THE COMBINED PROVISIONS OF FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE 71/316 AND OF DIRECTIVE 76/891 THAT THOSE DIRECTIVES REQUIRE NO SPECIFIC IMPLEMENTING MEASURE IN DENMARK SINCE THAT COUNTRY DOES NOT HAVE AT ITS DISPOSAL ANY EQUIPMENT ENABLING IT TO CARRY OUT TYPE-APPROVAL CONTROLS AND INITIAL VERIFICATIONS . ACCORDING TO THE DANISH GOVERNMENT IT CANNOT BE ACCEPTED THAT INHERENT IN THE PURPOSE OF A DIRECTIVE WHICH SEEKS TO ELIMINATE TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE IN ELECTRICAL ENERGY METERS THERE IS AN OBLIGATION TO ESTABLISH ADMINISTRATIVE MACHINERY ENABLING EEC SIGNS AND MARKS TO BE ISSUED ON REQUEST AND TO ENSURE THE FUNCTIONING OF A SYSTEM OF MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF CONTROL OPERATIONS , WHERE THERE IS NO EQUIVALENT CONTROL AT NATIONAL LEVEL .
22 THE DANISH GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS THEREFORE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF ANNEXES I AND II TO FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE 71/316 , READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THOSE OF ARTICLES 2 ( 2 ) AND 8 ( 2 ) OF THAT DIRECTIVE , WERE ADOPTED SOLELY TO COVER THE EVENTUALITY OF DENMARK ' S DECIDING TO INTRODUCE A SYSTEM OF METROLOGICAL CONTROL OF MEASURING INSTRUMENTS .
23 IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE COURT , IN ORDER TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE , TO ANALYSE THE COMBINED DECISIONS OF FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE 71/316 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO MEASURING INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS OF METROLOGICAL CONTROL AND OF THE SPECIFIC DIRECTIVE 76/891 RELATING TO ELECTRICAL ENERGY METERS .
24 ACCORDING TO THE WORDING OF ARTICLES 2 ( 2 ) AND 8 ( 2 ) OF THE FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE 71/316 , IT IS ONLY ' ' IN SO FAR AS THEIR CONTROL EQUIPMENT PERMITS ' ' THAT MEMBER STATES ARE OBLIGED TO GRANT , AT THE REQUEST OF THE MANUFACTURER OR HIS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE , EEC TYPE-APPROVAL OR TO CARRY OUT EEC INITIAL VERIFICATION OF INSTRUMENTS SUBMITTED . IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT NO PROVISION IN THE FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE IMPOSES AN OBLIGATION ON MEMBER STATES WHICH DO NOT HAVE CONTROL EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE TO PROCURE WITHIN A GIVEN PERIOD CONTROL EQUIPMENT REGULATING THE ISSUE , BY THOSE STATES , OF EEC MARKS AND SIGNS .
25 IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCEPT , AS THE COMMISSION WOULD WISH , THAT ANNEXES I AND II TO THE FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE ARE INTENDED TO ALTER OR MIGHT HAVE THE EFFECT OF ALTERING THE SCOPE OF THE OBLIGATIONS IMPOSED ON THE MEMBER STATES BY ARTICLES 2 AND 8 MENTIONED ABOVE . THE PROVISIONS OF THOSE ANNEXES ARE LIMITED TO SPECIFYING THE PRACTICAL PROCEDURES FOR EEC TYPE-APPROVAL AND FOR EEC INITIAL VERIFICATION . THE REQUIREMENTS WHICH THEY LAY DOWN ARE THUS APPLICABLE ONLY TO THOSE MEMBER STATES WHICH HAVE PROCURED OR WILL PROCURE CONTROL EQUIPMENT ENABLING THEM TO ISSUE EEC MARKS AND SIGNS .
26 IT MUST THEREFORE BE RECOGNIZED THAT THE FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE 71/316 BY ITSELF ONLY IMPOSES ON THE MEMBER STATES AN OBLIGATION TO ISSUE EEC MARKS AND SIGNS WHICH IS CONDITIONAL ON AND SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY TO EACH STATE OF CONTROL EQUIPMENT ENABLING THOSE MARKS AND SIGNS TO BE