Dear Chris,
The Secratariat-General publishes an annual report on the application of EC
law and monthly statistics on the implementation of Directives (by MS and by
sector). The annual report looks at the application of EC law looks at the
state of play of implementation of Directives as well as the Commission's
progress in taking infringement proceedings against each MS for failure to
implement Directives. The statistics are all available at:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/droit_com/index_en.htm
Although it does not appear that statistics are being collated by the
Commission in respect of the average time taken for implementation in each
MS, the statistics do give quite a clear picture of each MS's record in
implementing Directives in general.
For instance, as at 10.06.02, the UK had implemented 96.1% of Directives
(ranked 11th), whilst Denmark has the highest record in implementing
Directives (98.2%) and (surprise!) Austria the worst (94.8%); the average
being 96.55% of implemented Directives for all MS.
The 2001 (provisional) report is currently only available in French:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/infringements/19report_200
1_en.htm
The 2001 report also contains detailed statistics showing which Member
States have failed to implement Directives correctly (Parts 2 & 3):
http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/infringements/pdf/com-2002
-324_vol5_prov_fr.pdf
I hope the above is of some use.
Anthony Valcke
> Professional Support Lawyer (EC Competition Unit)
> Baker & McKenzie, London
> Tel + 44 20 7919 1929
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-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Lamb [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 01 August 2002 12:53
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: National implementations of EU Directives
Dear colleagues,
In the period after an EU Directive has been adopted, many of us are asked
for details of its implementation in the national legislation of Member
States. This query becomes increasingly common as the implementation
deadline approaches and passes. Frustratingly, the information is often
hard to find, largely because many Member States may fail to meet the
deadline. Delays in implementation can be much longer than is often
realised. This is illustrated by the recent Commission report (COM(2002)
430) on the application of Directive 93/83/EC, which explains:
"The Directive had to be transposed before 1 January 1995. However, Belgium
was the only Member State to meet that deadline. The majority of
implementations took place between 1995 and 1998, but Ireland and Luxembourg
were late in implementing their relevant measures, which did not enter into
force until 1 January 2001 and 19 July 2001 respectively."
It would be interesting to know how typical this is of the length of delays
that occur in practice. Does anyone know of any study that has been carried
out into the frequency and extent of implementation delays?
Regards,
Chris
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