 May 1997 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning pressure equipment, as amended (OJ L 181 of 09/07/97) html

Mr. Nikolaus Steininger, ENTR/H.6

11:50 – 12:00

Time for questions

 

 

12:00 – 12:20

Toys

  • 31988L0378
    Council Directive 88/378/EEC of 3 May 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning the safety of toys, as amended
    (OJ L 187 16.07.1988 p. 1) html
    Amendment proposed by 51999PC0577

Ms. Elina Pietilδinen, ENTR/I.4

12:20 – 12:30

Time for questions

 

 

12:30 – 14:00

Lunch Break

 

 

17 JAN.

14.00 –14:20

Eco-design requirements for energy-using products (EUP)

  • 32005L0032
    Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2005 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-using products and amending Council Directive 92/42/EEC and Directives 96/57/EC and 2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (O.J. L 191, 22/07/2005, p. 29) html

Mr. Michail Papadoyannakis, ENTR/H.5

14:20 – 14:30

Time for questions

 

 

14:30 – 15:30

Machinery, noise emissions by outdoors equipment, emissions of pollutants from non-road mobile machinery engines

 

 

  • 31998L0037
    Directive 98/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to machinery, as amended (OJ L 207 23.07.1998 p. 1) html
    Amendment proposed by
    52000PC0899

  • 32000L0014
    Directive 2000/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 May 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the noise emission in the environment by equipment for use outdoors (OJ L 162 03.07.2000 p. 1) html pdf

  • 31997L0068
    Directive 97/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1997 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from internal combustion engines to be installed in non-road mobile machinery (O.J. L 059 , 27/02/1998 p.1) html

Mr. Martin Eifel, ENTR/H.5

 

 

 

 

Mr. David Eardley, ENTR/H.5

 

 

 

 

Mr. Michail Papadoyannakis, ENTR/H.5

15:30 – 15:50

Time for questions

 

 

15:50 – 16:05

Coffee break

 

 

16:05 – 16:25

ATEX

  • 31994L0009
    Directive 94/9/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 23 March 1994 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres, as amended (OJ L 100 19.04.1994 p. 1)
    html

Mr. Corrado Mattiuzzo, ENTR/H.5

16:25 – 16:35

Time for questions

 

 

16:35 - 16:55

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

  • 31989L0686
    Council Directive 89/686/EEC of 21 December 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to personal protective equipment, as amended(OJ L 399 30.12.1989 p. 18) html

Mr. Elφd Dudas, ENTR/H.5

16:55– 17:15

Lifts

  • 31995L0016
    European Parliament and Council Directive 95/16/EC of 29 June 1995 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to lifts, as amended
    (OJ L 213 07.09.1995 p. 1) html

  • Amendment proposed by 52000PC0899

Mr. Ian Fraser, ENTR/H.5

17:15 – 17:30

Time for questions

 

 

17:30 – 17:50

Cableway installations

  • 32000L0009
    Directive 2000/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 relating to cableway installations designed to carry persons (OJ L 106 03/05/2000html

Ms. Belιn-Niceas Martνnez Arriola, ENTR/H.1

17:50 – 17800

Time for questions