Commission Directive 87/308/EEC of 2 June 1987 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 76/889/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to radio interference caused by electrical household appliances, portable tools and similar equipment

• Published date: 16 June 1987
• Subject Matter: Technical barriers,Approximation of laws,Industry
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 155, 16 June 1987

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Commission Directive 87/308/EEC of 2 June 1987 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 76/889/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to radio interference caused by electrical household appliances, portable tools and similar equipment

Official Journal L 155 , 16/06/1987 P. 0024 - 0025

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COMMISSION DIRECTIVE

of 2 June 1987

adapting to technical progress Council Directive 76/889/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to radio interference caused by electrical household appliances, portable tools and similar equipement

(87/308/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 76/889/EEC of 4 November 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to radio interference caused by electrical household appliances, portable tools and similar equipment (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 83/447/EEC (2), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof,

Whereas in the light of experience gained and technical progress made in the field of radio interference CENELEC has drawn up a new standard updating the requirements contained in the technical Annex to Directive 76/889/EEC;

Whereas in order to simplify the text of Directive 76/889/EEC the reference to CENELEC's new European standard EN 55014 should be included in the technical Annex;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Adaptation to Technical Progress of the Directives for the Elimination of Technical Barriers to Trade in the Sector of Apparatus Producing Radio Interference,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

The Annex to Directive 76/889/EEC is replaced by the Annex to this Directive.

Article 2

The Member States shall by 31 December 1988 adopt and publish the provisions required to comply with this Directive and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.

They shall apply these provisions as from the same date as regards the freedom to market and use the equipment provided for in Article 4 of Directive 76/889/EEC, and as from 31 December 1989 as regards the ban on marketing referred to in Article 2 thereof.

Article 3

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 2 June 1987.

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