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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)
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1.With regard to design and construction of recreational craft the following procedures set out in Annex II to Decision No 768/2008/EC shall apply:
(a)For design categories A and B referred to in point 1 of Part A of Annex I:
For recreational craft of hull length from 2,5 m to less than 12 m, any of the following modules:
Module A1 (internal production control plus supervised product testing);
Module B (EU type-examination) together with Module C, D, E or F;
Module G (conformity based on unit verification);
Module H (conformity based on full quality assurance).
For recreational craft of hull length from 12 m to 24 m, any of the following modules:
Module B (EU type-examination) together with Module C, D, E or F;
Module G (conformity based on unit verification);
Module H (conformity based on full quality assurance).
(b)For design category C referred to in point 1 of Part A of Annex I:
For recreational craft of hull length from 2,5 m to less than 12 m, any of the following modules:
where the harmonised standards relating to points 3.2 and 3.3 of Part A of Annex I are complied with: Module A (internal production control), Module A1 (internal production control plus supervised product testing), Module B (EU type-examination) together with Module C, D, E or F, Module G (conformity based on unit verification) or Module H (conformity based on full quality assurance);
where the harmonised standards relating to points 3.2 and 3.3 of Part A of Annex I are not complied with: Module A1 (internal production control plus supervised product testing), Module B (EU type-examination) together with Module C, D, E or F, Module G (conformity based on unit verification) or Module H (conformity based on full quality assurance);
For recreational craft of hull length from 12 m to 24 m, any of the following modules:
Module B (EU type-examination) together with Module C, D, E or F;
Module G (conformity based on unit verification);
Module H (conformity based on full quality assurance).
(c)For design category D referred to in point 1 of Part A of Annex I:
for recreational craft of hull length from 2,5 m to 24 m, any of the following modules:
(c)Module A (internal production control);
Module A1 (internal production control plus supervised product testing);
Module B (EU type-examination) together with Module C, D, E or F;
Module G (conformity based on unit verification);
Module H (conformity based on full quality assurance).
2.With regard to design and construction of personal watercraft any of the following procedures set out in Annex II to Decision No 768/2008/EC shall apply:
(a)Module A (internal production control);
(b)Module A1 (internal production control plus supervised product testing);
(c)Module B (EU type-examination) together with Module C, D, E or F;
(d)Module G (conformity based on unit verification);
(e)Module H (conformity based on full quality assurance).
3.With regard to design and construction of components any of the following procedures set out in Annex II to Decision No 768/2008/EC shall apply:
(a)Module B (EU type-examination) together with Module C, D, E or F;
(b)Module G (conformity based on unit verification);
(c)Module H (conformity based on full quality assurance).
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