MEANING OF ARTICLE 2 .
4 . FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS DIRECTIVE , " GASEOUS FUEL " MEANS ANY FUEL WHICH IS ENTIRELY IN A GASEOUS STATE AT A TEMPERATURE OF 15* C UNDER A PRESSURE OF 1,01325 BAR .
5 . FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS DIRECTIVE :
" EEC TYPE-EXAMINATION " MEANS THE PROCEDURE WHEREBY THE BODY APPROVED FOR THAT PURPOSE BY A MEMBER STATE ESTABLISHES , FOLLOWING TESTS , AND CERTIFIES THAT A TYPE OF APPLIANCE CONFORMS TO THE REQUIREMENTS HARMONIZED UNDER THIS DIRECTIVE AND THE RELEVANT SEPARATE DIRECTIVES ;
" EEC SURVEILLANCE " MEANS THE PROCEDURE WHEREBY THE BODY APPROVED FOR THAT PURPOSE BY A MEMBER STATE ENSURES , AFTER AN EEC TYPE-EXAMINATION CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS DIRECTIVE AND THE RELEVANT SEPARATE DIRECTIVE , THAT APPLIANCES HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED IN CONFORMITY WITH THE APPROVED TYPE .
ARTICLE 2
1 . SEPARATE DIRECTIVES SHALL LAY DOWN THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS , METHODS OF SURVEILLANCE AND TESTING AND , WHERE NECESSARY , THE MANNER OF OPERATION FOR THE CATEGORIES OF APPLIANCES TO WHICH THEY RELATE .
2 . THE AIMS WHICH MUST IN PRINCIPLE BE PURSUED IN DEVISING THE REQUIREMENTS AND TESTS REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 , TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE STATE OF TECHNICAL PROGRESS , MUST ENSURE IN PARTICULAR THAT APPLIANCES :
- WHEN PROPERLY INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED AND USED FOR THE PURPOSE INTENDED , DO NOT ENDANGER THE SAFETY OF PERSONS , DOMESTIC ANIMALS OR PROPERTY ,
- MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF RATIONAL USE OF ENERGY ,
- FULFIL THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH THEY ARE INTENDED .
3 . THE SEPARATE DIRECTIVES MAY SPECIFY THE DATE FROM WHICH THE MEMBER STATES MAY NO LONGER ALLOW THE PLACING ON THEIR MARKETS OF THE APPLIANCES COVERED BY THESE DIRECTIVES , UNLESS THEY CONFORM THERETO .
ARTICLE 3
1 . FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS DIRECTIVE , " EEC-TYPE APPLIANCE " MEANS ANY APPLIANCE WHICH SATISFIES THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS DIRECTIVE AND OF THE RELEVANT SEPARATE DIRECTIVE , AND WHICH ACCORDINGLY BEARS THE EEC MARK OF CONFORMITY REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 7 ( 6 ) AND ( 7 ) AND/OR HAS BEEN GRANTED A CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY WHICH MAY BE PROVIDED FOR IN THE RELEVANT SEPARATE DIRECTIVE .
2 . NO MEMBER STATE MAY , ON GROUNDS RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN EEC APPLIANCE OR SURVEILLANCE THEREOF WITHIN THE MEANING OF THIS DIRECTIVE AND THE RELEVANT SEPARATE DIRECTIVE , REFUSE , PROHIBIT OR RESTRICT THE PLACING ON THE MARKET , CONNECTION TO THE DISTRIBUTION NETWORK AND PUTTING INTO SERVICE FOR A PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT WAS INTENDED OF AN EEC-TYPE APPLIANCE .
3 . MEMBER STATES SHALL IN PARTICULAR ENSURE THAT AUTHORITIES OR BODIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUPPLY OF GAS , CONNECTION TO THE NETWORK AND PUTTING INTO SERVICE OF SUCH APPLIANCES DO NOT IMPOSE UPON SUCH CONNECTION AND PUTTING INTO SERVICE ANY TECHNICAL CONDITIONS OTHER THAN THE FOLLOWING :
- CONNECTION AND PUTTING INTO SERVICE FOR A USE WHICH IS