Letters of formal notice have been issued to these two Nordic EU Member States for not notifying the Commission on their transposition of matters under a delegated Directive.
The delegated Directive (2022/2407) updates the annexes of the prime Directive (2008/68) relating to wide international changes under various international agreements:
- European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) (Geneva, 1957, as amended).
- Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) (Vilnius, 1999, as amended).
- European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN) (Geneva, 2000, as amended).
The European Commission states the it is not necessarily that Finland and Sweden have not transposed the updates, but rather, that they have failed to notify the updates. They were meant to have done so by 30 June 2023. That said, the failure of the EU Member States to notify might be a direct result of having not transposed aspects of the updated secondary law.
This is an early stage of infringement proceedings, and it is now up to the two EU Member States to respond in a timely manner, so the Commission can access whether further action is required.
Reference to the Commission’s notice can be seen as the following link: https://lnkd.in/e5SZiNvX
Graham Butler