Council Directive 2006/96/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Directives in the field of free movement of goods, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania

of 20 November 2006

adapting certain Directives in the field of free movement of goods, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania

Preamble

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania ¹ , and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 56 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 56 of the Act of Accession, where acts of the institutions remain valid beyond 1 January 2007 and require adaptation by reason of accession, and the necessary adaptations have not been provided for in the Act of Accession or its Annexes, the necessary acts are to be adopted by the Council, unless the Commission adopted the original act.

(2) The Final Act of the Conference which drew up the Treaty of Accession indicated that the High Contracting Parties had reached political agreement on a set of adaptations to acts adopted by the institutions required by reason of accession and invited the Council and the Commission to adopt these adaptations before accession, completed and updated where necessary to take account of the evolution of the law of the Union.

(3) Directives 69/493/EEC ² , 70/156/EEC ³ , 70/157/EEC ⁴ , 70/220/EEC ⁵ , 70/221/EEC ⁶ , 70/388/EEC ⁷ , 71/127/EEC ⁸ , 71/316/EEC ⁹ , 71/320/EEC ¹⁰ , 71/347/EEC ¹¹ , 72/245/EEC ¹² , 74/61/EEC ¹³ , 74/408/EEC ¹⁴ , 74/483/EEC ¹⁵ , 75/322/EEC ¹⁶ , 76/114/EEC ¹⁷ , 76/757/EEC ¹⁸ , 76/758/EEC ¹⁹ , 76/759/EEC ²⁰ , 76/760/EEC ²¹ , 76/761/EEC ²² , 76/762/EEC ²³ , 76/767/EEC ²⁴ , 77/536/EEC ²⁵ , 77/538/EEC ²⁶ , 77/539/EEC ²⁷ , 77/540/EEC ²⁸ , 77/541/EEC ²⁹ , 78/318/EEC ³⁰ , 78/764/EEC ³¹ , 78/932/EEC ³² , 79/622/EEC ³³ , 86/298/EEC ³⁴ , 87/402/EEC ³⁵ , 89/173/EEC ³⁶ , 91/226/EEC ³⁷ , 94/11/EC ³⁸ , 94/20/EC ³⁹ , 95/28/EC ⁴⁰ , 96/74/EC ⁴¹ , 98/34/EC ⁴² , 1999/45/EC ⁴³ , 2000/25/EC ⁴⁴ , 2000/40/EC ⁴⁵ , 2001/56/EC ⁴⁶ , 2001/85/EC ⁴⁷ , 2002/24/EC ⁴⁸ , 2003/37/EC ⁴⁹ , 2003/97/EC ⁵⁰ , 2004/22/EC ⁵¹ and 2005/66/EC ⁵² should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Directives 69/493/EEC, 70/156/EEC, 70/157/EEC, 70/220/EEC, 70/221/EEC, 70/388/EEC, 71/127/EEC, 71/316/EEC, 71/320/EEC, 71/347/EEC, 72/245/EEC, 74/61/EEC, 74/408/EEC, 74/483/EEC, 75/322/EEC, 76/114/EEC, 76/757/EEC, 76/758/EEC, 76/759/EEC, 76/760/EEC, 76/761/EEC, 76/762/EEC, 76/767/EEC, 77/536/EEC, 77/538/EEC, 77/539/EEC, 77/540/EEC, 77/541/EEC, 78/318/EEC, 78/764/EEC, 78/932/EEC, 79/622/EEC, 86/298/EEC, 87/402/EEC, 89/173/EEC, 91/226/EEC, 94/11/EC, 94/20/EC, 95/28/EC, 96/74/EC, 98/34/EC, 1999/45/EC, 2000/25/EC, 2000/40/EC, 2001/56/EC, 2001/85/EC, 2002/24/EC, 2003/37/EC, 2003/97/EC, 2004/22/EC and 2005/66/EC shall be amended as set out in the Annex.

Article 2

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by the date of accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive. When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States.

2. 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 3

This Directive shall enter into force subject to and on the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania.

Article 4

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Final provisions

Done at Brussels, 20 November 2006 For the Council The President J. KORKEAOJA

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⁴¹ OJ L 32, 3.2.1997, p. 38 .

⁴² OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37 .

⁴³ OJ L 200, 30.7.1999, p. 1 .

⁴⁴ OJ L 173, 12.7.2000, p. 1 .

⁴⁵ OJ L 203, 10.8.2000, p. 9 .

⁴⁶ OJ L 292, 9.11.2001, p. 21 .

⁴⁷ OJ L 42, 13.2.2002, p. 1 .

⁴⁸ OJ L 124, 9.5.2002, p. 1 .

⁴⁹ OJ L 171, 9.7.2003, p. 1 .

⁵⁰ OJ L 25, 29.1.2004, p. 1 .

⁵¹ OJ L 135, 30.4.2004, p. 1 .

⁵² OJ L 309, 25.11.2005, p. 37 .

A. MOTOR VEHICLES

42. 32005 L 0066: Directive 2005/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 relating to the use of frontal protection systems on motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 70/156/EEC ( OJ L 309, 25.11.2005, p. 37 ). In Annex II, the following is added to point 3.2.1: ‘34 for Bulgaria’, ‘19 for Romania’.

B. LEGAL METROLOGY AND PRE-PACKAGING

C. PRESSURE VESSELS

31976 L 0767: 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 of inspecting them ( OJ L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 153 ), as amended by:

— 11979 H: Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties — Accession of the Hellenic Republic ( OJ L 291, 19.11.1979, p. 17 ),

— 11985 I: Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties — Accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic ( OJ L 302, 15.11.1985, p. 23 ),

— 31987 L 0354: Council Directive 87/354/EEC of 25.6.1987 ( OJ L 192, 11.7.1987, p. 43 ),

— 31988 L 0665: Council Directive 88/665/EEC of 21.12.1988 ( OJ L 382, 31.12.1988, p. 42 ),

— 11994 N: Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties — Accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden ( OJ C 241, 29.8.1994, p. 21 ),

— 12003 T: Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties — Accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic ( OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33 ),

— 32003 R 0807: Council Regulation (EC) No 807/2003 of 14.4.2003 ( OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 36 ).

The following is added to the text in brackets in the first indent of point 3.1 of Annex I and in the first indent of point 3.1.1.1.1 of Annex II:

‘BG for Bulgaria, RO for Romania’.

D. TEXTILES AND FOOTWEAR

E. GLASS

31969 L 0493: Council Directive 69/493/EEC of 15 December 1969 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to crystal glass ( OJ L 326, 29.12.1969, p. 36 ), as amended by:

— 11972 B: Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties — Accession of the Kingdom of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom ( OJ L 73, 27.3.1972, p. 14 ),

— 11979 H: Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties — Accession of the Hellenic Republic ( OJ L 291, 19.11.1979, p. 17 ),

— 11985 I: Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties — Accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic ( OJ L 302, 15.11.1985, p. 23 ),

— 12003 T: Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties — Accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic ( OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33 ).

(a) In Annex I, column b, point 1, the following are inserted: ‘ТЕЖЪК ОЛОВЕН КРИСТАЛ 30 %, CRISTAL SUPERIOR 30 %’;

(b) In Annex I, column b, point 2, the following are inserted: ‘ОЛОВЕН КРИСТАЛ 24 %, CRISTAL CU PLUMB 24 %’;

(c) In Annex I, column b, point 3, the following are inserted: ‘КРИСТАЛИН, STICLĂ CRISTALINĂ’;

(d) In Annex I, column b, point 4, the following are inserted: ‘КРИСТАЛНО СТЪКЛО, CRISTALIN — STICLĂ SONORĂ.’

F. HORIZONTAL AND PROCEDURAL MEASURES

31998 L 0034: Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services ( OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37 ), as amended by:

— 31998 L 0048: Directive 98/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20.7.1998 ( OJ L 217, 5.8.1998, p. 18 ),

— 12003 T: Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties — Accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic ( OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33 ).

Annex II is replaced by the following:

‘ANNEX II NATIONAL STANDARDISATION BODIES 1. BELGIUM IBN/BIN Institut belge de normalisation Belgisch Instituut voor Normalisatie CEB/BEC Comité électrotechnique belge Belgisch Elektrotechnisch Comité 2. BULGARIA БИС Български институт за стандартизация 3. CZECH REPUBLIC ČSNI Český normalizační institut 4. DENMARK DS Dansk Standard NTA Telestyrelsen, National Telecom Agency 5. GERMANY DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V. DKE Deutsche Elektrotechnische Kommission im DIN und VDE 6. ESTONIA EVS Eesti Standardikeskus Sideamet 7. GREECE ΕΛΟΤ Ελληνικός Οργανισμός Τυποποίησης 8. SPAIN AENOR Asociación Española de Normalización y Certificación 9. FRANCE AFNOR Association française de normalisation UTE Union technique de l'électricité — Bureau de normalisation auprès de l'AFNOR 10. IRELAND NSAI National Standards Authority of Ireland ETCI Electrotechnical Council of Ireland 11. ITALY UNI Ente nazionale italiano di unificazione CEI Comitato elettrotecnico italiano 12. CYPRUS ΚΟΠΠ Κυπριακός Οργανισμός Προώθησης Ποιότητας (The Cyprus Organisation for Quality Promotion) 13. LATVIA LVS Latvijas Standarts 14. LITHUANIA LST Lietuvos standartizacijos departamentas 15. LUXEMBOURG ITM Inspection du travail et des mines SEE Service de l'énergie de l'État 16. HUNGARY MSZT Magyar Szabványügyi Testület 17. MALTA MSA L-Awtorita' ta' Malta dwar l-Istandards (Malta Standards Authority) 18. NETHERLANDS NNI Nederlands Normalisatie Instituut NEC Nederlands Elektrotechnisch Comité 19. AUSTRIA ÖN Österreichisches Normungsinstitut ÖVE Österreichischer Verband für Elektrotechnik 20. POLAND PKN Polski Komitet Normalizacyjny 21. PORTUGAL IPQ Instituto Português da Qualidade 22. ROMANIA ASRO Asociaţia de Standardizare din România 23. SLOVENIA SIST Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo 24. SLOVAKIA SÚTN Slovenský ústav technickej normalizácie 25. FINLAND SFS Suomen Standardisoimisliitto SFS ry Finlands Standardiseringsförbund SFS rf THK/TFC Telehallintokeskus Teleförvaltningscentralen SESKO Suomen Sähköteknillinen Standardisoimisyhdistys SESKO ry Finlands Elektrotekniska Standardiseringsförening SESKO rf 26. SWEDEN SIS Standardiseringen i Sverige SEK Svenska elektriska kommissionen ITS Informationstekniska standardiseringen 27. UNITED KINGDOM BSI British Standards Institution BEC British Electrotechnical Committee

G. CHEMICALS

31999 L 0045: Directive 1999/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 1999 concerning the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations ( OJ L 200, 30.7.1999, p. 1 ), as amended by:

— 32001 L 0060: Commission Directive 2001/60/EC of 7.8.2001 ( OJ L 226, 22.8.2001, p. 5 ),

— 32003 R 1882: Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29.9.2003 ( OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1 ),

— 32004 L 0066: Council Directive 2004/66/EC of 26.4.2004 ( OJ L 168, 1.5.2004, p. 35 ),

— 32006 L 0008: Commission Directive 2006/8/EC of 23.1.2006 ( OJ L 19, 24.1.2006, p. 12 ).

In Annex VI, Part A, point 5, the list of countries is replaced by the following:

‘Belgium: Bulgaria: Czech Republic: Denmark: Germany: Estonia: Greece: Spain: France: Ireland: Italy: Cyprus: Latvia: Lithuania: Luxembourg: Hungary: Malta: Netherlands: Austria: Poland: Portugal: Romania: Slovenia: Slovakia: Finland: Sweden: United Kingdom:’.

UNI and CEI, in cooperation with the Istituto superiore delle Poste e Telecommunicazioni and the ministero dell'Industria, have allocated the work within ETSI to CONCIT, Comitato nazionale di coordinamento per le tecnologie dell'informazione.’.’

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