Directive 1976/767 - Approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to common provisions for pressure vessels and methods for inspecting them - Main contents
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Council Directive 76/767/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to common provisions for pressure vessels and methods for inspecting themLegal instrument | Directive |
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Number legal act | Directive 1976/767 |
Original proposal | COM(1972)1689 |
CELEX number i | 31976L0767 |
Document | 27-07-1976 |
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Publication in Official Journal | 27-09-1976; Special edition in Lithuanian: Chapter 13 Volume 003,Special edition in Maltese: Chapter 13 Volume 003,Special edition in Polish: Chapter 13 Volume 003,Special edition in Slovak: Chapter 13 Volume 003,Special edition in Swedish: Chapter 13 Volume 005,OJ L 262, 27.9.1976,Special edition in Estonian: Chapter 13 Volume 003,Special edition in Bulgarian: Chapter 13 Volume 003,Special edition in Latvian: Chapter 13 Volume 003,Special edition in Slovenian: Chapter 13 Volume 003,Special edition in Czech: Chapter 13 Volume 003,Special edition in Portuguese: Chapter 13 Volume 005,Special edition in Hungarian: Chapter 13 Volume 003,Special edition in Greek: Chapter 13 Volume 004,Special edition in Finnish: Chapter 13 Volume 005,Special edition in Spanish: Chapter 13 Volume 005,Special edition in Romanian: Chapter 13 Volume 003 |
Effect | 30-07-1976; Entry into force Date notif. |
End of validity | 30-06-2011; Repealed by 32010L0035 |
Transposition | 30-01-1978; See Art 24 |
Notification | 30-07-1976 |
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Council Directive 76/767/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to common provisions for pressure vessels and methods for inspecting them
Official Journal L 262 , 27/09/1976 P. 0153 - 0168
Finnish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 5 P. 0182
Greek special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 4 P. 0127
Swedish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 5 P. 0182
Spanish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 5 P. 0192
Portuguese special edition Chapter 13 Volume 5 P. 0192
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to common provisions for pressure vessels and methods of inspecting them (76/767/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),
Whereas in each Member State mandatory provisions determine the technical characteristics of construction, verification and/or the operation of pressure vessels ; whereas these requirements differ from one Member State to another ; whereas such differences hinder trade and may create unequal conditions of competition within the Community;
Whereas these hindrances to the establishment and functioning of the common market can be reduced or indeed eliminated if the same requirements apply in each of the Member States, either in addition to or in lieu of their existing laws;
Whereas a check on compliance with these technical requirements is necessary to provide effective protection for users and third parties ; whereas the existing inspection procedures differ from one Member State to another ; whereas in order to achieve free movement of pressure vessels within the common market and to avoid multiple inspections which are in effect barriers to the free movement of vessels, arrangements should be made for the mutual recognition of inspection procedures by the Member States;
Whereas, in order to facilitate the mutual recognition of inspection procedures, adequate EEC pattern approval and EEC verification procedures for vessels should be set up and the criteria for appointing the bodies responsible for carrying out verifications should be harmonized;
Whereas the presence on a pressure vessel of the EEC marks showing that it has undergone the appropriate inspections indicates that it satisfies the relevant technical requirements and therefore makes it unnecessary, on the importation and placing into service of the vessel, to repeat the inspections which have already been carried out;
Whereas national regulations on pressure vessels cover many categories of pressure vessels of widely varying uses, capacities and pressures ; whereas this Directive should lay down the general provisions dealing, in particular, with EEC pattern approval and verification procedures ; whereas separate Directives for each category of vessel will lay down the technical requirements as to the design and methods of inspection of such vessels and, where appropriate, the conditions under which Community technical requirements are to replace the previous national provisions;
Whereas the technical requirements of the Directives on pressure vessels must be adapted without delay to take account of technical progress ; whereas, in order to facilitate the implementation of the measures necessary for this purpose, provisions should be made for a procedure establishing close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission, within the Committee on the adaptation to technical progress of the Directives for removing technical barriers to intra-Community trade in pressure vessels; (1)OJ No C 2, 9.1.1974, p. 64. (2)OJ No C 101, 23.11.1973, p. 25.
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