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I/PROPOSAL FORADIRECTIVE ONTHEAPPROXIMATION
OFTHELAWSOFTHEMEMBERSTATESRELATING TO
BOATSANDTHEIRFITTINGS
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(submitted bytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
I.Theincidenceandnatureoftechnical "barrierstotradehave "become
apparentonlyinthelastfifteenyearsasinternational tradehas
grownandcustomsbarriershavebeenlowered,thusthrowingthe
technicalbarriersintoevergreaterrelief.
AtEuropeanCommunitylevelitthereforeseemedthatallefforts
Bhouldbedirectedtowardseliminatingthesebarriers;their
survival,relicsthattheyareoftheprotectionist frameofmind
andobstaclestothefeeemovementofgoodsandthereforetothe
realisationofthecommonmarket,seemedananachronism.
Hencein19^9>'onaproposalbytheCommission,theCouncilofthe
EuropeanCommunityadopteda"generalprogrammetoremovethose
technicalbarrierstotraderesultingfromdifferences betweenthe
laws,regulations andadministrative provisionsoftheMember
States(i).Thisprogrammewasprobablyveryambitiousbutitwas
wellthoughtoutandbalancedandhasmadepossibletheadoptionof
aboutfiftydirectivestodateinaveiywiderangeofindustrial
sectors(motorvehicles,.measuringinstruments,dangerous
substances,crystalglass,textiles,agricultural andforestry
tractors,etc).
InMayI973»onaproposalbytheCommission,theCounciladopteda
supplementtothegeneralprogramme(2)whichincludedson;enew
sectors,amongstthemthe"pleasurecraft"Boctor
FinallyinDecember1973theCounciladoptedaResolutiononindustrial
policy(3)whichwasatimetableforcompletingthefirstpaitofan
actionprogrammeontheabolitionoftechnicalbarrirrtotradein
foodstuffsandindustrialproducts,asprovidedfojintheTaris
ConferenceDeclaration .
(I)OJN°C76/1,17June1969
(2roja-38/l,5-June1973
(3)OJN°CII7/I,'31Docent-er"'1073

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Inordertokeeptothedeadlinesasfaraspossible,theCommunity'swork
has"beenbasedonthistimetable *
TheCommissionthereforebegantheworkthatwasrequiredtotheschedule
intheResolutionconcerningindustrialpolicy-andfeltthatforthis
purposeandinviewofthecootionconnectedwithnavalconstruction and
morespecifically theconstruction of"pleasurecraft",itwasbothappro­
priateandnecessarytosetupaWorkingPartyontheRemovalofTechnical
BarrierstotradeinITavalconstruction (PleasureGraft),madeupofexperts
fromtheITemberStateswhowerequalifiedtoassisttheCommissiondepart­
mentsindrawingupproposalsfordirectivesforthesectorconcerned.
TheprovisionsofArticle100oftheTreatyofRome,whiohprovidesfor
theapproximation ofthelaws,regulations andadministrative provisiono
oftheMemberStates,formthebasisforthiswork«rtisnowevidentthat
divergencesexistbetweentherequirements currentlyinforceinsomeMember
Statesandthatthesedisparities arelikelytoincrease,if,asisquite
likely,new'regulations arebroughtinbyotherIlemberStateswhichat
presenthavenolegalprovisions onthesubjoct,orwhichactonrecommen­
dations.
AsspecifiedintheadditiontotheGeneralProgramme,theCommissionhas
begunwork,ontheCommunitylevel,onestablishing aclearlydefined
categoryforboats,namelypleasurecraft.
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2.Inordertoensurethesafetyofpleasurecraft,someofthe
MemberStatescarryoutvariousinspections whichcoverthe
individualparts,features,andfittingsofpleasurecraft,and
thepleasurecraftthemselves.Technical "barrierscanintervene
attwolevels:themandatorytechnicalspecifications whi-jh
differfromoneMemberStatetothenext,andtheinspections
whichhaveto"berepeatedindifferentformsforeachl.importing
MemberState.
TheCommissionisseekingtoeliminatethesetwotypesofbarrier
byproposingaprocedureforEECtype-approval forindividual
parts,featuresorfittingstogetherwithanEECapproval
procedureforpleasurecraft.Thetechnicalspecifications and
testingmethods,inparticularthosecoveringthedesignor
performance ofindividualparts,featuresorfittingsofpleasure
craft,aswellastheirinstallation andfunctioning asintegral
partsofacraft,willbethesubjectofspecificdirectives.
Mutualrecognition bythevariousMemberStatesoftheinspections
carriedouttoensurecompliancewithCommunityrequirementsis
aconcomitant oftheseprocedures.
Themethodofapproximation chosenisthatofoptionalharmonization ,
withthepossibility ofsubsequenttotalharmonization incertain
clear-out-cases.
Totalharmoniaation couldbeappliedtothespecificdirectives
whoseaimistoharmonizelawsonthoseindividualparts,features
orfittingswhose"safety"and"environmental protection"aspects
areshowntobeoseantial.
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3»Chapter Iofthis proposal foradirective isconcerned with the
scope ofthedirective andwith definitions .
The scope isaswide aspossible inthe sense that it \ri.ll be
forthe specific directives to.fixtheprecise field ofapplication
inthe light ofparticular technical requirements .For thedefinition
ofpleasure craft bytype ,thelength will botaken asthebasic
parameter .
Chapter IIsets outtherules andprocedures relating toEECtype-
approval andEECapproval ,EECtype-approval being forthe indivi­
dual parts ,features andfittings ,andEECapproval forthepleasure
craft themselves .
Lastly ,Chapter IIIsets outthegeneral andfinal provisions ,
particularly theprocedure foradapting theprovisions ofthe
specifio directives totechnological progress .

THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomic
Community,andinparticularArticle100thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomio .andSocialCommittee;
whereasinsomeoftheMemberStatestheconstruction ofpleasure ,draftmust
complywithcertainmandatorytechnicalrequirements whereascheokstoensure
thatpleasurecraftcomplywiththeseprovisionsaretraditionally
carriedoutbeforethecraftareplacedonthemarkets;whereas
thesechecksarecarriedoutontheindividualpartsandfeatures
ofthopleasurecraftandoncertainfittings;whereasthese
requirements varyfromoneMemberStatetoanotherandwhereasthis
disparityhinderstradeandcouldcreateunequalconditionsof
competitionintheCommunity;
vfhereasthesebarrierstotheestablishment andproperfunctioning
ofthecommonmarketcanbereducedandeveneliminatedifthesame
requirements areapplicableinallMemberStateseitherinaddition
toanyexistingnationalprovisionsor,whereappropriate ,inplace
thereofj
whereasbringinginCommunityrequirements wouldenableundertakings
tomanufacturetechnically uniformproductionlineswhichcould
thereforebemarketedandusedthroughout -theCommunityonce';liey
hadpassedtheEECinspection;

whoreasforthispurposeprovisionmust"bemadeforthemutual
recognitor ,oftestingmethodsamongtheMemberStatesandfor
theintroduction bothofanEECtype-approval procedureforeach
typeofindividualpart,featureorfittinginpleasurecraft
andofanEECapprovalprocedureforpleasurecraftinrespectof
theirindividualparts,featuresandfittings;
whereasthoseparateimplementing directivesforthevariousindi­
vidualparts,featuresorfittingswillsetouttherequirements
relatingtotheirtechnicaldesign,operationandinstallation in
pleasurecraft,thotestingmethodand,whereappropriate ,the
conditionssubjecttowhichtheCommunity 1stechnicalspecifications
willbosubstitutedforpreviouslyexistingnationalprovisions ;
whereasinordertodeterminethetypesofpleasurecraftforwhich
theseindividualparts,featuresorfittingsaredesigneditwillbe
usefultoretain"length"parameter;
whereastechnicalprogressrequirespromptadjustmentoftfretechnical
requirements specifiedinthospecificdirectivesreferredtoabove;
whereastheCommission Bhouldbegiventhetaskofadoptingcertain
implementing measures;whereas,inordertofacilitateimplementation
ofthemeasuresenvisaged,referenceshouldbemadetotheprocedure
establishing closecooperation betweentheMemberStatesarthe
CommissionwithintheCommitteeontheAdjustmenttoTec'^icalProgress
oftheDirectives ontheRemovalofTechnicalBarriers v,otheTrade
inIndustrialProducts,
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE.

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(CHAPTER I-Scope and definitions
Article I
Theaimofthis Directive istoapproximate the laws ,regulations and
administrative provisions oftheMember States relating tothe individual
parts ofconstruction ,features andfittings ofpleasure craft aswell
aspleasure craft themselves .Forinformation purposes alist ofthe -,
individual parts ,features andfittings ofpleasure craft isannexed
tothis Directive .
Article 2
~^or thepurpose ofthis Directive :
a)"pleasure craft "means ar\yvessel orother craft used fornavigation
forpleasure .
Theterm "craft "applies toallpleasure craft asdevined above .
b)"feature "means anydesign orperformance characteristic ofacraft .
c)"fittings "means anypiede ofequipment oranydevice which is
easential fortheoperation anduse ofaboat .
d)"EECtype-approval "means theprocedure bywhich aMember State
certifies that theindividual parts ,features orfittings ofa
craft satisfy thetechnical requirements laid *.down inspecific
directives .
fe)"EECapproval "means theprocedure bywhich aMember State certifier
that acraft satisfies thetechnical requirements laid'dovn ;,n
specific directives inrespect oftheindividual parts ,fer .ures
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CHAPTERII-EECtype-approval andEECapproval
Article3
I*ApplicationforEECtype-approval orEECapprovalshallbe
submittedtoaMemberStatebythemanufacture orthebuilder
orbyanauthorisedrepresentative .
2.Anapplicationshallbeaccompanied bytheinformation ,plans
anddocumentsrequiredbythespecificdirectiverelatingto
theindividualparts,featurosorfittingsofthecraft,orto
theoraftitselfforwhichEECtype-approval orEECapproval
isrequested.
3.AnapplicationforEECtype-approval orEECapprovalmaybe'
submittedtooneMemberStateonly.
Article4 ,
1.EachMemberStateshall:
(i)granttype-approval foranyindividualparts,featuresor
fittingsofacraftiftheycomplywiththetechnical
requirements laiddowninthespecificdirectives,
(ii)grantEECapprovalforanycraftinrespectofitsindividual
parts,featuresorfittingsifthesecomplywiththetechnical
requirements laiddowninthespecificdirectives.
2.TheMemberStatewhichhasgrantedEECtype-approval orEEC•••■•
approvalshalltakethenecessarymeasurestoverify,
andifneedbeinoooperationwiththe-competentauthorities .
oftheotherMemberStates,thatproductionmodelsconfoi^ntothe
approvedtypeoftheindividualparts,featuresorfittingsforwhich
type-approval hasbeengranted,orwiththeprototypeforthecraft
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Specialprovisionsontheoonformitycheokofproductioncanbe
established byspecificdirectives.
3.TheMemberStateshallcompleteallthesectionsofatype-approval
orapprovalcertificaterequiredbyaspecificdirectivefor-each
oftheindividualparts,featuresorfittingsforwhichitgrants
type-approval orforeachprototypefortheoraftforwhichit
grantsEECapprovalinrespectofanyofitsindividualparts,
featuresorfittings.
Article5
I*Thecompetentauthorities ofeachMemberStateshall,withinone
month,sendtothecompetentauthoritiesoftheothorMemberStates
acopyofthedatasheetsandEECtype-approval orEECapproval
certificate drawnupforeachoftheindividualparts,features
orfittingsforwhichtheygrantorrefusetype-approval ,orfor
eachprototypeforacraftforwhichtheygrantorrefuseEEC
approvalinrespectofanyofitsindividualparts,featuresor
fittings.
2.IfEECtype-approval isgranted,MemberStatesshallgivethe
manufacturer orhisauthorisedrepresentative anEECtype-approval
certificate oranEECcertificate ofconformityinaccordancewith
theprovisionslaiddowninthespecificdirectives.IfEEC
approvalisgranted,MemberStatesshallgivetheboat-builder or
hisautorisedrepresentative anEECapprovalcertificateinaccor­
dancewiththe.provisionslaiddowninthespecificdirectives.
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Article6
TheMemberStatewhichhasgrantedEECtypo-approval orEECapproval
shalltakothenecessarymeasurestoensurethatitisinformedof
anycessationofproductionandofanychangeintheparticulars
appearinginthedatasheet.
IftheMemberStateinquestionconsidersthatsuchachangedoesnot
requireanamendmenttotheexistingtype-approval orapprovalcerti­
ficateof«completionofafreshtype-approval certificate ,thecom­
petentauthorities ofthatStateshallBOinformtheboat-builder
andshallsendthecompetentauthoritiesoftheotherMemberStates,
inperiodicbatches,copiesofamendmentstodatasheetswhichhave
alreadybeendistributed.
If-theStateinquestionfindsthatanamendmenttoadatasheet
warrantsfreshchecksortestsandthatitisthereforenecessaryto
amendtheexistingtype-approval orapprovalcertificateorto
completeafreshtype-approval orapprovalcertificate ,thecompetent
authorities ofthatStateshallsoinformthemanufacturer orboat-
builderandshall,withinonemonthofsuchfreshdocuments .being
completed,sendthemtothecompetentauthorities oftheother
MemberStates.
Whereatype-approval orapprovalcertificateisnolongervalie
becausethetypetowhiohitrelateshasbeentaken-jutofproduction,
thecompetentauthorities oftheMemberStateswhichgrantedtype-
approvalorapprovalshall,withinonemonth,informthecompetent
authorities oftheotherMemberStatesofthecancellation ofthe
type-approval orapprovalcertificate.

Article 7
1.WoMember State mayprohibit thesale ofanyindividual parts ,
features orfittings ofacraft ifthey bear theEECtype-approval
mark orareaccompanied byanEECcertificate ofconformity .
2.TheEECtype-approval mark orEECcertificate ofconformity shall
notprevent aMembe'r State from refusing themarketing
ofindividual parts ,features orfittings ofacraft which donot
conform tothe approved types .
3.Byderogation from paragraph Iabove Member States shall ,where
expressly provided forbythespecific directives ,take any
necessary measures toensure that noindividual parts ,features
orfittings ofacraft aresold unless they meet therequirements
laid down intho abovcmentioned directives .
Article
1.HoMember State mayprohibit thesale oruse ofacraft ongrounds
connected with design oroperation ifitisacoompanied byanEEC
approval certificate .
2.This certificate shall notprevent aMember State from refusing the
marketing oruseofacraft ororafts which donotconform totheprototype
forwhich EECapproval hasbean granted inrespect oftheir
individual parts ,features orfittings .
3.Byderogation from paragraph Iabove ,Member States shall ,where
expressly provided forbythespecific directives ,take any
necessary measures toensure that nocraft issold orused unless
itmeets therequirements laid down intheabovementioned directives .
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Article 9
I.IftheMember State which hasgranted EECtype-approval finds that
anyindividual parts ,features orfittings ofacraft which bear
theEECtype-approval mark orareaccompanied byanEECcertificate
ofconformity donotconform tothetype which i4hasapproved ,
itshall take thenecessary measures toensure that production
models conform totheapproved type .
2TIftheMember State which hasgranted EECapproval finds that craft
1forwhich EECapproval hasbeen granted inrespect ofanyoftheir
individual parts ,features orfittings donotconform totheproto­
type forthe craft forwhich EECapproval hasbeen granted ,itshall
take thenecessary measures toensure that theproduction models
conform totheapproved prototype .
The competent authorities oftheMember State which hasadopted the
measures referred toinparagraphs Iand 2above shall advise the
l • ,authorities oftheother Memoer States ofthemeasures taken ,which
may ,where necessary ,extend towithdrawal ofEECtype-approval or
EECapproval .Thesaid authorities shall take like measures ifthey
are in-formed }>y thecompetent authorities ofanother Member State
ofsuch failure tooonform .
4*The competent authorities ofthoMember States shall rnform each
other ,within onemonth ,ofanywithdrawal ofEEC tyie-approval or
EECapproval and ofthereasons for scuh' ameasure .
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CHAPTERIII:Generalandfinalprovisions
Article10
Anychangeswhicharenecessarytoadapttheprovisionscontained
inthespecificdirectivestotakeaccountoftechnicalprogress
andwhicharespecifiedineachofthosedirectives ,shall "be
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle12.
ArticleII
'.I.ACommitteeontheAdaptationtoTechnical "ProgressoftheDirectives
ontheRemovalofTechnicalBarrierstoTradeintheconstruction
•ofboatsandtheirfittingo(hcroinaftorcalledtheCommittee)
isherebysetup;itshallconsistofrepresentatives ofthoMember
StatesanditschairmanshallbeCommissionrepresentative .
2.TheCommitteeshalladoptitsownrulesofprocedure.
Article12
1.Where.theprocedurelaiddowninthisArticleistobefollowed,
mattersshallbereferredtotheCommitteebytheChairmaneither
onhisowninitiativeorattherequestoftherepresentative
ofaMemberState.
2.TheCommissionrepresentative shallsubmittotheCommitteea
draftofthemeasurestobeadopted.TheCommitteeshalldoliver
itsOpiniononthedraftwithinatime-limitsetbytheChairman
withdueregardtotheurgencyofthematter.Opinionsshallbe
adoptedbyamajorityoffortyonovotes,thovotesjfMemberStates
beingweightedasprovidedforinArticleI48(2])rftheTi-saty.
ThoChairmanshallnotvote.

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3.a)TheCorwnission shall adopt themeasures envisaged where they are
inaccordance with the Opinion ofthe Committee#
b)Where themeasures envisaged arenotinaccordance with the
Opinion oftheCommittee ,orifnoOpinion isdelivered ,the
Commission shall without delay propose totheCouncil themeasures
tobeadopted .TheCouncil shall actbyaqualified majority .
c)Ifwithin three months oftheproposal being submitted toit
theCouncil hasnotacted ,theproposed measures shall beadopted
bythe Commission .
Article 13
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1.All'decisions taken persuant totheprovisions adopted inimplementation
ofthis Directive and which constitute arefusal orwithdrawal of
EECtype-approval orEECapproval ,ortherefusal ofregistration
orprohibition ofsale oruse ,shall state indetail thereasons onwhich
they arebased .Thedeoision shall benotified totheMember State and
party concerned ,whoshall atthe same time beinformed ofthe
remedies available tohim under the laws inforce intheMember
States and ofthe time-limits allowed forthe exercise ofsuch
remedies .
2.Such decision shall atthe same time benotified tothe other
Member States .
» Aritcle 14
I.TheMember States shall adopt andpublish theprovisions necessary
forcompliance with this Directive byIJanuary 1978 andshall
-forthwith inform theCommission thereof .They *shall apply these
provisions asfrom IOctober "1978 * "
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2.Immediatelyafterreceivingnotification ofthisDirective,the
MemberStatesshallalsoinformtheCommission,insufficient
timeforittopresentitscomments,ofanydraftlaws,
regulations oradministrative provisionstheyintendtoadopt
inaccordance withthisDirective.
Article15
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates-

ANÎTEX
LISTOFINDIVIDUAL PARTS.FEATURES ORFITTINGS
I.Hull
I.I*Woodenhull
1.2.Steelhull
1.3*Hullofothermetal(aluminium,...)
1.4,Reinforcedplastiohull
I»5«Hullofooatingfabricorsimilarmaterial
1.6.Ferro–cementhull
1.7.Thermoplastic hull(ABS....)
2.Cockpit
*
3.Life-rails
4*Steeringgear
5»Openingsinthehullsuperstructure
6.Propulsionmachinery–auxiliaryengine-(s)
7»Fuelinstallation
8.Liquefiedgasinstallation
9»Electricalfittings
10.Chiefcharacteristics (procedureforchecks)
10,1,Overalllength
10.2.Beam
10.3*Depthmoulded
IO.4•Maximumweightofengines
10.5.Maximumpermissible powerofengines
10.6.Numberofpersonspermittedonboard
10..Normalworkingsailarea
10.8.Displacement
II.Stability,reserveb.uoyancyandsub-division

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12. Pumping ,drainage
13» Fire protection
14. Environmental protection
15. Individual andcommunal lifesaving gear
15*1 Lifeboats
15.2 Lifebelts
15-3 Safety buoys
16. ilooring lines
s
17. Ftyroteohnio devioes
18. Lights andvisual ,warning devices
19» Audible warning devices