Legal provisions of COM(2008)801 - Repeal of Council Directives 71/317/EEC, 71/347/EEC, 71/349/EEC, 74/148/EEC, 75/33/EEC, 76/765/EEC, 76/766/EEC, and 86/217/EEC regarding metrology

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dossier COM(2008)801 - Repeal of Council Directives 71/317/EEC, 71/347/EEC, 71/349/EEC, 74/148/EEC, 75/33/EEC, 76/765/EEC, 76/766/EEC, and ...
document COM(2008)801 EN
date March  9, 2011

Contents

Article 1

Without prejudice to Article 6(1), Directive 71/349/EEC is repealed with effect from 1 July 2011.

Article 2

Subject to Article 4 and without prejudice to Article 6(2), Directives 71/347/EEC, 75/33/EEC, 76/765/EEC, 76/766/EEC and 86/217/EEC are repealed with effect from 1 December 2015.

Article 3

Subject to Article 4 and without prejudice to Article 6(3), Directives 71/317/EEC and 74/148/EEC are repealed with effect from 1 December 2015.

Article 4

By 30 April 2011, the Commission shall, on the basis of reports provided by the Member States, evaluate whether the measuring instruments falling within the scope of the Directives referred to in Articles 2 and 3 need to be included in the scope of Directive 2004/22/EC and whether the transitional measures and date set for repeal of those Directives need to be adjusted accordingly. The Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council, accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal to that effect.

Article 5

1. Member States shall adopt and publish, by 30 June 2011, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Article 1. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those measures.

They shall apply those measures from 1 July 2011.

When Member States adopt those measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.

2. Member States shall adopt and publish, by 30 November 2015, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Articles 2 and 3. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those measures.

They shall apply those measures from 1 December 2015.

When Member States adopt those measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.

3. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.

Article 6

1. EC initial verifications carried out and calibration certificates issued until 30 June 2011 under Directive 71/349/EEC shall remain valid.

2. EC pattern approvals and EC pattern approval certificates issued until 30 November 2015 under the Directives 71/347/EEC, 75/33/EEC, 76/765/EEC and 86/217/EEC shall remain valid.

3. Weights in conformity with Directive 71/317/EEC and weights in conformity with Directive 74/148/EEC may be subject to EC initial verification in accordance with Articles 8, 9 and 10 of Directive 2009/34/EC until 30 November 2025.

Article 7

This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 8

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.