accreditation — accreditation as defined in point 10 of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 (21)

authorised representative — any natural or legal person established within the Union who has received a written mandate from the manufacturer to act on his behalf in relation to specified tasks (15)

CE marking — a marking by which the manufacturer indicates that the product is in conformity with the applicable requirements set out in Union harmonisation legislation providing for its affixing (28)

conformity assessment — the process demonstrating whether the requirements of this Directive relating to a product have been fulfilled (23)

conformity assessment body — a body that performs conformity assessment activities including calibration, testing, certification and inspection (24)

distributor — any natural or legal person in the supply chain, other than the manufacturer or the importer, who makes a product available on the market (18)

economic operators — the manufacturer, the authorised representative, the importer and the distributor (19)

engine family — the manufacturer’s grouping of engines which, through their design, have similar exhaust or noise emission characteristics (9)

harmonised standard — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own (20)

hull length — the length of the hull measured in accordance with the harmonised standard (10)

importer — any natural or legal person established within the Union who places a product from a third country on the Union market (16)

major craft conversion — a conversion of a watercraft which changes the means of propulsion of the watercraft, involves a major engine modification, or alters the watercraft to such an extent that it may not meet the applicable essential safety and environmental requirements laid down in this Directive (7)

major engine modification — the modification of a propulsion engine which could potentially cause the engine to exceed the emission limits set out in Part B of Annex I or increases the rated power of the engine by more than 15 % (6)

making available on the market — any supply of a product for distribution, consumption or use on the Union market in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge (11)

manufacturer — any natural or legal person who manufactures a product or has such a product designed or manufactured, and markets that product under his name or trademark (14)

market surveillance — the activities carried out and measures taken by public authorities to ensure that products comply with the applicable requirements set out in Union harmonisation legislation and do not endanger health, safety or any other aspect of public interest protection (27)

means of propulsion — the method by which the watercraft is propelled (8)

national accreditation body — national accreditation body as defined in point 11 of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 (22)

personal watercraft — a watercraft intended for sports and leisure purposes of less than 4 m in hull length which uses a propulsion 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 (3)

placing on the market — the first making available of a product on the Union market (12)

private importer — any natural or legal person established within the Union who imports in the course of a non-commercial activity a product from a third country into the Union with the intention of putting it into service for his own use (17)

propulsion engine — any spark or compression ignition, internal combustion engine used directly or indirectly for propulsion purposes (5)

putting into service — the first use of a product covered by this Directive in the Union by its end-user (13)

recall — any measure aimed at achieving the return of a product that has already been made available to the end-user (25)

recreational craft — any watercraft of any type, excluding personal watercraft, intended for sports and leisure purposes of hull length from 2,5 m to 24 m, regardless of the means of propulsion (2)

Union harmonisation legislation — any Union legislation harmonising the conditions for the marketing of products (29)

watercraft — any recreational craft or personal watercraft (1)

watercraft built for own use — a watercraft predominantly built by its future user for his own use (4)

withdrawal — any measure aimed at preventing a product in the supply chain from being made available on the market (26)