G/TBT/N/EU/1047  
23 February 2024  
(24-1644) 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/en/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Marine 
Equipment (Non -percolating lay flat fire -fighting hoses)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s)  of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Delegated Regulation on harmonised technical specifications and testing 
standards for fire hoses; (6 page(s), in English), (2 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The draft Regulation sets out the tes ting standard for lay flat 
fire-fighting hoses with an inside diameter of greater than 52 mm and abrasion testing 
standards for such hoses with an inside diameter of 25 mm to 52 mm. The draft regulation 
refers to two national standards: DIN 14811 (January 2008) and NF S 61 -112 (June 
2019).  
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 place d on board ships, and to ensure the 
free movement of such equipment within the EU. Non -percolating lay flat fire -fighting 
hoses with an inside diameter of greater than 52 mm or abrasion testing of such hoses 
with an inside diameter of greater than 25 mm to  52 mm are not within the scope of the 
Marine Equipment Directive.  
There have been several cases where a market surveillance authority has identified fire 
hoses with internal diameters of greater than 52 mm that have been incorrectly provided 
with conformi ty assessment certificates issued by notified bodies. Moreover, some of the G/TBT/N/EU/1047  
 
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  larger non -percolating lay flat firefighting hoses have been placed on board EU ships that 
have not been conformity assessed and are not subject to market surveillance as there 
are no appropriate testing standards. In our opinion, the lack of harmonisation leads to 
varying levels of safety of products on board EU ships potentially leading to the failure of 
such products while in use on board EU ships potentially creating a serious a nd 
unacceptable risk to maritime health and safety; 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 
marine equipment and repealing Council Directive 96/98/EC (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 146 
– 185) 
Directive - 2014/90 - EN - EUR-Lex (europa.eu)  
http://eur -
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:1997:046:0025:0056:EN:PDF  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  2nd Quarter 2024  
Proposed date of entry into force:  3rd Quarter 2024  
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/2024/TBT/EEC/24_01634_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/EEC/24_01634_01_e.pdf