Directive 2013/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November…

Directive 2013/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on recreational craft and personal watercraft and repealing Directive 94/25/EC Text with EEA relevance

directive · European Union · 32013L0053

439 provisions in 1556 nodes · 24 provisions hand work to national law

Defined terms · All instruments · European standard · atmospheric pollutant · branch · carbon · competition · confidentiality · consumer · consumer

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1 Subject matter

Article 3 Definitions

Article 4 Essential requirements

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Article 5 National provisions concerning navigation

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Article 6 Free movement

CHAPTER II OBLIGATIONS OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS AND PRIVATE IMPORTERS

Article 7 Obligations of manufacturers

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Article 8 Authorised representatives

Article 9 Obligations of importers

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Article 10 Obligations of distributors

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Article 11 Cases in which obligations of manufacturers apply to importers and distributors

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Article 12 Obligations of private importers

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Article 13 Identification of economic operators

CHAPTER III CONFORMITY OF THE PRODUCT

Article 14 Presumption of conformity

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Article 15 EU declaration of conformity and declaratio in accordance with Annex III

Article 16 General principles of the CE marking

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Article 17 Products subject to CE marking

Article 18 Rules and conditions for affixing the CE marking

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CHAPTER IV CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT

Article 19 Applicable conformity assessment procedures

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Article 20 Design and construction

Article 21 Exhaust emissions

Article 22 Noise emissions

Article 23 Post-construction assessment

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Article 24 Supplementary requirements

Article 25 Technical documentation

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CHAPTER V NOTIFICATION OF CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BODIES

Article 26 Notification

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Article 27 Notifying authorities

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Article 28 Requirements relating to notifying authorities

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Article 29 Information obligation on notifying authorities

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Article 30 Requirements relating to notified bodies

Article 31 Presumption of conformity

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Article 32 Subsidiaries of and subcontracting by notified bodies

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Article 33 Application for notification

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Article 34 Notification procedure

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Article 35 Identification numbers and lists of notified bodies

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Article 36 Changes to notifications

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Article 37 Challenge of the competence of notified bodies

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Article 38 Operational obligations of notified bodies

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Article 39 Appeal procedure

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Article 40 Information obligation on notified bodies

Article 41 Exchange of experience

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Article 42 Coordination of notified bodies

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CHAPTER VI UNION MARKET SURVEILLANCE, CONTROL OF PRODUCTS ENTERING THE UNION MARKET AND SAFEGUARD PROCEDURES

Article 43 Union market surveillance and control of products entering the Union market

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Article 44 Procedure for dealing with products presenting a risk at national level

Article 45 Union safeguard procedure

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Article 46 Formal non-compliance

CHAPTER VII DELEGATED ACTS AND IMPLEMENTING ACTS

Article 47 Delegated power

Article 48 Exercise of the delegation

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Article 49 Implementing acts

Article 50 Committee procedure

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CHAPTER VIII SPECIFIC ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

CHAPTER IX FINAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Article 54 Transposition

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Article 55 Transitional period

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Article 56 Repeal

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Article 57 Entry into force

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Article 58 Addressees

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Preamble

ANNEX I

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

A. Essential requirements for the design and construction of products referred to in Article 2(1)

1. WATERCRAFT DESIGN CATEGORIES

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2. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

2.1. Watercraft identification

2.2. Watercraft builder’s plate

2.3. Protection from falling overboard and means of reboarding

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2.4. Visibility from the main steering position

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2.5. Owner’s manual

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3. INTEGRITY AND STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS

3.1. Structure

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3.2. Stability and freeboard

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3.3. Buoyancy and flotation

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3.4. Openings in hull, deck and superstructure

3.6. Manufacturer’s maximum recommended load

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3.7. Life raft stowage

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3.8. Escape

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3.9. Anchoring, mooring and towing

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4. HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS

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5. INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS

5.1. Engines and engine compartments

5.1.1. Inboard engine

5.1.4. Outboard propulsion engine starting

5.1.5. Personal watercraft running without driver

5.3. Electrical system

5.4.2. Emergency arrangements

5.6.2. Fire-fighting equipment

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5.7. Navigation lights, shapes and sound signals

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5.8. Discharge prevention and installations facilitating the delivery ashore of waste

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B. Essential requirements for exhaust emissions from propulsion engines

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1. PROPULSION ENGINE IDENTIFICATION

2. EXHAUST EMISSION REQUIREMENTS

2.4. Application of the propulsion engine family and choice of parent propulsion engine

C. Essential requirements for noise emissions

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1. NOISE EMISSION LEVELS

COMPONENTS OF WATERCRAFT

DECLARATION BY THE MANUFACTURER OR THE IMPORTER OF THE PARTLY COMPLETED WATERCRAFT (ARTICLE 6(2))

EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY No xxxxx It is optional to assign a number to the declaration of conformity.

EQUIVALENT CONFORMITY BASED ON POST-CONSTRUCTION ASSESSMENT (MODULE PCA)

4. CE marking and EU declaration of conformity

SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS WHEN INTERNAL PRODUCTION CONTROL PLUS SUPERVISED PRODUCTION TESTS SET OUT IN MODULE A1 IS USED (ARTICLE 24(2))

Design and construction

CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION ASSESSMENT FOR EXHAUST AND NOISE EMISSIONS

SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEDURE TO BE APPLIED UNDER CONFORMITY TO TYPE BASED ON INTERNAL PRODUCTION CONTROL (MODULE C)

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ANNEX IX

TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION