European and External Relations Committee, 18 Jan 2005

Meeting date: Tuesday, January 18, 2005

Official Report 99KB pdf

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European Union Legislation (Transposition and Implementation)

Item 4 is on the transposition and implementation of European Union legislation in Scotland. The briefing paper, EU/S2/05/01/3, considers the Executive's record on progressing in Scottish domestic legislation particular items of legislation that have emerged from the EU. The paper goes through a range of instruments and outlines the Executive's progress on them.

From my recollection of the paper, there is a section at the end, starting at page 12, which shows where the Executive is behind schedule. Obviously, we warmly commend the Executive for completing what is detailed in the previous 11 pages, but the latter part of the paper outlines what might require attention. There are explanations of why some of the legislation has not been applied. I leave it to the committee to discuss whether it wants to pursue any points in relation to those items.

It is a useful paper.

It is. It certainly clarifies exactly where things have worked and it explains why issues do not rush on to the statute book.

I take it that all members can pick up this information on the web or via the Scottish Parliament information centre.

Yes.

There are no red flashing lights—or even amber flashing lights—in the document. What it details is all within the bounds of what can reasonably be expected.

I do not think that there are any particular points of concern.

I seem to recall considering one or two of the directives before, particularly the one on zoonoses monitoring.

I am glad that that preoccupied the committee in the old days.

It did so only briefly.