Article 1 Scope and definitions
1. This Directive shall apply: (a) with regard to design and construction, to: (i) recreational craft and partly completed boats; (ii) personal watercraft; (iii) components referred to in Annex II when placed on the Community market separately and when intended for installation; (a) with regard to design and construction, to: (i) recreational craft and partly completed boats; (ii) personal watercraft; (iii) components referred to in Annex II when placed on the Community market separately and when intended for installation; (b) with regard to exhaust emissions, to: (i) propulsion engines which are installed or specifically intended for installation on or in recreational craft and personal watercraft; (ii) propulsion engines installed on or in these craft that are subject to a ‘major engine modification’; (b) with regard to exhaust emissions, to: (i) propulsion engines which are installed or specifically intended for installation on or in recreational craft and personal watercraft; (ii) propulsion engines installed on or in these craft that are subject to a ‘major engine modification’; (c) with regard to noise emissions, to: (i) recreational craft with stern drive engines without integral exhausts or inboard propulsion engine installations; (ii) recreational craft with stern drive engines without integral exhausts or with inboard propulsion installations which are subject to a major craft conversion and subsequently placed on the Community market within five years following conversion; (iii) personal watercraft; (iv) outboard engines and stern drive engines with integral exhausts intended for installation on recreational craft; (c) with regard to noise emissions, to: (i) recreational craft with stern drive engines without integral exhausts or inboard propulsion engine installations; (ii) recreational craft with stern drive engines without integral exhausts or with inboard propulsion installations which are subject to a major craft conversion and subsequently placed on the Community market within five years following conversion; (iv) outboard engines and stern drive engines with integral exhausts intended for installation on recreational craft; (d) for products falling under (a)(ii), (b) and (c), the provisions of this Directive shall only apply from the first placing on the market and/or putting into service after the date of entry into force of this Directive. 2. The following shall be excluded from the scope of this Directive: (a) with regard to paragraph 1(a): (i) craft intended solely for racing, including rowing racing boats and training rowing boats, labelled as such by the manufacturer; (ii) canoes and kayaks, gondolas and pedalos; (iii) sailing surfboards; (iv) surfboards, including powered surfboards; (v) original historical craft and individual replicas thereof designed before 1950, built predominantly with the original materials and labelled as such by the manufacturer; (vi) experimental craft, provided that they are not subsequently placed on the Community market; (vii) craft built for own use, provided that they are not subsequently placed on the Community market during a period of five years; (viii) craft specifically intended to be crewed and to carry passengers for commercial purposes, without prejudice to paragraph 3(a), in particular those defined in Council Directive 82/714/EEC of 4 October 1982 laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels ( 7 ), regardless of the number of passengers; (ix) submersibles; (x) air cushion vehicles; (xi) hydrofoils; (xii) External combustion steam powered craft, fuelled by coal, coke, wood, oil or gas; (a) with regard to paragraph 1(a): (i) craft intended solely for racing, including rowing racing boats and training rowing boats, labelled as such by the manufacturer; (ii) canoes and kayaks, gondolas and pedalos; (iii) sailing surfboards; (iv) surfboards, including powered surfboards; (v) original historical craft and individual replicas thereof designed before 1950, built predominantly with the original materials and labelled as such by the manufacturer; (vi) experimental craft, provided that they are not subsequently placed on the Community market; (vii) craft built for own use, provided that they are not subsequently placed on the Community market during a period of five years; (viii) craft specifically intended to be crewed and to carry passengers for commercial purposes, without prejudice to paragraph 3(a), in particular those defined in Council Directive 82/714/EEC of 4 October 1982 laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels ( 7 ), regardless of the number of passengers; (ix) submersibles; (x) air cushion vehicles; (xi) hydrofoils; (xii) External combustion steam powered craft, fuelled by coal, coke, wood, oil or gas; (b) with regard to paragraph 1(b): (i) propulsion engines installed or specifically intended for installation on the following: — craft intended solely for racing and labelled as such by the manufacturer, — experimental craft, provided that they are not subsequently placed on the Community market, — craft specifically intended to be crewed and to carry passengers for commercial purposes, without prejudice to paragraph 3(a), in particular those defined in Directive 82/714/EEC, regardless of the number of passengers, — submersibles, — air cushion vehicles, — hydrofoils; (ii) original and individual replicas of historical propulsion engines, which are based on a pre-1950 design, not produced in series and fitted on craft referred to in paragraph 2(a)(v) and (vii); (iii) propulsion engines built for own use provided that they are not subsequently placed on the Community market during a period of five years; (b) with regard to paragraph 1(b): (i) propulsion engines installed or specifically intended for installation on the following: — craft intended solely for racing and labelled as such by the manufacturer, — experimental craft, provided that they are not subsequently placed on the Community market, — craft specifically intended to be crewed and to carry passengers for commercial purposes, without prejudice to paragraph 3(a), in particular those defined in Directive 82/714/EEC, regardless of the number of passengers, — submersibles, — air cushion vehicles, — hydrofoils; (i) propulsion engines installed or specifically intended for installation on the following: — craft intended solely for racing and labelled as such by the manufacturer, — craft specifically intended to be crewed and to carry passengers for commercial purposes, without prejudice to paragraph 3(a), in particular those defined in Directive 82/714/EEC, regardless of the number of passengers, (ii) original and individual replicas of historical propulsion engines, which are based on a pre-1950 design, not produced in series and fitted on craft referred to in paragraph 2(a)(v) and (vii); (iii) propulsion engines built for own use provided that they are not subsequently placed on the Community market during a period of five years; (c) with regard to paragraph 1(c): — all craft referred to in point (b) of this paragraph, — craft built for own use, provided that they are not subsequently placed on the Community market during a period of five years. (c) with regard to paragraph 1(c): — all craft referred to in point (b) of this paragraph, 3. For the purposes of this Directive the following definitions shall apply: (a) ‘recreational craft’: any boat of any type intended for sports and leisure purposes of hull length from 2,5 m to 24 m, measured according to the harmonised standard, regardless of the means of propulsion; the fact that the same boat could be used for charter or for recreational boating training shall not prevent it being covered by this Directive when it is placed on the Community market for recreational purposes; (b) ‘personal watercraft’: a vessel less than 4 m in length which uses an internal combustion engine having a water jet pump as its primary source of propulsion and designed to be operated by a person or persons sitting, standing or kneeling on, rather than within the confines of, a hull; (c) ‘propulsion engine’: any spark or compression ignition, internal combustion engine used for propulsion purposes, including two-stroke and four-stroke inboard, stern-drive with or without integral exhaust and outboard engines; (d) ‘major engine modification’: the modification of an engine which: — could potentially cause the engine to exceed the emission limits set out in Annex I.B. excluding routine replacement of engine components that do not alter the emission characteristics, or — increases the rated power of the engine by more than 15 %; (d) ‘major engine modification’: the modification of an engine which: — could potentially cause the engine to exceed the emission limits set out in Annex I.B. excluding routine replacement of engine components that do not alter the emission characteristics, or — increases the rated power of the engine by more than 15 %; (e) ‘major craft conversion’: a conversion of a craft which: — changes the means of propulsion of the craft, — involves a major engine modification, — alters the craft to such an extent that it is considered a new craft; (e) ‘major craft conversion’: a conversion of a craft which: — changes the means of propulsion of the craft, — involves a major engine modification, — alters the craft to such an extent that it is considered a new craft; (f) ‘means of propulsion’: the mechanical method by which the craft is driven, in particular marine propellers or waterjet mechanical drive systems; (g) ‘engine family’: the manufacturer's grouping of engines which, through their design, are expected to have similar exhaust emission characteristics and which comply with the exhaust emissions requirements of this Directive; (h) ‘manufacturer’: any natural or legal person who designs and manufactures a product covered by this Directive or who has such a product designed and/or manufactured with a view to placing it on the market on his own behalf; (i) ‘authorised representative’: any natural or legal person established in the Community who has received a written mandate from the manufacturer to act on his behalf with regard to the latter's obligation under this Directive.
Article 2 Placing on the market and putting into service
1. Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that the products referred to in Article 1 (1) may be placed on the market and put into service for use in accordance with their intended purpose only if they do not endanger the safety and health of persons, property or the environment when correctly constructed and maintained. 2. The provisions of this Directive shall not prevent Member States from adopting, in compliance with the Treaty, provisions concerning navigation on certain waters for the purpose of protection of the environment, the fabric of waterways, and ensuring safety of waterways, providing that this does not require modification to craft conforming to this Directive.
Article 3 Essential requirements
The products referred to in Article 1 (1) shall meet the essential safety, health, environmental protection and consumer protection requirements set out in Annex I.
Article 4 Free movement of the products referred to in Article 1(1)
1. Member States shall not prohibit, restrict or impede the placing on the market and/or putting into service in their territory of products referred to in Article 1(1) bearing the CE marking referred to in Annex IV, which indicates their conformity with all the provisions of this Directive, including the conformity procedures set out in Chapter II. 2. Member States shall not prohibit, restrict or impede the placing on the market of partly-completed boats where the builder or his authorised representative established in the Community or the person responsible for the placing on the market declares, in accordance with Annex IIIa, that they are intended to be completed by others. 3. Member States shall not prohibit, restrict or impede the placing on the market and/or putting into service of components referred to in Annex II and bearing the CE marking referred to in Annex IV which indicates their conformity with the relevant essential requirements where these components are accompanied by a written declaration of conformity as provided for in Annex XV and are intended to be incorporated into recreational craft, in accordance with the declaration, referred to in Annex IIIb, of the manufacturer, his authorised representative established in the Community or, in the case of imports from a third country, of any person who places those components on the Community market. 4. Member States shall not prohibit, restrict or impede the placing on the market and/or putting into service of: — inboard engines and stern drive propulsion engines without integral exhaust, — engines type-approved according to Directive 97/68/EC ( 8 ) which are in compliance with stage II provided for in section 4.2.3 of Annex I to that Directive and of, — engines type-approved according to Directive 88/77/EEC ( 9 ); where the manufacturer or his authorised representative established in the Community declares in accordance with Annex XV.3 that the engine will meet the exhaust emission requirements of this Directive, when installed in a recreational craft or personal watercraft in accordance with the manufacturer's supplied instructions. 5. At trade fairs, exhibitions, demonstrations, etc., Member States shall not create any obstacles to the showing of the products referred to in Article 1(1) which do not comply with this Directive, provided that a visible sign clearly indicates that such products may not be marketed or put into service until they have been made to comply. 6. Where the products referred to in Article 1(1) are subject to other Directives covering other aspects and which provide for the affixing of the CE marking, the latter shall indicate that such products are also presumed to conform to the provisions of those other Directives. The CE marking shall indicate conformity with the applicable Directives or relevant parts thereof. In this case, the particulars of the said Directives applied by the manufacturer, as published in the Official Journal of the European Union , must be given in the documents, declaration of conformity or instructions required by the Directives and accompanying such products.
Article 5 
Member States shall presume compliance with the essential requirements referred to in Article 3 of products referred to in Article 1 (1) which meet the relevant national standards adopted pursuant to the harmonized standards the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Communities ; Member States shall publish the references of such national standards.
Article 6 
1. Where a Member State or the Commission is of the opinion that the harmonized standards referred to in Article 5 do not fully meet the essential requirements referred to in Article 3, the Commission or the Member State shall notify the committee set up under Directive 83/189/CEE, setting out its reasons. The committee shall deliver an urgent opinion. In the light of the opinion of the committee, the Commission shall inform Member States if the standards concerned should be withdrawn from the publications referred to in Article 5. 2. The Commission may adopt any appropriate measure with a view to ensuring that this Directive is applied practically in a uniform manner in pursuance of paragraph 3. 3. The Commission shall be assisted by a standing committee (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’). Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 3 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC ( 10 ) shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure. 4. The Standing Committee may, in addition, examine any question concerning the application of this Directive and raised by its chairman, either at the chairman's initiative or at the request of a Member State.
Article 6a 
The Commission may make amendments which are necessary in the light of the progress of technical knowledge and in the light of new scientific evidence to the requirements of Annex I.B.2 and Annex I.C.1, excluding direct or indirect modifications to exhaust or noise emission values and to the Froude and P/D ratio values. Such amendments may include reference fuels and the standards to be used for exhaust and noise emissions testing. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 6b(2).
Article 6b 
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee set up pursuant to Article 6(3). 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.
Article 7 Safeguard clause
1. Where a Member State ascertains that products falling within the scope of Article 1 and bearing the CE marking referred to in Annex IV, when correctly designed, constructed, installed where appropriate, maintained and used in accordance with their intended purpose may endanger the safety and health of persons, property or the environment, it shall take all appropriate interim measures to withdraw them from the market or prohibit or restrict their being placed on the market and/or put into service. The Member State shall immediately inform the Commission of any such measure, indicating the reasons for its decision, in particular where non-conformity is the result of: (a) failure to comply with the essential requirements referred to in Article 3; (b) incorrect application of the standards referred to in Article 5, in so far as it is claimed that those standards have been applied; (c) shortcomings in the standards referred to in Article 5 themselves. 2. The Commission shall enter into consultation with the parties concerned as soon as possible. Where, after such consultation, the Commission finds that: — the measures are justified, it shall immediately so inform the Member State which took the initiative and the other Member States; where the decision referred to in paragraph 1 is attributed to shortcomings in the standards, the Commission shall, after consulting the parties concerned, bring the matter before the Committee referred to in Article 6 (1) within two months, if the Member State which has taken the decision intends to maintain it, and shall initiate the procedure referred to in Article 6 (1), — the measures are unjustified, it shall immediately so inform the Member State which took the initiative and the manufacturer or his authorized representative established in the Community. 3. Where a non-complying product referred to in Article 1 bears the CE marking, the appropriate measures shall be taken by the Member State which has authority over whomsoever affixed the marking; that Member State shall inform the Commission and the other Member States thereof. 4. The Commission shall ensure that the Member States are kept informed of the progress and outcome of this procedure.
Article 8 
1. Before placing on the market, and/or putting into service, products referred to in Article 1(1) the manufacturer or his authorised representative established within the Community shall apply the procedures referred to in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of this Article. In the case of post-construction assessment for recreational craft, if neither the manufacturer nor his authorised representative established within the Community fulfils the responsibilities for the product's conformity to this Directive, these can be assumed by any natural or legal person established within the Community who places the product on the market, and/or puts it into service, under his own responsibility. In such a case, the person who places the product on the market or puts it into service must lodge an application for a post-construction report with a notified body. The person who places the product on the market and/or puts it into service must provide the notified body with any available document and technical file referring to the first placing on the market of the product in the country of origin. The notified body shall examine the individual product and carry out calculations and other assessment to ensure its equivalent conformity with the relevant requirements of the Directive. In this case, the Builder's plate described in Annex I, 2.2 shall include the words (‘Post-construction certificate’). The notified body shall draw up a report of conformity concerning the assessment carried out and shall inform the person who places the product on the market and/or puts it into service of his obligations. That person shall draw up a declaration of conformity (see Annex XV) and affix, or cause to be affixed, the CE mark accompanied by the distinguishing number of the relevant notified body on the product. 2. With regard to design and construction of products referred to in Article 1(1)(a), the boat manufacturer or his authorised representative established in the Community shall apply the following procedures for boat design categories A, B, C and D as referred to in section 1 of Annex I.A: (a) for categories A and B: (i) for boats from 2,5 m to 12 m hull length: the internal production control plus tests (module Aa) referred to in Annex VI, or the EC type-examination (module B) as described in Annex VII, supplemented by conformity to type (module C) referred to in Annex VIII, or any of the following modules: B+D, or B+E, or B+F, or G or H; (ii) for boats from 12 m to 24 m hull length: the EC type-examination (module B) referred to in Annex VII supplemented by conformity to type (module C) referred to in Annex VIII, or any of the following modules: B+D, or B+E, or B+F, or G or H; (a) for categories A and B: (i) for boats from 2,5 m to 12 m hull length: the internal production control plus tests (module Aa) referred to in Annex VI, or the EC type-examination (module B) as described in Annex VII, supplemented by conformity to type (module C) referred to in Annex VIII, or any of the following modules: B+D, or B+E, or B+F, or G or H; (ii) for boats from 12 m to 24 m hull length: the EC type-examination (module B) referred to in Annex VII supplemented by conformity to type (module C) referred to in Annex VIII, or any of the following modules: B+D, or B+E, or B+F, or G or H; (b) for category C: (i) for boats from 2,5 m to 12 m hull length: — where the harmonised standards relating to Sections 3.2 and 3.3 of Annex I.A are complied with: the internal production control (module A), referred to in Annex V, or internal production control plus tests (module Aa) referred to in Annex VI, or the EC type-examination (module B) as described in Annex VII, supplemented by conformity to type (module C) referred to in Annex VIII, or any of the following modules: B+D, or B+E, or B+F, or G, or H, — where the harmonised standards relating to Sections 3.2 and 3.3 of Annex I.A are not complied with: the internal production control plus tests (module Aa) referred to in Annex VI, or the EC type-examination (module B) as described in Annex VII, supplemented by conformity to type (module C) referred to in Annex VIII, or any of the following modules: B+D, or B+E, or B+F, or G, or H; (ii) for boats from 12 m to 24 m hull length: the EC type-examination (module B) referred to in Annex VII followed by conformity to type (module C) referred to in Annex VIII, or any of the following modules: B+D, or B+E, or B+F, or G or H; (b) for category C: (i) for boats from 2,5 m to 12 m hull length: — where the harmonised standards relating to Sections 3.2 and 3.3 of Annex I.A are complied with: the internal production control (module A), referred to in Annex V, or internal production control plus tests (module Aa) referred to in Annex VI, or the EC type-examination (module B) as described in Annex VII, supplemented by conformity to type (module C) referred to in Annex VIII, or any of the following modules: B+D, or B+E, or B+F, or G, or H, — where the harmonised standards relating to Sections 3.2 and 3.3 of Annex I.A are not complied with: the internal production control plus tests (module Aa) referred to in Annex VI, or the EC type-examination (module B) as described in Annex VII, supplemented by conformity to type (module C) referred to in Annex VIII, or any of the following modules: B+D, or B+E, or B+F, or G, or H; (i) for boats from 2,5 m to 12 m hull length: — where the harmonised standards relating to Sections 3.2 and 3.3 of Annex I.A are complied with: the internal production control (module A), referred to in Annex V, or internal production control plus tests (module Aa) referred to in Annex VI, or the EC type-examination (module B) as described in Annex VII, supplemented by conformity to type (module C) referred to in Annex VIII, or any of the following modules: B+D, or B+E, or B+F, or G, or H, — where the harmonised standards relating to Sections 3.2 and 3.3 of Annex I.A are not complied with: the internal production control plus tests (module Aa) referred to in Annex VI, or the EC type-examination (module B) as described in Annex VII, supplemented by conformity to type (module C) referred to in Annex VIII, or any of the following modules: B+D, or B+E, or B+F, or G, or H; (ii) for boats from 12 m to 24 m hull length: the EC type-examination (module B) referred to in Annex VII followed by conformity to type (module C) referred to in Annex VIII, or any of the following modules: B+D, or B+E, or B+F, or G or H; (c) for category D: for boats from 2,5 m to 24 m hull length: the internal production control (module A) referred to in Annex V, or the internal production control plus tests (module Aa) referred to in Annex VI, or the EC type-examination (module B) as described in Annex VII, supplemented by conformity to type (module C) referred to in Annex VIII, or any of the following modules: B+D, or B+E, or B+F or G or H; (c) for category D: for boats from 2,5 m to 24 m hull length: the internal production control (module A) referred to in Annex V, or the internal production control plus tests (module Aa) referred to in Annex VI, or the EC type-examination (module B) as described in Annex VII, supplemented by conformity to type (module C) referred to in Annex VIII, or any of the following modules: B+D, or B+E, or B+F or G or H; (d) for personal watercraft: the internal production control (module A) referred to in Annex V, or the internal production control plus tests (module Aa) referred to in Annex VI, or the EC type-examination (module B) as described in Annex VII followed by conformity to type (module C) referred to in Annex VIII, or any of the following modules: B+D, or B+E, or B+F, or G or H; (d) for personal watercraft: the internal production control (module A) referred to in Annex V, or the internal production control plus tests (module Aa) referred to in Annex VI, or the EC type-examination (module B) as described in Annex VII followed by conformity to type (module C) referred to in Annex VIII, or any of the following modules: B+D, or B+E, or B+F, or G or H; (e) for components referred to in Annex II: any of the following modules: B+C, or B+D, or B+F, or G or H. 3. With regard to exhaust emissions: for products referred to in Article 1(1)(b), the engine manufacturer or his authorised representative established in the Community shall apply the EC type-examination (module B) as described in Annex VII followed by conformity to type (module C) referred to in Annex VIII, or any of the following modules: B+D, or B+E, or B+F, or G or H. 4. With regard to noise emissions: (a) for products referred to in Article 1(1)(c)(i) and (ii), the boat manufacturer or his authorised representative established in the Community shall apply: (i) where tests are conducted using the harmonised standard ( 11 ) for noise measurement: either internal production control plus tests (module Aa) referred to in Annex VI, or unit verification (module G) referred to in Annex XI, or full quality assurance (module H) referred to in Annex XII; (ii) where the Froude number and power displacement ratio method is used for assessment: either the internal production control (module A) referred to in Annex V, or the internal production control plus tests (module Aa) referred to in Annex VI, or unit verification (module G) referred to in Annex XI, or full quality assurance (module H) referred to in Annex XII; (iii) where certified reference boat data, established in accordance with point (i), is used for assessment: either internal production control (module A) referred to in Annex V, or internal production control plus supplementary requirements (module Aa) referred to in Annex VI, or unit verification (module G) referred to in Annex XI, or full quality assurance (module H) referred to in Annex XII; (a) for products referred to in Article 1(1)(c)(i) and (ii), the boat manufacturer or his authorised representative established in the Community shall apply: (i) where tests are conducted using the harmonised standard ( 11 ) for noise measurement: either internal production control plus tests (module Aa) referred to in Annex VI, or unit verification (module G) referred to in Annex XI, or full quality assurance (module H) referred to in Annex XII; (ii) where the Froude number and power displacement ratio method is used for assessment: either the internal production control (module A) referred to in Annex V, or the internal production control plus tests (module Aa) referred to in Annex VI, or unit verification (module G) referred to in Annex XI, or full quality assurance (module H) referred to in Annex XII; (iii) where certified reference boat data, established in accordance with point (i), is used for assessment: either internal production control (module A) referred to in Annex V, or internal production control plus supplementary requirements (module Aa) referred to in Annex VI, or unit verification (module G) referred to in Annex XI, or full quality assurance (module H) referred to in Annex XII; (b) for products referred to in Article 1(1)(c)(iii) and (iv), the personal watercraft/engine manufacturer or his authorised representative established in the Community shall apply: internal production control plus supplementary requirements referred to in Annex VI (module Aa) or module G or H.
Article 9 Notified bodies
1. Member States shall notify the Commission and other Member States of the bodies which they have appointed to carry out the tasks pertaining to the conformity assessment procedures referred to in Article 8, together with the specific tasks which these bodies have been appointed to carry out and the identification numbers assigned to them beforehand by the Commission. The Commission shall publish a list of the notified bodies, together with the identification numbers it has allocated to them and the tasks for which they have been notified, in the Official Journal of the European Communities . It shall ensure that the list is kept up to date. 2. Member States shall apply the criteria laid down in Annex XIV in assessing the bodies to be indicated in such notification. Bodies meeting the assessment criteria laid down in the relevant harmonized standards shall be presumed to fulfil those criteria. 3. A Member State shall withdraw its approval from such a body if it is established that the latter no longer satisfies the criteria referred to in Annex XIV. It shall inform the Commission and the other Member States of its action forthwith.
Article 10 
1. When the following products are placed on the market, they shall bear the CE marking of conformity: (a) recreational craft, personal watercraft and components referred to in Annex II, which are regarded as meeting the corresponding essential requirements set out in Annex I; (b) outboard engines which are regarded as meeting the essential requirements set out in Annex I.B and I.C.; (c) stern drive engines with integral exhaust which are regarded as meeting the essential requirements set out in Annex I.B. and I.C. 2. The CE marking of conformity, as shown in Annex IV, must appear in a visible, legible and indelible form on the craft and the personal watercraft as in point 2.2 of Annex I.A, on components, as referred to in Annex II and/or on their packaging, and on outboard engines and stern drive engines with integral exhaust as in point 1.1 of Annex I.B. The CE marking shall be accompanied by the identification number of the body responsible for implementation of the procedures set out in Annexes IX, X, XI, XII, and XVI. 3. The affixing of markings or inscriptions on products covered by this Directive which are likely to mislead third parties with regard to the meaning or the form of the CE marking shall be prohibited. Any other markings may be affixed to products covered by this Directive and/or on their packaging provided that the visibility and legibility of the CE marking is not thereby reduced. 4. Without prejudice to Article 7: (a) where a Member State establishes that the CE marking has been affixed wrongly, the manufacturer or his authorized representative established in the Community shall be obliged to end the infringement under conditions laid down by the Member State; (b) where non-compliance continues, the Member State shall take all appropriate measures to restrict or prohibit the placing on the market of the product in question or to ensure that it is withdrawn from the market, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7.
Article 11 
Detailed grounds shall be given for any decision taken pursuant to this Directive leading to a restriction on the marketing and putting into service of products referred to in Article 1 (1). The party concerned shall be informed of the decision as soon as possible together with the means of redress available under the laws in force in the Member State concerned and the periods within which appeals must be lodged.
Article 12 
The Commission shall take the necessary measures to ensure that data affecting all pertinent decisions concerning the management of this Directive are made available.
Article 13 
1. Member States shall adopt and publish the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 16 December 1995. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. Member States shall apply these provisions from 16 June 1996. The Standing Committee referred to in Article 6 (3) may assume its tasks from the date of the entry into force of this Directive. Member States may take the measures referred to in Article 9 of such date. When Member States adopt the provisions referred to in the first subparagraph, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such a reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States. 2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive. 3. Member States shall accept the placing on the market and putting into service of products referred to in Article 1 (1) which comply with the rules in force in their territory on the date of adoption of this Directive during a period of four years from that date.
Article 14 
This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
Article 15 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.