G/TBT/N/EU/794  
12 April 2021  
(21-3015) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
European Comm ission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/e n/ 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Marine 
Equipment (including inter alia life -saving appliances, pollution prevention equipment, fire 
protection equipment, navigation equipment, radio communication equipment); Pollution, 
pollution control and conservation (ICS 13.020.40), Fire protection (ICS 13.220.20), 
Radiocommunications in general (ICS 33.060.01), General standards related to 
shipbuilding and marine structures (ICS 47.020.01), Electrical equipment of ships and of 
marine structures (ICS 47.020.60), Navigation and control equipment (ICS 47.020.70), 
Marine ventilation, air conditioning and heating systems (ICS 47.020.90), Other 
standards related to shipbuilding and marine structures (ICS 47.020.99)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Implem enting Regulation on design, construction and performance 
requirements and testing standards for marine equipment and repealing Implementing 
Regulation (EU) 2020/1170 (3 page(s), in English; 325 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The draft Re gulation replaces Commission Implementing 
Regulation (EU) 2020/1170 and adapts its content to changes in the relevant international 
instruments.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The purpose of the Marin e Equipment Directive is to enhance safety at sea 
and the prevention of marine pollution through the uniform application of the relevant 
international instruments adopted under the auspices of the International Maritime 
Organization (IMO), which lay down s pecific requirements concerning the construction, 
performance and/or testing of equipment to be placed on board ships, and to ensure the 
free movement of such equipment within the EU. These international instrument include, 
in particular: the 1966 Internat ional Convention on Load Lines (LL66); the 1972 
Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (Colreg); the 
1973 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (Marpol) and the G/TBT/N/EU/794  
 
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  1974 International Conventi on for the Safety of Life at Sea (Solas). ; Protection of human 
health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
Directive 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on 
marine equipment and repealing Council Directive 96/98/EC  (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 
146 – 185) 
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32014L0090&qid=1617986488362  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  July/August 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Entry into force 40 days from publication in the 
Official Journal of the EU (the publication will take place about a month after adoption 
approx.)  
A transition period of three years has been proided for new items which have been 
listed in this Implementin g Regulation for the first time.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
European Commission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
 
The text is available on the EU -TBT Website : http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/tbt/en/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/EEC/21_2609_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/EEC/21_2609_01_e.pdf