CELEX: 51987PC0133
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Date: 1987-04-03
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Directive 84/538/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the permissible sound power level of lawnmowers (presented by the Commission)

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                                                COM(87 ) 133 final
                                                Brussels , 3 April 1987
                                 Proposai for a
                               COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
         amending Directive 84 / 538 / EEC on the approximation of the
            laws of the Member States relating to the permissible
                       sound power level of lawnmowers
                        ( presented by the Commission )
C0MC87 ) 133 final
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                                ΕΧΡΙ.ΛΓ,'ΛΤΟίίΥ ΜΕΠΟΚΛΝΟυΜ
INTRODUCTION .
              When on 17 September 1984 the Council adopted Directive
84 / 538 / EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating
to the permissible sound power level of lawnmowers , motorized cylinder
mowers were excluded from its scope . However , in a statement recorded in
the    minutes    the   Council   invited      the   Commission   to   look  into   the
possibility of extending the application of the Directive to cylinder
lawnmowers .
GENERAL .
              In response to this request the Commission now présents this
proposai . It particularly concerns Article 1 , paragraph 3 ( Scope ) and
Annex I , which lays down additional technical procedures for measuring
noise emitted by cylinder mowers .
              The limits set by Directive 84 / 538 / EEC are not changed by the
inclusion of cylinder mowers .
              The délégations approved           the   amendments   proposed   by   the
Commission by a large majority .
CONSULTATION OR THE PARTIES CONCERNED .
              For the purposes of this proposal , the Commission consulted the
parties concerned , in particular the European Lawnmower Manufacturers
Federation ( ELMF ) and the European Committee of Associations of
Manufacturers of Agricultural Machinery ( CEMA ).
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION .
              During the preparation of this proposal the Commission continued
the standardization work started with ISO / TC 43, for the drafting of
standards for airborne noise omitted by lawnmowers .
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CONSULTATION OF PARLI AHEMT AMD THE ECONOMÏC AND SOC I Al . COMMITTEE .
          In view of the second paragraph of Article 100 of the Treaty
establishing the European Economic Community , Parliament and the Committee
must be consulted as the entry into force of this Directive will require
all Member States to amend their legislation .
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                        PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
    ΛΪ::;Γ·Γ*ΙΓΪ3 βΤΠΓΠίνΕ 84 / 538 / 1:00 ΟΝ ΤΗΕ ΛΡΡΠΟΧΙΠΛΤΙΟη ΟΡ ΤΗΕ ΕΛ',.'δ ΟΡ ΤΗΕ
 fiEfl ÎER STATES RELATIf'G TO THE PEP.NISSIGLE SOUND POWER LEVEL OP LAUHHOUERS
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Article 100 thereof ;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ;
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee ;
Whereas it is not appropriate to exclude certain lawn mowers because of the kind
of cutting device employed ;
Whereas all the technical provisions required to determine the noise
emission of lawnmowers should be brought together in one Directive ; whereas
Council Directive 84 / 538 / EEC ( 1 ) should therefore be amended accordingly ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
                                            Article 1
Directive 84 / 538 / EEC is hereby amended as follows :
1 ) Article 1(3 ) is replaced by the following :
      " 3 . This Directive shall apply to lawnmowers as referred to in paragraph 2 ,
      except for the following :
      - agricultural and forestry equipment ;
 ( 1 ) JO L 300 , 19.11.1984 , p. 171 .
 ---pagebreak---    - non-independent devices ( e.g. drawn cylinders ), with cutting devices
       actuated by the wheels or by an integrated drawing or carrier
       component ;
    - multi-purpose devices the main motorized component of which has an
       installed power of more than 20 kW ".
2 ) The following section 6.1.3 is inserted in Annex I :
     " 6.1.3 .     The cutting devices of cylinder lawnmowers shall be adjusted
     with a cylinder / cytting edge gap specified by the manufacturer such that :
                                                 2
     - a standardized sheet of paper of 80 g / m weight ( kraftpaper IS0/ 4046 )
        is cut over at least 50 % of the cutting-width ; or
     - the distance between the cylinderblades and the cutting edge is not
        more than 0,15 mm over the whole length of the cutting-width .
     Before and during the operation the cutting device shall be lubricated
     with SAE 20 / 50 oil ".
                                     Article 2
1 . The Member States shall bring into force the laws , regulations and
     admini strative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by
     1 July 1988. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof .
2 . Member States     shall  communicate to the    Commission the texts of  the
     provisions of national law which they adopt in the field governed by
     this Directive .
                                     Article 3
This Directive is addressed to the Member States .
                                          Done at Brussels ,
 ---pagebreak---         FICHE D' IMPACT DE CERTAINS ACTES LEGISLATIFS SUR LES PME ET L' EMPLOI
Directive du Conseil du . modifiant la Directive du Conseil 84 / 538 / CEE
concernant le rapprochement des législations des Etats membres relatives au niveau
de puissance acoustique des tondeuses à gazon
1 - OBLIGATIONS ADMINI STRATI VES DECOULANT DE L' APPLICATION DE LA
     LEGISLATION POUR LES ENTREPRISES :
     Néant .
2 - AVANTAGES POUR L' ENTREPRISE :
     - OUI /fftft
     - LESQUELS ?     Une libre circulation de la Communauté pour les tondeuses
                       à cylindre .
3 . INCONVENIENTS POUR L' ENTREPRISE ( coût supplémentaire ) :
     - OUI /MW
     - CONSEQUENCES :     Une certaine augmentation du prix d' achat est
                          certainement possible , toutefois dans l' ensemble
                          assez modéré .
4 . EFFETS SUR L' EMPLOI :     Néant .
 5 . Y- A- T- IL EU CONCERTATION PREALABLE AVEC LES PARTENAIRES SOCIAUX ?
     - Ml / NON
     - AVIS DES PARTENAIRES SOCIAUX : Néant .
 6 . Y-A-T- IL UNE APPROCHE ALTERNATIVE MOINS CONTRAIGNANTE ?
      - Ml / NON