EN EN EN EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 1.10.2010 SEC(2010) 1143 final COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT SITUATION IN THE DIFFERENT SECTORS Accompanying document to the REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION 27th ANNUAL REPORT ON MONITORING THE APPLICATION OF EU LAW (2009) COM(2010) 538 SEC(2010) 1144 EN EN TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. ENTERPRISE and INDUSTRY............................................................................. 18 1.1. General introduction................................................................................................ 18 1.2. Automotive Industry................................................................................................ 21 1.3. Chemicals.................................................................................................................. 25 1.4. Pharmaceuticals ....................................................................................................... 30 1.5. Medical devices......................................................................................................... 34 1.6. Cosmetics .................................................................................................................. 35 1.7. Mechanical, electrical and telecommunications equipment................................. 37 1.8. Gas appliances, pressure equipment and legal metrology ................................... 38 1.8.1. Gas appliances........................................................................................................... 38 1.8.2. Pressure equipment.................................................................................................... 39 1.8.3. Legal metrology ......................................................................................................... 40 1.9. Construction products ............................................................................................. 42 1.10. Textiles/clothing, footwear and wood..................................................................... 43 1.11. Toys............................................................................................................................44 1.12. Cultural goods .......................................................................................................... 44 1.13. Late payment ............................................................................................................ 45 1.14. Weapons.................................................................................................................... 45 1.15. Product liability........................................................................................................ 46 1.16. Defence goods ........................................................................................................... 46 1.17. Non-harmonised area............................................................................................... 47 1.18. Preventive rules of Directive 98/34/EC .................................................................. 51 2. COMPETITION ...................................................................................................... 52 2.1. Current position ....................................................................................................... 52 2.1.1. General Introduction.................................................................................................. 52 2.1.2. Work done in 2009 ..................................................................................................... 53 2.2. Evaluation based on the current situation............................................................. 58 2.3. Priorities and planned action.................................................................................. 59 3. EMPLOYMENT, SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES ....... 59 EN 3 EN 3.1. Free movement of workers and coordination of social security schemes ........... 61 3.1.1. Current Position......................................................................................................... 61 3.1.2. Evaluation of the current situation ............................................................................ 67 3.1.3. Evaluation results....................................................................................................... 68 3.1.4. Summary..................................................................................................................... 70 3.2. Labour Law .............................................................................................................. 71 3.2.1. Current position ......................................................................................................... 71 3.2.2. Evaluation based on the current situation ................................................................. 74 3.2.3. Evaluation results....................................................................................................... 75 3.2.4. Summary..................................................................................................................... 76 3.3. Health and safety at work........................................................................................ 76 3.3.1. Current position ......................................................................................................... 76 3.3.2. Evaluation based on the current situation ................................................................. 80 3.3.3. Evaluation results....................................................................................................... 80 3.3.4. Summary..................................................................................................................... 82 3.4. Antidiscrimination and gender equality ................................................................ 83 3.4.1. Current position ......................................................................................................... 83 3.4.2. Evaluation based on the current situation ................................................................. 85 3.4.3. Evaluation results....................................................................................................... 85 3.4.4. Summary..................................................................................................................... 86 4. AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT............................................. 87 4.1. Current position ....................................................................................................... 87 4.1.1. General introduction.................................................................................................. 87 4.1.2. Report of work done in 2009...................................................................................... 89 4.2. Evaluation ............................................................................................................... 104 4.2.1. General evaluation................................................................................................... 104 4.2.2. Sector based remarks ............................................................................................... 105 4.3. Evaluation results................................................................................................... 107 4.3.1. Priorities and action planed 2010............................................................................ 107 4.4. Summary................................................................................................................. 111 5. ENERGY , MOBILITY and TRANSPORT........................................................ 112 EN 4 EN 5.1. ENERGY - Internal electricity and gas market.................................................. 112 5.1.1. Current position ....................................................................................................... 112 5.1.2. Evaluation of the current position............................................................................ 113 5.1.3. Evaluation results..................................................................................................... 114 5.1.4. Sector summary........................................................................................................ 114 5.2. ENERGY - Coal and Oil........................................................................................ 114 5.2.1. Current position ....................................................................................................... 114 5.2.2. Evaluation of the current position............................................................................ 116 5.2.3. Evaluation results..................................................................................................... 116 5.2.4. Sector summary........................................................................................................ 117 5.3. ENERGY - Renewable energy sources ................................................................ 117 5.3.1. Current position ....................................................................................................... 117 5.3.2. Evaluation of the current position............................................................................ 118 5.3.3. Evaluation results..................................................................................................... 119 5.3.4. Sector summary.......................................................................................................