1892 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoC195/11
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(PreparatoryActs)
COMMISSION
AmendmenttotheproposalforaCouncilRegulation(EEC)concerningtheaffixinganduseof
theCEmarkofconformityonindustrialproducts
(92/C195/11)
COM(92)293final—SYN336
(SubmittedbytheCommissionpursuanttoArticle149(3)oftheEECTreatyon10July1992)
3.toremovetheobligationonthemanufacturers to
indicatetheyearofaffixingtheCEmarkandto
renderoptionaltheidentificationofthenotifiedbody
actingascoordinatorforthevariousnotifiedbodies
whichmaybeinvolvedintheassessmentofaproduct
wherethelatterisaffectedbyseveraldirectives,
Article4(1)andArticle4(2)arereplacedbythe
following :
'1.TheCEmarkofconformityshallbefollowed
bytheidentificationnumberofthenotifiedbody
withinthemeaningofCouncilDecision90/683/EEC
wherethebodyisinvolvedintheproduction-control
phasewithinthemeaningofthatDecision.Theident­
ificationnumbershallbeaffixedinaccordancewith
theprovisionsofArticle3(3)and(4).
2."Whereaproductiscoveredbyseveraldirectives
andseveralbodiesmaybeinvolvedinthe
production-control phase,oneofthosebodiesmay
bringtogetherandcoordinateallofthework.Inthis
case,onlytheidentificationnumberofthatbodyshall
appearaftertheCEmark.Theidentificationnumbers
oftheothernotifiedbodiesshallappear,therefore,
eitheronthedeclarationoronthecertificateof
conformity.';
4.tostrengthentherightsofoperatorswhopossessed
marks,registeredandactuallyused,beforetheentry
intoforceofthefirstnewapproachdirective,which
couldbeconfusedwiththeCEmark,thesecond
subparagraphofArticle6isreplacedbyanewArticle
6aasfollows:FollowingtheopiniondeliveredbytheEuropean
Parliament(')onitsfirstreading,aspartofthe
cooperationprocedureontheproposalforaCouncil
RegulationconcerningtheaffixinganduseoftheCE
markofconformityonindustrialproductswhichthe
CommissionhadpresentedtotheCouncil(2),the
Commissionhasdecidedtoamenditsproposalas
follows:
1.theterm'lamarqueCEdeconformite'isreplaced
throughouttheFrenchversion,includinginthetitle,
by'lemarquageCEdeconformite';
2.anewArticle4(2),designedtostrengthentherights
ofeconomicoperatorshavingdulyaffixedtheCE
markontheirproductswhilenewdirectivesenterinto
forceestablishingnewobligationsand,forthemost
part,providingfortransitionalperiods,isaddedas
follows:
'(4)TheCEmarkaffixedonanindustrialproduct
shallretainitsfulllegalvalidityirrespectiveofthe
dateonwhichthatproductwasplacedonthemarket
forthefirsttimeprovidedthat:
—thesaidproductcomplied,atthetimethemark
wasaffixed,withallbindingCommunityrulesand
regulations,
—themanufacturerhadtherighttoaffixthemark,
and
therearenopressinghealthorsafetyreasons
requiringthevalidityofthemarktobe
withdrawn.';Article6a
Transitionalprovisions
1.WithoutprejudicetoArticle6above,theholder
ofaregisteredtrademarkwhichmaybeconfused
withtheCEmarkmaycontinuetousethatregistered
markforaperiodof10yearsfromtheadoptionof
thisRegulationprovidedthatthemarkinquestion:(')Adoptedon8.4.1992(EPA3-121/92).
(2)COM(91)145finalof17.5.1991,
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ofthemarkmayhaveseriousconsequencesforsafety
orhealthand/orwherenon-compliance persists,the
MemberStateshalltakeallthenecessarymeasuresto
restrictorprohibittheplacingonthemarketofthe
productinquestionortoensurethatitiswithdrawn
fromthemarket.';
6.inordertoaddareportontheimplementation ofthe
CEmarktotheperiodicreportwhichthe
Commission mustsubmitinaccordancewithCouncil
Decision90/683/EEC,anewArticle9aisaddedto
theproposalasfollows:
'Article9aa)wasregisterednolaterthan30June1989;
b)wasactuallyuseduptotheadoptionofthisRegu­
lation.
2.Asregardstheproductsreferredtobythe
directivesadoptedinaccordancewiththecriteriaset
outinArticle1whichenteredintoforcebeforethe
adoptionofthisRegulation,theprovisionsofArticle
3(1)and(2)aboveshallnotapplytoproductsplaced
onthemarketbefore1January1993providedthat
theycomplywiththedirectivesandalreadybearaCE
mark.';
5.inordertointroduceagraduationintheseverityof
thepenaltieswhichtheMemberStatesmayormust
imposeinthecaseofimpropermarking,Article8(1)
isreplacedbythefollowing :
'1.WhereaMemberStateoranotifiedbodyfinds
thattheCEmarkhasbeenimproperlyaffixed,the
manufacturer ,hisauthorizedrepresentativeor,failing
that,thepersonresponsibleforplacingtheproductin
questionontheCommunitymarketshallbeobliged
tobringtheproductinlinewiththerulesandtoput
anendtotheinfringementundertheconditionslaid
downbytheMemberState.WhereimproperaffixingPeriodicreport
Theperiodicreportontheimplementation ofCouncil
Decision90/683/EEC,whichtheCommissionmust
submitunderArticle1ofthatDecision,shallalso
analysetheimplementation ofthisRegulationandall
theproblemsfound,inparticularthoseresultingfrom
theadaptationofexistinglegislationtotheprovisions
ofthisRegulation.'