Commission Directive 2007/13/EC of 7 March 2007 amending Annex II to Council Directive 71/316/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to common provisions for both measuring instruments and methods of metrological control (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2007-03-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EC conformity marking, approximation of laws, measuring equipment, metrology

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Official Journal of the European Union

13.3.2007

DIRECTIVES

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2007/13/EC

of 7 March 2007

amending Annex II to Council Directive 71/316/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member
States relating to common provisions for both measuring instruments and methods of metrological
control

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-
nity,

Having regard to Council Directive 71/316/EEC of 26 July 1971
on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating
to common provisions for both measuring instruments and
methods of metrological control (1), and in particular the first
sentence of Article 16 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Directive 71/316/EEC makes provision, in item 3.1.1.1(a)
of Annex II, for the distinguishing capital letters of Member
States to be used for the EEC initial verification mark affixed
on a measuring instrument and indicating that the latter
conforms to the EEC requirements.

(2) Directive 71/316/EEC makes provision, in item 3.2.1 of
Annex II, for the drawings, showing the shape, dimensions
and outline of the letters for the EEC initial verification
marks as laid down in item 3.1 of that Annex.

(3)

(4)

(5)

The drawings of
the distinguishing letters were not
provided in the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and
Sweden and in the 2003 Act of Accession. According to
Annex II, Chapter 1, point D1.b of the Act of Accession of
Austria, Finland and Sweden, and of the 2003 Act of
Accession, the drawings to which Annex II item 3.2.1 of
Directive 71/316/EEC refers are supplemented by the
requisite letters.

It is therefore necessary to amend item 3.2.1 of Annex II to
Directive 71/316/EEC in order to include the drawings of
the distinguishing letters.

in this Directive are in
The measures provided for
accordance with the opinion of
the Committee for
Adjustment to Technical Progress set up under Article 17
of Directive 71/316/EEC,

Article 1

Annex II to Directive 71/316/EEC is amended as set out in the
Annex to this Directive.

Article 2

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations
and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this
Directive by 10 March 2008 at the latest. They shall forthwith
communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.

When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a
reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference
on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall
determine how such reference is to be made.

2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the
text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in
the field covered by this Directive.

Article 3

This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following
that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 7 March 2007.

For the Commission

Günter VERHEUGEN

Vice-President

(1) OJ L 202, 6.9.1971, p. 1. Directive as last amended by the 2003 Act

of Accession.

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Official Journal of the European Union

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ANNEX

In the first drawing attached to Annex II to Directive 71/316/EEC the letters ‘A, S, FI, CZ, EST, CY, LV, LT, H, M, PL, SI, SK’ are
supplemented by the following drawings: