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Directive 2013/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

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. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 1.Subject matter

    2. Article 2.Scope

    3. Article 3.Definitions

    4. Article 4.Essential requirements

    5. Article 5.National provisions concerning navigation

    6. Article 6.Free movement

  3. CHAPTER II OBLIGATIONS OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS AND PRIVATE IMPORTERS

    1. Article 7.Obligations of manufacturers

    2. Article 8.Authorised representatives

    3. Article 9.Obligations of importers

    4. Article 10.Obligations of distributors

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

    6. Article 12.Obligations of private importers

    7. Article 13.Identification of economic operators

  4. CHAPTER III CONFORMITY OF THE PRODUCT

    1. Article 14.Presumption of conformity

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

    3. Article 16.General principles of the CE marking

    4. Article 17.Products subject to CE marking

    5. Article 18.Rules and conditions for affixing the CE marking

  5. CHAPTER IV CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT

    1. Article 19.Applicable conformity assessment procedures

    2. Article 20.Design and construction

    3. Article 21.Exhaust emissions

    4. Article 22.Noise emissions

    5. Article 23.Post-construction assessment

    6. Article 24.Supplementary requirements

    7. Article 25.Technical documentation

  6. CHAPTER V NOTIFICATION OF CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BODIES

    1. Article 26.Notification

    2. Article 27.Notifying authorities

    3. Article 28.Requirements relating to notifying authorities

    4. Article 29.Information obligation on notifying authorities

    5. Article 30.Requirements relating to notified bodies

    6. Article 31.Presumption of conformity

    7. Article 32.Subsidiaries of and subcontracting by notified bodies

    8. Article 33.Application for notification

    9. Article 34.Notification procedure

    10. Article 35.Identification numbers and lists of notified bodies

    11. Article 36.Changes to notifications

    12. Article 37.Challenge of the competence of notified bodies

    13. Article 38.Operational obligations of notified bodies

    14. Article 39.Appeal procedure

    15. Article 40.Information obligation on notified bodies

    16. Article 41.Exchange of experience

    17. Article 42.Coordination of notified bodies

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

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

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

    3. Article 45.Union safeguard procedure

    4. Article 46.Formal non-compliance

  8. CHAPTER VII DELEGATED ACTS AND IMPLEMENTING ACTS

    1. Article 47.Delegated power

    2. Article 48.Exercise of the delegation

    3. Article 49.Implementing acts

    4. Article 50.Committee procedure

  9. CHAPTER VIII SPECIFIC ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

    1. Article 51.Reporting

    2. Article 52.Review

    3. Article 53.Penalties

  10. CHAPTER IX FINAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 54.Transposition

    2. Article 55.Transitional period

    3. Article 56.Repeal

    4. Article 57.Entry into force

    5. Article 58.Addressees

    1. ANNEX I

      ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

      1. A. Essential requirements for the design and construction of products referred...

        1. 1. WATERCRAFT DESIGN CATEGORIES

          1. Explanatory notes:

            1. A. A recreational craft given design category A is considered to...

            2. B. A recreational craft given design category B is considered to...

            3. C. A watercraft given design category C is considered to be...

            4. D. A watercraft given design category D is considered to be...

        2. 2. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

          1. 2.1. Watercraft identification

          2. 2.2. Watercraft builder’s plate

          3. 2.3. Protection from falling overboard and means of reboarding

          4. 2.4. Visibility from the main steering position

          5. 2.5. Owner’s manual

        3. 3. INTEGRITY AND STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS

          1. 3.1. Structure

          2. 3.2. Stability and freeboard

          3. 3.3. Buoyancy and flotation

          4. 3.4. Openings in hull, deck and superstructure

          5. 3.5. Flooding

          6. 3.6. Manufacturer’s maximum recommended load

          7. 3.7. Life raft stowage

          8. 3.8. Escape

          9. 3.9. Anchoring, mooring and towing

        4. 4. HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS

        5. 5. INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS

          1. 5.1. Engines and engine compartments

            1. 5.1.1. Inboard engine

            2. 5.1.2. Ventilation

            3. 5.1.3. Exposed parts

            4. 5.1.4. Outboard propulsion engine starting

            5. 5.1.5. Personal watercraft running without driver

            6. 5.1.6. Tiller-controlled outboard propulsion engines shall be equipped with an emergency...

          2. 5.2. Fuel system

            1. 5.2.1. General

            2. 5.2.2. Fuel tanks

          3. 5.3. Electrical system

          4. 5.4. Steering system

            1. 5.4.1. General

            2. 5.4.2. Emergency arrangements

          5. 5.5. Gas system

          6. 5.6. Fire protection

            1. 5.6.1. General

            2. 5.6.2. Fire-fighting equipment

          7. 5.7. Navigation lights, shapes and sound signals

          8. 5.8. Discharge prevention and installations facilitating the delivery ashore of waste...

      2. B. Essential requirements for exhaust emissions from propulsion engines

        1. 1. PROPULSION ENGINE IDENTIFICATION

          1. 1.1. Each engine shall be clearly marked with the following information:...

          2. 1.2. The marks referred to in point 1.1 must be durable...

          3. 1.3. The marks must be secured to an engine part necessary...

          4. 1.4. The marks must be located so as to be readily...

        2. 2. EXHAUST EMISSION REQUIREMENTS

          1. 2.1. Values applying for the purposes of Article 55(2) and Table...

          2. 2.2. Values applying from 18 January 2016:

          3. 2.3. Test cycles:

          4. 2.4. Application of the propulsion engine family and choice of parent...

          5. 2.5. Test fuels

        3. 3. DURABILITY

        4. 4. OWNER’S MANUAL

      3. C. Essential requirements for noise emissions

        1. 1. NOISE EMISSION LEVELS

          1. 1.1. Recreational craft with inboard or stern drive engines without integral...

          2. 1.2. As an alternative to sound measurement tests, recreational craft with...

          3. 1.3. ‘Froude number’ Fn shall be calculated by dividing the maximum...

        2. 2. OWNER’S MANUAL

        3. 3. DURABILITY

    2. ANNEX II

      COMPONENTS OF WATERCRAFT

      1. (1) Ignition-protected equipment for inboard and stern drive petrol engines and...

      2. (2) Start-in-gear protection devices for outboard engines;

      3. (3) Steering wheels, steering mechanisms and cable assemblies;

      4. (4) Fuel tanks intended for fixed installations and fuel hoses;

      5. (5) Prefabricated hatches, and port lights.

    3. ANNEX III

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

      1. The declaration by the manufacturer or the importer established in...

      2. the name and address of the manufacturer; the name and...

    4. ANNEX IV

      EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY No xxxxx

      1. 1. No xxxxx (Product: product, batch, type, or serial number):

      2. 2. Name and address of the manufacturer or his authorised representative...

      3. 3. This declaration of conformity is issued under the sole responsibility...

      4. 4. Object of the declaration (identification of product allowing traceability. It...

      5. 5. The object of the declaration described in point 4 is...

      6. 6. References to the relevant harmonised standards used or references to...

      7. 7. Where applicable, the notified body … (name, number) performed …...

      8. 8. Identification of the person empowered to sign on behalf of...

      9. 9. Additional information:

    5. ANNEX V

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

      1. 1. Conformity based on post-construction assessment is the procedure to assess...

      2. 2. The person who is placing the product on the market...

      3. 3. The notified body shall examine the individual product and carry...

      4. 4. CE marking and EU declaration of conformity

        1. 4.1. The person who is placing the product on the market...

        2. 4.2. The person who is placing the product on the market...

        3. 4.3. In the case the assessed product is a watercraft, the...

      5. 5. The notified body shall inform the person who is placing...

    6. ANNEX VI

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

      1. Design and construction

      2. Noise emissions

    7. ANNEX VII

      CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION ASSESSMENT FOR EXHAUST AND NOISE EMISSIONS

      1. 1. For verifying the conformity of an engine family, a sample...

      2. 2. The arithmetical mean X of the results obtained from the...

    8. ANNEX VIII

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

      1. In the cases referred to in Article 24(5) when the...

      2. An engine is taken from the series and subjected to...

    9. ANNEX IX

      TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION

      1. The technical documentation referred to in Article 7(2) and Article...

      2. A general description of the type; Conceptual design and manufacturing...

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