Commission Directive 2002/50/EC of 6 June 2002 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 1999/36/EC on transportable pressure equipment (Text with EEA relevance)

Commission Directive 2002/50/EC
of 6 June 2002
adapting to technical progress Council Directive 1999/36/EC on transportable pressure equipment
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 1999/36/EC of 29 April 1999 on transportable pressure equipment(1), and in particular Article 14 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Directive 2001/2/EC(2) has amended the certification procedures provided for in Directive 1999/36/EC as regards the combination of the modules to be followed for the conformity assessment of new receptacles and new tanks.
(2) Those modules should be changed in order to ensure better coherence between them.
(3) Annex IV to Directive 1999/36/EC should, therefore, be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on transport of dangerous goods,