II. PHYTOSANITARY LEGISLATION
32002 L 0053: Council Directive 2002/53/EC of 13 June 2002 on the
common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ L 193,
20.7.2002, p. 1);
32002 L 0055: Council Directive 2002/55/EC of 13 June 2002 on the
marketing of vegetable seed (OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 33).
Slovenia may postpone for a period of five years following the date of
accession the application of Directives 2002/53/EC and 2002/55/EC
with regard to the marketing in its territory of seeds of varieties listed
in its respective national catalogues of varieties of agricultural plant
species and varieties of vegetable plant species which have not been
officially accepted in accordance with the provisions of those
Directives. During that period, such seeds shall not be marketed in
the territory of other Member States.
6. TAXATION
1.
31977 L 0388: Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May
1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating
to turnover taxes — Common system of value added tax: uniform basis
of assessment (OJ L 145, 13.6.1977, p. 1), as last amended by:
— 32002 L 0038: Council Directive 2002/38/EC of 7.5.2002 (OJ L
128, 15.5.2002, p. 41).
(a) By way of derogation from Article 12(3)(a) of Directive
77/388/EEC, Slovenia may maintain (i) a reduced rate of value
added tax of not less than 8.5 % on the preparation of meals
until 31 December 2007 or until the end of the transitional
period referred to in Article 28 l of the Directive, whichever is
the earlier, and (ii) a reduced rate of value added tax of not less
than 5 % on the supply of construction, renovation and main-
tenance work for residential housing not provided as part of a
social policy, and excluding building materials until 31 December
2007.
(b) For the purposes of applying Article 28(3)(b) of Directive
77/388/EEC, Slovenia may maintain an exemption from value
added tax on international transport of passengers, referred to in
point 17 of Annex F to the Directive, until the condition set out in
Article 28(4) of the Directive is fulfilled or for as long as the same
exemption is applied by any of the present Member States,
whichever is the earlier.
2.
31992 L 0079: Council Directive 92/79/EEC of 19 October 1992
on the approximation of taxes on cigarettes (OJ L 316, 31.10.1992,
p. 8), as last amended by:
— 32002 L 0010: Council Directive 2002/10/EC of 12.2.2002 (OJ L
46, 16.2.2002, p. 26).
By way of derogation from Article 2(1) of Directive 92/79/EEC,
Slovenia may postpone the application of the overall minimum
excise duty of EUR 60 and EUR 64 per 1 000 cigarettes for cigarettes
of the price category most in demand until 31 December 2007,
provided that during this period Slovenia gradually adjusts its excise
duty rates towards the overall minimum excise duty provided for in the
Directive.
Without prejudice to Article 8 of Council Directive 92/12/EEC on the
general arrangements for products subject to excise duty and on the
holding, movement and monitoring of such products (
1
), and having
informed the Commission, Member States may, as long as the above
derogation applies, maintain the same quantitative limits for cigarettes
which may be brought into their territories from Slovenia without
further excise duty payment as those applied with regard to imports
from third countries. Member States making use of this possibility may
carry out the necessary checks provided that these checks do not affect
the proper functioning of the internal market.
(
1
) OJ L 76, 23.3.1992, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 2000/47/EC
(OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 73).
7. SOCIAL POLICY AND EMPLOYMENT
1.
31986 L 0188: Council Directive 86/188/EEC of 12 May 1986
on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to
noise at work (OJ L 137, 24.5.1986, p. 28), as last amended by:
— 31998 L 0024: Council Directive 98/24/EC of 7.4.1998 (OJ L 131,
5.5.1998, p. 11).
In Slovenia, Directive 86/188/EEC shall not apply until 31 December
2005.
As from the date of accession and until the end of the above period,
Slovenia will continue to provide the Commission with regularly
updated information on the timetable and the measures taken to
ensure compliance with the Directive.
2.
31991 L 0322: Commission Directive 91/322/EEC of 29 May
1991 on establishing indicative limit values by implementing Council
Directive 80/1107/EEC on the protection of workers from the risks
related to exposure to chemical, physical and biological agents at work
(OJ L 177, 5.7.1991, p. 22).
In Slovenia, Directive 91/322/EEC shall not apply until 31 December
2005.
As from the date of accession and until the end of the above period,
Slovenia will continue to provide the Commission with regularly
updated information on the timetable and the measures taken to
ensure compliance with the Directive.
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31998 L 0024: Council Directive 98/24/EC of 7 April 1998 on
the protection of the health and safety of workers from the risks related
to chemical agents at work (fourteenth individual Directive within the
meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (OJ L 131,
5.5.1998, p. 11).
In Slovenia, Directive 98/24/EC shall not apply until 31 December
2005.
As from the date of accession and until the end of the above period,
Slovenia will continue to provide the Commission with regularly
updated information on the timetable and the measures taken to
ensure compliance with the Directive.
4.
32000 L 0039: Commission Directive 2000/39/EC of 8 June
2000 establishing a first list of indicative occupational exposure limit
values in implementation of Council Directive 98/24/EC on the
protection of the health and safety of workers from the risks related
to chemical agents at work (OJ L 142, 16.6.2000, p. 47).
In Slovenia, Directive 2000/39/EC shall not apply until 31 December
2005.
As from the date of accession and until the end of the above period,
Slovenia will continue to provide the Commission with regularly
updated information on the timetable and the measures taken to
ensure compliance with the Directive.
5.
32000 L 0054: Directive 2000/54/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on the protection of workers
from risks related to exposure to biological agents at work (seventh
individual directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive
89/391/EEC) (OJ L 262, 17.10.2000, p. 21).
In Slovenia, Directive 2000/54/EC shall not apply until 31 December
2005.
As from the date of accession and until the end of the above period,
Slovenia will continue to provide the Commission with regularly
updated information on the timetable and the measures taken to
ensure compliance with the Directive.
8. ENERGY
31968 L 0414: Council Directive 68/414/EEC of 20 December 1968
imposing an obligation on Member States of the EEC to maintain
minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products (OJ L 308,
23.12.1968, p. 14), as last amended by:
— 31998 L 0093: Council Directive 98/93/EC of 14.12.98 (OJ L 358,
31.12.1998, p. 100).
By way of derogation from Article 1(1) of Directive 68/414/EEC, the
minimum level of stocks of petroleum products shall not apply in
Slovenia until 31 December 2005. Slovenia shall ensure that its
minimum level of stocks of petroleum products corresponds, for
each of the categories of petroleum products listed in Article 2, to at
least the following number of days' average daily internal consumption
as defined in Article 1(1):
— 66 days by the date of accession;
— 75 days by 31 December 2004;
— 90 days by 31 December 2005.
9. ENVIRONMENT
A. WASTE MANAGEMENT
31994 L 0062: European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC
of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste (OJ L 365,
31.12.1994, p. 10).
By way of derogation from Article 6(1)(a) and (b) of Directive
94/62/EC, Slovenia shall attain the recovery and recycling targets for
the following packaging materials by 31 December 2007 in accordance
with the following intermediate targets:
— recycling of plastics: 9 % by weight by the date of accession, 12 %
for 2004, 13 % for 2005, and 14 % for 2006;
— overall recovery rate: 36 % by weight by the date of accession,
40 % for 2004, 44 % for 2005, and 48 % for 2006.
B. WATER QUALITY
31991 L 0271: Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991
concerning urban waste water treatment (OJ L 135, 30.5.1991,
p. 40), as amended by:
— 31998 L 0015: Commission Directive 98/15/EC of 27.2.1998 (OJ
L 67, 7.3.1998, p. 29).
By way of derogation from Articles 3, 4 and 5(2) of Directive
91/271/EEC, the requirements for collecting systems and treatment
of urban waste water shall not fully apply in Slovenia until 31
December 2015 in accordance with the following intermediate targets:
— by 31 December 2008, compliance with the Directive shall be
achieved in sensitive areas for agglomerations with a population
equivalent of more than 10 000;
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