G/TBT/N/EU/717  
6 May 2020  
(20-3446) 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, fire 
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 standards for marine equipment and repealing Imp lementing 
Regulation (EU) 2019/1397 (3 page(s), in English; 307 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The draft Regulation replaces Commission Implementing 
Regulation (EU) 2019/1397 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 Marine Equipment Directive is to enhance safety at sea 
and the prevention of marine pollution through the uniform application of the rel evant 
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 ensur e the 
free movement of such equipment within the EU. These international instrument include, in 
particular: the 1966 International Convention on Load Lines (LL66); the 1972 Convention 
on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (Colre g); 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).; Protection of human health 
or safety; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
Directive 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on G/TBT/N/EU/717  
 
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  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/?qid=1588601780678&uri=CELEX:32014 L0090  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  August/September 2020  
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.)  
A transition period of three years has been se t for new items which have been listed in this 
Implementing 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/2020/TBT/EEC/20_3081_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/EEC/20_3081_01_e.pdf