Commission Directive 85/409/EEC of 11 July 1985 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 84/537/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the permissible sound power level of powered hand-held concrete-breakers and picks
Date: 1985-07-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: approximation of laws, construction equipment, environmental standard, noise level, noise pollution













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Commission Directive 85/409/EEC of 11 July 1985 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 84/537/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the permissible sound power level of powered hand-held concrete-breakers and picks  


Official Journal L 233 , 30/08/1985 P. 0020 - 0021 Spanish special edition: Chapter 15 Volume 6 P. 0082  Portuguese special edition Chapter 15 Volume 6 P. 0082  Finnish special edition: Chapter 15 Volume 7 P. 0059  Swedish special edition: Chapter 15 Volume 7 P. 0059  





COMMISSION DIRECTIVEof 11 July 1985adapting to technical progress Council Directive 84/537/EEC on  the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the permissible sound power level of  powered hand-held concrete-breakers and picks(85/409/EEC)THE COMMISSION OF THE  EUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic  Community,Having regard to Council Directive 84/537/EEC of 17 September 1984 on the approximation  of the laws of the Member States relating to the permissible sound power level of powered hand-held  concrete-breakers and picks (1) and in particular Article 6 thereof,Whereas, in view of experience  gained and of the state of the art, it is now necessary to match the requirements of Annex I of  Directive 84/537/EEC to the actual test conditions;Whereas the measures provided for in this  Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Adaptation to Technical  Progress of the Directive on the Determination of the Noise Emission of Construction Plant and  Equipment, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:Article 1Annex I to Directive 84/537/EEC is hereby  amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.Article 2The Member States shall, by 26  March 1986, adopt and publish the provisions required to comply with this Directive and shall  forthwith inform the Commission thereof.Article 3This Directive is addressed to the Member  States.Done at Brussels, 11 July 1985.For the CommissionStanley CLINTON  DAVISMember of the Commission(1) OJ N° L 300, 19. 11. 1984, p. 156. ANNEXAMENDMENTS TO ANNEX I TO THE DIRECTIVE 84/537/EEC6.1.4.Composition of the  concretePoint 6.1.4 shall be reworded as follows:For one 50-kilogram sack of pure Portland cement,  category 400 or equivalent:65 litres of ungraded, non-calcareous sand with grain size of 0,1 to 5  mm,115 litres of non-calcareous alluvial gravel with grain size of 5 to 25 mm,15 litres water,with  possible adding of hardener.The cube shall be reinforced by 8-mm-diameter steel rods without ties,  each rod being independent of the others; the design concept is illustrated in Figure  1.6.3.Measuring sitePoint 6.3 shall be reworded as follows:The measuring site must be flat and  horizontal. This site, shall be of concrete or non-porous asphalt and shall be a minimum of 4 m in  radius.6.4.1.Measuring surface, measuring distancePoint 6.4.1 shall be reworded as follows:The  measuring surface to be used for the test shall be a hemisphere. The radius is given in the  following table: >TABLE>Point 6.4.1 shall be followed by a new point 6.4.2.1 worded as  follows:6.4.2.1.GeneralFor the measurements there shall be six measuring points, i.e. points 2, 4,  6, 8, 10 and 12, arranged as defined in section 6.4.2.2 of Annex I to Directive 79/113/EEC, with  the variations in the value of z of points 2, 4, 6 and 8 as shown in the previous table.For testing  the appliances, the geometric centre of the appliance shall be positioned vertically above the  centre of the hemisphere.6.4.2.2.Measuring points6.4.2.2.is deleted.FIGURE 1   TEST BLOCKThe  composition to be reworded as given in point 6.1.4 above.