Council Directive 71/349/EEC of 12 October 1971 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the calibration of the tanks of vessels

25.10.1971 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 239/15
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 12 October 1971
on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the calibration of the tanks of vessels
(71/349/EEC)
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 (1);
Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2);
Whereas in several Member States mandatory provisions lay down the methods by which the tanks, including the liquid fuel bunkers, of inland waterway vessels and of national and international coasters may be calibrated and used to measure their contents; whereas these requirements differ from one Member State to another and consequently hinder recognition by all Member States of measurements carried out by means of a tank calibrated by one of them;
Whereas such obstacles to the establishment and proper functioning of the common market can be reduced and even eliminated if all the Member States adopt the same requirements, either supplementary to or in place of their existing laws;
Whereas the Community requirements relating to the calibration method described in this Directive ensure that the quantity of liquid in tanks calibrated by this method can be measured at all times and with sufficient accuracy;
Whereas the calibration of the tanks of vessels is comparable to the initial verification procedure for measuring instruments; whereas certain provisions of the Council Directive of 26 July 1971 (3) on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to provisions for both measuring instruments and methods of metrological control may therefore properly be applied in this matter;