G/TBT/N/EU/667  
 
17 June 2019  
(19-4111) 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 Commission  
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/en/  
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, fi re 
protection equipment, navigation equipment, radio communication equipment)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Implementing Regulation on design, construction and performance 
requirements and testing sta ndards for marine equipment and repealing Implementing 
Regulation (EU) 2018/773 ((3 pages + Annex 293 pages, in English)  
6. Description of content:  The draft Regulation replaces Commission Implementing 
Regulation (EU) 2018/773 and adapts its content to ch anges in the relevant international 
instruments.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The purpose of the Marine 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 specific 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 instruments include, 
in particular: the 1966 International 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 
1974 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (Solas).  
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, G/TBT/N/EU/667  
 
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  28.8.2014, p. 146 – 185): https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1560517487526&uri=CELEX:32014L0090  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  September 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Entry into force 20 days from publication in the 
Official Journal of the EU (about a month after adoption approx.)  
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/  
 
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