52003XC0115(01)

Information procedure - Technical rules

(2003/C 9/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

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 and rules on Information Society services (OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37; OJ L 217, 5.8.1998, p. 18).

Notifications of draft national technical rules received by the Commission

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The Commission draws attention to the judgment given on 30 April 1996 in the "CIA Security" case (C-194/94 - ECR I, p. 2201), in which the Court of Justice ruled that Articles 8 and 9 of Directive 98/34/EC (formerly 83/189/EEC) are to be interpreted as meaning that individuals may rely on them before the national court which must decline to apply a national technical regulation which has not been notified in accordance with the Directive.

This judgment confirms the Commission's Communication of 1 October 1986 (OJ C 245, 1.10.1986, p. 4).

Accordingly, breach of the obligation to notify renders the technical regulations concerned inapplicable, so that they are unenforceable against individuals.

If you require any information on these notifications, please contact the national departments listed below:

LIST OF NATIONAL DEPARTMENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF DIRECTIVE 98/34/EC

BELGIUM

Institut belge de normalisation/Belgisch Instituut voor Normalisatie Avenue de la Brabançonne/Brabançonnelaan 29 B - 1040 Brussels Mrs Hombert Tel.: (32 2) 738 01 10 Fax: (32 2) 733 42 64 X400:O=GW;P=CEC;A=RTT;C=BE;DDA: RFC-822=CIBELNOR(A)IBN.BE

Internet: cibelnor@ibn.be

Mrs Descamps Tel.: (32 2) 206 46 89 Fax: (32 2) 206 57 45 Internet: normtech@pophost.eunet.be

DENMARK

Danish Agency for Trade and Industry

Dahlerups Pakhus

Lagelinie Allé 17 DK - 2100 Copenhagen Ø Mr K. Dybkjaer Tel.: (45) 35 46 62 85 Fax: (45) 35 46 62 03 X400:C=DK;A=DK400;P=EFS; S=DYBKJAER;G=KELD

Internet: kd@efs.dk

GERMANY

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie Referat V D 2 Villenomblerstraße 76 D - 53123 Bonn Mr Shirmer Tel.: (49-228) 615 43 98 Fax: (49-228) 615 20 56 X400:C=DE;A=BUND400;P=BMWI; O=BONN1;S=SHIRMER

Internet: Shirmer@BMWI.Bund400.de

GREECE

Ministry of Development General Secretariat of Industry Michalacopoulou 80 GR - 115 28 Athens Tel.: (30-1) 778 17 31 Fax: (30-1) 779 88 90 ELOT Acharnon 313 GR - 11145 Athens Mr E. Melagrakis Tel.: (30-1) 212 03 00 Fax: (30-1) 228 62 19 Internet: 83189@elot.gr

SPAIN

Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores Secretaría de Estado de política exterior y para la Unión Europea

Dirección General de Coordinación del Mercado Interior y otras Políticas Comunitarias

Subdirección general de asuntos industriales, energeticos, transportes, comunicaciones y medio ambiente

c/Padilla 46, Planta 2a, Despacho 6276 E - 28006 Madrid Mrs Nieves García Pérez Tel.: (34-91) 379 83 32 Mrs María Ángeles Martínez Álvarez Tel.: (34-91) 379 84 64 Fax: (34-91) 575 56 29/575 86 01/431 55 51 X400:C=ES;A=400NET;P=MAE; O=SEPEUE;S=D83-189

FRANCE

Délégation interministérielle aux normes SQUALPI 64-70 allée de Bercy - télédoc 811 F - 75574 Paris Cedex 12 Mrs S. Piau Tel.: (33-1) 53 44 97 04 Fax: (33-1) 53 44 98 88 Internet: suzanne.piau@industrie.gouv.fr

IRELAND

NSAI

Glasnevin

Dublin 9 Ireland Mr Owen Byrne Tel.: (353-1) 807 38 66 Fax: (353-1) 807 38 38 X400:C=IE;A=EIRMAIL400;P=NRN; 0=NSAI;S=BYRNEO

Internet: byrneo@nsai.ie

ITALY

Ministero dell'Industria, del commercio e dell'artigianato via Molise 2 I - 00100 Roma Mr P. Cavanna Tel.: (39-06) 47 88 78 60 X400:C=IT;A=MASTER400;P=GDS; OU1=M.I.C.A-ISPIND;DDA:CLASSE=IPM; DDA:ID-NODO=BF9RM001;S=PAOLO CAVANNA Mr E. Castiglioni Tel.: (39-06) 47 05 30 69/47 05 26 69 Fax: (39-06) 47 88 77 48 Internet: Castiglioni@minindustria.it

LUXEMBOURG

SEE - Service de l'Énergie de l'État 34 avenue de la Porte-Neuve BP 10 L - 2010 Luxembourg Mr J.P. Hoffmann Tel.: (352) 46 97 46 1 Fax: (352) 22 25 24 Internet: jean-paul.hoffmann@eg.etat.lu

THE NETHERLANDS

Ministerie van Financiën - Belastingsdienst - Douane Centrale Dienst voor In- en uitvoer (CDIU) Engelse Kamp 2 Postbus 30003 9700 RD Groningen Nederland Mr IJ. G. van der Heide Tel.: (31-50) 5 23 91 78 Fax: (31-50) 5 23 92 19 Mrs H. Boekema Tel.: (31-50) 5 23 92 75 E-mail X400:C=NL;A=400NET;P=CDIU; OU1=CDIU;S=NOTIF

AUSTRIA

Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Angelegenheiten Abt. II/1 Stubenring 1 A - 1011 Wien Mrs Haslinger-Fenzl Tel.: (43-1) 711 00 55 22/711 00 54 53 Fax: (43-1) 715 96 51 X400:X400:S=HASLINGER;G=MARIA;O=BMWA; P=BMWA;A=GV;C=AT

Internet: maria.haslinger@bmwa.gv.at

X400:C=AT;A=GV;P=BMWA;O=BMWA; OU=TBT;S=POST

PORTUGAL

Instituto português da Qualidade Rua C à Avenida dos Três vales P - 2825 Monte da Caparica Mrs Cândida Pires Tel.: (351-1) 294 81 00 Fax: (351-1) 294 81 32 X400:C=PT;A=MAILPAC;P=GTW-MS; O=IPQ;OU1=IPQM;S=DIR83189

FINLAND

Kauppa- ja teollisuusministeriö

Ministry of Trade and Industry

Aleksanterinkatu 4 PL 230 (PO Box 230) FIN - 00171 Helsinki Mr Petri Kuurma Tel.: +358-9-160 3627 Fax: +358-9-160 4022 Internet: petri.kuurma@ktm.vn.fi Website: http://www.vn.fi/ktm/index.html X400:C=FI;A=MAILNET;P=VN;O=KTM; S=TEKNISET;G=MAARAYKSET

SWEDEN

Kommerskollegium

(National Board of Trade)

Box 6803 S - 11386 Stockholm Mrs Kerstin Carlsson Tel.: 46 86 90 48 00 Fax: 46 86 90 48 40 E-mail: kerstin.carlsson@kommers.se

X400:C=SE;A=400NET;O=KOMKOLL; S=NAT NOT POINT

Website: http://www.kommers.se

UNITED KINGDOM

Department of Trade and Industry Standards and Technical Regulations Directorate 2 Bay 327

151 Buckingham Palace Road

London SW 1 W 9SS United Kingdom Mrs Brenda O'Grady Tel.: (44) 17 12 15 14 88 Fax: (44) 17 12 15 15 29 X400:S=TI, G=83189, O=DTI, OU1=TIDV, P=HMG DTI, A=Gold 400, C=GB

Internet: uk98-34@gtnet.gov.uk

Website: http://www.dti.gov.uk/strd

EFTA - ESA

EFTA Surveillance Authority (DRAFTTECHREGESA) X400:O=gw;P=iihe;A=rtt;C=be;DDA :RFC-822=Solveig.Georgsdottir@ surv.efta.be

C=BE;A=BT;P=EFTA;O=SURV;S=DRAFTTECHREGESA

Internet: Solveig.Georgsdottir@surv.efta.be