Council Directive 88/181/EEC of 22 March 1988 amending Directive 84/538/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the permissible sound power level of lawnmowers

COUNCIL  DIRECTIVE
of 22 March 1988
amending Directive 84/538/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the permissible sound power level of lawnmowers
(88/181/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100A thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
In cooperation with the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas provisions to limit noise at operator's positions and methods of measuring airborne noise differ from one Member State to another, which constitutes a barrier to trade in lawnmowers; whereas such provisions should therefore be harmonized;
Whereas Council Directive 79/113/EEC of 19 December 1978 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the determination of the noise emission of construction plant and equipment (4), as last amended by Directive 85/405/EEC (5), laid down in particular the method to be used for determining airborne noise emitted by a lawnmower at the operator's position;
Whereas, during the Council meeting on 18 and 19 December 1978, Ministers of the Environment stated that technical procedures for the measurement of airborne noise emitted at the driving position must be included in the Annexes to the Directives relevant to each type of equipment involved;
Whereas it is appropriate to bring together in one Directive all the technical provisions for determining the sound emissions of lawnmowers;
Whereas, in order to take account of these various requirements, Council Directive 84/538/EEC (6) should be amended,