EU – Draft regulation indicating design, construction and performance requirements and testing standards for marine equipment

European Commissionhas issued draft Implementing Regulation replaces the technical annex of Directive 96/98/EC on marine equipment, which has been repealed by Directive 2014/90/EU and adapts it to changes in the relevant international instruments

Proposed date of adoption: Early 2017

Proposed date of entry into force: Entry into force 20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the EU (about a month after adoption approx.)

Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

If the Proposal/Notification/Regulation will affect your International Business please send us your representation with facts and figures before 20 February 2016, so that these can be taken up suitably.