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Maritime safety: marine equipment
Outline of the Community (European Union) legislation about Maritime safety: marine equipment
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Transport > Waterborne transport
Maritime safety: marine equipment
Document or Iniciative
Council Directive 96/98/EC of 20 December 1996 on marine equipment [See amending acts].
Summary
This Directive applies to equipment (Annex A) * for use:
- on board a new European * ship, even if it was constructed outside of the EU;
- on an existing European ship in order to replace equipment or to install additional equipment.
This Directive does not concern equipment placed on board a ship before its entry into force.
Conformity assessment
Member States appoint bodies responsible for assessing conformity of marine equipment (Annex B). This assessment aims at:
- ensuring the quality of equipment before being placed on the market;
- checking marine equipment when issuing or renewing the safety certificate.
Equipment conforming to European standards must bear a mark.
Where a vessel, which is to be transferred to the register of a Member State is not registered in the EU, that State carries out an inspection in order to establish the actual condition of the equipment and whether it complies with European standards.
Non-compliant equipment
If a piece of equipment may compromise the health and/or safety of the crew or passengers, or to damage the marine environment, the Member State responsible shall withdraw it from the market, prohibit or restrict its use.
Testing standards
Certain types of marine equipment require international testing standards to be adopted. In cases where international organisations do not adopt the standards within a reasonable timescale, the standards of European standardisation organisations may be applied.
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References
| Act | Entry into force | Deadline for transposition in the Member States | Official Journal |
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Directive 96/98/EC |
1.1.1999 |
30.6.1998 |
OJ L 46, 17.2.1997 |
| Amending act(s) | Entry into force | Deadline for transposition in the Member States | Official Journal |
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Directive 98/85/EC |
28.11.1998 |
30.4.1999 |
OJ L 315, 25.11.1998 |
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Directive 2002/84/EC |
29.11.2002 |
23.11.2003 |
OJ L 324, 29.11.2002 |
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Directive 2008/67/EC |
21.7.2008 |
21.7.2008 |
OJ L 171, 1.7.2008 |
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Regulation (EC) 596/2009 |
7.8.2009 |
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OJ L 188, 18.7.2009 |
Successive amendments and corrections to Directive 96/98/EC have been incorporated into the basic text. This consolidated versionis for information only.
Related Acts
Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on marine equipment and repealing Directive 96/98/EC [COM (2012) 772 final – Not published in the Official Journal].