Directive 2008/126 - Amendment of Directive 2006/87/EC laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels

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Current status

This directive was in effect from January 31, 2009 until October  6, 2018 and should have been implemented in national regulation on December 30, 2008 at the latest.

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Key information

official title

Commission Directive 2008/126/EC of 19 December 2008 amending Directive 2006/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels
 
Legal instrument Directive
Number legal act Directive 2008/126
CELEX number i 32008L0126

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Key dates

Document 19-12-2008
Publication in Official Journal 31-01-2009; OJ L 32, 31.1.2009,Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 07 Volume 004
Effect 31-01-2009; Entry into force Date pub. See Art 3
End of validity 06-10-2018; Implicitly repealed by 32016L1629
Transposition 30-12-2008; See Art 2

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Legislative text

31.1.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 32/1

 

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2008/126/EC

of 19 December 2008

amending Directive 2006/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Directive 2006/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels and repealing Council Directive 82/714/EEC (1), and in particular Article 20(1) thereof,

Whereas:

 

(1)

Binding administrative instructions for the inspection have been adopted pursuant to Article 22 of the Revised Convention for Rhine Navigation. It is therefore necessary to amend Directive 2006/87/EC accordingly.

 

(2)

It should be ensured that the Community vessel certificate and the vessel certificate delivered in accordance with the Rhine Vessel Inspection Regulation are issued on the basis of technical requirements which guarantee an equivalent level of safety.

 

(3)

In order to avoid distortions of competition as well as different levels of safety, the amendments to Directive 2006/87/EC should be implemented as quickly as possible.

 

(4)

The measure provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established under Article 7 of Council Directive 91/672/EEC of 16 December 1991 on the reciprocal recognition of national boatmasters’ certificates for the carriage of goods and passengers by inland waterway (2),

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Appendix II to Annex II to Directive 2006/87/EC is amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.

Article 2

Member States which have inland waterways as referred to in Article 1(1) of Directive 2006/87/EC shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive with effect from 30 December 2008. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.

When Member States adopt those provisions, 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.

Article 3

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

Article 4

This Directive is addressed to the Member States which have inland waterways as referred to in Article 1(1) of Directive 2006/87/EC.

Done at Brussels, 19 December 2008.

For the Commission

Antonio TAJANI

Vice-President

 

 

ANNEX

Appendix II to Annex II to Directive 2006/87/EC is replaced by the following:

Appendix II

Administrative instructions

 

No 1

:

Requirements relating to the capacity for taking evasive action and turning capacity

No 2

:

Requirements concerning prescribed (forward) speed, stopping capacity and capacity for going astern

No 3

:

Requirements for coupling systems and coupling devices for craft suitable for propelling or being propelled in a rigid assembly

No 4

:

Left void

No 5

:

Noise measurements

No 6

:

Left void

No 7

:

Special anchors with reduced mass

No 8

:

Strength of watertight windows

No 9

:

Requirements for automatic pressurised water sprinklers

No 10

:

Left void

No 11

:

Completion of the Community Certificate

No 12

:

Fuel tanks on floating equipment

No 13

:

Minimum hull thickness of barges

No 14

:

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