Decision No 1/2023 of the Joint Committee established by the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America of 26 May 2023 on the mutual recognition of certificates of conformity for marine equipment amending Annexes I, II and III [2023/1146]
Date: 2023-05-26
Institutions: European Union, Joint Committee, United States
Subjects: United States, agreement (EU), approval, international standard, maritime safety, maritime transport, mutual recognition principle, revision of an agreement, technical standard








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12.6.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 151/33








            DECISION No 1/2023 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED BY THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
         
of 26 May 2023
         
on the mutual recognition of certificates of conformity for marine equipment amending Annexes I, II and III [2023/1146]


THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on the mutual recognition of certificates of conformity for marine equipment, and in particular Article 7 thereof;

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 7(3)(d) of the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on the mutual recognition of certificates of conformity for marine equipment (‘the Agreement’), the Joint Committee established under Article 7(1) of the Agreement may amend the Annexes thereto.












(2)


In order to support the proper implementation of the legislation that is within the scope of the Agreement it is important to include interpretations developed by the notified body coordination group established under Directive 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) as well as policy guidance issued by the U.S. Coast Guard in the list of laws, regulations and administrative provisions listed in Annex I.












(3)


Therefore, Annex I to the Agreement should be amended accordingly.












(4)


In accordance with Article 7(3)(a) of the Agreement, the Joint Committee is responsible for developing and maintaining the list in Annex II of products and associated legislative, regulatory and administrative provisions that the Parties have determined to be equivalent.












(5)


Taking into account technical progress and changes to the international instruments, the European Union and the United States of America have agreed on the modification of the product coverage for mutual recognition.












(6)


Therefore, Annex II of the Agreement should be amended accordingly.












(7)


The list of regulatory authorities and their addresses should be updated and the regulatory authority of the United Kingdom should be removed.












(8)


Therefore, Annex III of the Agreement should be amended accordingly,





HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:


Annexes I, II and III of the Agreement are replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision, done in duplicate, shall be signed by representatives of the Joint Committee who are authorised to act on behalf of the Parties for purposes of amending the Agreement. This Decision shall be effective from the date of the later of these signatures.





On behalf of the United States of America

Sushan DEMIRJIAN
            
Signed in Brussels, on 26 May 2023
            



On behalf of the European Union

Lucian CERNAT
            
Signed in Brussels, on 26 May 2023
            





(1)  Directive 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on marine equipment and repealing Council Directive 96/98/EC (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 146).




ANNEX



‘ANNEX I

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

EU legislation, regulations and administrative provisions:






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Directive 2014/90/EU (hereinafter referred to as ‘MED’) and the implementing acts adopted in accordance with Articles 35(2) and (3) of that Directive, which are published in the Official Journal of the European Union and made available on https://portal.med.emsa.europa.eu/.










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Guidelines for the implementation of, in particular, conformity assessment procedures falling under the MED are provided by:






—


The ‘Blue Guide’ on the implementation of EU product rules 2022; and










—


Interpretations developed by the notified body coordination group established under Directive 2014/90/EU (MarED), approved by the Committee on Safe Seas and prevention of pollution from ships established under Council Regulation (EC) No 2099/2002 (COSS) and made available to the public on https://portal.med.emsa.europa.eu/.








U.S. legislation, regulations and administrative provisions:






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United States Code, Title 46 (46 U.S.C. 3306), provides statutory authority to the United States Coast Guard (through delegation by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security) to issue regulations for approval of marine equipment.










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United States Code of Federal Regulations






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Title 46, Subpart 2.75 and Part 159, related to the authorities and procedures for U.S. Coast Guard approval of marine equipment;










—


Title 46, Parts 160 to 164, for lifesaving equipment, electrical equipment, engineering systems;










—


Title 47, Part 80 for radio equipment. Equipment which includes a radio transmitter is regulated by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and requires FCC type-certification before such equipment may be marketed, sold or used in the United States. These items are identified by ‡ in Annex II.














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Policy guidance issued by the U.S. Coast Guard






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Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 02-19 pertaining to approvals issued by the U.S. Coast Guard under the MRA;










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NVIC 08-01, for approval of navigation equipment;










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Additional guidance posted on: https://www.dco.uscg.mil/CG-ENG-4/Equipment/.










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‘ANNEX II

PRODUCT COVERAGE FOR MUTUAL RECOGNITION


Lifesaving appliances








Product item identification


EU item number


U.S. item




Position- indicating lights for life- saving appliances:
for survival craft and rescue boats


MED/1.2a


161.101




Position- indicating lights for life- saving appliances:
for lifebuoys


MED/1.2b


161.110




Position- indicating lights for life- saving appliances:
for lifejackets


MED/1.2c


161.112




Lifebuoy self- activating smoke signals
Note: Expiration date not to exceed 48 months after month of manufacture.


MED/1.3


160.157




Rocket parachute flares (pyrotechnics)
Note: Expiration date not to exceed 48 months after month of manufacture.


MED/1.8


160.136




Hand flares (pyrotechnics)
Note: Expiration date not to exceed 48 months after month of manufacture.


MED/1.9


160.121




Buoyant smoke signals (pyrotechnics)
Note: Expiration date not to exceed 48 months after month of manufacture.


MED/1.10


160.122




Line-throwing appliances
Note: Expiration date not to exceed 48 months after month of manufacture.


MED/1.11


160.040




Rigid liferafts
Note: The emergency pack is not covered by the Agreement


MED/1.13


160.118




Automatically self- righting liferafts (rigid liferafts only/inflatable liferafts not covered)
Note: The emergency pack is not covered by the Agreement


MED/1.14b


160.118




Canopied reversible liferafts (rigid liferafts only/inflatable liferafts not covered)
Note: The emergency pack is not covered by the Agreement


MED/1.15


160.118




Float- free arrangements for liferafts (hydrostatic release units)


MED/1.16


160.162




Release mechanism for:
Lifeboats and rescue boats
(launched by a fall or falls)
Limited to Davit-launched liferaft automatic release hook


MED/1.26a


160.170




Release mechanism for:
Liferafts (launched by a fall or falls)
Limited to Davit-launched liferaft automatic release hook


MED/1.26b


160.170




Marine evacuation systems


MED/1.27


160.175




Embarkation Ladders


MED/1.29


160.117




Retro-reflective materials


MED/1.30


164.018








Fire protection








Product item identification


EU item number


U.S. item number




Primary deck coverings


MED/3.1


164.106




‘A’ & ‘B’ Class divisions fire integrity:
‘A’ class divisions: A-60 deck assemblies


MED/3.11a


164.105




‘A’ & ‘B’ Class divisions fire integrity:
‘A’ class divisions: A-60 structural insulation


MED/3.11a


164.107




‘A’ & ‘B’ Class divisions fire integrity:
‘B’ class divisions. - bulkheads.


MED/3.11b


164.108




‘A’ & ‘B’ Class divisions fire integrity:
‘B’ class divisions. - ceilings.


MED/3.11b


164.110




Non-combustible materials


MED/3.13


164.109




Fire doors
Limited to fire doors without windows or with total window area no more than 645 cm2 in each door leaf, unless hose stream, heat flux, and/or temperature rise tests are conducted according to USCG approval guidance.
Approval limited to maximum door size tested.
Doors must be used with a fire tested frame design.


MED/3.16


164.136




Fire door control systems components.


MED/3.17


164.146




Surface materials and floor coverings with low flame-spread characteristics:
decorative veneers.


MED/3.18a


164.112




Surface materials and floor coverings with low flame-spread characteristics:
paint systems.


MED/3.18b


164.112




Surface materials and floor coverings with low flame-spread characteristics:
floor coverings.


MED/3.18
c




164.117




Surface materials and floor coverings with low flame-spread characteristics:
combustible ducts membrane.


MED/3.18f


164.112




Draperies, curtains and other suspended textile materials and films


MED/3.19


164.111




Upholstered furniture:
Cover material for flame-retardant filling material


MED/3.20b


164.144




Upholstered furniture:
Cover material for flame-retardant filling material
(tested in specific combination as intended for the later application).


MED/3.20c


164.144




Bedding components


MED/3.21


164.142




Fire dampers


MED/3.22


164.139




Penetrations through ‘A’ class
electric cable transits.


MED/3.26a


164.138




Penetrations through ‘A’ class
pipe, duct, trunk, etc. penetrations


MED/3.26b


164.138




Fire restricting materials (except furniture) for high-speed craft


MED/3.32


164.201




Fire restricting materials for furniture for high-speed craft


MED/3.33


164.201




Fire resisting divisions for high-speed craft


MED/3.34


164.207




C class divisions


MED/3.64


164.109








Navigation equipment








Product item identification


EU item


US item number




Magnetic compass
Class A for ships


MED/4.1


165.101




Transmitting heading device THD (magnetic method)


MED/4.2


165.102




Echo-sounding equipment


MED/4.6


165.107




Speed and distance measuring equipment (SDME)


MED/4.7


165.105




Rate- of- turn- indicator


MED/4.9


165.106




Heading control system (HCS)


MED/4.16


165.110




Rudder Angle Indicator


MED/4.20


165.167




Propeller revolution indicator


MED/4.21


165.168




Pitch Indicator


MED/4.22


165.169




Voyage data recorder (VDR)


MED/4.29


165.150




Electronic chart display and information system (ECDIS) with backup, and raster chart display system (RCDS)


MED/4.30


165.123
165.124




Universal automatic identification system equipment (AIS)


MED/4.32


165.155




Track control system
(working at ship’s speed from minimum manoeuvring speed up to 30 knots)


MED/4.33


165.112




Radar reflector passive type


MED/4.39


165.160




Heading control system for high-speed craft


MED/4.40


165.210




Transmitting heading device THD (GNSS method)


MED/4.41


165.102




Searchlight for high-speed craft


MED/4.42


165.252




Night vision equipment for high-speed craft


MED/4.43


165.251




Transmitting heading device THD (Gyroscopic method)


MED/4.46


165.102




Simplified voyage data recorder (S- VDR)


MED/4.47


165.151




Pilot ladder


MED/4.49


163.003




Daylight signaling lamp


MED/4.52


165.166




Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System (BNWAS)


MED/4.57


165.142




Sound reception system


MED/4.58


165.165




Integrated navigation system


MED/4.59


165.141




GPS equipment


MED/4.63


165.130




GLONASS equipment


MED/4.63


165.131




DGPS equipment


MED/4.63


165.132




DGLONASS equipment


MED/4.63


165.133




Radar equipment CAT 1
(Radar equipment used with ARPA must have separate EU and USA certifications) ‡



MED/4.64


165.115




Radar equipment CAT 2
(Radar equipment used with ATA must have separate EU and USA certifications) ‡



MED/4.64


165.116




Radar equipment CAT 3
(Radar equipment used with EPA must have separate EU and USA certifications) ‡



MED/4.64


165.117




Radar equipment for high-speed craft applications (CAT 1H) ‡



MED/4.64


165.216




Radar equipment for high-speed craft applications (CAT 2H) ‡



MED/4.64


165.217




Gyro compass


MED/4.65


165.103




Gyro compass for high-speed craft


MED/4.65


165.203






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‘ANNEX III

REGULATORY AUTHORITIES

EUROPEAN UNION






Belgium







SPF Mobilité (FPS Mobility)




Rue du Progrès 56




1210 Bruxelles









FOD Mobiliteit (FPS Mobility)




Vooruitgangstraat 56




1210 Brussel








Bulgaria







Министерство на транспорта, информационните технологии и съобщенията




ул. "Дякон Игнатий" № 9




София 1000,









Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications




9, Dyakon Ignatiy str.




Sofia 1000








Czech Republic


Ministerstvo dopravy (Ministry of Transport)
P.O. Box 9
Nábřeží Ludvíka Svobody 12
110 15 Praha 1




Denmark







Erhvervsministeriet




(Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs)




Slotsholmsgade 10-12




DK-1216 Copenhagen K








Germany







Bundesministerium für Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur (Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure)




Invalidenstr. 44,




10115 Berlin








Estonia







Majandus- ja Kommunikat- siooniministeerium (Ministry of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure)




Suur- Ameerika 1




10122 Tallinn








Ireland







Department of Transport




Leeson Lane




Dublin D02 TR60









An Roinn Iompair




Lána Liosáin




Baile Átha Cliath D02 TR60








Greece







Υπουργείο Ναυτιλίας & Νησιωτικής Πολιτικής




Ακτή Βασιλειάδη, Πύλη Ε 1 - Ε 2,




Τ.Κ. 185 10, Πειραιάς









Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy




Akti Vassiliadi, Gates E1- E2




18510 Piraeus








Spain







Ministerio de Fomento (Ministry of Public Works)




Paseo de la Castellana, 67




28071 Madrid








France







Ministère de la transition écologique et solidaire




246, Boulevard St. Germain




75007 Paris








Croatia







Ministarstvo mora, prometa i infrastructure (Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure)




Prisavlje 14,




10 000  Zagreb








Italy







Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti (Ministry for Infrastructure and Transport)




Piazzale di Porta Pia 1




00198 Roma








Cyprus







Υπουργείο Μεταφορών, Επικοινωνιών και Έργω




Αχαιών 28,




1424 Λευκωσία









Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works




Axaion 28




1424 Nicosia








Latvia







Satiksmes ministrija (Ministry for Transport and Communications)




Gogola iela 3,




Riga 1743








Lithuania







Susisiekimo ministeriją (Ministry of Transport and Communications)




Gedimino av. 17




01505 Vilnius








Luxembourg







Ministère du Développement durable et des Infrastructures




4, Place de l'Europe




1499 Luxembourg








Hungary







Nemzeti Fejlesztési Minisztérium (Ministry of National Development)




Fő u. 44- 50.




1011 Budapest








Malta







Ministeru għat- Trasport, Infrastruttura u Proġetti Kapitali/ Ministry for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects




Triq Francesco Buonamici




Floriana FRN1700








Netherlands







Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat




(Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management)




Rijnstraat 8, 2515 XP ‘s Gravenhage




Postbus 20901




2500 EX's Gravenhage








Austria







Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie (Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology)




Radetzkystraße 2




1030 Wien








Poland







Ministerstwo Infrastruktury (Ministry of Infrastructure and Construction)




ul. Chałubińskiego 4/6




00 928 Warszawa








Portugal







Direção-Geral de Recursos Naturais, Segurança e Serviços Marítimos (Directorate-General for Natural Resources, Safety and Maritime Services)




Av. Brasília




1449- 030 Lisboa








Romania







Ministerul Transporturilor (Ministry of Transport)




38, Blvd. Dinicu Golescu




Sector 1 – Bucureşti








Slovenia







Ministrstvo za infrastrukturo (Ministry of Infrastructure)




Langusova 4




SI –1535 Ljubljana








Slovakia







Ministerstvo dopravy a výstavby (Ministry of Transport and Construction)




Námestie slobody 6




810 05 Bratislava








Finland







Liikenne- ja viestintäministeriö (Ministry of Transport and Communications)




Eteläesplanadi 16, Helsinki




P.O. Box 31




00023 Government









Kommunikationsministeriet (Ministry of Transport and Communications)




Södra esplanaden 16, Helsingfors




PB 31,




00023 Statsrådet








Sweden







Närings-departementet (Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation)




Mäster Samuelsgatan 70, Stockholm




103 33 Stockholm








 


 




European Commission







Directorate General Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE)




Maritime Safety Unit




200, rue de la Loi




1049 Brussels, Belgium













UNITED STATES OF AMERICA




United States Coast Guard




Office of Design and Engineering Standards (CG- ENG)




2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE




STOP 7509




Washington DC 20593-7509






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