CELEX: 51986PC0231
Language: en
Date: 1986-05-24
Title: MODIFICATION TO THE PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION ON FIRE SAFETY IN EXISTING HOTELS

29.5.86                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                N o C 131/5
                                                               II
                                                        (Preparatory Acts)
                                                  COMMISSION
               Modification to the proposal for a Council recommendation on fire safety in existing hotels (')
                                                       COM(86) 231 final
              (Submitted by the Commission to the Council pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 149 of
                                                the EEC Treaty on 29 April 1986)
                                                         (86/C 131/06)
              C) OJ No C 49, 21. 2. 1984, p. 7.
                      INITIAL PROPOSALS                                                      MODIFICATIONS
                        Third recital                                                        Third recital
Whereas, even allowing for the differences in existing              Whereas even allowing for any differences in type or
hotels throughout the Member States, it is possible to              construction in existing hotels throughout the Member
define a minimum standard of fire safety for all hotels;            States, it is possible to define a minimum standard of fire
whereas their conformity with this minimum standard is              safety for all hotels; whereas their conformity with this
essential to their continuing existence and whereas it              minimum standard is essential to their continuing
would be extremely useful, particularly for the benefit of          existence and whereas it would be extremely useful,
foreign guests, to testify such conformity by the display           particularly for the benefit of foreign guests, to testify
of an appropriate distinctive sign;                                 such conformity by the display of an appropriate
                                                                    distinctive sign;
                       Paragraph 3.2                                                         Paragraph 3.2
If modifications to an existing hotel affect the validity of        If modifications to an existing hotel affect the validity of
the document of conformity issued previously, a new                 the document of conformity issued previously, further
document shall be required;                                         inspection and certification shall be required;
                       Paragraph 3.3                                                         Paragraph 3.3
The award of a document of conformity shall give the                The award of a document of conformity shall give the
right to display prominently the symbol of conformity               right to display prominently both in the hotel and in any
with the minimum safety provisions, a specimen of which             publicity relating to the hotel the symbol of conformity
is shown in Annex II, which must bear the number and                with the minimum safety provisions . . . conformity;
date of the document of conformity;
                        Paragraph 4                                                           Paragraph 4
Make every effort to adopt and bring into force the                 Adopt and bring into force the necessary national
necessary national measures in order to ensure adequate             measures (10 words deleted) within two years of the
fire safety in existing hotels within two years of the              adoption of this recommendation.
adoption of this recommendation.
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                    INITIAL PROPOSALS                                                  MODIFICATIONS
                                                                                    Paragraph 4.1 (new)
                                                                 Ensure that existing hotels conform with the minimum
                                                                 safety requirements within five years of the entry into
                                                                 force of the corresponding national measures.
                      Paragraph 7                                                       Paragraph 7
Make every effort to ensure that existing hotels conform         Delete
with the minimum safety provisions within five years of
the entry into force of the corresponding national
measures.