CELEX: 51988PC0837
Language: en
Date: 1988-12-14
Title: Amendment to the Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to machinery. (Presented by the Commission pursuant to the paragraph 3 of Article 149 of the EEC Treaty)

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                                              COM ( 88) 837 final  _SYN 107
                                              Brussels , H December 1988
               Amendaient to the Proposai for a
                          COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
    on the approximation of the laws of the Member States
                       relating to machinery .
     ( Presented by the Commission pursuant to the
       paragraph 3 of Article 149 of the EEC Treaty )
 ---pagebreak---                           Explanatory Memorandum
The European Parliament in session on 16 November 1988 delivered
its opinion on the Commission 's proposals set out in document
COM ( 87 ) 564 final , as amended by COM(88 ) 267 final .
This proposal takes into account the amendments proposed by the
European Parliament which the Commission considers can be
accepted .
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       Proposal for a. modification to the Council Directive
on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating' to
machinery •
Following     upon    the   opinion    expressed     by    the   European
Parliament C 1 ) at its first reading in the context of the
cooperation procedure , on the proposal for a Council Directive
on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating
to machinery ^ 2 ) which the Commission transmitted to Council ,
the Commission has decided to amend its proposal a second time
as follows :
1.    The    last   indent  of  Article    1.(3 )  is   replaced by   the
      following :
      " all machinery corresponding to the above definition and
         covered by an EEC directive containing essential health
         and     safety   requirements    or    technical    design and
         construction requirements relating to health and safety
         in respect of the hazards covered by such a Directive ."
(1)
(2)   COM ( 87 ) 564 final of 14 December 1987 , OJ n° C 29 of 3.2.88
      modified by C0M(88 ) 267 final SYN 107 of 16.6.88 , OJ n°C
      214 of 16.8.88
 ---pagebreak--- Replace Article 5(1 ) with the following :
" 1 . Member States shall presume conformity with the
      essential health and safety requirements referred to
      in Article 3 in respect of machinery bearing the EC
      mark and accompanied by an EC declaration of conformity
      issued   by   the     manufacturer      or   his   authorized
      representative established in the Community . “
The following is added to Article 5(2 ):
" Member States shall take the appropriate measures so as
    to allow the social partners to have an influence at
    national level in the process of drawing up and
    implementation of harmonized standards . "
  Article 7,(2 ) is completed by the following sentence :
" Where the Commission after consultation establishes that
    the measure is unjustified , it shall immediately notify
    the Member State that took the initiative as well as the
    manufacturer or his authorised representative established
    in the Community ."
Replace Article 8 , ( 2 ) ( a ) and ( b ) by the following :
"a)    if the machinery is not referred to in Annex IV , draw
       up the file provided for in Annex V.
 ---pagebreak---  b)    if the machinery is referred to in Annex IV , submit
       the machinery for the EC-type examination referred to
       in Annex VI . "
Replace Article 9(2 ) with the following :
" 2 . The EC mark shall be affixed to machinery clearly and
      visibly in accordance with point 1.7.3 of Annex I. "
Reword the begining of Article 10 to read :
" Any decision taken pursuant to this Directive ....".
In Article 11(1 ), replace respectively the dates "1 January
1989 " and "1 January 1991 "    by  "1 January 1990 " and    "1
January 1992 ".
Add the following text to Article 11 :
" 3 . The Commission will take the necessary measures so that
      data recording all relevant decisions regarding the
      management of this directive shall be made available .
      This  information shall be accessible to both sides    of
      industry "
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10 . Add the following to       Annex IV :
     "4 .  Moulding maohines for injection on compression of
           plastics      and     rubber ,   where    there    is manual
           intervention     for   the   loading  or   removal  of     these
           materials .
       5.  Machines with cylinders for kneading of natural on
           synthetic rubber where there is manual intervention
           during the kneading , filling or removal of the
           material .
     6.    Sawing machines used in the            textile  industry     for
           cutting bundles of fabric .
     7.    Rivet guns with propulsive charges .
     8.    Machines       incorporating       sources     of     ionising
           radiation .
     9.    Machines incorporating lasers where the laser is used
           as a tool . "
11 . Replace the third indent           of Annex VI ,   point   2 , by the
     following text :
      " It shall be accompanied by a machine representative of
        the production planned or , where necessary by an
        indication of the place where the machine may be
        inspected and tested ."
12 . Recital n°17 is deleted .
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13 . Insert a new recital n°15 drafted as follows :
     " Whereas it is necessary to improve the legal framework to
       ensurethe effective    and    adequate  contribution   of
       employers and employees to the standardization process ;
       whereas this should ultimately be achieved when this
       Directive comes into force ;"
     The former recital 15 and following should be renumbered
     accordingly .