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 Basic information Dates Date of document: Date of publication: Date of effect: August 10, 1998 Entry into force - Date pub. + 20 See Art 14 Date of end of validity: Modified by Modified by: Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded - Annex II: List referred to in Article 20 of the Act of Accession - 1. Free movement of goods - H. Horizontal and procedural measures
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detail Council Directive 2006/96/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Directives in the field of free movement of goods, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania
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detail Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on European standardisation, amending Council Directives 89/686/EEC and 93/15/EEC and Directives 94/9/EC, 94/25/EC, 95/16/EC, 97/23/EC, 98/34/EC, 2004/22/EC, 2007/23/EC, 2009/23/EC and 2009/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decision 87/95/EEC and Decision No 1673/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council Text with EEA relevance
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detail Directive 98/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 July 1998 amending Directive 98/34/EC laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations
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detail Repealed by: Modifies Repeal: Affected by case Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 27 October 2016. James Elliott Construction Limited v Irish Asphalt Limited. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Supreme Court (Ireland). Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 267 TFEU — Jurisdiction of the Court — Concept of ‘provision of EU law’ — Directive 89/106/EEC — Approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to construction products — Standard approved by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) pursuant to a mandate given by the European Commission — Publication of the standard in the Official Journal of the European Union — Harmonised standard EN 13242:2002 — National standard incorporating harmonised standard EN 13242:2002 — Contractual dispute between individuals — Method used to establish (non-) compliance of a product with a national standard transposing a harmonised standard — Date of establishing (non-) compliance of a product with that standard — Directive 98/34/EC — Procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations — Scope. Case C-613/14. Case C-109/08: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 4 June 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Articles 28 EC, 43 EC and 49 EC — Directive 98/34/EC — Technical standards and regulations — National rules applicable to electrical, electromechanical and electronic computer games — Judgment of the Court establishing the failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Non-implementation — Article 228 EC — Financial penalties) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 8 Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber), 19 July 2012. Fortuna sp. z o.o. and Others v Dyrektor Izby Celnej w Gdyni. References for a preliminary ruling from the Wojewódzki Sąd Administracyjny w Gdańsku. Internal market — Directive 98/34/EC — Technical standards and regulations — Procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations — Low-prize gaming machines — Prohibition of the amendment, extension and issue of operating authorisations — Concept of ‘technical regulation’. Joined Cases C‑213/11, C‑214/11 and C‑217/11. Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 10 April 2018. Criminal proceedings against Uber France. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal de grande instance de Lille. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Services in the field of transport — Directive 2006/123/EC — Services in the internal market — Directive 98/34/EC — Information society services — Rule on information society services — Definition — Intermediation service making it possible, by means of a smartphone application and for remuneration, to put non-professional drivers using their own vehicle in contact with persons who wish to make urban journeys — Criminal penalties. Case C-320/16. Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 21 April 2016. Beca Engineering Srl v Ministero dell'Interno. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 99 of the Court’s Rules of Procedure — Free movement of goods — Directive 89/106/EEC — Construction products — Chimney linings — National legislation requiring chimneys to be made exclusively with non-combustible materials. Case C-285/15. Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 9 June 2011. Intercommunale Intermosane SCRL and Fédération de l’industrie et du gaz v Belgian State. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Conseil d’État - Belgium. Internal market - Technical standards and regulations - Procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and rules on Information Society services - Minimum safety requirements for certain old electrical installations at places of work. Case C-361/10. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 15 April 2010. Criminal proceedings against Lars Sandström. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Handens tingsrätt - Sweden. Directives 94/25/EC and 2003/44/EC - Approximation of laws - Recreational craft - Prohibition of using personal watercraft on waters other than general navigable waterways - Articles 28 EC and 30 EC - Measures having equivalent effect - Access to the market - Impediment - Protection of the environment - Proportionality -Directive 98/34/EC - Article 8 - Amendment to national legislation - Obligation to notify - Conditions. Case C-433/05. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 21 December 2023. Papier Mettler Italia S.r.l. v Ministero della Transizione Ecologica and Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per il Lazio. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Approximation of laws – Environment – Directive 94/62/EC – Packaging and packaging waste – Directive 98/34/EC – Information procedure in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services – Obligation on the Member States to notify the European Commission of any draft technical regulation – National legislation containing stricter technical rules than those laid down by EU legislation. Case C-86/22. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 15 September 2016. Tobias Mc Fadden v Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht München I. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Information society — Free movement of services — Commercial wireless local area network (WLAN) — Made available to the general public free of charge — Liability of intermediary service providers — Mere conduit — Directive 2000/31/EC — Article 12 — Limitation of liability — Unknown user of the network — Infringement of rights of rightholders over a protected work — Duty to secure the network — Tortious liability of the trader. Case C-484/14. Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 29 February 2024. Doctipharma SAS v Union des Groupements de pharmaciens d’officine (UDGPO) and Pictime Coreyre. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour d'appel de Paris. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Medicinal products for human use – Directive 2001/83/EC – Article 85c – Scope – Distance selling to the general public of medicinal products – Medicinal products for human use not subject to compulsory medical prescription – Persons authorised or entitled to engage in distance selling to the general public of medicinal products – Power of the Member States to impose conditions, justified by the protection of public health, on the retailing, on their territory, of medicinal products sold online – Information society services – Directive 98/34/EC – Directive (EU) 2015/1535 – Service connecting pharmacists and customers for the online sale of medicinal products. Case C-606/21. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 9 March 2023. Vapo Atlantic SA v Entidade Nacional para o Setor Energético E.P.E. (ENSE). Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Administrativo e Fiscal de Braga. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Information procedure in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services – Directive 98/34/EC – Article 1(4) – Concept of ‘other requirements’ – Article 1(11) – Concept of ‘technical regulation’ – Article 8(1) – Obligation on the Member States to notify the European Commission of any draft technical regulation – National provision providing for the incorporation of a certain percentage of biofuels into motor fuels – Third indent of Article 10(1) – Concept of ‘safeguard clause provided for in a binding EU act’ – Second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Directive 2009/30/EC not included. Case C-604/21. A08P1 A10P1T3 A01PT11 A01PT4 Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 4 February 2016. Criminal proceedings against Sebat Ince. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Sonthofen. Freedom to provide services — Article 56 TFEU — Games of chance — Public monopoly on betting on sporting competitions — Prior administrative authorisation — Exclusion of private operators — Collection of bets on behalf of an operator established in another Member State — Criminal penalties — National provision contrary to EU law — Exclusion — Transition to a system providing for the grant of a limited number of licences to private operators — Principles of transparency and impartiality — Directive 98/34/EC — Article 8 — Technical regulations — Rules on services — Obligation to notify. Case C-336/14. Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber), 10 July 2014. Lars Ivansson and Others. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Helsingborgs tingsrätt. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Internal market — Directive 98/34/EC — Third subparagraph of Article 8(1) — Information procedure in the field of technical rules and regulations — Notion of ‘technical regulation’ — Hens for egg production — Shortening of a timetable for implementation originally envisaged for the entry into force of the technical rule — Obligation to notify — Conditions — Discrepancies between language versions. Case C‑307/13. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber), 31 January 2013. Belgische Petroleum Unie VZW and Others v Belgische Staat. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Grondwettelijk Hof. Directive 98/70/EC — Quality of petrol and diesel fuels — Articles 3 to 5 — Environmental specifications for fuels — Directive 98/34/EC — Information procedure in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services — Articles 1 and 8 — Definition of ‘technical regulation’ — Obligation to communicate draft technical regulations — National rules requiring petroleum companies placing petrol and/or diesel fuels on the market in the same calendar year also to place on the market a quantity of biofuels. Case C‑26/11. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 8 November 2007. Criminal proceedings against Karl Josef Wilhelm Schwibbert. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunale civile e penale di Forlì - Italy. Directive 98/34/EC - Procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations - Obligation to communicate draft technical regulations - National law requiring the distinctive sign of the national body responsible for collecting copyright royalties to be affixed to compact discs placed on the market - Definition of ‛technical regulation’. Case C-20/05. Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 8 September 2005. Lidl Italia Srl v Comune di Stradella. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunale di Voghera - Italy. Technical standards and regulations - Directive 98/34/EC - Concept of "technical regulation" - Non-biodegradable cotton buds. Case C-303/04. Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 12 September 2019. VG Media Gesellschaft zur Verwertung der Urheber- und Leistungsschutzrechte von Medienunternehmen mbH v Google LLC. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Berlin. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Industrial policy — Approximation of laws — Directive 98/34/EC — Procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services — Article 1(11) — Concept of ‘technical regulation’. Case C-299/17. Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 20 December 2017. Asociación Profesional Elite Taxi v Uber Systems Spain, SL. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado Mercantil de Barcelona. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 56 TFEU — Article 58(1) TFEU — Services in the field of transport — Directive 2006/123/EC — Services in the internal market — Directive 2000/31/EC — Directive 98/34/EC — Information society services — Intermediation service to connect, by means of a smartphone application and for remuneration, non-professional drivers using their own vehicle with persons who wish to make urban journeys — Requirement for authorisation. Case C-434/15. Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 11 June 2015. Berlington Hungary Tanácsadó és Szolgáltató kft and Others v Magyar Állam. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Fővárosi Törvényszék. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Freedom to provide services — Games of chance — National taxes on the operation of slot machines in amusement arcades — National legislation prohibiting the operation of slot machines outside casinos — Principles of legal certainty and of the protection of legitimate expectations — Directive 98/34/EC — Obligation to notify draft technical regulations to the Commission — Member State liability for damage caused by legislation contrary to EU law. Case C-98/14. Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 13 October 2016. Naczelnik Urzędu Celnego I w Ł. v G.M. and M.S. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Okręgowy w Łodzi. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Technical regulations in the gambling sector — Directive 98/34/EC — Concept of ‘technical regulation’ — Obligation on Member States to notify the European Commission of all draft technical regulations — Inapplicability of rules classifiable as technical regulations not notified to the Commission. Case C-303/15. Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 15 October 2015. György Balázs v Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal Dél-alföldi Regionális Vám- és Pénzügyőri Főigazgatósága. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Kecskeméti Közigazgatási és Munkaügyi Bíróság. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Approximation of laws — Quality of diesel fuels — National technical specification imposing additional quality requirements compared to EU law. Case C-251/14. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 14 April 2011. Vlaamse Dierenartsenvereniging VZW and Marc Janssens v Belgische Staat. References for a preliminary ruling from Raad van State. Veterinary and zootechnical sector – Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 – Animal health conditions applicable to non-commercial movement of pet animals – Decision 2003/803/EC – Model passport for the intra-Community movements of dogs, cats and ferrets. Joined Cases C-42/10, C-45/10 and C-57/10. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 2 June 2005. Mediakabel BV v Commissariaat voor de Media. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Raad van State - Netherlands. Directive 89/552/CEE - Article 1(a) - Television broadcasting services - Scope of application - Directive 98/34/EC - Article 1(2) - Information society service - Scope of application. Case C-89/04. Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 1 February 2017. Município de Palmela v Autoridade de Segurança Alimentar e Económica (ASAE) – Divisão de Gestão de Contraordenações. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Judicial da Comarca de Setúbal. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Procedures for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services — Directives 83/189/EEC and 98/34/EC — Draft technical regulation — Notifying the European Commission — Obligations of Member States — Infringement — Consequences. Case C-144/16. Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 22 October 2020. Sportingbet plc and Internet Opportunity Entertainment Ltd v Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services – Notion of ‘technical regulation’ – Obligation on Member States to notify the European Commission of all draft technical regulations – Technical regulations which have not been notified cannot be enforced against individuals – Inapplicability to service providers. Case C-275/19. Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 20 December 2017. Criminal proceedings against Bent Falbert and Others. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Københavns Byret. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Information procedure in the field of technical rules and regulations — National legislation clarifying or introducing a prohibition on unauthorised offering of gaming, lotteries and betting and introducing a prohibition on unauthorised offering of advertising for gaming, lotteries and betting. Case C-255/16. Case C-433/05: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 15 April 2010 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Handens Tingsrätt (Sweden)) — Criminal proceedings against Lars Sandström (Directives 94/25/EC and 2003/44/EC — Approximation of laws — Recreational craft — Prohibition of using personal watercraft on waters other than general navigable waterways — Articles 28 EC and 30 EC — Measures having equivalent effect — Access to the market — Impediment — Protection of the environment — Proportionality — Directive 98/34/EC — Article 8 — Amendment to national legislation — Obligation to notify — Conditions) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 8.1 Case C-339/15: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Nederlandstalige Rechtbank van eerste aanleg te Brussel (Belgium) lodged on 7 July 2015 — Criminal proceedings against Luc Vanderborght, other party: Verbond der Vlaamse Tandartsen (VZW) Case C-299/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Berlin (Germany) lodged on 23 May 2017 — VG Media Gesellschaft zur Verwertung der Urheber- und Leistungsschutzrechte von Medienunternehmen mbH v Google Inc. article 1 point 5 article 1 point 11 article 1 point 2 Case C-62/19: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunalul București (Romania) lodged on 29 January 2019 — Star Taxi App SRL v Unitatea Administrativ Teritorială Municipiului București prin Primarul General and Consiliul General al Municipiului București Case C-255/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Københavns Byret (Denmark) lodged on 2 May 2016 — Anklagemyndigheden v Bent Falbert, Poul Madsen, JP/Politikens Hus A/S article 1 paragraph 1 point 11 article 1 paragraph 1 point 5 article 8 paragraph 1 article 1 paragraph 1 point 2 Case C-320/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal de grande instance de Lille (Regional Court, Lille) (France) lodged on 6 June 2016 — Criminal proceedings against Uber France SAS Case C-303/15: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Okręgowy w Łodzi (Poland) lodged on 22 June 2015 — Criminal proceedings against G.M. and M.S. Case C-434/15: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado Mercantil No 3 de Barcelona (Spain) lodged on 7 August 2015 — Asociación Profesional Élite Taxi v Uber Systems Spain, S.L. Case C-353/24, EUROPARK LATVIA and SKIDATA: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Administratīvā rajona tiesa (Latvia) lodged on 15 May 2024 – SIA EUROPARK LATVIA, SKIDATA GmbH v Valsts ieņēmumu dienests article 8 paragraph 1 article 1 point 11 Case C-723/19: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) lodged on 30 September 2019 — AIRBNB Ireland UC, Airbnb Payments UK Ltd v Agenzia delle Entrate Case C-604/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Administrativo e Fiscal de Braga, Juízo Administrativo Comum (Portugal) lodged on 28 September 2021 — Vapo Atlantic, S.A. v Entidade Nacional para o Sector Energético, E.P.E. (ENSE) and Others article 10 paragraph 1 indent 3 article 1 point 3 article 8 paragraph 1 Case C-144/16: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Judicial da Comarca de Setúbal (Portugal) lodged on 14 March 2016 — Município de Palmela v ASAE -Divisão de Gestão de Contraordenações Case C-606/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour d’appel de Paris (France) lodged on 30 September 2021 — Doctipharma SAS v Union des Groupements de pharmaciens d’officine (UDGPO), Pictime SAS operating under the name ‘Coreyre’ Case C-86/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per il Lazio (Italy) lodged on 9 February 2022 — Papier Mettler Italia S.r.l. v Ministero della Transizione Ecologica (formerly the Ministero dell’Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare), Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico Legal basis TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY PART THREE: COMMUNITY POLICIES TITLE II: AGRICULTURE ARTICLE 43 TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY TITLE V : COMMON RULES ON COMPETITION TAXATION AND APPROXIMATION OF LAWS CHAPITRE 3 : APPROXIMATIONS OF LAWS ARTICLE 100A TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY PART SIX : GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS ARTICLE 213 TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY PART FIVE: INSTITUTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY TITLE I: PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE INSTITUTIONS CHAPTER 2: PROVISIONS COMMON TO SEVERAL INSTITUTIONS ARTICLE 189B EuroVoc Vocabulary Information and verification Technical standard General, programmes ETSI Access to information Internal market - Principles Approximation of laws Exchange of information European Committee for Standardisation Cenelec EU Member State Technical barriers