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European law on fireworks in your country ?
pyrotechnics; DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the placing on the market of pyrotechnic articles
Impact assessment
Speech delivered by the presiding chairman of EUFIAS for the hearing on the 21st of March 2006 in Brussels

1. All countries in The European Union have laws on fireworks. Some countries (like Denmark, The United Kingdom and The Netherlands) have changed their regulations on fireworks in the past few years. When you want to know more about the European laws, you may find this link useful to search by country, date, etc. http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/tris

2. DIRECTIVE 2007/23/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 23 May 2007 on the placing on the market of pyrotechnic articles

Click here to read complete text in English (158 Kb)

Click here to search EU-website for translation of Directive in EU-languages

3. Impact Assessment by the EU Commission regarding the

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the placing on the market of pyrotechnic articles (click here to read complete text)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Issue that the proposal tackles

2. Main objectives that the proposal is expected to reach

3. Main policy options available to reach the objective

4. Impacts expected from the different options identified

5. Monitoring the results and impacts of the proposal after implementation

6. Stakeholder consultation

7. Commission draft proposal and justification

4. Speech delivered by the presiding chairman of EUFIAS for the hearing in Brussels on 21 March 2006. This mini-hearing was held on behalf of the members of the European Parliament in the IMCO Committee (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) and was arranged by the EU-rapporteur Mr. Hasse Ferreira (click here)

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