Date: 2019-06-05Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/919 of 4 June 2019 on the harmonised standards for recreational craft and personal watercraft drafted in support of Directive 2013/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council
Executive Summary:
This Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/919, dated 4 June 2019, concerns harmonised standards for recreational craft and personal watercraft in support of Directive 2013/53/EU. It publishes updated references to harmonised standards in Annex I and withdraws references to superseded standards in Annex II. The decision took effect upon publication in the Official Journal of the European Union on 5 June 2019.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Purpose:** To publish updated references to harmonised standards for recreational craft and personal watercraft and withdraw superseded references.
* **Conformity Presumption:** Products conforming to harmonised standards referenced in the Official Journal of the European Union are presumed to conform to the requirements of Directive 2013/53/EU.
* **Standardisation Request:** The decision follows a request to CENCenelec (Commission Implementing Decision C(2015) 8736) to draft, revise, and complete harmonised standards supporting Directive 2013/53/EU. CENCenelec was asked to develop new standards and revise existing ones for various aspects of recreational craft and personal watercraft.
* **New and Revised Standards:** CENCenelec revised annexes to harmonised standards to align with Directive 2013/53/EU. Standard EN ISO 8666:2018 was drafted as a reference standard for boat dimensions, mass, and loading conditions.
* **Publication and Withdrawal:** References to harmonised standards listed in Annex I are published in the Official Journal of the European Union. References to harmonised standards listed in Annex II are withdrawn from the Official Journal of the European Union.
* **Annex I:** Lists the references of harmonised standards for recreational craft and personal watercraft that are published in support of Directive 2013/53/EU.
* **Annex II:** Lists the references of harmonised standards for recreational craft and personal watercraft that are withdrawn.
Impact Analysis:
* **Manufacturers of Recreational Craft and Personal Watercraft:**
* *Impact:* Must ensure their products conform to the updated harmonised standards to benefit from the presumption of conformity with Directive 2013/53/EU.
* *Action Required:* Review and update manufacturing processes and product designs to comply with the standards listed in Annex I. Cease reliance on the withdrawn standards listed in Annex II.
* **European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) and European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (CENELEC):**
* *Impact:* Recognises and integrates the revisions and updates to the harmonised standards, maintaining the framework for technical specifications in the sector.
* *Action Required:* Continue to develop and update standards as requested by the European Commission to reflect advancements and ensure safety and compliance.
* **European Commission:**
* *Impact:* Ensures that harmonised standards reflect the requirements of Directive 2013/53/EU, facilitating the free movement of compliant recreational craft and personal watercraft within the European Union.
* *Action Required:* Monitor the application of the harmonised standards and address any issues related to their interpretation or implementation.
* **Member States:**
* *Impact:* Must recognise and enforce the updated harmonised standards, ensuring that recreational craft and personal watercraft placed on the market comply with Directive 2013/53/EU.
* *Action Required:* Update national regulations and guidance to reflect the updated harmonised standards and ensure that market surveillance activities focus on compliance with these standards.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
European Parliament: One of the legislative bodies of the European Union, directly elected by EU citizens.
Council of the European Union: A legislative body of the European Union, composed of government ministers from each member state.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union, outlining its scope and operation.
Commission Implementing Decision EU 2019/919: An implementing decision by the European Commission regarding harmonised standards for recreational craft and personal watercraft.
Directive 2013/53/EU: A directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on recreational craft and personal watercraft.
CEN/CENELEC: The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC), responsible for developing European standards.
Brussels: The de facto capital city of the European Union, located in Belgium, where the Commission Implementing Decision was signed.
L 146/106 EN Official Journal of the European Union 5.6.2019
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2019/919
of 4 June 2019
on the harmonised standards for recreational craft and personal watercraft drafted in support of
Directive 2013/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012
on European standardisation, amending Council Directives 89/686/EEC and 93/15/EEC and Directives 94/9/EC,
94/25/EC, 95/16/EC, 97/23/EC, 98/34/EC, 2004/22/EC, 2007/23/EC, 2009/23/EC and 2009/105/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decision 87/95/EEC and Decision No 1673/2006/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council (1), and in particular Article 10(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 14 of Directive 2013/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (2),
products which are in conformity with harmonised standards or parts thereof the references of which have been
published in the Official Journal of the European Union, are presumed to be in conformity with the requirements
covered by those standards or parts thereof set out in Article 4(1) of Directive 2013/53/EU and Annex I to that
Directive.
(2) By Commission Implementing Decision C(2015) 8736 (3), the Commission made a request to CEN/Cenelec for
drafting, revision and completion of the work on harmonised standards in support of Directive 2013/53/EU
addressing stricter essential requirements set out in Article 4(1) of Directive 2013/53/EU and Annex I to that
Directive in comparison with the repealed Directive 94/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (4).
(3) Specifically, CEN/Cenelec were requested to adopt new standards for electrical systems, protection from falling
overboard, discharge prevention, builder's plate, owner's manual, visibility from main steering position, buoyancy
and escape means of multihulls, gas systems, exhaust emissions and watercraft identification and to revise
existing standards and draft standards under development.
(4) On the basis of the request set out in Implementing Decision C(2015) 8736, CEN/Cenelec revised several
harmonised standards for small craft and inflatable boats.
(5) CEN/Cenelec revised the Annexes of harmonised standards to quote the full title of Directive 2013/53/EU as well
as to indicate in a clear and detailed manner the correlation between the clauses of standards and relevant
essential requirements.
(6) On the basis of the request set out in Implementing Decision C(2015) 8736 CEN/Cenelec drafted standard EN
ISO 8666:2018. The standard is the reference standard in terms of principal boat dimensions and related data as
well as mass specifications and various loading conditions. That standard provides technical specifications in
relation to definition of hull length set out in Article 3(10) of the Directive 2013/53/EU.
(1) OJ L 316, 14.11.2012, p. 12
(2) Directive 2013/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on recreational craft and personal
watercraft and repealing Directive 94/25/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 90).
(3) Commission Implementing Decision C(2015) 8736 of 15 December 2015 on a standardisation request to the European Committee for
Standardisation and the European Committee for Electro-technical Standardisation as regards recreational craft and personal watercraft
in support of Directive 2013/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on recreational craft and
personal watercraft and repealing Directive 94/25/EC.
(4) Directive 94/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 June 1994 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions of the Member States relating to recreational craft (OJ L 164, 30.6.1994, p. 15).5.6.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 146/107
(7) The Commission together with CEN/Cenelec has assessed whether the standards for small craft and inflatable
boats drafted by CEN/Cenelec comply with the request set out in Implementing Decision C(2015) 8736.
(8) The standards for small craft and inflatable boats satisfy the requirements, which they aim to cover and which are
set out in Article 4(1) of Directive 2013/53/EU and Annex I to that Directive. It is therefore appropriate to
publish the references of those standards in the Official Journal of the European Union.
(9) It is therefore necessary to withdraw the references to those standards that are replaced by the new standards
drafted by CEN/Cenelec.
(10) Compliance with a harmonised standard confers a presumption of conformity with the corresponding essential
requirements set out in Union harmonisation legislation from the date of publication of the reference of such
standard in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Decision should therefore enter into force on the date
of its publication,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The references to harmonised standards for recreational craft and personal watercraft drafted in support of Directive
2013/53/EU, listed in Annex I to this Decision, are hereby published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 2
The references to harmonised standards for recreational craft and personal watercraft drafted in support of Directive
2013/53/EU, listed in Annex II to this Decision, are hereby withdrawn from the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 4 June 2019.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKERL 146/108 EN Official Journal of the European Union 5.6.2019
ANNEX I
No Reference of the standard
1. EN ISO 6185-1:2018
Inflatable boats - Part 1: Boats with a maximum motor power rating of 4,5 kW (ISO 6185-1:2001)
2. EN ISO 6185-2:2018
Inflatable boats - Part 2: Boats with a maximum motor power rating of 4,5 kW to 15 kW inclusive (ISO
6185-2:2001)
3. EN ISO 6185-3:2018
Inflatable boats - Part 3: Boats with a hull length less than 8 m with a motor rating of 15 kW and greater
(ISO 6185-3:2014)
4. EN ISO 6185-4:2018
Inflatable boats - Part 4: Boats with a hull length of between 8 m and 24 m with a motor power rating of
15 kW and greater (ISO 6185-4:2011, Corrected version 2014-08-01)
5. EN ISO 7840:2018
Small craft - Fire-resistant fuel hoses (ISO 7840:2013)
6. EN ISO 8469:2018
Small craft - Non-fire-resistant fuel hoses (ISO 8469:2013)
7. EN ISO 8666:2018
Small craft - Principal data (ISO 8666:2016)
8. EN ISO 8849:2018
Small craft - Electrically operated direct-current bilge pumps (ISO 8849:2003)
9. EN ISO 9093-1:2018
Small craft - Seacocks and through-hull fittings - Part 1: Metallic (ISO 9093-1:1994)
10. EN ISO 9093-2:2018
Small craft - Seacocks and through-hull fittings - Part 2: Non-metallic (ISO 9093-2:2002)
11. EN ISO 11192:2018
Small craft - Graphical symbols (ISO 11192:2005)
12. EN ISO 11547:2018
Small craft - Start-in-gear protection (ISO 11547:1994)
13. EN ISO 11812:2018
Small craft - Watertight cockpits and quick-draining cockpits (ISO 11812:2001)
14. EN ISO 12215-1:2018
Small craft - Hull construction and scantlings - Part 1: Materials: Thermosetting resins, glass-fibre reinfor
cement, reference laminate (ISO 12215-1:2000)5.6.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 146/109
No Reference of the standard
15. EN ISO 12215-2:2018
Small craft - Hull construction and scantlings - Part 2: Materials: Core materials for sandwich construc
tion, embedded materials (ISO 12215-2:2002)
16. EN ISO 12215-3:2018
Small craft - Hull construction and scantlings - Part 3: Materials: Steel, aluminium alloys, wood, other ma
terials (ISO 12215-3:2002)
17. EN ISO 12215-4:2018
Small craft - Hull construction and scantlings - Part 4: Workshop and manufacturing (ISO 12215-4:2002)
18. EN ISO 12215-5:2018
Small craft - Hull construction and scantlings - Part 5: Design pressures for monohulls, design stresses,
scantlings determination (ISO 12215-5:2008, including Amd 1:2014)
19. EN ISO 12215-6:2018
Small craft - Hull construction and scantlings - Part 6: Structural arrangements and details (ISO 12215-
6:2008)
20. EN ISO 12215-8:2018
Small craft - Hull construction and scantlings - Part 8: Rudders (ISO 12215-8:2009, including Cor
1:2010)
21. EN ISO 12215-9:2018
Small craft - Hull construction and scantlings - Part 9: Sailing craft appendages (ISO 12215-9:2012)
22. EN ISO 12216:2018
Small craft - Windows, portlights, hatches, deadlights and doors - Strength and watertightness require
ments (ISO 12216:2002)
23. EN ISO 13297:2018
Small craft - Electrical systems - Alternating current installations (ISO 13297:2014)
24. EN ISO 13590:2018
Small craft - Personal watercraft - Construction and system installation requirements (ISO 13590:2003)
25. EN ISO 14509-1:2018
Small craft - Airborne sound emitted by powered recreational craft - Part 1: Pass-by measurement proce
dures (ISO 14509-1:2008)
26. EN ISO 14509-3:2018
Small craft - Airborne sound emitted by powered recreational craft - Part 3: Sound assessment using cal
culation and measurement procedures (ISO 14509-3:2009)
27. EN ISO 15083:2018
Small craft - Bilge-pumping systems (ISO 15083:2003)
28. EN ISO 15084:2018
Small craft - Anchoring, mooring and towing - Strong points (ISO 15084:2003)L 146/110 EN Official Journal of the European Union 5.6.2019
No Reference of the standard
29. EN ISO 16180:2018
Small craft - Navigation lights - Installation, placement and visibility (ISO 16180:2013)
30. EN ISO 21487:2018
Small craft - Permanently installed petrol and diesel fuel tanks (ISO 21487:2012, including Amd 1:2014
and Amd 2:2015)
31. EN ISO 25197:2018
Small craft - Electrical/electronic control systems for steering, shift and throttle (ISO 25197:2012, includ
ing Amd 1:2014)5.6.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 146/111
ANNEX II
No Reference of the standard
1. EN ISO 6185-1:2001
Inflatable boats - Part 1: Boats with a maximum motor power rating of 4,5 kW (ISO 6185-1:2001)
2. EN ISO 6185-2:2001
Inflatable boats - Part 2: Boats with a maximum motor power rating of 4,5 kW to 15 kW inclusive (ISO
6185-2:2001)
3. EN ISO 6185-3:2014
Inflatable boats - Part 3: Boats with a hull length less than 8 m with a motor rating of 15 kW and greater
(ISO 6185-3:2014)
4. EN ISO 6185-4:2011
Inflatable boats - Part 4: Boats with a hull length of between 8 m and 24 m with a motor power rating of
15 kW and greater (ISO 6185-4:2011, Corrected version 2014-08-01)
5. EN ISO 7840:2013
Small craft - Fire-resistant fuel hoses (ISO 7840:2013)
6. EN ISO 8469:2013
Small craft - Non-fire-resistant fuel hoses (ISO 8469:2013)
7. EN ISO 8849:2003
Small craft - Electrically operated direct-current bilge-pumps (ISO 8849:2003)
8. EN ISO 9093-1:1997
Small craft - Seacocks and through-hull fittings - Part 1: Metallic (ISO 9093-1:1994)
9. EN ISO 9093-2:2002
Small craft - Seacocks and through-hull fittings - Part 2: Non-metallic (ISO 9093-2:2002)
10. EN ISO 11192:2005
Small craft - Graphical symbols (ISO 11192:2005)
11. EN ISO 11547:1995
Small craft - Start-in-gear protection (ISO 11547:1994)
EN ISO 11547:1995/A1:2000
12. EN ISO 11812:2001
Small craft - Watertight cockpits and quick-draining cockpits (ISO 11812:2001)
13. EN ISO 12215-1:2000
Small craft - Hull construction and scantlings - Part 1: Materials: Thermosetting resins, glass-fibre reinfor
cement, reference laminate (ISO 12215-1:2000)
14. EN ISO 12215-2:2002
Small craft - Hull construction and scantlings - Part 2: Materials: Core materials for sandwich construc
tion, embedded materials (ISO 12215-2:2002)L 146/112 EN Official Journal of the European Union 5.6.2019
No Reference of the standard
15. EN ISO 12215-3:2002
Small craft - Hull construction and scantlings - Part 3: Materials: Steel, aluminium alloys, wood, other ma
terials (ISO 12215-3:2002)
16. EN ISO 12215-4:2002
Small craft - Hull construction and scantlings - Part 4: Workshop and manufacturing (ISO 12215-4:2002)
17. EN ISO 12215-5:2008
Small craft - Hull construction and scantlings - Part 5: Design pressures for monohulls, design stresses,
scantlings determination (ISO 12215-5:2008)
EN ISO 12215-5:2008/A1:2014
18. EN ISO 12215-6:2008
Small craft - Hull construction and scantlings - Part 6: Structural arrangements and details (ISO 12215-
6:2008)
19. EN ISO 12215-8:2009
Small craft - Hull construction and scantlings - Part 8: Rudders (ISO 12215-8:2009)
EN ISO 12215-8:2009/AC:2010
20. EN ISO 12215-9:2012
Small craft - Hull construction and scantlings - Part 9: Sailing craft appendages (ISO 12215-9:2012)
21. EN ISO 12216:2002
Small craft - Windows, portlights, hatches, deadlights and doors - Strength and watertightness require
ments (ISO 12216:2002)
22. EN ISO 13297:2014
Small craft - Electrical systems - Alternating current installations (ISO 13297:2014)
23. EN ISO 13590:2003
Small craft - Personal watercraft - Construction and system installation requirements (ISO 13590:2003)
EN ISO 13590:2003/AC:2004
24. EN ISO 14509-1:2008
Small craft - Airborne sound emitted by powered recreational craft - Part 1: Pass-by measurement proce
dures (ISO 14509-1:2008)
25. EN ISO 14509-3:2009
Small craft - Airborne sound emitted by powered recreational craft - Part 3: Sound assessment using cal
culation and measurement procedures (ISO 14509-3:2009)
26. EN ISO 15083:2003
Small craft - Bilge-pumping systems (ISO 15083:2003)
27. EN ISO 15084:2003
Small craft - Anchoring, mooring and towing - Strong points (ISO 15084:2003)
28. EN ISO 16180:2013
Small craft - Navigation lights - Installation, placement and visibility (ISO 16180:2013)5.6.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 146/113
No Reference of the standard
29. EN ISO 21487:2012
Small craft - Permanently installed petrol and diesel fuel tanks (ISO 21487:2012)
EN ISO 21487:2012/A1:2014
EN ISO 21487:2012/A2:2015
30. EN ISO 25197:2012
Small craft - Electrical/electronic control systems for steering, shift and throttle (ISO 25197:2012)
EN ISO 25197:2012/A1:2014