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COMMISSION 
Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 84/534/EEC on the approximation of the 
laws of the Member States relating to the permissible sound power level of tower cranes 
COM(86) 491 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 25 September 1986) 
(86/C 267/05) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and 
Social Committee, 
Whereas provisions, the purpose of which is to limit 
noise at operators' positions, and methods of measuring 
airborne noise differ from one Member State to another, 
which means that, when applied to tower cranes, they 
constitute a barrier to trade in such cranes; whereas such 
provisions should therefore be approximated; 
Whereas Council Directive 79/113/EEC of 19 
December 1978 on the approximation of the laws of the 
Member States relating to the determination of the noise 
emissions of construction plant and equipment ('), as 
amended by Directive 81/1051/EEC (2), laid down in 
particular, the method to be used for determining 
airborne noise emitted at the operator's position by a 
tower crane; 
Whereas, on the occasion of the Council meeting held 
on 18 and 19 December 1978, the Ministers for the 
Environment stated that the technical provisions for the 
measurement of airborne noise emitted at the operator's 
position should appear in the Annexes to the separate 
Directives for each machine in question; 
(') OJ No L 33, 8, 2. 1979, p. 15. 
(2) OJ No L 376, 30. 12. 1981, p. 49. Whereas all the technical provisions required to 
determine the noise emission of tower cranes should be 
consolidated in one Directive; whereas Council Directive 
84/534/EEC (3) should therefore be amended 
accordingly, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: 
Article 1 
Directive 84/534/EEC is hereby amended as follows: 
1. Article 1 (1) is replaced by the following text: 
'1. This Directive shall apply to the permissible 
sound power level of airborne noise emitted into the 
environment and the permissible sound pressure level 
of airborne noise emitted at the operator's position 
for tower cranes used to perform work on civil 
engineering and building sites'. 
2. Article 3 (1) is amended as follows: 
(a) The opening lines are replaced by the following: 
'1. The approved bodies shall issue an EEC-
type examination certificate for each type of 
tower crane referred to in Article 1(1) for which 
— the sound power level of airborne noise 
emitted into the environment, measured ' 
(b) The remainder of the text and the table remain 
unchanged. 
(c) After the table a new indent is added to 
paragraph 1, as follows: 
'— in the case of a type of tower crane with an 
operator's position fixed to the structure of 
the tower crane, the sound pressure level of 
airborne noise, in dB(A), measured at the 
operator's position under the conditions set 
(3) OJ No L 300, 19. 11. 1984, p. 130. 
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both as guaranteed by the manufacturer and 
determined as laid down in Annexes I and II to 
Directive 79/113/EEC, as amended by Directive 
81/1051/EEC and supplemented by Annexes I and la 
to this Directive, together with the symbol e.(epsilon). 
The models for these marks are given in Annex III to 
this Directive.' 
4. A new Annex la is added, the text of which is given in 
Annex I to this Directive. 
5. Annex III is replaced by the text in Annex II to this 
Directive. 
Article 2 
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regu­
lations and administrative provisions necessary to comply 
with this Directive on 1 July 1988 and shall forthwith 
inform the Commission thereof. 
2. Member States shall communicate to the 
Commission the texts of the provisions of national law 
which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive. 
Article 3 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. 
ANNEX I 
'ANNEX la 
METHOD OF MEASURING AIRBORNE NOISE EMITTED BY TOWER CRANES AT THE 
OPERATORS' POSITIONS 
This method is applicable to tower cranes with an operator's position fixed to the structure of the tower 
crane. It lays down the test procedures for determining the equivalent continuous sound pressure level at 
the operators' positions. 
These technical procedures comply with the requirements of Annex II to Directive 79/113/EEC, as 
amended by Directive 81/1051/EEC, and the provisions of that Annex apply to tower cranes subject to the 
following amendments and conditions: 
6. Operator 
An operator shall occupy the operator's position. 
6.2.1. Standing operator 
If the operator's position does not have a seat the measurements are to be taken with the operator 
standing. 
6.2.2. Seated operator 
If the operator's position does have a seat, the measurements are to be taken with the operator 
seated. 
NB: The position of the operator, whether standing or seated, is to be indicated in the test report. 
7.1. General 
The microphone shall be located as specified in Section 7.3. out in Annex II to Council Directive 79/113/ 
EEC, as supplemented by Annex la to this 
Directive, shall not exceed the permissible 
level given in the following table: 
Permissible sound pressure level in dB(A)20 uPa at the 
operator's position as from 
18 months after notification 
of the Directive 
85 5 years after notification 
of the Directive 
80 
3. Article 3(7) is replaced by the following: 
'7. Each tower crane built in accordance with the 
type certified by EEC type-examination shall bear a 
clear and permanent mark indicating: 
— the sound power level in dB(A) referenced to 
lpW, 
— in the case of a type of tower crane with an 
operator's position fixed to the structure of the 
tower crane, the sound pressure level in dB(A) 
referenced to 20 \i Pa, 
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9. 
9.2. General 
The conditions required for installing and operating the tower crane are laid down in point 6.2 of 
Annex I. In the case of tower cranes where the lifting mechanism is on the jib stay, the 
measurements shall be taken in this configuration. 
Operation of a tower crane with adjustable features (e.g. windows which can be opened). 
Adjustable features other than those mentioned in point 9.2.2 shall not be taken into consideration. 
10.2.2. Using the A-weighted sound pressure levels Lp^ 
This point shall not be taken into consideration.' 
ANNEX II 
'ANNEX III 
MODEL FOR MARK STATING THE SOUND POWER LEVEL 
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MODEL FOR MARK STATING THE SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL AT OPERATOR'S POSITION 
All the dimensions given for the two models may be multiplied, for example by V2, 'A, 2, 3, 4 etc, on 
condition that the specifications laid down in Article 3 (7) are adhered to. 
A tolerance of 20 % shall be allowed on all the above dimensions.' 
Proposal for a Council Regulation opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a 
Community tariff quota for frozen beef and veal falling within subheading 02.01 A II b) of the 
Common Customs Tariff (1987) 
COM(86) 506 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 6 October 1986) 
(86/C 267/06) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 
113 thereof, Community tariff quota of 50 000 tonnes of frozen beef 
and veal falling within subheading 02.01 A II b) of the 
Common Customs Tariff, expressed as boned or 
boneless meat; whereas, therefore, this tariff quota 
should be opened for 1987; 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (x), 
Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament (2), Whereas, pursuant to Articles 75 (2) (a) and 278 (1) of 
the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, Spain and 
Portugal will apply as from 1 March 1986 the Common 
Customs Tariff duty; it is appropriate to provide for 
allocation for each of those Member States in respect of 
the quota period under consideration; 
Whereas, in the context of the General Agreement on 
Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the Community has 
undertaken to open, at a duty of -20 %, an annual 
0) OJ No C 258, 10. 10. 1985, p. 6. 
O OJNoC352, 31. 12. 1985. Whereas, in particular, equal and continuous access to 
the quota should be ensured for all persons concerned in 
the Community and the rate laid down for the tariff 
quota should be applied consistently in all Member 
States to all imports of the product in question until the 
quota is used up; whereas a system of utilization of the