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On the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2000/14/EC, 2006/42/EC, 2010/35/EU, 2013/29/EU, 2014/28/EU, 2014/29/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/31/EU, 2014/32/EU, 2014/33/EU, 2014/34/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU and 2014/68/EU as regard emergency procedures for the conformity assessment, adoption of common specifications and market surveillance due to a Single Market emergency
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On the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2000/14/EC, 2006/42/EC, 2010/35/EU, 2013/29/EU, 2014/28/EU, 2014/29/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/31/EU, 2014/32/EU, 2014/33/EU, 2014/34/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU and 2014/68/EU as regard emergency procedures for the conformity assessment, adoption of common specifications and market surveillance due to a Single Market emergency
Report A-9-2023-0245 · COM(2022)0462 – C90313/2022 – 2022/0280(COD)
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- Plenary report A-9-2023-0245
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- 25 July 2023
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- Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
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- Andreas Schwab
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- 2022-0280
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Parliament's amended version of the Commission proposal amends 13 sectoral directives on product rules to add emergency procedures for a Single Market emergency. It renames the framework the Internal Market Emergency and Resilience Act (IMERA) and replaces 'Single Market' with 'internal market' throughout. The amended rules let notified bodies prioritise conformity assessment of crisis-relevant goods, and let national authorities temporarily authorise products that have not gone through the usual conformity assessment, after a risk assessment and on a justified request from an operator in their member state. Authorisations must set conditions including an end date, labelling requirements and record-keeping for 10 years, and remain valid for six months after the emergency ends. The Commission may adopt common specifications by implementing acts, and mandatory common specifications are deleted. Market surveillance authorities must make all reasonable efforts to help each other during an emergency, including sending expert teams and reinforcing testing capacity.
Position. The committee adopts its position at first reading with amendments to the Commission proposal, renaming the framework IMERA, adding emergency procedures for conformity assessment, common specifications and market surveillance, and deleting provisions on mandatory common specifications.
Key points
- The amended text renames the framework the Internal Market Emergency and Resilience Act (IMERA) and replaces 'Single Market' with 'internal market' throughout the directives.
- Emergency measures transposing the new articles apply only if the Commission has adopted an implementing act under Article 14(5) of the IMERA Regulation, and only during the internal market emergency mode.
- Notified bodies must ensure all reasonable efforts are made to process conformity assessment applications for crisis-relevant goods as a matter of priority, without extraordinary additional costs for manufacturers, and to increase testing capacities.
- National competent authorities may, after a risk assessment and on a justified request from an operator established in their member state, authorise placing on the market of specific crisis-relevant goods that have not undergone the required conformity assessment, if compliance with applicable requirements is demonstrated.
- Authorisations must set out conditions and requirements including at least an end date not beyond the last day of the emergency mode and labelling requirements, including radio frequency identification, indicating authorisation under the emergency mode.
- National authorities may amend the conditions and requirements of an authorisation after the deactivation or expiry of the internal market emergency mode.
- Market surveillance authorities may take corrective and restrictive measures at national level, must keep records of products authorised under a derogation for 10 years, and must make them available to other authorities on request.
- Products authorised under a derogation remain valid for six months after the end of deactivation or expiration of the internal market emergency mode; after that they need authorisation under the normal procedure.
- The Commission may adopt common specifications by implementing acts, applicable until the last day of the emergency mode, giving manufacturers a presumption of conformity; it must take into account views of relevant bodies and duly consult all relevant stakeholders.
- The provisions on mandatory common specifications are deleted from the directives.
- Member states must ensure market surveillance authorities make all reasonable efforts to assist other authorities during an emergency, including by mobilising expert teams and reinforcing testing capacity for crisis-relevant goods.
- The rapporteur's explanatory statement says the title should change to 'Internal Market Emergency and Resilience Act' (IMERA) and that resilience, free movement and cooperation with companies should be strengthened.
Who is affected
- Manufacturers of products covered by the 13 directives, who may benefit from prioritised assessment or temporary authorisations.
- Notified bodies, which must prioritise crisis-relevant goods and increase testing capacity.
- National competent authorities, which may grant temporary authorisations and must keep records for 10 years.
- Market surveillance authorities, which must assist each other and may take corrective measures.
- Consumers and end-users, whose health and safety must be fully assured under derogations.
Figures and deadlines
- Authorisations remain valid for six months after deactivation or expiration of the internal market emergency mode.
- Market surveillance authorities must keep records of products authorised under a derogation for 10 years.
- The Commission may adopt common specifications by implementing acts under Article 14(5) of the IMERA Regulation.
Legal basis. Article 294(2) and Articles 91 and 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
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Draft european parliament legislative resolution
on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2000/14/EC, 2006/42/EC, 2010/35/EU, 2013/29/EU, 2014/28/EU, 2014/29/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/31/EU, 2014/32/EU, 2014/33/EU, 2014/34/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU and 2014/68/EU as regard emergency procedures for the conformity assessment, adoption of common specifications and market surveillance due to a Single Market emergency (COM(2022)0462 – C90313/2022 – 2022/0280(COD))
–having regard to Article 294(2) and Articles 91 and 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C90313/2022),
–having regard to the report of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (A9-0245/2023),
2.Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;
3.Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.
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| Proposal for a | Proposal for a |
| DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL | DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL |
| amending Directives 2000/14/EC, 2006/42/EC, 2010/35/EU, 2013/29/EU, 2014/28/EU, 2014/29/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/31/EU, 2014/32/EU, 2014/33/EU, 2014/34/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU and 2014/68/EU as regard emergency procedures for the conformity assessment, adoption of common specifications and market surveillance due to a Single Market emergency | amending Directives 2000/14/EC, 2010/35/EU, 2013/29/EU, 2014/28/EU, 2014/29/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/31/EU, 2014/32/EU, 2014/33/EU, 2014/34/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU and 2014/68/EU as regard emergency procedures for the conformity assessment, adoption of common specifications and market surveillance due to an internal market emergency |
| (Text with EEA relevance) | (Text with EEA relevance) |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (1) [insert reference to SMEI Regulation] aims to ensure the normal functioning of the Single Market, including the free movement of goods, services and persons and guarantee the availability of crisis-relevant goods and services and goods and services of strategic importance to citizens, businesses and public authorities during a crisis. | (1) [insert reference to IMERA Regulation] aims to ensure the normal functioning of the internal market, including the free movement of goods, services and persons and ensure the availability of crisis-relevant goods and services and goods and services of strategic importance to citizens, businesses and public authorities during a crisis. |
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| (2) The framework established by [insert reference to SMEI Regulation] lays down measures, which should be deployed in a coherent, transparent, efficient, proportionate and timely manner, so as to prevent, mitigate and minimise the impact on the functioning of the Single Market that a crisis may cause. | (2) The framework established by [insert reference to IMERA Regulation] lays down measures, which should be deployed in a coherent, transparent, efficient, proportionate and timely manner, so as to prevent, mitigate and minimise the impact a crisis may cause on the functioning of the internal market. |
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| (3) [insert reference to SMEI Regulation] lays down a multi-layered mechanism consisting of contingency planning, vigilance mode and Single Market emergency mode. | (3) [insert reference to IMERA Regulation] lays down a multi-layered mechanism consisting of contingency planning, and internal market vigilance and emergency modes. |
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| (4) [insert reference to SMEI Regulation] lays down rules with the objective of safeguarding the free movement of goods, services and persons in the Single Market and to ensure the availability of goods and services that are particularly important also in times of crisis. [insert reference to SMEI Regulation] applies to both goods and services. | (4) [insert reference to IMERA Regulation] lays down rules with the objective of safeguarding the free movement of goods, services and persons in the internal market and to ensure the availability of goods and services that are particularly important also in times of crisis. [insert reference to IMERA Regulation] applies to both goods and services. |
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| (5) In order to complement, ensure consistency and further enhance the effectiveness of such measures, it is appropriate to ensure that crisis-relevant goods referred to in [insert reference to SMEI Regulation] may be swiftly placed on the Union market in order to contribute to addressing and mitigating the disruptions. | (5) In order to complement, ensure consistency and further enhance the effectiveness of such measures, it is appropriate to ensure that crisis-relevant goods referred to in [insert reference to IMERA Regulation] may be swiftly placed on the internal market in order to contribute to addressing and mitigating the disruptions. |
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| (6) A number of EU sectoral legal acts lay down harmonised rules regarding the design, manufacture, conformity assessment and placing on the market of certain products. Such legal acts include Directives 2000/14/EC41 , 2006/42/EC42 , 2010/35/EU43 , 2013/29/EU44 , 2014/28/EU45 , 2014/29/EU46 , 2014/30/EU47 , 2014/31/EU48 , 2014/32/EU49 , 2014/33/EU50 , 2014/34/EU51 , 2014/35/EU52 , 2014/53/EU53 and 2014/68/EU54 of the European Parliament and of the Council. Moreover, most of those legal acts are based on the principles of the new approach to technical harmonisation and are also aligned to the reference provisions laid down by Decision 768/2008/EC EC of the European Parliament and of the Council55 . | (6) A number of EU sectoral legal acts lay down harmonised rules regarding the design, manufacture, conformity assessment and placing on the market of certain products. Such legal acts include Directives 2000/14/EC41 , 2010/35/EU43 , 2013/29/EU44 , 2014/28/EU45 , 2014/29/EU46 , 2014/30/EU47 , 2014/31/EU48 , 2014/32/EU49 , 2014/33/EU50 , 2014/34/EU51 , 2014/35/EU52 , 2014/53/EU53 and 2014/68/EU54 of the European Parliament and of the Council. Moreover, most of those legal acts are based on the principles of the new approach to technical harmonisation and are also aligned to the reference provisions laid down by Decision 768/2008/EC EC of the European Parliament and of the Council55 . |
| 41 Directive 2000/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 May 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the noise emission in the environment by equipment for use outdoors (OJ L 162, 3.7.2000, p. 1). | 41 Directive 2000/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 May 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the noise emission in the environment by equipment for use outdoors (OJ L 162, 3.7.2000, p. 1). |
| 42 Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (OJ L 157, 9.6.2006, p. 24). | |
| 43 Directive 2010/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 June 2010 on transportable pressure equipment and repealing Council Directives 76/767/EEC, 84/525/EEC, 84/526/EEC, 84/527/EEC and 1999/36/EC (OJ L 165, 30.6.2010, p. 1). | 43 Directive 2010/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 June 2010 on transportable pressure equipment and repealing Council Directives 76/767/EEC, 84/525/EEC, 84/526/EEC, 84/527/EEC and 1999/36/EC (OJ L 165, 30.6.2010, p. 1). |
| 44 Directive 2013/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pyrotechnic articles (OJ L 178, 28.6.2013, p. 27). | 44 Directive 2013/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pyrotechnic articles (OJ L 178, 28.6.2013, p. 27). |
| 45 Directive 2014/28/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market and supervision of explosives for civil uses (OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p. 1). | 45 Directive 2014/28/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market and supervision of explosives for civil uses (OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p. 1). |
| 46 Directive 2014/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of simple pressure vessels (OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p. 45). | 46 Directive 2014/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of simple pressure vessels (OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p. 45). |
| 47 Directive 2014/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility (OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p. 79). | 47 Directive 2014/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility (OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p. 79). |
| 48 Directive 2014/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of non-automatic weighing instruments (OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p. 107). | 48 Directive 2014/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of non-automatic weighing instruments (OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p. 107). |
| 49 Directive 2014/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of measuring instruments (OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p. 149). | 49 Directive 2014/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of measuring instruments (OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p. 149). |
| 50 Directive 2014/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to lifts and safety components for lifts (OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p. 251). | 50 Directive 2014/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to lifts and safety components for lifts (OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p. 251). |
| 51 Directive 2014/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p. 309). | 51 Directive 2014/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p. 309). |
| 52 Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p. 357). | 52 Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p. 357). |
| 53 Directive 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment and repealing Directive 1999/5/EC (OJ L 153, 22.5.2014, p. 62). | 53 Directive 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment and repealing Directive 1999/5/EC (OJ L 153, 22.5.2014, p. 62). |
| 54 Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pressure equipment (OJ L 189, 27.6.2014, p. 164). | 54 Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pressure equipment (OJ L 189, 27.6.2014, p. 164). |
| 55 Decision No 768/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 on a common framework for the marketing of products, and repealing Council Decision 93/465/EEC (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 82). | 55 Decision No 768/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 on a common framework for the marketing of products, and repealing Council Decision 93/465/EEC (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 82). |
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| (7) Neither the reference provisions laid down by Decision No 768/2008/EC, nor the specific provisions laid down by the sectoral EU harmonisation legislation provide for procedures designed to apply in crisis. It is appropriate to introduce targeted adjustments to those Directives, aimed at responding to impacts of crises affecting products that have been designated as crisis-relevant goods and covered by those Directives. | (7) Neither the reference provisions laid down by Decision No 768/2008/EC, nor the specific provisions laid down by the sectoral Union harmonisation legislation provide for procedures designed to apply in crisis. It is appropriate to introduce targeted adjustments to those Directives, aimed at responding to impacts of crises affecting products that have been designated as crisis-relevant goods and covered by those Directives. |
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| (8) Experience from the past crises that have affected the Single Market has shown that the procedures laid down in the sectoral legal acts are not designed to cater the needs of crisis-response scenarios and do not offer the necessary regulatory flexibility. It is therefore appropriate to provide for a legal basis for such crisis-response procedures as a complement to the measures adopted under [insert reference to SMEI Regulation]. | (8) Experience from the past crises that have affected the internal market has shown that the procedures laid down in the sectoral legal acts are not designed to cater the needs of crisis-response scenarios and do not offer the necessary regulatory flexibility. It is therefore appropriate to provide for a legal basis for such crisis-response procedures as a complement to the measures adopted under [insert reference to IMERA Regulation]. |
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| (9) In order to overcome the potential effects of disruptions on the Single Market and in order to ensure that crisis-relevant goods are placed on the market swiftly, it is appropriate to provide for a requirement for the conformity assessment bodies to prioritise the conformity assessment applications of such products over any pending applications concerning products, which have not been designated as crisis-relevant. | (9) In order to overcome the potential effects of disruptions to the internal market and in order to ensure that crisis-relevant goods are placed on the market swiftly, it is appropriate to provide for a requirement for the conformity assessment bodies to prioritise the conformity assessment applications of such products over any pending applications concerning products which have not been designated as crisis-relevant. |
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| (10) To that end, emergency procedures should be laid down in Directives 2000/14/EC, 2006/42/EC, 2010/35/EU, 2013/29/EU, 2014/28/EU, 2014/29/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/31/EU, 2014/32/EU, 2014/33/EU, 2014/34/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU and, 2014/68/EU. Those procedures should be available only following the activation of the Single Market emergency and only when a specific good covered by those Directives is designated as crisis-relevant mode in accordance with [insert reference to SMEI Regulation]. | (10) To that end, emergency procedures should be laid down in Directives 2000/14/EC, 2010/35/EU, 2013/29/EU, 2014/28/EU, 2014/29/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/31/EU, 2014/32/EU, 2014/33/EU, 2014/34/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU and, 2014/68/EU. Those procedures should be available only following the activation of the internal market emergency and only when a specific good covered by those Directives is designated as a crisis-relevant good in accordance with [insert reference to IMERA Regulation]. |
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| (11) Furthermore, in cases where the disruptions might affect the conformity assessment bodies or in cases where the testing capacities for such crisis-relevant products would not be sufficient, it is appropriate to provide for the possibility for the national competent authorities to exceptionally and temporarily authorise the placing on the market of products, which have not undergone the usual conformity assessment procedures required by the respective EU sectoral legislation. | (11) Furthermore, in cases where the disruptions might affect the conformity assessment bodies or in cases where the testing capacities for such crisis-relevant products would not be sufficient, it is appropriate to provide for the possibility for the national competent authorities to exceptionally and temporarily authorise the placing on the market of products, which have not undergone the usual conformity assessment procedures required by the respective Union sectoral legislation. The authorisation for products granted exceptionally and temporarily should remain valid for six months after deactivation or expiration of the internal market emergency mode, where it does not does not affect in any way the health, safety and security of consumers. After this period, products should only be made available on the market after receiving an authorisation under the normal authorisation procedure provided for under the applicable rules. Products already granted authorisation exceptionally and temporarily authorisation may be re-authorised under the normal authorisation procedure. Nevertheless, products or components already purchased for use, or which are already in use, may continue to be used without new authorisation. |
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| (12) As regards products falling within the scope of those Directives that have been designated as crisis-relevant goods, the national competent authorities should be able, in the context of an ongoing Single Market emergency, to derogate from the obligation to carry out those conformity assessment procedures laid down in those Directives, in those cases where the involvement of a notified body is mandatory and should be able to issue authorisations for those products, provided that they comply with the applicable essential safety requirements. Compliance with those substantive requirements may be demonstrated by various means, which may include testing performed by the national authorities of samples provided by the manufacturer having applied for an authorisation. The specific procedures, which were followed to demonstrate the compliance and their results should be clearly described in the authorisation issued by the national competent authority. | (12) As regards products falling within the scope of those Directives that have been designated as crisis-relevant goods, the national competent authorities should be able, in the context of an ongoing internal market emergency, to derogate from the obligation to carry out those conformity assessment procedures laid down in those Directives, in those cases where the involvement of a notified body is mandatory and should be able to issue authorisations for those products, provided that they comply with the applicable essential safety requirements and that the safety of consumers and end-users is fully assured. Compliance with those substantive requirements may be demonstrated by various means, which may include testing performed by the national authorities of samples provided by the manufacturer having applied for an authorisation. The specific procedures, which were followed to demonstrate the compliance and their results should be clearly described in the authorisation issued by the national competent authority. The principle of mutual recognition should apply to the goods placed on the market under that derogation. The competent national authority should keep relevant technical documentation to ensure compliance with applicable rules. Products manufactured during the internal market emergency mode, where derogation from the conformity assessment procedures was authorised, should also be subject to the relevant obligations of traceability provided for in Regulation (EU) 2023/988 in particular those set out in Article 15(5) thereof. |
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| (13) Where a Single Market emergency entails an exponential increase in the demand for certain products and in order to support the efforts of economic operators to meet such demand, it is appropriate to provide technical references, which may be used by the manufacturers to design and produce crisis-relevant goods, which comply with the applicable essential health and safety requirements. | (13) Where an internal market emergency entails an exponential increase in the demand for certain products and in order to support the efforts of economic operators to meet such demand, it is appropriate to provide technical references, which may be used by the manufacturers to design and produce crisis-relevant goods which comply with the applicable essential health and safety requirements. |
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| (15) With respect to Directive 2006/42/EC, Directives 2013/29/EU, 2014/28/EU, 2014/29/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/31/EU, 2014/32/EU, 2014/33/EU, 2014/34/EU, 2014/53/EU and 2014/68/EU, the competent national authorities should be able to presume that products manufactured in accordance with national or international standards within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 1025/201256 ensuring an equivalent level of protection to that offered by the harmonised European standards comply with the relevant essential health and safety requirements. | (15) With respect to Directives 2013/29/EU, 2014/28/EU, 2014/29/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/31/EU, 2014/32/EU, 2014/33/EU, 2014/34/EU, 2014/53/EU and 2014/68/EU, the competent national authorities should be able to presume that products manufactured in accordance with national or international standards within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 1025/201256 ensuring an equivalent level of protection to that offered by the harmonised European standards comply with the relevant essential health and safety requirements. |
| 56 OJ L 316, 14.11.2012, p. 12. | 56 OJ L 316, 14.11.2012, p. 12. |
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| (16) Furthermore, with respect to Directives 2006/42/EC, 2013/29/EU, 2014/28/EU, 2014/29/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/31/EU, 2014/32/EU, 2014/33/EU, 2014/34/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU and 2014/68/EU, the Commission should have the possibility to adopt by means of implementing acts common specifications, on which the manufacturers may rely in order to benefit from a presumption of conformity with the applicable essential requirements. The implementing act laying down such common specifications should remain applicable for the duration of the Single Market emergency. | (16) Furthermore, with respect to Directives 2013/29/EU, 2014/28/EU, 2014/29/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/31/EU, 2014/32/EU, 2014/33/EU, 2014/34/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU and 2014/68/EU, the Commission should have the possibility to adopt by means of implementing acts common specifications, on which the manufacturers may rely in order to benefit from a presumption of conformity with the applicable essential requirements. The implementing act laying down such common specifications should remain applicable for the duration of the internal market emergency. |
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| (17) With respect to Directives 2006/42/EC, 2013/29/EU, 2014/28/EU, 2014/29/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/31/EU, 2014/32/EU, 2014/33/EU, 2014/34/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU and 2014/68/EU, in exceptional and duly justified circumstances, notably in order to ensure the interoperability among products or systems, the Commission should be able to adopt by means of implementing acts common specifications laying down mandatory technical specifications, with which the manufacturers will be required to comply. The implementing act laying down such common specifications should remain applicable for the duration of the Single Market emergency. | deleted |
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| (20) Directives 2000/14/EC, 2006/42/EC, 2010/35/EU, 2013/29/EU, 2014/28/EU, 2014/29/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/31/EU, 2014/32/EU, 2014/33/EU, 2014/34/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU and 2014/68/EU should therefore be amended accordingly. | (20) Directives 2000/14/EC, 2010/35/EU, 2013/29/EU, 2014/28/EU, 2014/29/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/31/EU, 2014/32/EU, 2014/33/EU, 2014/34/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU and 2014/68/EU should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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| 1. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 17b, 17c and 17d of this Directive only apply if Commission has adopted an implementing act pursuant to Article 23 of [the SMEI Regulation] activating Article 226 of [the SMEI Regulation] with respect to this Directive. | 1. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 17b, 17c and 17d of this Directive only apply if Commission has adopted an implementing act pursuant to Article 14(5) of [the IMERA Regulation]. |
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| 3. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose in Articles 17b, 17c and 17d apply during the Single Market emergency mode. | 3. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose in Articles 17b, 17c and 17d apply during the internal market emergency mode. |
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| However, Article 17c(2), second subparagraph, and Article 17c(5) shall apply during the Single Market emergency mode and after its deactivation or expiry. | deleted |
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| 4. The Commission shall be empowered to lay down by means of implementing acts rules regarding the follow-up actions to be taken with respect to equipment placed on the market in accordance with Article 17c. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 19a(2). | deleted |
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| 2. The notified bodies shall process all applications for conformity assessment of equipment designated as crisis-relevant goods as a matter of priority. | 2. The notified bodies shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to process all applications for conformity assessment of equipment designated as crisis-relevant goods as a matter of priority. |
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| 4. The prioritisation of applications for conformity assessment of equipment pursuant to paragraph 3 shall not give rise to any additional costs for the manufacturers, who have lodged those applications. | 4. The prioritisation of applications for conformity assessment of equipment pursuant to paragraph 3 shall not give rise to any extraordinary additional costs for the manufacturers, who have lodged those applications. |
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| 5. The notified bodies shall deploy their best efforts to increase their testing capacities for equipment designated as crisis-relevant goods in respect of which they have been notified. | 5. The notified bodies shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to increase their testing capacities for equipment designated as crisis-relevant goods in respect of which they have been notified. |
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| 1. By way of derogation from Article 14, any competent national authority may authorise, on a duly justified request, the placing on the market or putting into service within the territory of the Member State concerned, of specific equipment referred to in Article 12 and listed in the implementing act referred to in Article 17a(1)and for which the conformity assessment procedures requiring mandatory involvement of a notified body referred to in Article 14 have not been carried out by a notified body but for which the compliance with all the applicable requirements concerning the noise emission in the environment of this Directive has been demonstrated. | 1. By way of derogation from Article 14, the competent national authority, after carrying out a risk assessment, may authorise, on a duly justified request from an economic operator established in its Member State, the placing on the market or putting into service within the territory of that Member State, of specific equipment referred to in Article 12 and listed in the implementing act referred to Article 17a(1) and for which the conformity assessment procedures requiring mandatory involvement of a notified body referred to in Article 14 have not been carried out by a notified body but for which the compliance with all the applicable requirements of this Directive concerning the noise emission in the environment has been demonstrated. |
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| The manufacturer shall also deploy all reasonable measures to ensure that the equipment, which has been granted an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1 does not leave the territory of the Member State, which has granted the authorisation. | deleted |
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| 3. Any authorisation issued by a national competent authority pursuant to paragraph 1 shall set out the conditions and requirements under which the equipment may be placed on the market or put into service, including: | 3. Any authorisation issued by a national competent authority pursuant to paragraph 1 shall set out the conditions and requirements under which the equipment may be placed on the market or put into service, including at least: |
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| (c) an end date of validity of the authorisation, which cannot go beyond the last day of the period for which the Single Market emergency mode has been activated; | (c) an end date of validity of the authorisation, which, unless otherwise specified, cannot go beyond the last day of the period for which the internal market emergency mode has been activated; |
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| (ea) labelling requirements, including radio frequency identification, indicating that the equipment was authorised under the internal market emergency mode. |
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| 4. By way of derogation from Article 17a(3), first subparagraph, where appropriate, the national competent authority may amend the conditions of the authorisation referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article, also after the deactivation or expiry of the Single Market Emergency mode. | 4. By way of derogation from Article 17a(3), where appropriate, the national competent authority may also amend the conditions and requirements referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article after the deactivation or expiry of the internal market emergency mode. |
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| 5. By way of derogation fromArticles 6 and 11, equipment, for which an authorisation has been granted in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article shall not benefit from free movement across the Union and shall not bear the CE marking. The market surveillance authorities are not required to recognise the validity of authorisations issued by the competent national authorities of another Member State. | deleted |
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| 6. The market surveillance authorities of the Member State, whose competent authority has granted an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1, shall be entitled to take all corrective and restrictive measures at national level provided for under this Directive with respect to such equipment. | 6. The market surveillance authorities of the Member State, whose competent authority has granted an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1, shall be entitled to take all corrective and restrictive measures at national level provided for under this Directive with respect to such equipment. The market surveillance authorities shall keep all records related to products authorised under a derogation for a period of 10 years. They shall make those records available to other market surveillance authorities upon request. |
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| 8. The application of Articles 17a to 17d and the use of the authorisation procedure set out in paragraph 1 of this Article does not affect the application of the relevant conformity assessment procedures laid down in Article 14 on the territory of the Member State concerned. | 8. The application of Articles 17a to 17d and the use of the authorisation procedure set out in paragraph 1 of this Article shall not affect the application of the relevant conformity assessment procedures laid down in Article 14. |
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| 8a. Equipment subject to derogation under paragraph 1 shall remain valid for six months after the end of deactivation or expiration of the internal market emergency mode. After this period, they shall only be made available on the market after receiving an authorisation under the normal authorisation procedure provided for in this Directive. |
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| 2. The market surveillance authorities of the Member States shall deploy their best efforts to provide assistance to other market surveillance authorities during a Single Market emergency, including by mobilising and dispatching expert teams to temporarily reinforce the staff of market surveillance authorities requesting assistance or by providing logistical support such as reinforcement of the testing capacity for equipment, designated as crisis-relevant goods. | 2. The market surveillance authorities of the Member States shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to provide assistance to other market surveillance authorities during an internal market emergency, including by mobilising and dispatching expert teams to temporarily reinforce the staff of market surveillance authorities requesting assistance or by providing logistical support such as reinforcement of the testing capacity for equipment, designated as crisis-relevant goods. |
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| […] | deleted |
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| 1. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 33b, 33c and 33d of this Directive only apply if the Commission has adopted an implementing act pursuant to Article 23 of [the SMEI Regulation] activating Article 26 of [the SMEI Regulation] with respect to this Directive. | 1. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 33b, 33c and 33d of this Directive only apply if the Commission has adopted an implementing act pursuant to Article 14(5) of [the IMERA Regulation]. |
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| 3. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 33b, 33c and 33d apply during Single Market emergency mode. | 3. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 33b, 33c and 33d apply during the internal market emergency mode. |
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| 4. However, Article 33c(2), second subparagraph, and Article 33c(5) shall apply during the Single Market emergency mode and after its deactivation or expiry. | deleted |
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| 5. The Commission shall be empowered to lay down by means of implementing acts rules regarding the follow-up actions to be taken with respect to transportable pressure equipment placed on the market in accordance with Article 33c. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 38a(2). | deleted |
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| 2. The notified bodies shall process all applications for conformity assessment of transportable pressure equipment designated as crisis-relevant goods as a matter of priority. | 2. The notified bodies shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to process all applications for conformity assessment of transportable pressure equipment designated as crisis-relevant goods as a matter of priority. |
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| 4. The prioritisation of applications for conformity assessment of transportable pressure equipment pursuant to paragraph 3 shall not give rise to any additional costs for the manufacturers, who have lodged those applications. | 4. The prioritisation of applications for conformity assessment of transportable pressure equipment pursuant to paragraph 3 shall not give rise to any extraordinary additional costs for the manufacturers, who have lodged those applications. |
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| 5. The notified bodies shall deploy their best efforts to increase their testing capacities for transportable pressure equipment designated as crisis-relevant goods in respect of which they have been notified. | 5. The notified bodies shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to increase their testing capacities for transportable pressure equipment designated as crisis-relevant goods in respect of which they have been notified. |
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| 1. By way of derogation from Article 12, any competent national authority may authorise, on a duly justified request, the placing on the market within the territory of the Member State concerned, of a specific transportable pressure equipment designated as crisis-relevant good and for which the conformity assessment procedures requiring the mandatory involvement of a notified body referred to in Article 12 have not been carried out by a notified body but for which the compliance with all the applicable requirements set out in the Annexes to Directive 2008/68/EC and in this Directive has been demonstrated. | 1. By way of derogation from Article 12, the competent national authority, after carrying out a risk assessment, may authorise, on a duly justified request from an economic operator established in its Member State, the placing on the market within the territory of that Member State, of a specific transportable pressure equipment designated as crisis-relevant good and for which the conformity assessment procedures requiring the mandatory involvement of a notified body referred to in Article 12 have not been carried out by a notified body but for which the compliance with all the applicable requirements set out in the Annexes to Directive 2008/68/EC and in this Directive has been demonstrated. |
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| The manufacturer, the importer,the distributor and the user of a transportable pressure equipment subject to the authorisation procedure referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall declare on his sole responsibility that the transportable pressure equipment concerned complies with all the applicable requirements set out in the Annexes to Directive 2008/68/EC and in this Directive and shall be responsible for the fulfilment of all the conformity assessment procedures indicated by the national competent authority. | The manufacturer of a transportable pressure equipment subject to the authorisation procedure referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall declare on his sole responsibility that the transportable pressure equipment concerned complies with all the applicable requirements set out in the Annexes to Directive 2008/68/EC and in this Directive and shall be responsible for the fulfilment of all the conformity assessment procedures indicated by the national competent authority. |
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| The manufacturer, the importer, the distributor and the user shall also deploy all reasonable measures to ensure that the transportable pressure equipment, which has been granted an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1 does not leave the territory of the Member State, which has granted the authorisation. | deleted |
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| 3. Any authorisation issues by a national competent authority pursuant to paragraph 1 shall set out the conditions and requirements under which the transportable pressure equipment may be placed on the market or put into service, including: | 3. Any authorisation issued by a national competent authority pursuant to paragraph 1 shall set out the conditions and requirements under which the transportable pressure equipment may be placed on the market or put into service, including at least: |
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| (c) an end date of validity of the authorisation, which cannot go beyond the last day of the period for which the Single Market emergency mode has been activated; | (c) an end date of validity of the authorisation, which, unless otherwise specified, cannot go beyond the last day of the period for which the internal market emergency mode has been activated; |
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| (ea) labelling requirements, including radio frequency identification, indicating that the transportable pressure equipment was authorised under the internal market emergency mode. |
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| 4. By way of derogation from Article 33a(3), first subparagraph, where appropriate, the national competent authority may amend the conditions of the authorisation referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article also after the deactivation or expiry of the Single Market Emergency mode. | 4. By way of derogation from Article 33a(3), where appropriate, the national competent authority may also amend the conditions and requirements referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article after the deactivation or expiry of the internal market emergency mode. |
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| 5. By way of derogation from Articles 14 and 16, transportable pressure equipment, for which an authorisation has been granted in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article shall not leave the territory of the Member State that has granted the authorisation . | deleted |
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| 6. The market surveillance authorities of the Member State, whose competent authority has granted an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1, shall be entitled to take all corrective and restrictive measures at national level provided for under this Directive with respect to such transportable pressure equipment. | 6. The market surveillance authorities of the Member State, whose competent authority has granted an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1, shall be entitled to take all corrective and restrictive measures at national level provided for under this Directive with respect to such transportable pressure equipment. The market surveillance authorities shall keep all records related to products authorised under a derogation for a period of 10 years. They shall make those records available to other market surveillance authorities upon request. |
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| 8. The application of Articles 33a to 33d and the use of the authorisation procedure set out in paragraph 1 of this Article does not affect the application of the relevant conformity assessment procedures laid down in Article 12 on the territory of the Member State concerned. | 8. The application of Articles 33a to 33d and the use of the authorisation procedure set out in paragraph 1 of this Article shall not affect the application of the relevant conformity assessment procedures laid down in Article 12. |
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| 8a. Transportable pressure equipment subject to derogation under paragraph 1 shall remain valid for six months after the end of deactivation or expiration of the internal market emergency mode. After this period, they shall only be made available on the market after receiving an authorisation under the normal authorisation procedure provided for in this Regulation. |
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| The market surveillance authorities of the Member States shall deploy their best efforts to provide assistance to other market surveillance authorities during a Single Market emergency, including by mobilising and dispatching expert teams to temporarily reinforce the staff of market surveillance authorities requesting assistance or by providing logistical support such as reinforcement of the testing capacity for transportable pressure equipment, designated as crisis-relevant goods. | The market surveillance authorities of the Member States shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to provide assistance to other market surveillance authorities during an internal market emergency, including by mobilising and dispatching expert teams to temporarily reinforce the staff of market surveillance authorities requesting assistance or by providing logistical support such as reinforcement of the testing capacity for transportable pressure equipment designated as crisis-relevant goods. |
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| 1. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 42b to 42g of this Directive only apply if the Commission has adopted an implementing act pursuant to Article 23 of [the SMEI Regulation] activating Article 26 of [the SMEI Regulation] with respect to this Directive. | 1. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 42b to 42g of this Directive only apply if the Commission has adopted an implementing act pursuant to Article 14(5) of [the IMERA Regulation]. |
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| 3. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 42b to 42g apply during the Single Market emergency mode. | 3. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 42b to 42g apply during the internal market emergency mode. |
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| 4. The Commission shall be empowered to lay down by means of implementing acts rules regarding the follow-up actions to be taken with respect to pyrotechnic articles placed on the market in accordance with Articles 42c to 42f. These implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 44(3). | deleted |
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| 2. The notified bodies shall process all applications for conformity assessment of pyrotechnic articles designated as crisis-relevant goods as a matter of priority. | 2. The notified bodies shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to process all applications for conformity assessment of pyrotechnic articles designated as crisis-relevant goods as a matter of priority. |
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| 4. The prioritisation of applications for conformity assessment of pyrotechnic articles pursuant to paragraph 3 shall not give rise to any additional costs for the manufacturers, who have lodged those applications. | 4. The prioritisation of applications for conformity assessment of pyrotechnic articles pursuant to paragraph 3 shall not give rise to any extraordinary additional costs for the manufacturers, who have lodged those applications. |
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| 5. The notified bodies shall deploy their best efforts to increase their testing capacities for pyrotechnic articles designated as crisis-relevant goods in respect of which they have been notified. | 5. The notified bodies shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to increase their testing capacities for pyrotechnic articles designated as crisis-relevant goods in respect of which they have been notified. |
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| 1. By way of derogation from Article 17, any competent national authority may authorise, on a duly justified request, the placing on the market within the territory of the Member State concerned, of a specific pyrotechnic article which has been designated as crisis-relevant good and for which the conformity assessment procedures which require the mandatory involvement of a notified body referred to in Article 17 have not been carried out by a notified body but for which the compliance with all the applicable essential safety requirements has been demonstrated. | 1. By way of derogation from Article 17, the competent national authority, after carrying out a risk assessment, may authorise, on a duly justified request from an economic operator established in its Member State, the placing on the market within the territory of that Member State, of a specific pyrotechnic article which has been designated as crisis-relevant good and for which the conformity assessment procedures which require the mandatory involvement of a notified body referred to in Article 17 have not been carried out by a notified body but for which the compliance with all the applicable essential safety requirements has been demonstrated. |
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| 3. The manufacturer shall also deploy all reasonable measures to ensure that the pyrotechnic article, which has been granted an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1 does not leave the territory of the Member State, which has granted the authorisation. | deleted |
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| 4. Any authorisation issued by a national competent authority pursuant to paragraph 1 shall set out the conditions and requirements under which the pyrotechnic article may be placed on the market, including: | 4. Any authorisation issued by a national competent authority pursuant to paragraph 1 shall set out the conditions and requirements under which the pyrotechnic article may be placed on the market, including at least: |
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| (a) a description of the procedures, by means of which the compliance with the applicable essential safety requirements of Directive was successfully demonstrated; | (a) a description of the procedures, by means of which the compliance with the applicable essential safety requirements of this Directive was successfully demonstrated; |
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| (c) an end date of validity of the authorisation, which cannot go beyond the last day of the period for which the Single Market emergency mode has been activated; | (c) an end date of validity of the authorisation, which, unless otherwise specified, cannot go beyond the last day of the period for which the internal market emergency mode has been activated; |
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| (ea) labelling requirements, including radio frequency identification, indicating that the pyrotechnic article was authorised under the internal market emergency mode. |
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| 5. By way of derogation from Article 42a(3), first subparagraph, where appropriate, the national competent authority may amend the conditions of the authorisation referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article, also after the deactivation or expiry of the Single Market Emergency mode. | 5. By way of derogation from Article 42a(3), where appropriate, the national competent authority may also amend the conditions and requirements referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article after the deactivation or expiry of the internal market emergency mode. |
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| 6. By way of derogation from Articles 4 and 20, pyrotechnic articles, for which an authorisation has been granted in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article shall not benefit from free movement across the Union and shall not bear the CE marking. The market surveillance authorities are not required to recognise the validity of authorisations issued by the competent national authorities of another Member State. | deleted |
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| 7. The market surveillance authorities of the Member State, whose competent authority has granted an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1, shall be entitled to take all corrective and restrictive measures at national level provided for under this Directive with respect to such pyrotechnic articles. | 7. The market surveillance authorities of the Member State, whose competent authority has granted an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1, shall be entitled to take all corrective and restrictive measures at national level provided for under this Directive with respect to such pyrotechnic articles. The market surveillance authorities shall keep all records related to products authorised under a derogation for a period of 10 years. They shall make those records available to other market surveillance authorities upon request. |
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| 9. The application of Articles 42a to 42g and the use of the authorisation procedure set out in paragraph 1 of this Article does not affect the application of the relevant conformity assessment procedures laid down in Article 17 on the territory of the Member State concerned. | 9. The application of Articles 42a to 42g and the use of the authorisation procedure set out in paragraph 1 of this Article shall not affect the application of the relevant conformity assessment procedures laid down in Article 17. |
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| 9a. Pyrotechnic articles subject to derogation under paragraph 1 shall remain valid for six months after the end of deactivation or expiration of the internal market emergency mode. After this period, they shall only be made available on the market after receiving an authorisation under the normal authorisation procedure provided for in this Regulation. |
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| (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the Single Market, which were taken into consideration when activating the Single Market emergency mode in accordance with Article 15(4) of [the SMEI Regulation] significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential safety requirements set out in Annex I to this Directive and already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. | (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the internal market, which were taken into consideration when activating the internal market emergency mode in accordance with Article 14 of [the IMERA Regulation] significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential safety requirements set out in Annex I to this Directive and already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. |
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| (-a) where the European standardisation deliverables addressing a request pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 were not adopted; |
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| (a) where no reference to harmonised standards covering the relevant essential safety requirements set out in Annex I to this Directive has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012; | (a) where a reference to harmonised standards covering the relevant essential safety requirements set out in Annex I to this Directive is not published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 and no such reference is expected to be published within a reasonable timeframe during the internal market emergency mode; |
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| (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the Single Market, which led to the activation of the Single Market emergency mode in accordance with Article 15(4) of [the SMEI Regulation] significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential safety requirements set out in Annex I to this Directive and already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. | (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the internal market, which led to the activation of the internal market emergency mode in accordance with Article 14 of [the IMERA Regulation] significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential safety requirements set out in Annex I to this Directive and already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. |
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| 2. The implementing acts referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be adopted following a consultation of the sectoral experts and in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 44(3). They shall apply to for pyrotechnic articles placed on the market until the last day of the period for which the Single Market emergency mode remains active. In the early preparation of the draft implementing acts establishing the common specifications, the Commission shall gather the views of relevant bodies or expert groups established under relevant sectoral Union legislation. Based on that consultation, the Commission shall prepare the draft implementing act. | 2. The implementing acts referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 44(3). They shall apply to for pyrotechnic articles placed on the market until the last day of the period for which the internal market emergency mode remains active. When preparing the draft implementing act establishing the common specification, the Commission shall take into account the views of relevant bodies and shall duly consult all relevant stakeholders. |
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| 4. By way of derogation from Article 42a(3), first subparagraph, unless there is sufficient reason to believe that the pyrotechnic articles covered by the common specifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article present a risk to the health or safety of persons, the pyrotechnic articles in compliance with the said common specifications which has been placed on the market shall be deemed compliant with this Directive after the expiry or repeal of an implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and after the expiry or deactivation of the Single Market Emergency mode in accordance with [the SMEI Regulation]. | 4. By way of derogation from Article 42a(3), unless there is sufficient reason to believe that the pyrotechnic articles covered by the common specifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article present a risk to the health or safety of persons, the pyrotechnic articles in compliance with the said common specifications which has been placed on the market shall be deemed compliant with this Directive after the expiry or repeal of an implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and after the expiry or deactivation of the internal market emergency mode in accordance with [the IMERA Regulation]. |
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| 5. When a Member State considers that a common specification referred to in paragraph 1 does not entirely satisfy the essential safety requirements which it aims to cover and which are set out in Annex I, it shall inform the Commission thereof with a detailed explanation and the Commission shall assess that information and, if appropriate, amend or withdraw the implementing act establishing the common specification in question. | 5. When a Member State considers that a common specification referred to in paragraph 1 does not entirely satisfy the essential safety requirements which it aims to cover and which are set out in Annex I, it shall inform the Commission thereof with a detailed explanation and the Commission shall assess that information. The Commission may amend, where appropriate, the implementing act establishing the common specification in question. |
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| Article 42f | deleted |
| Adoption of mandatory common specifications | |
| 1. In duly justified cases, the Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts establishing mandatory common specifications to cover the essential safety requirements set out in Annex I for pyrotechnic articles, which have been designated as crisis-relevant goods. | |
| 2. The implementing acts referred to in paragraph 1 shall be adopted following a consultation of the sectoral experts and in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 44(3) and they apply to pyrotechnic articles placed on the market until the last day of the period for which the Single Market emergency remains active. In the early preparation of the draft implementing acts establishing the common specification, the Commission shall gather the views of relevant bodies or expert groups established under relevant sectoral Union legislation. Based on that consultation, the Commission shall prepare the draft implementing act. | |
| 3. By way of derogation from Article 42a(3), first subparagraph, unless there is sufficient reason to believe that the pyrotechnic articles covered by the mandatory common specifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article present a risk to the health or safety of persons, the pyrotechnic articles in compliance with those common specifications which has been placed on the market shall be deemed compliant with this Directive after the expiry or repeal of an implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and after the expiry or deactivation of the Single Market Emergency mode in accordance with [the SMEI Regulation]. |
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| 2. The market surveillance authorities of the Member States shall deploy their best efforts to provide assistance to other market surveillance authorities during a Single Market emergency, including by mobilising and dispatching expert teams to temporarily reinforce the staff of market surveillance authorities requesting assistance or by providing logistical support such as reinforcement of the testing capacity for pyrotechnic articles designated as crisis-relevant goods. | 2. The market surveillance authorities of the Member States shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to provide assistance to other market surveillance authorities during an internal market emergency, including by mobilising and dispatching expert teams to temporarily reinforce the staff of market surveillance authorities requesting assistance or by providing logistical support such as reinforcement of the testing capacity for pyrotechnic articles designated as crisis-relevant goods. |
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| 1. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 45b to 45g of this Directive shall only apply if the Commission has adopted an implementing act pursuant to Article 23 of [the SMEI Regulation] activating Article 26 of [the SMEI Regulation] with respect to this Directive. | 1. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 45b to 45g of this Directive shall only apply if the Commission has adopted an implementing act pursuant to Article 14(5) of [the IMERA Regulation]. |
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| Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 45b to 45g apply during the Single Market emergency mode. | Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 45b to 45g apply during the internal market emergency mode. |
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| However, Article 45c(2), second subparagraph, and Article 45c(5) shall apply during the Single Market emergency mode and after its deactivation or expiry. | deleted |
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| 4. The Commission shall be empowered to lay down by means of implementing acts rules regarding the follow-up actions to be taken with respect to explosives placed on the market in accordance with Articles 45c to 45f. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 49(3). | deleted |
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| 1. This Article shall apply to explosives designated as crisis-relevant goods, which are subject to conformity assessment procedures, in accordance with Article 20requiring the mandatory involvement of a notified body. | 1. This Article shall apply to explosives designated as crisis-relevant goods, which are subject to conformity assessment procedures, in accordance with Article 20 requiring the mandatory involvement of a notified body. |
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| 2. The notified bodies shall process all applications for conformity assessment of explosives designated as crisis-relevant goods as a matter of priority. | 2. The notified bodies shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to process all applications for conformity assessment of explosives designated as crisis-relevant goods as a matter of priority. |
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| 4. The prioritisation of applications for conformity assessment of explosives pursuant to paragraph 3 shall not give rise to any additional costs for the manufacturers, which have lodged those applications. | 4. The prioritisation of applications for conformity assessment of explosives pursuant to paragraph 3 shall not give rise to any extraordinary additional costs for the manufacturers, which have lodged those applications. |
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| 5. The notified bodies shall deploy their best efforts to increase their testing capacities for explosives designated as crisis-relevant goods in respect of which they have been notified. | 5. The notified bodies shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to increase their testing capacities for explosives designated as crisis-relevant goods in respect of which they have been notified. |
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| 1. By way of derogation from Article 20, any competent national authority may authorise, on a duly justified request, the placing on the market within the territory of the Member State concerned, of a specific explosive which has been designated as crisis-relevant good and for which the conformity assessment procedures requiring the mandatory involvement of a notified body referred to in that Article 20 have not been carried out by a notified body but for which the compliance with all the applicable essential safety requirements has been demonstrated. | 1. By way of derogation from Article 20, the competent national authority, after carrying out a risk assessment, may authorise, on a duly justified request, the placing on the market within the territory of that Member State, of a specific explosive which has been designated as crisis-relevant good and for which the conformity assessment procedures requiring the mandatory involvement of a notified body referred to in Article 20 have not been carried out by a notified body but for which the compliance with all the applicable essential safety requirements has been demonstrated. |
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| The manufacturer shall also deploy all reasonable measures to ensure that the explosive, which has been granted an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1 does not leave the territory of the Member State, which has granted the authorisation. | deleted |
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| 3. Any authorisation issued by a national competent authority pursuant to paragraph 1 shall set out the conditions and requirements under which the explosive may be placed on the market, including: | 3. Any authorisation issued by a national competent authority pursuant to paragraph 1 shall set out the conditions and requirements under which the explosive may be placed on the market, including at least: |
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| (c) an end date of validity of the authorisation, which cannot go beyond the last day of the period for which the Single Market emergency mode has been activated; | (c) an end date of validity of the authorisation, which, unless otherwise specified, cannot go beyond the last day of the period for which the internal market emergency mode has been activated; |
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| (ea) labelling requirements, including radio frequency identification, indicating that the explosive was authorised under the internal market emergency mode. |
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| 4. By way of derogation from Article 45a(3), first subparagraph, where appropriate, the national competent authority may amend the conditions of the authorisation referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article also after the deactivation or expiry of the Single Market Emergency mode. | 4. By way of derogation from Article 45a(3), where appropriate, the national competent authority may also amend the conditions and requirements referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article also after the deactivation or expiry of the internal market Emergency mode. |
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| 5. By way of derogation from Articles 3 and 23, explosives, for which an authorisation has been granted in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article, shall not leave the territory of the Member State which has issued the authorisation and shall not bear the CE marking. | deleted |
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| 6. The market surveillance authorities of the Member State, whose competent authority has granted an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1, shall be entitled to take all corrective and restrictive measures at national level provided for under this Directive with respect to such explosives. | 6. The market surveillance authorities of the Member State, whose competent authority has granted an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1, shall be entitled to take all corrective and restrictive measures at national level provided for under this Directive with respect to such explosives. The market surveillance authorities shall keep all records related to products authorised under a derogation for a period of 10 years. They shall make those records available to other market surveillance authorities upon request. |
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| 8. The application of Articles 45a to 45g and the use of the authorisation procedure set out in paragraph 1 of this Article does not affect the application of the relevant conformity assessment procedures laid down in Article 20 on the territory of the Member State concerned. | 8. The application of Articles 45a to 45g and the use of the authorisation procedure set out in paragraph 1 of this Article shall not affect the application of the relevant conformity assessment procedures laid down in Article 20. |
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| 8a. Explosives subject to derogation under paragraph 1 shall remain valid for six months after deactivation or expiration of the internal market emergency mode. After this period, they shall only be made available on the market after receiving an authorisation under the normal authorisation procedure provided for in this Regulation. |
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| Member States shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that, for the purposes of placing on the market, their competent authorities conside rthat the explosives which comply with the relevant international standards or any national standards in force in the Member State of manufacture, ensuring the safety level required by the essential safety requirements set out in Annex II, complies with those essential safety requirements in either of the following cases: | Member States shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that, for the purposes of placing on the market, their competent authorities consider that the explosives which comply with the relevant international standards or any national standards in force in the Member State of manufacture, ensuring the safety level required by the essential safety requirements set out in Annex II, complies with those essential safety requirements in either of the following cases: |
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| (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the Single Market, which were taken into consideration when activating the Single Market emergency mode in accordance with Article 15(4) of [the SMEI Regulation] significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential requirements set out in Annex II to this Directive and already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. | (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the internal market, which were taken into consideration when activating the internal market emergency mode in accordance with Article 14 of [the IMERA Regulation] significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential requirements set out in Annex II to this Directive and already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. |
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| (-a) where the European standardisation deliverables addressing a request pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 were not adopted; |
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| (a) where no reference to harmonised standards covering the relevant essential safety requirements set out in Annex II to this Directive has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012; | (a) where a reference to harmonised standards covering the relevant essential safety requirements set out in Annex II to this Directive has not been published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 and no such reference is expected to be published within a reasonable timeframe during the internal market emergency mode; |
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| (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the Single Market, which led to the activation of the Single Market emergency mode significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential safety requirements set out in Annex II already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. | (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the internal market, which led to the activation of the internal market emergency mode in accordance with Article 14 of [the IMERA Regulation] significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential safety requirements set out in Annex II already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. |
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| 2. The implementing acts referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be adopted following a consultation of the sectoral experts and in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 49(3). They shall apply to the explosives placed on the market until the last day of the period for which the Single Market emergency mode remains applicable in accordance with [the SMEI Regulation]. In the early preparation of the draft implementing act establishing the common specification, the Commission shall gather the views of relevant bodies or expert groups established under relevant sectoral Union legislation. Based on that consultation, the Commission shall prepare the draft implementing act. | 2. The implementing acts referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 49(3). They shall apply to the explosives placed on the market until the last day of the period for which the internal market emergency mode remains applicable in accordance with [the IMERA Regulation]. When preparing the draft implementing act establishing the common specification, the Commission shall take into account the views of relevant bodies and shall duly consult all groups established under relevant stakeholders. |
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| 4. By way of derogation from Article 45a(3), first subparagraph, unless there is sufficient reason to believe that the explosives covered by the common specifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article present a risk to the health or safety of persons, the explosives in compliance with those common specifications which has been placed on the market shall be deemed compliant with this Directive after the expiry or repeal of an implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 and after the expiry or deactivation of the Single Market Emergency mode in accordance with [the SMEI Regulation | 4. By way of derogation from Article 45a(3), unless there is sufficient reason to believe that the explosives covered by the common specifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article present a risk to the health or safety of persons, the explosives in compliance with those common specifications which has been placed on the market shall be deemed compliant with this Directive after the expiry or repeal of an implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 and after the expiry or deactivation of the internal market emergency mode in accordance with [the IMERA Regulation]. |
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| 5. When a Member State considers that a common specification referred to in paragraph 1 does not entirely satisfy the essential safety requirements which it aims to cover and which are set out in Annex II, it shall inform the Commission thereof with a detailed explanation and the Commission shall assess that information and, if appropriate, amend or withdraw the implementing act establishing the common specification in question. | 5. When a Member State considers that a common specification referred to in paragraph 1 does not entirely satisfy the essential safety requirements which it aims to cover and which are set out in Annex II, it shall inform the Commission thereof with a detailed explanation and the Commission shall assess that information. The Commission may amend, where appropriate, the implementing act establishing the common specification in question. |
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| Article 45f | deleted |
| Adoption of mandatory common specifications | |
| 1. In exceptional and duly justified cases, the Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts establishing mandatory common specifications to cover the essential safety requirements set out in Annex II for explosives which have been designated as crisis-relevant goods. | |
| 2. The implementing acts referred to in paragraph 1 shall be adopted following a consultation of the sectoral experts and in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 49(3) and they shall apply to explosives placed on the market until the last day of the period for which the Single Market emergency mode remains active. In the early preparation of the draft implementing acts establishing the common specification, the Commission shall gather the views of relevant bodies or expert groups established under relevant sectoral Union legislation. Based on that consultation, the Commission shall prepare the draft implementing act. | |
| 3. By way of derogation from Article 45a(3), first subparagraph, unless there is sufficient reason to believe that the explosives covered by the mandatory common specifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article present a risk to the health or safety of persons, the explosives in compliance with those common specifications which has been placed on the market shall be deemed compliant with this Directive after the expiry or repeal of an implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and after the expiry or deactivation of the Single Market Emergency mode in accordance with [the SMEI Regulation]. |
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| 2. The market surveillance authorities of the Member States shall deploy their best efforts to provide assistance to other market surveillance authorities during a Single Market emergency, including by mobilising and dispatching expert teams to temporarily reinforce the staff of market surveillance authorities requesting assistance or by providing logistical support such as reinforcement of the testing capacity for explosives, designated as crisis-relevant goods. | 2. The market surveillance authorities of the Member States shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to provide assistance to other market surveillance authorities during an internal market emergency, including by mobilising and dispatching expert teams to temporarily reinforce the staff of market surveillance authorities requesting assistance or by providing logistical support such as reinforcement of the testing capacity for explosives, designated as crisis-relevant goods. |
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| 1. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 38b to 38g of this Directive only apply if the Commission has adopted an implementing act pursuant to Article 23 of [the SMEI Regulation] activating Article 26 of [the SMEI Regulation] with respect to this Directive. | 1. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 38b to 38g of this Directive only apply if the Commission has adopted an implementing act pursuant to Article 14(5) of [the IMERA Regulation]. |
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| Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 38b to 38g apply during the Single Market emergency mode. | Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 38b to 38g apply during the internal market emergency mode. |
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| However, Article 38c(2), second subparagraph, and Article 38c(5) shall apply during the Single Market emergency mode and after its deactivation or expiry. | deleted |
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| 4. The Commission shall be empowered to lay down by means of implementing acts rules regarding the follow-up actions to be taken with respect to vessels placed on the market in accordance with Articles 38c to 38f. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 39(3). | deleted |
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| 2. The notified bodies shall process all applications for conformity assessment of vessels designated as crisis-relevant goods as a matter of priority. | 2. The notified bodies shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to process all applications for conformity assessment of vessels designated as crisis-relevant goods as a matter of priority. |
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| 4. The prioritisation of applications for conformity assessment of vessels pursuant to paragraph 3 shall not give rise to any additional costs for the manufacturers, who have lodged those applications. | 4. The prioritisation of applications for conformity assessment of vessels pursuant to paragraph 3 shall not give rise to any extraordinary additional costs for the manufacturers, who have lodged those applications. |
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| 5. The notified bodies shall deploy their best efforts to increase their testing capacities for vessels designated as crisis-relevant goods in respect of which they have been notified. | 5. The notified bodies shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to increase their testing capacities for vessels designated as crisis-relevant goods in respect of which they have been notified. |
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| 1. By way of derogation from Article 13, any competent national authority may authorise, on a duly justified request, the placing on the market or putting into service within the territory of the Member State concerned, of a specific vessel which has been designated as crisis-relevant good and for which the conformity assessment procedures requiring the mandatory involvement of a notified body referred to in Article 13 have not been carried out by a notified body but for which the compliance with all the applicable essential safety requirements has been demonstrated. | 1. By way of derogation from Article 13, the competent national authority, after carrying out a risk assessment, may authorise, on a duly justified request from an economic operator established in its Member State, the placing on the market or putting into service within the territory of that Member State, of a specific vessel which has been designated as crisis-relevant good and for which the conformity assessment procedures requiring the mandatory involvement of a notified body referred to in Article 13 have not been carried out by a notified body but for which the compliance with all the applicable essential safety requirements has been demonstrated. |
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| The manufacturer shall also deploy all reasonable measures to ensure that the vessel, which has been granted an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1 does not leave the territory of the Member State, which has granted the authorisation. | deleted |
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| 3. Any authorisation issued by a national competent authority pursuant to paragraph 1 shall set out the conditions and requirements under which the vessel may be placed on the market or put into service, including: | 3. Any authorisation issued by a national competent authority pursuant to paragraph 1 shall set out the conditions and requirements under which the vessel may be placed on the market or put into service, including at least: |
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| (c) an end date of validity of the authorisation, which cannot go beyond the last day of the period for which the Single Market emergency mode has been activated; | (c) an end date of validity of the authorisation, which, unless otherwise specified, cannot go beyond the last day of the period for which the internal market emergency mode has been activated; |
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| (ea) labelling requirements, including radio frequency identification, indicating that the vessel was authorised under the internal market emergency mode. |
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| 4. By way of derogation from Article 38a(3), first subparagraph, where appropriate, the national competent authority may amend the conditions of the authorisation referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article, also after the deactivation or expiry of the Single Market Emergency mode. | 4. By way of derogation from Article 38a(3), where appropriate, the national competent authority may also amend the conditions and requirements referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article after the deactivation or expiry of the internal market emergency mode. |
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| 5. By way of derogation from Articles 5 and 16, vessels, for which an authorisation has been granted in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article, shall not leave the territory of the Member State which has issued the authorisation and shall not bear the CE marking and inscriptions. | deleted |
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| 6. The market surveillance authorities of the Member State, whose competent authority has granted an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1, shall be entitled to take all corrective and restrictive measures at national level provided for under this Directive with respect to such vessels. | 6. The market surveillance authorities of the Member State, whose competent authority has granted an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1, shall be entitled to take all corrective and restrictive measures at national level provided for under this Directive with respect to such vessels. The market surveillance authorities shall keep all records related to products authorised under a derogation for a period of 10 years. They shall make those records available to other market surveillance authorities upon request. |
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| 8. The application of Articles 38a to 38g and the use of the authorisation procedure set out in paragraph 1 of this Article does not affect the application of the relevant conformity assessment procedures laid down in Article 13 on the territory of the Member State concerned.. | 8. The application of Articles 38a to 38g and the use of the authorisation procedure set out in paragraph 1 of this Article shall not affect the application of the relevant conformity assessment procedures laid down in Article 13. |
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| 8a. Vessels subject to derogation under paragraph 1 shall remain valid for six months after deactivation or expiration of the internal market emergency mode. After this period, they shall only be made available on the market after receiving an authorisation under the normal authorisation procedure provided for in this Directive. |
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| (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the Single Market, which were taken into consideration when activating the Single Market emergency mode in accordance with Article 15(4) of [the SMEI Regulation] significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential safety requirements set out in Annex I to this Directive and already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. | (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the internal market, which were taken into consideration when activating the internal market emergency mode in accordance with Article 14 of [the IMERA Regulation] significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential safety requirements set out in Annex I to this Directive and already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012; |
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| (-a) where the European standardisation deliverables addressing a request pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 were not adopted; |
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| (a) where no reference to harmonised standards covering the relevant essential safety requirements set out in Annex I to this Directive has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012; | (a) where a reference to harmonised standards covering the relevant essential safety requirements set out in Annex I to this Directive has not been published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 and no such reference is expected to be published within a reasonable timeframe during the internal market emergency mode; |
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| (b) the severe disruptions in the functioning of the Single Market, which led to the activation of the Single Market emergency mode in accordance with Article 15(4) of [the SMEI Regulation] significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential safety requirements set out in Annex I to this Directive already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. | (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the internal market, which led to the activation of the internal market emergency mode in accordance with Article 14 of [the IMERA Regulation], significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential requirements set out in Annex II to this Directive and already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. |
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| 2. The implementing acts referred to in paragraph 1 shall be adopted following a consultation of the sectoral experts and in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 39(3). They shall apply to vessels placed on the market until the last day of the period for which the Single Market emergency mode remains active in accordance with Article 15(4) of [the SMEI Regulation]. In the early preparation of the draft implementing act establishing the common specification, the Commission shall gather the views of relevant bodies or expert groups established under relevant sectoral Union legislation. Based on that consultation, the Commission shall prepare the draft implementing act. | 2. The implementing acts referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 39(3) and they shall apply to vessels placed on the market until the last day of the period for which the internal market emergency mode remains active in accordance with Article 15(4) of [the IMERA Regulation]. When preparing the draft implementing act establishing the common specification, the Commission shall take into account the views of relevant bodies and shall duly consult all relevant stakeholders. |
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| 4. By way of derogation from Article 38a(3), first subparagraph, unless there is sufficient reason to believe that the vessels covered by the common specifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article present a risk to the health or safety of persons, the vessels in compliance with those common specifications which has been placed on the market shall be deemed compliant with this Directive after the expiry or repeal of an implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and after the expiry or deactivation of the Single Market Emergency mode in accordance with [the SMEI Regulation]. | 4. By way of derogation from Article 38a(3), unless there is sufficient reason to believe that the vessels covered by the common specifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article present a risk to the health or safety of persons, the vessels in compliance with those common specifications which has been placed on the market shall be deemed compliant with this Directive after the expiry or repeal of an implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and after the expiry or deactivation of the internal market emergency mode in accordance with [the IMERA Regulation]. |
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| 5. When a Member State considers that a common specification referred to in paragraph 1 does not entirely satisfy the essential safety requirements which it aims to cover and which are set out in Annex I, it shall inform the Commission thereof with a detailed explanation and the Commission shall assess that information and, if appropriate, amend or withdraw the implementing act establishing the common specification in question. | 5. When a Member State considers that a common specification referred to in paragraph 1 does not entirely satisfy the essential safety requirements which it aims to cover and which are set out in Annex I, it shall inform the Commission thereof with a detailed explanation and the Commission shall assess that information. The Commission may amend, where appropriate, the implementing act establishing the common specification in question. |
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| Article 38f | deleted |
| Adoption of mandatory common specifications | |
| 1. In exceptional and duly justified cases, the Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts establishing mandatory common specifications to cover the essential safety requirements set out in Annex I for vessels, which have been designated as crisis-relevant goods. | |
| 2. The implementing acts referred to in paragraph 1 shall be adopted following a consultation of the sectoral experts and in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 39(3) and they shall apply to vessels placed on the market until the last day of the period for which the Single Market emergency mode remains active. In the early preparation of the draft implementing act establishing the common specification, the Commission shall gather the views of relevant bodies or expert groups established under relevant sectoral Union legislation. Based on that consultation, the Commission shall prepare the draft implementing act. | |
| 3. By way of derogation from Article 38a(3), first subparagraph, unless there is sufficient reason to believe that the vessels covered by the common specifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article present a risk to the health or safety of persons, the vessels in compliance with those common specifications which has been placed on the market shall be deemed compliant with this Directive after the expiry or repeal of an implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and after the expiry or deactivation of the Single Market Emergency mode in accordance with [the SMEI Regulation]. |
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| 2. The market surveillance authorities of the Member States shall deploy their best efforts to provide assistance to other market surveillance authorities during a Single Market emergency, including by mobilising and dispatching expert teams to temporarily reinforce the staff of market surveillance authorities requesting assistance or by providing logistical support such as reinforcement of the testing capacity for vessels, designated as crisis-relevant goods. | 2. The market surveillance authorities of the Member States shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to provide assistance to other market surveillance authorities during an internal market emergency, including by mobilising and dispatching expert teams to temporarily reinforce the staff of market surveillance authorities requesting assistance or by providing logistical support such as reinforcement of the testing capacity for vessels, designated as crisis-relevant goods.’ |
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| 1. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 40b to 40g of this Directive only apply if the Commission has adopted an implementing act pursuant to Article 23 of [the SMEI Regulation] activating Article 26 of [the SMEI Regulation] with respect to this Directive. | 1. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 40b to 40g of this Directive only apply if the Commission has adopted an implementing act pursuant to Article 14(5) of [the IMERA Regulation]. |
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| 3. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 40b to 40g apply during the Single Market emergency mode. | 3. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 40b to 40g apply during the internal market emergency mode. |
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| 4. The Commission shall be empowered to lay down by means of implementing acts rules regarding the follow-up actions to be taken with respect to apparatus placed on the market in accordance with Articles 40c to 40f. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 41(2a). | deleted |
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| 2. The notified bodies shall process all applications for conformity assessment of apparatus designated as crisis-relevant goods as a matter of priority. | 2. The notified bodies shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to process all applications for conformity assessment of apparatus designated as crisis-relevant goods as a matter of priority. |
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| 4. The prioritisation of applications for conformity assessment of apparatus pursuant to paragraph 3 shall not give rise to any additional costs for the manufacturers, who have lodged those applications. | 4. The prioritisation of applications for conformity assessment of apparatus pursuant to paragraph 3 shall not give rise to any extraordinary additional costs for the manufacturers, who have lodged those applications. |
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| 5. The notified bodies shall deploy their best efforts to increase their testing capacities for apparatus designated as crisis-relevant goods in respect to which they have been notified. | 5. The notified bodies shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to increase their testing capacities for apparatus designated as crisis-relevant goods in respect of which they have been notified. |
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| 1. By way of derogation from Article 14, any competent national authority may authorise, on a duly justified request, the placing on the market or putting into service within the territory of the Member State concerned, of a specific apparatus which has been designated as crisis-relevant good and for which the conformity assessment procedures requiring the mandatory involvement of a notified body referred to in Article 14have not been carried out by a notified body but for which the compliance with all the applicable essential safety requirements has been demonstrated. | 1. By way of derogation from Article 14, the competent national authority, after carrying out a risk assessment, may authorise, on a duly justified request from an economic operator established in its Member State, the placing on the market or putting into service within the territory of that Member State, of a specific apparatus which has been designated as crisis-relevant good and for which the conformity assessment procedures requiring the mandatory involvement of a notified body referred to in Article 14 have not been carried out by a notified body but for which the compliance with all the applicable essential safety requirements has been demonstrated. |
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| The manufacturer shall also deploy all reasonable measures to ensure that the apparatus, which has been granted an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1 does not leave the territory of the Member State, which has granted the authorisation . | deleted |
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| 3. Any authorisation issued by a national competent authority pursuant to paragraph 1 shall set out the conditions and requirements under which the apparatus may be placed on the market or put into service, including: | 3. Any authorisation issued by a national competent authority pursuant to paragraph 1 shall set out the conditions and requirements under which the apparatus may be placed on the market or put into service, including at least: |
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| (c) an end date of validity of the authorisation, which cannot go beyond the last day of the period for which the Single Market emergency mode has been activated; | (c) an end date of validity of the authorisation, which, unless otherwise specified, cannot go beyond the last day of the period for which the internal market emergency mode has been activated; |
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| (ea) labelling requirements, including radio frequency identification, indicating that the apparatus was authorised under the internal market emergency mode. |
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| 4. By way of derogation from Article 40a(3), first subparagraph, where appropriate, the national competent authority may amend the conditions of the authorisation referred to in paragraph 3also after the deactivation or expiry of the Single Market Emergency mode. | 4. By way of derogation from Article 40a(3), where appropriate, the national competent authority may also amend the conditions and requirements referred to in paragraph 3 after the deactivation or expiry of the internal market emergency mode. |
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| 5. By way of derogation from Articles 5 and 17, apparatus, for which an authorisation has been granted in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article shall not leave the territory of the Member State which has issued the authorisation and shall not bear the CE marking. | deleted |
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| 6. The market surveillance authorities of the Member State, whose competent authority has granted an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1, shall be entitled to take all corrective and restrictive measures at national level provided for under this Directive with respect to such apparatus. | 6. The market surveillance authorities of the Member State, whose competent authority has granted an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1, shall be entitled to take all corrective and restrictive measures at national level provided for under this Directive with respect to such apparatus. The market surveillance authorities shall keep all records related to products authorised under a derogation for a period of 10 years. They shall make those records available to other market surveillance authorities upon request. |
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| 8. The application of Articles 40a to 40g and the use of the authorisation procedure set out in paragraph 1 of this Article does not affect the application of the relevant conformity assessment procedures laid down in Article 14 on the territory of the Member State concerned. | 8. The application of Articles 40a to 40g and the use of the authorisation procedure set out in paragraph 1 of this Article shal not affect the application of the relevant conformity assessment procedures laid down in Article 14. |
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| 8a. Apparatus subject to derogation under paragraph 1 shall remain valid for six months after deactivation or expiration of the internal market emergency mode. After this period, they shall only be made available on the market after receiving an authorisation under the normal authorisation procedure provided for in this Directive. |
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| (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the Single Market, which were taken into consideration when activating the Single Market emergency mode in accordance with Article 15(4) of [the SMEI Regulation] significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex I to this Directive and already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. | (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the internal market, which were taken into consideration when activating the internal market emergency mode in accordance with Article 14 of [the IMERA Regulation], significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex I to this Directive and already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. |
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| (-a) where the European standardisation deliverables addressing a request pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 were not adopted; |
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| (a) where no reference to harmonised standards covering the relevant essential safety requirements set out in Annex I to this Directive has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012; | (a) where a reference to harmonised standards covering the relevant essential safety requirements set out in Annex I to this Directive has not been published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 and no such reference is expected to be published within a reasonable timeframe during the internal market emergency mode; |
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| (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the Single Market, which led to the activation of the Single Market emergency mode significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential requirements set out in Annex I to this Directive already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. | (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the internal market, which led to the activation of the internal market emergency mode in accordance with Article 14 of [the IMERA Regulation] significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential requirements set out in Annex I to this Directive already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. |
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| 2. The implementing acts referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be adopted following a consultation of the sectoral experts and in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 41(2a). They shall apply to apparatus placed on the market until the last day of the period for which the Single Market emergency mode remains active. In the early preparation of the draft implementing acts establishing the common specification, the Commission shall gather the views of relevant bodies or expert groups established under relevant sectoral Union legislation. Based on that consultation, the Commission shall prepare the draft implementing act. | 2. The implementing acts referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 41(2a). They shall apply to apparatus placed on the market until the last day of the period for which the internal market emergency mode remains active. When preparing the draft implementing act establishing the common specification, the Commission shall take into account the views of relevant bodies and shall duly consult all relevant stakeholders. |
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| 4. By way of derogation from Article 40a(3), first subparagraph, unless there is sufficient reason to believe that the apparatus covered by the common specifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article present a risk to the health or safety of persons, the apparatus in compliance with those common specifications which has been placed on the market shall be deemed compliant with this Directive after the expiry or repeal of an implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and after the expiry or deactivation of the Single Market Emergency mode in accordance with [the SMEI Regulation]. | 4. By way of derogation from Article 40a(3), unless there is sufficient reason to believe that the apparatus covered by the common specifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article present a risk to the health or safety of persons, the apparatus in compliance with those common specifications which has been placed on the market shall be deemed compliant with this Directive after the expiry or repeal of an implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and after the expiry or deactivation of the internal market emergency mode in accordance with [the IMERA Regulation]. |
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| 5. When a Member State considers that a common specification referred to in paragraph 1 does not entirely satisfy the essential safety requirements which it aims to cover and which are set out in Annex I, it shall inform the Commission thereof with a detailed explanation and the Commission shall assess that information and, if appropriate, amend or withdraw the implementing act establishing the common specification in question. | 5. When a Member State considers that a common specification referred to in paragraph 1 does not entirely satisfy the essential safety requirements which it aims to cover and which are set out in Annex I, it shall inform the Commission thereof with a detailed explanation and the Commission shall assess that information. The Commission may amend, where appropriate, the implementing act establishing the common specification in question. |
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| Article 40f | deleted |
| Adoption of mandatory common specifications | |
| 1. In exceptional and duly justified cases, the Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts establishing mandatory common specifications to cover the essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex I for apparatus, which has been designated as crisis-relevant goods. | |
| 2. The implementing acts referred to in paragraph 1 shall be adopted following a consultation of the sectoral experts and in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 41(2a). They shall apply to apparatus placed on the market until the last day of the period for which the Single Market emergency mode remains active. In the early preparation of the draft implementing acts establishing the common specification, the Commission shall gather the views of relevant bodies or expert groups established under relevant sectoral Union legislation. Based on that consultation, the Commission shall prepare the draft implementing act. | |
| 3. By way of derogation from Article 40a(3), first subparagraph, unless there is sufficient reason to believe that the apparatus covered by the mandatory common specifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article present a risk to the health or safety of persons, the apparatus in compliance with those common specifications which has been placed on the market shall be deemed compliant with this Directive after the expiry or repeal of an implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and after the expiry or deactivation of the Single Market Emergency mode in accordance with [the SMEI Regulation]. |
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| 2. The market surveillance authorities of the Member States shall deploy their best efforts to provide assistance to other market surveillance authorities during a Single Market emergency, including by mobilising and dispatching expert teams to temporarily reinforce the staff of market surveillance authorities requesting assistance or by providing logistical support such as reinforcement of the testing capacity for apparatus, designated as crisis-relevant goods.’ | 2. The market surveillance authorities of the Member States shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to provide assistance to other market surveillance authorities during an internal market emergency, including by mobilising and dispatching expert teams to temporarily reinforce the staff of market surveillance authorities requesting assistance or by providing logistical support such as reinforcement of the testing capacity for apparatus, designated as crisis-relevant goods.’ |
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| 1. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 40b to 40g of this Directive only apply if the Commission has adopted an implementing act pursuant to Article 23 of [the SMEI Regulation] activating Article 26 of [the SMEI Regulation] with respect to this Directive. | 1. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 40b to 40g of this Directive only apply if the Commission has adopted an implementing act pursuant to Article 14(5) of [the IMERA Regulation]. |
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| Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 40b to 40g apply during the Single Market emergency mode. | Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 40b to 40g apply during the internal market emergency mode. |
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| However, Article 40c(2), second subparagraph, and Article 40c(5) shall apply during the Single Market emergency mode and after its deactivation or expiry. | deleted |
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| 4. The Commission shall be empowered to lay down by means of implementing acts rules regarding the follow-up actions to be taken with respect to instruments placed on the market in accordance with Articles 40c to 40f. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 41(3). | deleted |
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| 2. The notified bodies shall process all applications for conformity assessment of instruments designated as crisis-relevant goods as a matter of priority. | 2. The notified bodies shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to process all applications for conformity assessment of instruments designated as crisis-relevant goods as a matter of priority. |
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| 4. The prioritisation of applications for conformity assessment of instruments pursuant to paragraph 2 and 3 shall not give rise to any additional costs for the manufacturers, who have lodged those applications. | 4. The prioritisation of applications for conformity assessment of instruments pursuant to paragraph 2 and 3 shall not give rise to any extraordinary additional costs for the manufacturers, who have lodged those applications. |
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| 5. The notified bodies shall deploy their best efforts to increase their testing capacities for instruments designated as crisis-relevant goods in respect to which they have been notified. | 5. The notified bodies shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to increase their testing capacities for instruments designated as crisis-relevant goods in respect of which they have been notified. |
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| 1. By way of derogation from Article 13, any competent national authority may authorise, on a duly justified request, the placing on the market within the territory of the Member State concerned, of a specific instrument which has been designated as crisis-relevant good and for which the conformity assessment procedures requiring the mandatory involvement of a notified body referred to in Article 13have not been carried out by a notified body but for which the compliance with all the applicable essential requirements has been demonstrated. | 1. By way of derogation from Article 13, the competent national authority, after carrying out a risk assessment, may authorise, on a duly justified request from an economic operator established in its Member State, the placing on the market within the territory of that Member State, of a specific instrument which has been designated as crisis-relevant good and for which the conformity assessment procedures requiring the mandatory involvement of a notified body referred to in Article 13 have not been carried out by a notified body but for which the compliance with all the applicable essential requirements has been demonstrated. |
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| The manufacturer shall also deploy all reasonable measures to ensure that the instrument, which has been granted an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1 does not leave the territory of the Member State, which has granted the authorisation. | deleted |
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| 3. Any authorisation issued by a national competent authority pursuant to paragraph 1 shall set out the conditions and requirements under which the instrument may be placed on the market, including: | 3. Any authorisation issued by a national competent authority pursuant to paragraph 1 shall set out the conditions and requirements under which the instrument may be placed on the market or put into service, including at least: |
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| (c) an end date of validity of the authorisation, which cannot go beyond the last day of the period for which the Single Market emergency mode has been activated; | (c) an end date of validity, unless otherwise specified, of the authorisation, which cannot go beyond the last day of the period for which the internal market emergency mode has been activated; |
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| (ea) labelling requirements, including radio frequency identification, indicating that the instrument was authorised under the internal market emergency mode. |
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| 4. By way of derogation from Article 40a(3), first subparagraph, where appropriate, the national competent authority may amend the conditions of the authorisation referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article also after the deactivation or expiry of the Single Market Emergency mode. | 4. By way of derogation from Article 40a(3), where appropriate, the national competent authority may also amend the conditions and requirements referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article also after the deactivation or expiry of the internal market emergency mode. |
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| 5. By way of derogation from Articles 5 and 16, instruments, for which an authorisation has been granted in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article shall not leave the territory of the Member State which has issued the authorisationand shall not bear the CE marking, nor the supplementary metrology marking. | deleted |
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| 6. The market surveillance authorities of the Member State, whose competent authority has granted an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1, shall be entitled to take all corrective and restrictive measures at national level provided for under this Directive with respect to such instruments. | 6. The market surveillance authorities of the Member State, whose competent authority has granted an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1, shall be entitled to take all corrective and restrictive measures at national level provided for under this Directive with respect to such instruments. The market surveillance authorities shall keep all records related to products authorised under a derogation for a period of 10 years. They shall make those records available to other market surveillance authorities upon request. |
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| 8. The application of Articles 40a to 40g and the use of the authorisation procedure set out in paragraph 1 of this Article does not affect the application of the relevant conformity assessment procedures laid down in Article 13 on the territory of the Member State concerned. | 8. The application of Articles 40a to 40g and the use of the authorisation procedure set out in paragraph 1 of this Article shall not affect the application of the relevant conformity assessment procedures laid down in Article 13. |
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| 8a. Instruments subject to derogation under paragraph 1 shall remain valid for six months after deactivation or expiration of the internal market emergency mode. After this period, they shall only be made available on the market after receiving an authorisation under the normal authorisation procedure provided for in this Directive. |
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| (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the Single Market, which were taken into consideration when activating the Single Market emergency mode in accordance with Article 15(4) of [the SMEI Regulation], significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential requirements set out in Annex I to this Directive already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. | (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the internal market, which were taken into consideration when activating the internal market emergency mode in accordance with Article 14 of [the IMERA Regulation], significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential requirements set out in Annex I to this Directive already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. |
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| (-a) where the European standardisation deliverables addressing a request pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 were not adopted; |
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| (a) where no reference to harmonised standards covering the relevant essential requirements set out in Annex I to this Directive has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012; | (a) where no reference to harmonised standards covering the relevant essential safety requirements set out in Annex I to this Directive has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 and no such reference is expected to be published within a reasonable timeframe during the internal market emergency mode; |
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| (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the Single Market, which led to the activation of the Single Market emergency mode in accordance with Article 15(4) of [the SMEI Regulation] significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential requirements set out in Annex I of this Directive and already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. | (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the internal market, which led to the activation of the internal market emergency mode in accordance with Article 14 of [the IMERA Regulation] significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential requirements set out in Annex I of this Directive and already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. |
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| 2. The implementing acts referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be adopted following a consultation of the sectoral experts and in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 41(3). They shall apply to instruments placed on the market until the last day of the period for which the Single Market emergency mode remains active. In the early preparation of the draft implementing act establishing the common specifications, the Commission shall gather the views of relevant bodies or expert groups established under relevant sectoral Union legislation. Based on that consultation, the Commission shall prepare the draft implementing act. | 2. The implementing acts referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 41(3). They shall apply to instruments placed on the market until the last day of the period for which the internal market emergency mode remains active. When preparing the draft implementing act establishing the common specification, the Commission shall take into account the views of relevant bodies and shall duly consult all relevant stakeholders. |
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| 4. By way of derogation from Article 40a(3), first subparagraph, unless there is sufficient reason to believe that the instruments covered by the common specifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article present a risk to the health or safety of persons, the instruments in compliance with the said common specifications which has been placed on the market shall be deemed compliant with this Directive after the expiry or repeal of an implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and after the expiry or deactivation of the Single Market Emergency mode in accordance with [the SMEI Regulation]. | 4. By way of derogation from Article 40a(3), unless there is sufficient reason to believe that the instruments covered by the common specifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article present a risk to the health or safety of persons, the instruments in compliance with the said common specifications which has been placed on the market shall be deemed compliant with this Directive after the expiry or repeal of an implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and after the expiry or deactivation of the internal market emergency mode in accordance with [the IMERA Regulation]. |
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| 5. When a Member State considers that a common specification referred to in paragraph 1 does not entirely satisfy the essential requirements which it aims to cover and which are set out in Annex I, it shall inform the Commission thereof with a detailed explanation and the Commission shall assess that information and, if appropriate, amend or withdraw the implementing act establishing the common specification in question. | 5. When a Member State considers that a common specification referred to in paragraph 1 does not entirely satisfy the essential requirements which it aims to cover and which are set out in Annex I, it shall inform the Commission thereof with a detailed explanation and the Commission shall assess that information. The Commission may amend, where appropriate, the implementing act establishing the common specification in question. |
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| Article 40f | deleted |
| Adoption of mandatory common specifications | |
| 1. In exceptional and duly justified cases, the Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts establishing mandatory common specifications to cover the essential requirements set out in Annex I for instruments, which have been designated as crisis-relevant goods. | |
| 2. The implementing acts referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be adopted following a consultation of the sectoral experts and in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 41(3). They shall apply to for instruments placed on the market until the last day of the period for which the Single Market emergency mode remains active. In the early preparation of the draft implementing act establishing the common specification, the Commission shall gather the views of relevant bodies or expert groups established under relevant sectoral Union legislation. Based on that consultation, the Commission shall prepare the draft implementing act. | |
| 3. By way of derogation from Article 40a(3), first subparagraph, unless there is sufficient reason to believe that the instruments covered by the common specifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article present a risk to the health or safety of persons, the instruments in compliance with those common specifications which have been placed on the market shall be deemed compliant with this Directive after the expiry or repeal of an implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and after the expiry or deactivation of the Single Market Emergency mode in accordance with [the SMEI Regulation]. |
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| 2. The market surveillance authorities of the Member States shall deploy their best efforts to provide assistance to other market surveillance authorities during a Single Market emergency, including by mobilising and dispatching expert teams to temporarily reinforce the staff of market surveillance authorities requesting assistance or by providing logistical support such as reinforcement of the testing capacity for instruments, designated as crisis-relevant goods. | 2. The market surveillance authorities of the Member States shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to provide assistance to other market surveillance authorities during an internal market emergency, including by mobilising and dispatching expert teams to temporarily reinforce the staff of market surveillance authorities requesting assistance or by providing logistical support such as reinforcement of the testing capacity for instruments, designated as crisis-relevant goods.’ |
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| 1. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 45b to 45g of this Directive only apply if the Commission has adopted an implementing act pursuant to Article 23 of [the SMEI Regulation] activating Article 26 of [the SMEI Regulation] with respect to this Directive. | 1. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 45b to 45g of this Directive only apply if the Commission has adopted an implementing act pursuant to Article 14(5) of [the IMERA Regulation]. |
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| Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 45b to 45g apply during the Single Market emergency mode. | Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 45b to 45g apply during the internal market emergency mode. |
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| However, Article 45c(2), second subparagraph, and Article 45c(5) shall apply during the Single Market emergency mode and after its deactivation or expiry. | deleted |
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| 4. The Commission shall be empowered to lay down by means of implementing acts rules regarding the follow-up actions to be taken with respect to measuring instruments placed on the market in accordance with Articles 45c to 45f. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 46(3). | deleted |
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| 2. The notified bodies shall process all applications for conformity assessment of measuring instruments designated as crisis-relevant goods as a matter of priority. | 2. The notified bodies shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to process all applications for conformity assessment of measuring instruments designated as crisis-relevant goods as a matter of priority. |
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| 4. The prioritisation of applications for conformity assessment of measuring instruments pursuant to paragraph 2 and 3 shall not give rise to any additional costs for the manufacturers, who have lodged those applications. | 4. The prioritisation of applications for conformity assessment of measuring instruments pursuant to paragraph 2 and 3 shall not give rise to any extraordinary additional costs for the manufacturers who have lodged those applications. |
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| 5. The notified bodies shall deploy their best efforts to increase their testing capacities for measuring instruments designated as crisis-relevant goods in respect to which they have been notified. | 5. The notified bodies shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to increase their testing capacities for measuring instruments designated as crisis-relevant goods in respect of which they have been notified. |
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| 1. By way of derogation from Article 17, any competent national authority may authorise, on a duly justified request, the placing on the market or putting into use within the territory of the Member State concerned, of a specific measuring instrument which has been designated as crisis-relevant good and for which the conformity assessment procedures requiring mandatory involvement of a notified body, referred to in Article 17 have not been carried out by a notified body but for which the compliance with all the applicable essential requirements has been demonstrated. | 1. By way of derogation from Article 17, the competent national authority, after carrying out a risk assessment, may authorise, on a duly justified request from an economic operator established in its Member State, the placing on the market or putting into use within the territory of that Member State, of a specific measuring instrument which has been designated as crisis-relevant good and for which the conformity assessment procedures requiring mandatory involvement of a notified body, referred to in Article 17 have not been carried out by a notified body but for which the compliance with all the applicable essential requirements has been demonstrated. |
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| The manufacturer shall also deploy all reasonable measures to ensure that the measuring instrument, which has been granted an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1 does not leave the territory of the Member State, which has granted the authorisation. | deleted |
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| 3. Any authorisation issued by a national competent authority pursuant to paragraph 1 shall set out the conditions and requirements under which the measuring instrument may be placed on the market or put into use, including: | 3. Any authorisation issued by a national competent authority pursuant to paragraph 1 shall set out the conditions and requirements under which the measuring instrument may be placed on the market or put into use, including at least: |
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| (c) an end date of validity of the authorisation, which cannot go beyond the last day of the period for which the Single Market emergency mode has been activated; | (c) an end date of validity of the authorisation, which, unless otherwise specified, cannot go beyond the last day of the period for which the internal market emergency mode has been activated; |
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| (ea) labelling requirements, including radio frequency identification, indicating that the measuring instrument was authorised under the internal market emergency mode. |
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| 4. By way of derogation from Articles 7 and 20, measuring instruments, for which an authorisation has been granted in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article shall not leave the territory of the Member State which has issued the authorisation and shall not bear the CE marking, nor the supplementary metrology marking. | deleted |
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| 5. The market surveillance authorities of the Member State, whose competent authority has granted an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1, shall be entitled to take all corrective and restrictive measures at national level provided for under this Directive with respect to such measuring instruments. | 5. The market surveillance authorities of the Member State, whose competent authority has granted an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1, shall be entitled to take all corrective and restrictive measures at national level provided for under this Directive with respect to such measuring instruments. The market surveillance authorities shall keep all records related to products authorised under a derogation for a period of 10 years. They shall make those records available to other market surveillance authorities upon request. |
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| 7. The application of Articles 45a to 45g and the use of the authorisation procedure set out in paragraph 1 of this Article does not affect the application of the relevant conformity assessment procedures laid down in Article 17 on the territory of the Member State concerned. | 7. The application of Articles 45a to 45g and the use of the authorisation procedure set out in paragraph 1 of this Article shall not affect the application of the relevant conformity assessment procedures laid down in Article 17. |
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| 7a. Measuring instruments subject to derogation under paragraph 1 shall remain valid for six months after the end of deactivation or expiration of the internal market emergency mode. After this period, they shall only be made available on the market after receiving an authorisation under the normal authorisation procedure provided for in this Directive. |
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| Where either: | deleted |
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| (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the Single Market, which were taken into consideration when activating the Single Market emergency mode in accordance with Article 15(4) of [the SMEI Regulation], significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential requirements set out in Annex I and in the relevant instrument-specific Annexes to this Directive and already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. | (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the internal market, which were taken into consideration when activating the internal market emergency mode in accordance with Article 14 of [the IMERA Regulation], significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential requirements set out in Annex I and in the relevant instrument-specific Annexes to this Directive and already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. |
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| (-a) where the European standardisation deliverables addressing a request pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 were not adopted; |
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| (a) where no reference to harmonised standards covering the relevant essential requirements set out in Annex I and in the relevant instrument-specific Annexes has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012; | (a) where a reference to harmonised standards covering the relevant essential safety requirements set out in Annex II to this Directive has not been published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 and no such reference is expected to be published within a reasonable timeframe during the internal market emergency mode; |
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| (b) the severe disruptions in the functioning of the Single Market, which led to the activation of the Single Market emergency mode in accordance with Article 15(4) of [the SMEI Regulation], significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential requirements set out in Annex I and in the relevant instrument-specific Annexes to this Directive and already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. | (b) the severe disruptions in the functioning of the internal market, which led to the activation of the internal market emergency mode in accordance with Article 14 of [the IMERA Regulation], significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential requirements set out in Annex I and in the relevant instrument-specific Annexes to this Directive and already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. |
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| 2. The implementing acts referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be adopted following a consultation of the sectoral experts and in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 46(3). They shall remain apply to measuring instruments placed on the market until the last day of the period for which the Single Market emergency mode remains active. In the early preparation of the draft implementing act establishing the common specification, the Commission shall gather the views of relevant bodies or expert groups established under relevant sectoral Union legislation. Based on that consultation, the Commission shall prepare the draft implementing act. | 2. The implementing acts referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 46(3). They shall apply to measuring instruments placed on the market until the last day of the period for which the internal market emergency mode remains active. When preparing the draft implementing act establishing the common specification, the Commission shall take into account the views of relevant bodies and shall duly consult all relevant stakeholders. |
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| 4. By way of derogation from Article 45a(3), first subparagraph, unless there is sufficient reason to believe that the measuring instruments covered by the common specifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article present a risk to the health or safety of persons, the measuring instruments in compliance with the said common specifications which have been placed on the market shall be deemed compliant with this Directive after the expiry or repeal of an implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and after the expiry or deactivation of the Single Market Emergency mode in accordance with [the SMEI Regulation]. | 4. By way of derogation from Article 45a(3), unless there is sufficient reason to believe that the measuring instruments covered by the common specifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article present a risk to the health or safety of persons, the measuring instruments in compliance with the said common specifications which have been placed on the market shall be deemed compliant with this Directive after the expiry or repeal of an implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and after the expiry or deactivation of the internal market emergency mode in accordance with [the IMERA Regulation]. |
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| 5. When a Member State considers that a common specification referred to in paragraph 1 does not entirely satisfy the essential requirements which it aims to cover and which are set out in Annex I and in the relevant instrument-specific Annexes, it shall inform the Commission thereof with a detailed explanation and the Commission shall assess that information and, if appropriate, amend or withdraw the implementing act establishing the common specification in question. | 5. When a Member State considers that a common specification referred to in paragraph 1 does not entirely satisfy the essential requirements which it aims to cover and which are set out in Annex I and in the relevant instrument-specific Annexes, it shall inform the Commission thereof with a detailed explanation and the Commission shall assess that information. The Commission may amend, where appropriate, the implementing act establishing the common specification in question. |
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| Article 45f | deleted |
| Adoption of mandatory common specifications | |
| 1. In exceptional and duly justified cases, the Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts establishing mandatory common specifications to cover the essential requirements set out in Annex I and in the instrument-specific Annexes for measuring instruments, which have been designated as crisis-relevant goods. | |
| 2. The implementing acts establishing mandatory common specifications, referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be adopted following a consultation of the sectoral experts and in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 46(3).They shall apply to measuring instruments placed on the market until the last day of the period for which the Single Market emergency mode remains active. In the early preparation of the draft implementing act establishing the common specification, the Commission shall gather the views of relevant bodies or expert groups established under relevant sectoral Union legislation. Based on that consultation, the Commission shall prepare the draft implementing act. | |
| 3. By way of derogation from Article 45a(3), first subparagraph, nnless there is sufficient reason to believe that the measuring instruments covered by the mandatory common specifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article present a risk to the health or safety of persons, the measuring instruments in compliance with those common specifications which have been placed on the market shall be deemed compliant with this Directive after the expiry or repeal of an implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and after the expiry or deactivation of the Single Market Emergency mode in accordance with [the SMEI Regulation]. |
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| 2. The market surveillance authorities of the Member States shall deploy their best efforts to provide assistance to other market surveillance authorities during a Single Market emergency, including by mobilising and dispatching expert teams to temporarily reinforce the staff of market surveillance authorities requesting assistance or by providing logistical support such as reinforcement of the testing capacity for measuring instruments, designated as crisis-relevant goods. | 2. The market surveillance authorities of the Member States shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to provide assistance to other market surveillance authorities during an internal market emergency, including by mobilising and dispatching expert teams to temporarily reinforce the staff of market surveillance authorities requesting assistance or by providing logistical support such as reinforcement of the testing capacity for measuring instruments, designated as crisis-relevant goods. |
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| 1. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 41b to 41g of this Directive only apply if the Commission has adopted an implementing act pursuant to Article 23 of [the SMEI Regulation] activating Article 26 of [the SMEI Regulation] with respect to this Directive. | 1. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 41b to 41g of this Directive only apply if the Commission has adopted an implementing act pursuant to Article 14(5) of [the IMERA Regulation]. |
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| 3. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 41b to 41g apply during the Single Market emergency mode. | 3. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 41b to 41g apply during the internal market emergency mode. |
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| However, Article 41c(3), second subparagraph, and Article 41c(6) shall apply during the Single Market emergency mode and after its deactivation or expiry. | deleted |
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| 4. The Commission shall be empowered to lay down by means of implementing acts rules regarding the follow-up actions to be taken with respect to lifts and safety components for lifts placed on the market in accordance with Articles 41c to 41f. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 42(3). | deleted |
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| 2. The notified bodies shall process all applications for conformity assessment of lifts and safety components for lifts designated as crisis-relevant goods as a matter of priority. | 2. The notified bodies shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to process all applications for conformity assessment of lifts and safety components for lifts designated as crisis-relevant goods as a matter of priority. |
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| 4. The prioritisation of applications for conformity assessment of lifts and safety components for lifts pursuant to paragraph 3 shall not give rise to any additional costs for the manufacturers, who have lodged those applications. | 4. The prioritisation of applications for conformity assessment of lifts and safety components for lifts pursuant to paragraph 3 shall not give rise to any extraordinary additional costs for the manufacturers, who have lodged those applications. |
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| 5. The notified bodies shall deploy their best efforts to increase their testing capacities for lifts and safety components for lifts designated as crisis-relevant goods in respect to which they have been notified. | 5. The notified bodies shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made increase their testing capacities for lifts and safety components for lifts designated as crisis-relevant goods in respect of which they have been notified. |
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| 1. By way of derogation from Article 15, any competent national authority may authorise, on a duly justified request, the making available or putting into service within the territory of the Member State concerned, of a specific safety component for lifts which has been designated as crisis-relevant good and for which the conformity assessment procedures requiring mandatory involvement of a notified body referred to in that Article have not been carried out by a notified body but for which the compliance with all the applicable essential health and safety requirements has been demonstrated. | 1. By way of derogation from Article 15, the competent national authority, after carrying out a risk assessment, may authorise, on a duly justified request from an economic operator established in its Member State, the making available or putting into service within the territory of that Member State, of a specific safety component for lifts which has been designated as crisis-relevant good and for which the conformity assessment procedures requiring mandatory involvement of a notified body referred to in that Article have not been carried out by a notified body but for which the compliance with all the applicable essential health and safety requirements has been demonstrated. |
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| The manufacturer shall also deploy all reasonable measures to ensure that the lift or the safety component for lifts, which has been granted an authorisation pursuant to paragraphs 1 or 2 does not leave the territory of the Member State, which has granted the authorisation. | deleted |
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| 4. Any authorisation issued by a national competent authority pursuant to paragraphs 1 or 2 shall set out the conditions and requirements under which the lift or a the safety component for lifts may be placed on the market, made available or put into service respectively, including: | 4. Any authorisation issued by a national competent authority pursuant to paragraphs 1 or 2 shall set out the conditions and requirements under which the lift or a the safety component for lifts may be placed on the market, made available or put into service respectively, including at least: |
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| (c) an end date of validity of the authorisation, which cannot go beyond the last day of the period for which the Single Market emergency mode has been activated; | (c) an end date of validity of the authorisation, which, unless otherwise specified, cannot go beyond the last day of the period for which the internal market emergency mode has been activated; |
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| (ea) labelling requirements, including radio frequency identification, indicating that the lifts and safety components for lifts were authorised under the internal market emergency mode. |
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| 5. By way of derogation from Article 41a(3), first subparagraph, where appropriate, the national competent authority may amend the conditions of the authorisation referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article, also after the deactivation or expiry of the Single Market Emergency mode. | 5. By way of derogation from Article 41a(3), where appropriate, the national competent authority may also amend the conditions and requirements referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article after the deactivation or expiry of the internal market emergency mode. |
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| 6. By way of derogation from Articles 3 and 19, lifts or safety components for lifts, for which an authorisation has been granted in accordance with paragraphs 1 or 2 of this Article, shall not leave the territory of the Member State which has issued the authorisation and shall not bear the CE marking. | deleted |
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| 7. The market surveillance authorities of the Member State, whose competent authority has granted an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1, shall be entitled to take all corrective and restrictive measures at national level provided for under this Directive with respect to such lifts or safety components for lifts. | 7. The market surveillance authorities of the Member State, whose competent authority has granted an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1, shall be entitled to take all corrective and restrictive measures at national level provided for under this Directive with respect to such lifts or safety components for lifts. The market surveillance authorities shall keep all records related to products authorised under a derogation for a period of 10 years. They shall make those records available to other market surveillance authorities upon request. |
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| 9. The application of Articles 41a to 41g and the use of the authorisation procedure set out in paragraph 1 of this Article does not affect the application of the relevant conformity assessment procedures laid down in Article 15 or 16 on the territory of the Member State concerned. | 9. The application of Articles 41a to 41g and the use of the authorisation procedure set out in paragraph 1 of this Article shall not affect the application of the relevant conformity assessment procedures laid down in Article 15 or 16. |
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| 9a. Lifts and safety components for lifts subject to derogation under paragraph 1 shall remain valid for six months after deactivation or expiration of the internal market emergency mode. After this period, they shall only be made available on the market after receiving an authorisation under the normal authorisation procedure provided for in this Directive. |
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| (b) where the severe disruptions in the functioning of the Single Market, which were taken into consideration when activating the Single Market emergency mode in accordance with Article 15(4) of [the SMEI Regulation] significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex I to this Directive and already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. | (b) where the severe disruptions in the functioning of the internal market, which were taken into consideration when activating the internal market emergency mode in accordance with Article 14 of [the IMERA Regulation] significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex I to this Directive and already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. |
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| (-a) where the European standardisation deliverables addressing a request pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 were not adopted; |
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| (a) where no reference to harmonised standards covering the relevant essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex I to this Directive has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012; | (a) where no reference to harmonised standards covering the relevant essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex I to this Directive has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 and no such reference is expected to be published within a reasonable timeframe during the internal market emergency mode; |
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| (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the Single Market, which led to the activation of the Single Market emergency mode in accordance with Article 15(4) of [the SMEI Regulation], significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex I to this Directive and already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. | (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the internal market, which led to the activation of the internal market emergency mode in accordance with Article 14 of [the IMERA Regulation], significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex I to this Directive and already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. |
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| 2. The implementing acts referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be adopted following a consultation of the sectoral experts and in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 42(3). They shall apply to lifts and safety components for lifts placed on the market until the last day of the period for which the Single Market emergency mode remains active. In the early preparation of the draft implementing act establishing the common specification, the Commission shall gather the views of relevant bodies or expert groups established under relevant sectoral Union legislation. Based on that consultation, the Commission shall prepare the draft implementing act. | 2. The implementing acts referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 42(3). They shall apply to lifts and safety components for lifts placed on the market until the last day of the period for which the internal market emergency mode remains active. When preparing the draft implementing act establishing the common specification, the Commission shall take into account the views of relevant bodies and shall duly consult all relevant stakeholders. |
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| 4. By way of derogation from Article 41a(3), first subparagraph, unless there is sufficient reason to believe that the lifts and safety components for lifts covered by the common specifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article present a risk to the health or safety of persons, the lifts and safety components for lifts in compliance with those common specifications which have been placed on the market shall be deemed compliant with this Directive after the expiry or repeal of an implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and after the expiry or deactivation of the Single Market Emergency mode in accordance with [the SMEI Regulation]. | 4. By way of derogation from Article 41a(3), unless there is sufficient reason to believe that the lifts and safety components for lifts covered by the common specifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article present a risk to the health or safety of persons, the lifts and safety components for lifts in compliance with those common specifications which have been placed on the market shall be deemed compliant with this Directive after the expiry or repeal of an implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and after the expiry or deactivation of the internal market emergency mode in accordance with [the IMERA Regulation]. |
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| 5. When a Member State considers that a common specification referred to in paragraph 1 does not entirely satisfy the essential health and safety requirements which it aims to cover and which are set out in Annex I, it shall inform the Commission thereof with a detailed explanation and the Commission shall assess that information and, if appropriate, amend or withdraw the implementing act establishing the common specification in question. | 5. When a Member State considers that a common specification referred to in paragraph 1 does not entirely satisfy the essential health and safety requirements which it aims to cover and which are set out in Annex I, it shall inform the Commission thereof with a detailed explanation and the Commission shall assess that information. The Commission may amend, where appropriate, the implementing act establishing the common specification in question. |
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| Article 41f | deleted |
| Adoption of mandatory common specifications | |
| 1. In exceptional and duly justified cases, the Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts establishing mandatory common specifications to cover the essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex I for lifts and safety components for lifts, which have been designated as crisis-relevant goods. | |
| 2. The implementing acts establishing mandatory common specifications, referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be adopted following a consultation of the sectoral experts and in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 42(3) and they shall apply to lifts and safety components for lifts placed on the market until the last day of the period for which the Single Market emergency mode remains active. In the early preparation of the draft implementing act establishing the common specification, the Commission shall gather the views of relevant bodies or expert groups established under relevant sectoral Union legislation. Based on that consultation, the Commission shall prepare the draft implementing act. | |
| 3. By way of derogation from Article 41a(3), first subparagraph, unless there is sufficient reason to believe that the lifts and safety components for lifts covered by the mandatory common specifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article present a risk to the health or safety of persons, the lifts and safety components for lifts in compliance with those common specifications which have been placed on the market shall be deemed compliant with this Directive after the expiry or repeal of an implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and after the expiry or deactivation of the Single Market Emergency mode in accordance with [the SMEI Regulation]. |
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| 2. The market surveillance authorities of the Member States shall deploy their best efforts to provide assistance to other market surveillance authorities during a Single Market emergency, including by mobilising and dispatching expert teams to temporarily reinforce the staff of market surveillance authorities requesting assistance or by providing logistical support such as reinforcement of the testing capacity for lifts and safety components for lifts designated as crisis-relevant goods. | 2. The market surveillance authorities of the Member States shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to provide assistance to other market surveillance authorities during an internal market emergency, including by mobilising and dispatching expert teams to temporarily reinforce the staff of market surveillance authorities requesting assistance or by providing logistical support such as reinforcement of the testing capacity for lifts and safety components for lifts designated as crisis-relevant goods.’ |
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| 1. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 38b to 38g of this Directive only apply if the Commission has adopted an implementing act pursuant to Article 23 of [the SMEI Regulation] activating Article 26 of [the SMEI Regulation] with respect to this Directive. | 1. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 38b to 38g of this Directive only apply if the Commission has adopted an implementing act pursuant to Article 14(5) of [the IMERA Regulation]. |
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| 3. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 38b to 38g apply during the Single Market emergency mode. | 3. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 38b to 38g apply during the internal market emergency mode. |
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| However, Article 38c(2), second subparagraph, and Article 38c(5) shall apply during the Single Market emergency mode and after its deactivation or expiry. | deleted |
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| 4. The Commission shall be empowered to lay down by means of implementing acts rules regarding the follow-up actions to be taken with respect to products placed on the market in accordance with Articles 38c to 38f. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 39(3). | deleted |
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| 2. The notified bodies shall process all applications for conformity assessment of products designated as crisis-relevant goods as a matter of priority. | 2. The notified bodies shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to process all applications for conformity assessment of products designated as crisis-relevant goods as a matter of priority. |
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| 4. The prioritisation of applications for conformity assessment of products pursuant to paragraph 3 shall not give rise to any additional costs for the manufacturers, who have lodged those applications. | 4. The prioritisation of applications for conformity assessment of products pursuant to paragraph 3 shall not give rise to any extraordinary additional costs for the manufacturers, who have lodged those applications. |
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| 5. The notified bodies shall deploy their best efforts to increase their testing capacities for products designated as crisis-relevant goods in respect to which they have been notified. | 5. The notified bodies shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to increase their testing capacities for products designated as crisis-relevant goods in respect of which they have been notified. |
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| 1. By way of derogation from Article 13, any competent national authority may authorise, on a duly justified request, the placing on the market or putting into service within the territory of the Member State concerned, of a specific product which has been designated as crisis-relevant good and for which the conformity assessment procedures requiring mandatory involvement of a notified body, referred to in that Article have not been carried out by a notified body but for which the compliance with all the applicable essential health and safety requirements has been demonstrated. | 1. By way of derogation from Article 13, the competent national authority, after carrying out a risk assessment, may authorise, on a duly justified request from an economic operator established in its Member State, the placing on the market or putting into service within the territory of that Member State, of a specific product which has been designated as crisis-relevant good and for which the conformity assessment procedures requiring mandatory involvement of a notified body, referred to in that Article have not been carried out by a notified body but for which the compliance with all the applicable essential health and safety requirements has been demonstrated. |
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| The manufacturer shall also deploy all reasonable measures to ensure that the product, which has been granted an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1 does not leave the territory of the Member State, which issued the authorisation. | deleted |
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| 3. Any authorisation issued by a national competent authority pursuant to paragraph 1 shall set out the conditions and requirements under which the product may be placed on the market or put into service, including: | 3. Any authorisation issued by a national competent authority pursuant to paragraph 1 shall set out the conditions and requirements under which the product may be placed on the market or put into service, including at least: |
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| (c) an end date of validity of the authorisation, which cannot go beyond the last day of the period for which the Single Market emergency mode has been activated; | (c) an end date of validity of the authorisation, which, unless otherwise specified, cannot go beyond the last day of the period for which the internal market emergency mode has been activated; |
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| (ea) labelling requirements, including radio frequency identification, indicating that the product was authorised under the internal market emergency mode. |
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| 4. By way of derogation from Article 38a(3), first subparagraph, where appropriate, the national competent authority may amend the conditions of the authorisation referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article also after the deactivation or expiry of the Single Market Emergency mode. | 4. By way of derogation from Article 38a(3), where appropriate, the national competent authority may also amend the conditions and requirements referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article after the deactivation or expiry of the internal market emergency mode. |
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| 5. By way of derogation from Articles 5 and 16, products, for which an authorisation has been granted in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article, shall not leave the territory of the Member State which has issued the authorisation and shall not bear the CE marking. | deleted |
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| 6. The market surveillance authorities of the Member State, whose competent authority has granted an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1, shall be entitled to take all corrective and restrictive measures at national level provided for under this Directive with respect to such products. | 6. The market surveillance authorities of the Member State, whose competent authority has granted an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1, shall be entitled to take all corrective and restrictive measures at national level provided for under this Directive with respect to such products. The market surveillance authorities shall keep all records related to products authorised under a derogation for a period of 10 years. They shall make those records available to other market surveillance authorities upon request. |
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| 8. The application of Articles 38a to 38g and the use of the authorisation procedure set out in paragraph 1 of this Article does not affect the application of the relevant conformity assessment procedures laid down in Article 13 on the territory of the Member State concerned. | 8. The application of Articles 38a to 38g and the use of the authorisation procedure set out in paragraph 1 of this Article shall not affect the application of the relevant conformity assessment procedures laid down in Article 13. |
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| 8a. Products subject to derogation under paragraph 1 shall remain valid for six months after deactivation or expiration of the internal market emergency mode. After this period, they shall only be made available on the market after receiving an authorisation under the normal authorisation procedure provided for in this Directive. |
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| (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the Single Market, which were taken into consideration when activating the Single Market emergency mode in accordance with Article 15(4) of [the SMEI Regulation] significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex II to this Directive and already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. | (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the internal market, which were taken into consideration when activating the internal market emergency mode in accordance with Article 14 of [the IMERA Regulation] significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex II to this Directive and already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. |
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| (-a) where the European standardisation deliverables addressing a request pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 were not adopted; |
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| (a) where no reference to harmonised standards covering the relevant essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex II to this Directive has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012; | (a) where no reference to harmonised standards covering the relevant essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex II to this Directive has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 and no such reference is expected to be published within a reasonable timeframe during the internal market emergency mode; |
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| (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the Single Market, which led to the activation of the Single Market emergency mode in accordance with Article 15(4) of [the SMEI Regulation], significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex II to this Directive already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. | (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the internal market, which led to the activation of the internal market emergency mode in accordance with Article 14 of [the IMERA Regulation], significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex II to this Directive already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. |
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| 2. The implementing acts referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be adopted following a consultation of the sectoral experts and in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 39(3). They shall apply to products placed on the market until the last day of the period for which the Single Market emergency mode remains active. In the early preparation of the draft implementing acts establishing the common specification, the Commission shall gather the views of relevant bodies or expert groups established under relevant sectoral Union legislation. Based on that consultation, the Commission shall prepare the draft implementing act. | 2. The implementing acts referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 39(3). They shall apply to products placed on the market until the last day of the period for which the internal market emergency mode remains active. When preparing the draft implementing act establishing the common specification, the Commission shall take into account the views of relevant bodies and shall duly consult all relevant stakeholders. |
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| 4. By way of derogation from Article 38a(3), first subparagraph, unless there is sufficient reason to believe that the products covered by the common specifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article present a risk to the health or safety of persons, the products in compliance with those common specifications which has been placed on the market shall be deemed compliant with this Directive after the expiry or repeal of an implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and after the expiry or deactivation of the Single Market Emergency mode in accordance with [the SMEI Regulation]. | 4. By way of derogation from Article 38a(3), unless there is sufficient reason to believe that the products covered by the common specifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article present a risk to the health or safety of persons, the products in compliance with those common specifications which has been placed on the market shall be deemed compliant with this Directive after the expiry or repeal of an implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and after the expiry or deactivation of the internal market emergency mode in accordance with [the IMERA Regulation]. |
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| 5. When a Member State considers that a common specification referred to in paragraph 1 does not entirely satisfy the essential health and safety requirements which it aims to cover and which are set out in Annex II, it shall inform the Commission thereof with a detailed explanation and the Commission shall assess that information and, if appropriate, amend or withdraw the implementing act establishing the common specification in question. | 5. When a Member State considers that a common specification referred to in paragraph 1 does not entirely satisfy the essential health and safety requirements which it aims to cover and which are set out in Annex II, it shall inform the Commission thereof with a detailed explanation and the Commission shall assess that information. The Commission may amend, where appropriate, the implementing act establishing the common specification in question. |
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| Article 38f | deleted |
| Adoption of mandatory common specifications | |
| 1. In exceptional and duly justified cases, the Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts establishing mandatory common specifications to cover the essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex II for products, which have been designated as crisis-relevant goods. | |
| 2. The implementing acts establishing mandatory common specifications, referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be adopted following a consultation of the sectoral experts and in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 39(3). They shall apply to products placed on the market until the last day of the period for which the Single Market emergency mode remains active. In the early preparation of the draft implementing act establishing the common specification, the Commission shall gather the views of relevant bodies or expert groups established under relevant sectoral Union legislation. Based on that consultation, the Commission shall prepare the draft implementing act. | |
| 3. By way of derogation from Article 38a(3), first subparagraph, unless there is sufficient reason to believe that the products covered by the mandatory common specifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article present a risk to the health or safety of persons, the products in compliance with the said common specifications which have been placed on the market shall be deemed compliant with this Directive after the expiry or repeal of an implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and after the expiry or deactivation of the Single Market Emergency mode in accordance with [the SMEI Regulation]. |
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| 1. The market surveillance authorities of the Member States shall deploy their best efforts to provide assistance to other market surveillance authorities during a Single Market emergency, including by mobilising and dispatching expert teams to temporarily reinforce the staff of market surveillance authorities requesting assistance or by providing logistical support such as reinforcement of the testing capacity for products designated as crisis-relevant goods. | 1. The market surveillance authorities of the Member States shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to provide assistance to other market surveillance authorities during an internal market emergency, including by mobilising and dispatching expert teams to temporarily reinforce the staff of market surveillance authorities requesting assistance or by providing logistical support such as reinforcement of the testing capacity for products designated as crisis-relevant goods.’ |
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| 1. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 22b to 22c and 22d of this Directive l only apply if the Commission has adopted an implementing act pursuant to Article 23 of [the SMEI Regulation] activating Article 26 of [the SMEI Regulation] with respect to this Directive. | 1. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 22 and 22d of this Directive l only apply if the Commission has adopted an implementing act pursuant to Article 14(5) of [the IMERA Regulation]. |
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| 2. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 22b, 22c and 22d apply exclusively to electrical equipment, which has been designated as crisis-relevant goods in the implementing act referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. | 2. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 22b and 22d apply exclusively to electrical equipment, which has been designated as crisis-relevant goods in the implementing act referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. |
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| 3. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 22b, 22c and 22d apply during the Single Market emergency mode. | 3. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 22b and 22d apply during the internal market emergency mode. |
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| 4. The Commission shall be empowered to lay down by means of implementing acts rules regarding the follow-up actions to be taken with respect to electrical equipment placed on the market in accordance with Articles 22b and 22c. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 23(2). | deleted |
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| (-a) where the European standardisation deliverables addressing a request pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 were not adopted; |
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| (a) where no reference to harmonised standards covering the safety objective set out in Annex I to this Directive has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012; | (a) where no reference to harmonised standards covering the safety objective set out in Annex I to this Directive has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 and no such reference is expected to be published within a reasonable timeframe during the internal market emergency mode; |
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| (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the Single Market, which led to the activation of the Single Market emergency mode in accordance with Article 15(4) of [the SMEI Regulation], significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the safety objectives referred to in Article 3 and set out in Annex I to this Directive and already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. | (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the internal market, which led to the activation of the internal market emergency mode in accordance with Article 14 of [the IMERA Regulation], significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the safety objectives referred to in Article 3 and set out in Annex I to this Directive and already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. |
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| 2. The implementing acts referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be adopted following a consultation of the sectoral experts and in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 23(2). They shall apply to electrical equipment placed on the market until the last day of the period for which the Single Market emergency mode remains active. In the early preparation of the draft implementing act establishing the common specification, the Commission shall gather the views of relevant bodies or expert groups established under relevant sectoral Union lgislation. Based on that consultation, the Commission shall prepare the draft implementing act. | 2. The implementing acts referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 23(2). They shall apply to electrical equipment placed on the market until the last day of the period for which the internal market emergency mode remains active. When preparing the draft implementing act establishing the common specification, the Commission shall take into account the views of relevant bodies and shall duly consult all relevant stakeholders. |
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| 4. By way of derogation from Article 22a(3), unless there is sufficient reason to believe that the electrical equipment covered by the common specifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article present a risk to the health or safety of persons, the electrical equipment in compliance with those common specifications which has been placed on the market, shall be deemed compliant with this Directive after the expiry or repeal of an implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and after the expiry or deactivation of the Single Market Emergency mode in accordance with [the SMEI Regulation]. | 4. By way of derogation from Article 22a(3), unless there is sufficient reason to believe that the electrical equipment covered by the common specifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article present a risk to the health or safety of persons, the electrical equipment in compliance with those common specifications which has been placed on the market, shall be deemed compliant with this Directive after the expiry or repeal of an implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and after the expiry or deactivation of the internal market emergency mode in accordance with [the IMERA Regulation]. |
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| 5. When a Member State considers that a common specification referred to in paragraph 1 does not entirely satisfy the safety objectives referred to in Article 3 and set out in Annex I, it shall inform the Commission thereof with a detailed explanation and the Commission shall assess that information and, if appropriate, amend or withdraw the implementing act establishing the common specification in question. | 5. When a Member State considers that a common specification referred to in paragraph 1 does not entirely satisfy the safety objectives referred to in Article 3 and set out in Annex I, it shall inform the Commission thereof with a detailed explanation and the Commission shall assess that information. The Commission may amend, where appropriate, the implementing act establishing the common specification in question. |
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| Article 22c | deleted |
| Adoption of mandatory common specifications | |
| 1. In exceptional and duly justified cases, the Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts establishing mandatory common specifications to cover the safety objectives referred to in Article 3 and set out in Annex I for electrical equipment, which has been designated as crisis-relevant goods. | |
| 2. The implementing acts establishing mandatory common specifications, referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, shall be adopted following a consultation of the sectoral experts and in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 23(2). They shall apply to electrical equipment placed on the market until the last day of the period for which the Single Market emergency mode remains active. In the early preparation of the draft implementing act establishing the common specification, the Commission shall gather the views of relevant bodies or expert groups established under relevant sectoral Union legislation. Based on that consultation, the Commission shall prepare the draft implementing act. | |
| 3. By way of derogation from Article 22a(3), unless there is sufficient reason to believe that the electrical equipment covered by the mandatory common specifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article present a risk to the health or safety of persons, the electrical equipment in compliance with those common specifications which has been placed on the market shall be deemed compliant with this Directive after the expiry or repeal of an implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and after the expiry or deactivation of the Single Market Emergency mode in accordance with [the SMEI Regulation]. |
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| 2. The market surveillance authorities of the Member States shall deploy their best efforts to provide assistance to other market surveillance authorities during a Single Market emergency, including by mobilising and dispatching expert teams to temporarily reinforce the staff of market surveillance authorities requesting assistance or by providing logistical support such as reinforcement of the testing capacity for electrical equipment designated as crisis-relevant goods. | 2. The market surveillance authorities of the Member States shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to provide assistance to other market surveillance authorities during an internal market emergency, including by mobilising and dispatching expert teams to temporarily reinforce the staff of market surveillance authorities requesting assistance or by providing logistical support such as reinforcement of the testing capacity for electrical equipment designated as crisis-relevant goods. |
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| 1. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 43b to 43g of this Directive only apply if the Commission has adopted an implementing act pursuant to Article 23 of [the SMEI Regulation] activating Article 26 of [the SMEI Regulation] with respect to this Directive. | 1. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 43b to 43g of this Directive only apply if the Commission has adopted an implementing act pursuant to Article 14(5) of [the IMERA Regulation]. |
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| Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 43b to 43g apply during the Single Market emergency mode. | Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 43b to 43g apply during the internal market emergency mode. |
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| However, Article 43c(2), second subparagraph, and Article 43c(5) shall apply during the Single Market emergency mode and after its deactivation or expiry. | deleted |
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| 4. The Commission shall be empowered to lay down by means of implementing acts rules regarding the follow-up actions to be taken with respect to radio equipment placed on the market in accordance with Articles 43c to 43f. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 45(3). | deleted |
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| 2. The notified bodies shall process all applications for conformity assessment of radio equipment designated as crisis-relevant goods as a matter of priority. | 2. The notified bodies shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to process all applications for conformity assessment of radio equipment designated as crisis-relevant goods as a matter of priority. |
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| 4. The prioritisation of applications for conformity assessment of radio equipment pursuant to paragraph 3 shall not give rise to any additional costs for the manufacturers, who have lodged those applications. | 4. The prioritisation of applications for conformity assessment of radio equipment pursuant to paragraph 3 shall not give rise to any extraordinary additional costs for the manufacturers, who have lodged those applications. |
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| 5. The notified bodies shall deploy their best efforts to increase their testing capacities for radio equipment designated as crisis-relevant goods in respect to which they have been notified. | 5. The notified bodies shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to increase their testing capacities for radio equipment designated as crisis-relevant goods in respect of which they have been notified. |
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| 1. By way of derogation from Article 17, any competent national authority may authorise, on a duly justified request, the placing on the market within the territory of the Member State concerned, of specific radio equipment which has been designated as crisis-relevant good and for which the conformity assessment procedures requiring mandatory involvement of a notified body, referred to in that Article have not been carried out by a notified body but for which the compliance with all the applicable essential requirements has been demonstrated. | 1. By way of derogation from Article 17, the competent national authority, after carrying out a risk assessment, may authorise, on a duly justified request from an economic operator established in its Member State, the placing on the market within the territory of that Member State, of specific radio equipment which has been designated as crisis-relevant good and for which the conformity assessment procedures requiring mandatory involvement of a notified body, referred to in that Article have not been carried out by a notified body but for which the compliance with all the applicable essential requirements has been demonstrated. |
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| The manufacturer of radio equipment subject to the authorisation procedure referred to in paragraph 1 shall declare on his sole responsibility that the radio equipment concerned complies with all the applicable essential requirements and shall be responsible for the fulfilment of all the conformity assessment procedures indicated by the national competent authority. | deleted |
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| 3. Any authorisation issued by a national competent authority pursuant to paragraph 1 shall set out the conditions and requirements under which the radio equipment may be placed on the market, including: | 3. Any authorisation issued by a national competent authority pursuant to paragraph 1 shall set out the conditions and requirements under which the radio equipment may be placed on the market, including at least: |
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| (c) an end date of validity of the authorisation, which cannot go beyond the last day of the period for which the Single Market emergency mode has been activated; | (c) an end date of validity of the authorisation, which, unless otherwise specified, cannot go beyond the last day of the period for which the internal market emergency mode has been activated; |
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| (ea) labelling requirements, including radio frequency identification, indicating that the radio equipment, was authorised under the internal market emergency mode. |
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| 4. By way of derogation from Articles 9 and 20, radio equipment, for which an authorisation has been granted in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article shall not leave the territory of the Member State which has issued the authorisation and shall not bear the CE marking. | deleted |
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| 5. The market surveillance authorities of the Member State, whose competent authority has granted an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1, shall be entitled to take all corrective and restrictive measures at national level provided for under this Directive with respect to such radio equipment. | 5. The market surveillance authorities of the Member State, whose competent authority has granted an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1, shall be entitled to take all corrective and restrictive measures at national level provided for under this Directive with respect to such radio equipment. The market surveillance authorities shall keep all records related to products authorised under a derogation for a period of 10 years. They shall make those records available to other market surveillance authorities upon request. |
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| 7. The application of Articles 43a to 43g and the use of the authorisation procedure set out in paragraph 1 of this Article does not affect the application of the relevant conformity assessment procedures laid down in Article 17 on the territory of the Member State concerned. | 7. The application of Articles 43a to 43g and the use of the authorisation procedure set out in paragraph 1 of this Article shall not affect the application of the relevant conformity assessment procedures laid down in Article 17. |
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| 7a. Radio equipment subject to derogation under paragraph 1 shall remain valid for six months after deactivation or expiration of the internal market emergency mode. After this period, they shall only be made available on the market after receiving an authorisation under the normal authorisation procedure provided for in this Directive. |
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| (b) severe disruptions in the functioning of the Single Market, which were taken into consideration when activating the Single Market emergency mode in accordance with Article 15(4) of [the SMEI Regulation] significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential requirements set out in Article 3 of this Directive and already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 025/2012. | (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the internal market, which were taken into consideration when activating the internal market emergency mode in accordance with Article 14 of [the IMERA Regulation] significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential requirements set out in Article 3 of this Directive and already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. |
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| (-a) where the European standardisation deliverables addressing a request pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 were not adopted; |
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| (a) where no reference to harmonised standards covering the relevant essential requirements set out in Article 3 has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012; | (a) where no reference to harmonised standards covering the relevant essential requirements set out in Article 3 has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 and no such reference is expected to be published within a reasonable timeframe during the internal market emergency mode; |
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| (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the Single Market, which led to the activation of the Single Market emergency mode in accordance with Article 15(4) of [the SMEI Regulation], significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential requirements set out in Article 3 of this Article and already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. | (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the internal market, which led to the activation of the internal market emergency mode in accordance with Article 14 of [the IMERA Regulation], significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential requirements set out in Article 3 of this Article and already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. |
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| 2. The implementing acts referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be adopted following a consultation of the sectoral experts and in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 45(3). They shall apply to radio equipment placed on the market until the last day of the period for which the Single Market emergency remains active. In the early preparation of the draft implementing acts establishing the common specifications, the Commission shall gather the views of relevant bodies or expert groups established under relevant sectoral Union legislation. Based on that consultation, the Commission shall prepare the draft implementing act. | 2. The implementing acts referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 45(3). They shall apply to radio equipment placed on the market until the last day of the period for which the internal market emergency mode remains active. When preparing the draft implementing act establishing the common specification, the Commission shall take into account the views of relevant bodies and shall duly consult all relevant stakeholders. |
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| 4. By way of derogation from Article 43a(3), first subparagraph, nnless there is sufficient reason to believe that the radio equipment covered by the common specifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article presents a risk to the health or safety of persons, the radio equipment in compliance with those common specifications which has been placed on the market shall be deemed compliant with this Directive after the expiry or repeal of an implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and after the expiry or deactivation of the Single Market Emergency mode in accordance with [the SMEI Regulation] | 4. By way of derogation from Article 43a(3), nnless there is sufficient reason to believe that the radio equipment covered by the common specifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article presents a risk to the health or safety of persons, the radio equipment in compliance with those common specifications which has been placed on the market shall be deemed compliant with this Directive after the expiry or repeal of an implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and after the expiry or deactivation of the internal market emergency mode in accordance with [the IMERA Regulation] |
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| 5. When a Member State considers that a common specification referred to in paragraph 1 does not entirely satisfy the essential requirements which it aims to cover and which are set out in Article 3, it shall inform the Commission thereof with a detailed explanation and the Commission shall assess that information and, if appropriate, amend or withdraw the implementing act establishing the common specification in question. | 5. When a Member State considers that a common specification referred to in paragraph 1 does not entirely satisfy the essential requirements which it aims to cover and which are set out in Article 3, it shall inform the Commission thereof with a detailed explanation and the Commission shall assess that information. The Commission may amend, where appropriate, the implementing act establishing the common specification in question. |
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| Article 43f | deleted |
| Adoption of mandatory common specifications | |
| 1. In exceptional and duly justified cases, the Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts establishing mandatory common specifications to cover the essential requirements set out in Article 3 for radio equipment, which has been designated as crisis-relevant goods. | |
| 2. The implementing acts establishing mandatory common specifications, referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be adopted following a consultation of the sectoral experts and in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 45(3) and they shall apply to radio equipment placed on the market until the last day of the period for which the Single Market emergency mode remains active. In the early preparation of the draft implementing acts establishing the common specifications, the Commission shall gather the views of relevant bodies or expert groups established under relevant sectoral Union legislation. Based on that consultation, the Commission shall prepare the draft implementing act. | |
| 3. By way of derogation from Article 43a(3), first subparagraph, unless there is sufficient reason to believe that the radio equipment covered by the mandatory common specifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article present a risk to the health or safety of persons, the radio equipment in compliance with those common specifications which has been placed on the market shall be deemed compliant with this Directive after the expiry or repeal of an implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and after the expiry or deactivation of the Single Market Emergency mode in accordance with [the SMEI Regulation]. |
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| 2. The market surveillance authorities of the Member States shall deploy their best efforts to provide assistance to other market surveillance authorities during a Single Market emergency, including by mobilising and dispatching expert teams to temporarily reinforce the staff of market surveillance authorities requesting assistance or by providing logistical support such as reinforcement of the testing capacity for radio equipment designated as crisis-relevant goods. | 2. The market surveillance authorities of the Member States shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to provide assistance to other market surveillance authorities during an internal market emergency, including by mobilising and dispatching expert teams to temporarily reinforce the staff of market surveillance authorities requesting assistance or by providing logistical support such as reinforcement of the testing capacity for radio equipment designated as crisis-relevant goods. |
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| 1. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 43b to 43g of this Directive only apply if the Commission has adopted an implementing act pursuant to Article 23 of [the SMEI Regulation] activating Article 26 of [the SMEI Regulation] with respect to this Directive. | 1. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 43b to 43g of this Directive only apply if the Commission has adopted an implementing act pursuant to Article 14(5) of [the IMERA Regulation]. |
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| 3. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 43b to 43g apply during the Single Market emergency mode. | 3. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to transpose Articles 43b to 43g apply during the internal market emergency mode. |
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| However, Article 43c(2), second subparagraph, and Article 17c(5) shall apply during the Single Market emergency mode and after its deactivation or expiry. | deleted |
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| 4. The Commission shall be empowered to lay down by means of implementing acts rules regarding the follow-up actions to be taken with respect to pressure equipment and assemblies placed on the market in accordance with Articles 43c to 43f. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 44(3). | deleted |
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| 2. The notified bodies shall process all applications for conformity assessment of pressure equipment and assemblies designated as crisis-relevant goods as a matter of priority. | 2. The notified bodies shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to process all applications for conformity assessment of pressure equipment and assemblies designated as crisis-relevant goods as a matter of priority. |
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| 4. The prioritisation of applications for conformity assessment of pressure equipment and assemblies pursuant to paragraph 3 shall not give rise to any additional costs for the manufacturers, who have lodged those applications. | 4. The prioritisation of applications for conformity assessment of pressure equipment and assemblies pursuant to paragraph 3 shall not give rise to any extraordinary additional costs for the manufacturers, who have lodged those applications. |
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| 5. The notified bodies shall deploy their best efforts to increase their testing capacities for pressure equipment and assemblies designated as crisis-relevant goods in respect of which they have been notified. | 5. The notified bodies shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to increase their testing capacities for pressure equipment and assemblies designated as crisis-relevant goods in respect of which they have been notified. |
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| 1. By way of derogation from Article 14, any competent national authority may authorise, on a duly justified request, the placing on the market or putting into service within the territory of the Member State concerned, of specific pressure equipment or assembly designated as crisis-relevant good and for which the conformity assessment procedures referred to in that Article have not been carried out by a notified body but for which the compliance with all the applicable essential safety requirements has been demonstrated. | 1. By way of derogation from Article 14, the competent national authority, after carrying out a risk assessment, may authorise, on a duly justified request from an economic operator established in its Member State, the placing on the market or putting into service within the territory of that Member State, of specific pressure equipment or assembly designated as crisis-relevant good and for which the conformity assessment procedures referred to in that Article have not been carried out by a notified body but for which the compliance with all the applicable essential safety requirements has been demonstrated. |
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| The manufacturer shall also deploy all reasonable measures to ensure that the pressure equipment or assembly, which has been granted an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1 does not leave the territory of the Member State, issued the authorisation. | deleted |
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| 3. Any authorisation issued by a national competent authority pursuant to paragraph 1 shall set out the conditions and requirements under which the pressure equipment or assembly may be placed on the market or put into service, including: | 3. Any authorisation issued by a national competent authority pursuant to paragraph 1 shall set out the conditions and requirements under which the pressure equipment or assembly may be placed on the market or put into service, including at least: |
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| (c) an end date of validity of the authorisation, which cannot go beyond the last day of the period for which the Single Market emergency mode has been activated; | (c) an end date of validity of the authorisation, which, unless otherwise specified, cannot go beyond the last day of the period for which the internal market emergency mode has been activated; |
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| (ea) labelling requirements, including radio frequency identification, indicating that the pressure equipment and assembly was authorised under the internal market emergency mode. |
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| 4. By way of derogation from Article 43a(3), first subparagraph, where appropriate, the national competent authority may amend the conditions of the authorisation referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article, also after the deactivation or expiry of the Single Market Emergency mode. | 4. By way of derogation from Article 43a(3), where appropriate, the national competent authority may also amend the conditions and requirements referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article, after the deactivation or expiry of the internal market emergency mode. |
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| 5. By way of derogation from Articles 5 and 19, pressure equipment or assemblies, for which an authorisation has been granted in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article shall not leave the territory of the Member State which has issued the authorisation and shall not bear the CE marking. | deleted |
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| 6. The market surveillance authorities of the Member State, whose competent authority has granted an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1, shall be entitled to take all corrective and restrictive measures at national level provided for under this Directive with respect to such pressure equipment or assemblies. | 6. The market surveillance authorities of the Member State, whose competent authority has granted an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1, shall be entitled to take all corrective and restrictive measures at national level provided for under this Directive with respect to such pressure equipment or assemblies. The market surveillance authorities shall keep all records related to products authorised under a derogation for a period of 10 years. They shall make those records available to other market surveillance authorities upon request. |
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| 8. The application of Articles 43a to 43g and the use of the authorisation procedure set out in paragraph 1 of this Article does not affect the application of the relevant conformity assessment procedures laid down in Article 14 on the territory of the Member State concerned. | 8. The application of Articles 43a to 43g and the use of the authorisation procedure set out in paragraph 1 of this Article shall not affect the application of the relevant conformity assessment procedures laid down in Article 14. |
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| 8a. Pressure equipment and assemblies subject to derogation under paragraph 1 shall remain valid for six months after deactivation or expiration of the internal market emergency mode. After this period, they shall only be made available on the market after receiving an authorisation under the normal authorisation procedure provided for in this Directive. |
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| (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the Single Market, which were taken into consideration when activating the Single Market emergency mode in accordance with Article 15(4) of [the SMEI Regulation] significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential safety requirements set out in Annex II to this Directive and already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. | (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the internal market, which were taken into consideration when activating the internal market emergency mode in accordance with Article 14 of [the IMERA Regulation] significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential safety requirements set out in Annex II to this Directive and already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. |
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| (-a) where the European standardisation deliverables addressing a request pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 were not adopted; |
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| (a) where no reference to harmonised standards covering the relevant essential safety requirements set out in Annex II to this Directive has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012; | (a) where no reference to harmonised standards covering the relevant essential safety requirements set out in Annex II to this Directive has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 and no such reference is expected to be published within a reasonable timeframe during the internal market emergency mode; |
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| (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the Single Market, which led to the activation of the Single Market emergency mode significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential safety requirements set out in Annex II to this Directive already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. | (b) where severe disruptions in the functioning of the internal market, which led to the activation of the internal market emergency mode in accordance with Article 14 of [the IMERA Regulation] significantly restrict the possibilities of manufacturers to make use of the harmonised standards covering the relevant essential safety requirements set out in Annex II to this Directive already published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. |
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| 2. The implementing acts referred to in paragraph 1 of this Directive shall be adopted following a consultation of the sectoral experts and in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 44(3). They shall apply to the pressure equipment and assemblies placed on the market until the last day of the period for which the Single Market emergency mode remains active. In the early preparation of the draft implementing acts establishing the common specifications, the Commission shall gather the views of relevant bodies or expert groups established under relevant sectoral Union legislation. Based on that consultation, the Commission shall prepare the draft implementing act. | 2. The implementing acts referred to in paragraph 1 of this Directive shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 44(3). They shall apply to the pressure equipment and assemblies placed on the market until the last day of the period for which the internal market emergency mode remains active. When preparing the draft implementing act establishing the common specification, the Commission shall take into account the views of relevant bodies and shall duly consult all relevant stakeholders. |
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| 4. By way of derogation from Article 43a(3), first subparagraph, nnless there is sufficient reason to believe that the pressure equipment and assemblies covered by the common specifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Articlepresent a risk to the health or safety of persons, the pressure equipment and assemblies in compliance with those common specifications which have been placed on the market shall be deemed compliant with this Directive after the expiry or repeal of an implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and after the expiry or deactivation of the Single Market Emergency mode in accordance with [the SMEI Regulation]. | 4. By way of derogation from Article 43a(3), nnless there is sufficient reason to believe that the pressure equipment and assemblies covered by the common specifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article present a risk to the health or safety of persons, the pressure equipment and assemblies in compliance with those common specifications which have been placed on the market shall be deemed compliant with this Directive after the expiry or repeal of an implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and after the expiry or deactivation of the internal market emergency mode in accordance with [the IMERA Regulation]. |
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| 5. When a Member State considers that a common specification referred to in paragraph 1 does not entirely satisfy the essential safety requirements which it aims to cover and which are set out in Annex I, it shall inform the Commission thereof with a detailed explanation and the Commission shall assess that information and, if appropriate, amend or withdraw the implementing act establishing the common specification in question. | 5. When a Member State considers that a common specification referred to in paragraph 1 does not entirely satisfy the essential safety requirements which it aims to cover and which are set out in Annex I, it shall inform the Commission thereof with a detailed explanation and the Commission shall assess that information. The Commission may amend, where appropriate, the implementing act establishing the common specification in question. |
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| Article 43f | deleted |
| Adoption of mandatory common specifications | |
| 1. In exceptional and duly justified cases, the Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts establishing mandatory common specifications to cover the essential safety requirements set out in Annex II, ffor pressure equipment or assemblies, which have been designated as crisis-relevant goods. | |
| 2. The implementing acts establishing mandatory common specifications, referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be adopted following a consultation of the sectoral experts and in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 44(3). They shall apply to pressure equipment and assemblies placed on the market until the last day of the period for which the Single Market emergency mode remains active. In the early preparation of the draft implementing acts establishing the common specifications, the Commission shall gather the views of relevant bodies or expert groups established under relevant sectoral Union legislation. Based on that consultation, the Commission shall prepare the draft implementing act. | |
| 3. By way of derogation from Article 43a(3), first subparagraph, nnless there is sufficient reason to believe that the pressure equipment and assemblies covered by the common specifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article present a risk to the health or safety of persons, the pressure equipment and assemblies in compliance with the said common specifications which have been placed on the market shall be deemed compliant with this Directive after the expiry or repeal of an implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and after the expiry or deactivation of the Single Market Emergency mode in accordance with [the SMEI Regulation]. |
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| 2. The market surveillance authorities of the Member States shall deploy their best efforts to provide assistance to other market surveillance authorities during a Single Market emergency, including by mobilising and dispatching expert teams to temporarily reinforce the staff of market surveillance authorities requesting assistance or by providing logistical support such as reinforcement of the testing capacity for pressure equipment and assemblies designated as crisis-relevant goods. | 2. The market surveillance authorities of the Member States shall ensure all reasonable efforts are made to provide assistance to other market surveillance authorities during an internal market emergency, including by mobilising and dispatching expert teams to temporarily reinforce the staff of market surveillance authorities requesting assistance or by providing logistical support such as reinforcement of the testing capacity for pressure equipment and assemblies designated as crisis-relevant goods.’ |
Back matter, 2
Parts that accompany the text rather than belong to it: explanatory statement, annexes, opinions appended by other committees. Collapsed.
Explanatory statement 22 blocks
On 19 September 2022, the European Commission published the proposal for the “Single Market Emergency Instrument” (SMEI) and two legislative proposals with targeted amendments to sectoral legislation. SMEI provides a general framework for EU crisis response in the internal market and complements other sector-specific crisis response mechanisms such as the Union Civil Protection Mechanism and sector-specific crisis frameworks in the areas of health, semiconductors or food security.
SMEI was drawn up in response to the fragmentation of the internal market during the Covid-19 pandemic where ad-hoc, unilateral border closures impinged on the freedom of movement of goods, services and workers, and exacerbated supply chain disruptions. The unprecedented crisis led to a chaotic initial response by the Member States, marked by a lack of coordination and solidarity, and the introduction of unjustified restrictions, without fully taking into consideration their devastating effect on the proper functioning of the internal market. The new instrument provides for a horizontal crisis governance framework to make sure that the internal market remains open and that supply chains are more resilient.
The Rapporteur fully supports the objective of the Regulation of safeguarding free movement of goods, workers and services. At the same time, the Rapporteur believes that resilience is key to ensuring that the internal market delivers on its ultimate goal of supporting the EU’s economy. The Rapporteur therefore proposes to change the title to “Internal Market Emergency and Resilience Act” (IMERA) and to introduce additional changes to strengthen the Union’s resilience. The Rapporteur welcomes IMERA’s approach to preserving the free movement of goods, services and workers. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the rights of workers and companies as enshrined in the Treaties were disproportionately limited. The Rapporteur would like to highlight that the Treaty freedoms are not suspended in times of crises: unilateral limitations to free movement often even hampered the crisis response, such as limiting the mobility of health workers, hospital machinery maintenance service providers or the availability of food supplies. Therefore, the Rapporteur emphasizes the important role that “Fast lanes” played during the pandemic and highlights that the new instrument should further develop such measures.
During the Covid 19 pandemic and the EU’s response to Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine, the government-led crisis responses were complemented by the rapid adjustments companies made to their supply chains and production lines. The Rapporteur believes that market interventions must remain instruments of last resort, while market-based mechanisms such as procurement and cooperation between the government and the industry are better, faster and more efficient crisis responses.
In view of these considerations, the Rapporteur strengthens some elements, in particular pertaining to resilience and the free movement of workers, goods and services. At the same time, he wants to ensure that during a crisis, the spirit of cooperation and solidarity governs the relationship between governments and companies willing to help.
The Rapporteur believes that IMERA must increase the resilience of supply chains by fostering cooperation between businesses, the Commission and Member States on a voluntary basis. The Rapporteur therefore proposes to ensure the crisis-preparedness of all actors through biennial stress tests, trainings and crisis protocols involving not only all relevant national authorities, but also stakeholders such as businesses, social partners and experts.
Companies possess critical knowledge and resources for crisis responses, as highlighted by the Covid pandemic. In the Rapporteur’s opinion, the inclusion of companies must be an integral part of any crisis response mechanism. The Rapporteur wants to foster greater involvement of companies by allowing them to provide advice on crisis-measures through an online platform. Moreover, to address common sector-specific vulnerabilities at a European level, the Commission should conduct supply chain stress tests on a voluntary basis, thereby giving both the Commission and businesses the opportunity to develop best practices on supply chain resilience.
The Rapporteur believes that strategic reserves must become a more permanent consideration in increasing the Union’s resilience, and increased cooperation and exchange of best practices between the Commission and the Member States is needed. At the same time, the Rapporteur notes that the pro-cyclical creation of reserves during the “Vigilance Mode” or “Emergency Mode” risks increased scarcity, rising prices, affecting competition and the level playing field, and an exacerbation of the situation. Moreover, strategic reserves require established relationships between economic operators and administrative arrangements specific to each sector. Member States are better placed to accomplish that as they already have well-established mechanisms to administer strategic reserves. Therefore, the Rapporteur suggests giving the Commission a permanent role in ensuring coordination, information exchange and promoting solidarity between Member States in the administration of strategic reserves, while removing the empowerment to prescribe mandatory stockpiles during the “Vigilance Mode”.
The Rapporteur believes that the focus of IMERA during a crisis must be to safeguard the free movement of goods, services and workers as enshrined in the treaties, especially in case of emergencies. The Rapporteur proposes to strengthen the elements of the first chapter of the emergency mode and align it with the treaties and with case law. Moreover, the Rapporteur wants to draw more attention to the situation of border regions as they are the most affected by limitations to free movement. Hence, he would like to aim for a unified definition of “working from home”.
To the Rapporteur, companies and market forces are central to any crisis response in the Internal Market. While he sees the necessity for priority rated orders, he suggests improvements to provide further leeway to companies and ensure more legal certainty. Since businesses delivered despite uncoordinated actions by public authorities during the pandemic, the Rapporteur suggests more limited and voluntary requests for information. Moreover, to provide legal certainty, the Rapporteur improves the rules governing the use of data and the protection of trade and business secrets, and of intellectual property. Furthermore, the Rapporteur proposes procedural elements to ensure that priority rated orders remain an instrument of last resort and will not endanger the economic viability of companies. Recalling that companies during the Covid pandemic were under a heavy strain, the Rapporteur suggests adjustments to the sanctions regimes to reflect the lower revenues likely generated during a crisis.
The Rapporteur considers solidarity to be the key for the mutual trust and, ultimately, for the smooth free movement of goods, services and workers. Therefore, he suggests a mechanism whereby Member States may launch a call for solidarity in case of shortages of crisis-relevant goods and services. During Covid, export restrictions and joint procurement pitted EU-members against like-minded neighbours that were equally in need of crisis-relevant goods. To avoid such situations in the future and to strengthen European solidarity, the rapporteur proposes to open up the joint procurement to Andorra, Monaco and San Marino, accession candidate countries and countries of the European Free Trade Area.
During the Covid pandemic, nationally divergent requirements and administrative procedures for entering another Member State created great confusion and frustration for citizens, especially workers and service providers, in particular in border regions. The Rapporteur therefore foresees that the Commission must immediately develop digital tools similar to the successful interoperable Covid-19 certificate to guarantee the functioning of “fast lanes” for critical goods and services. The Commission must provide a digital portal, covering all registration or authorisation forms for cross-border activities, especially for crisis-relevant declarations similar to Covid Certificates, and for crisis-relevant professional services to accelerate authorisation, registration or declaration procedures.
Covid highlighted the importance of good cooperation between all governments in the EU’s internal market, but also the importance of parliamentary scrutiny. Therefore, the Rapporteur proposes to model the advisory group after an expert group within the well-known and established rules for such groups, thereby giving the European Parliament and EEA/EFTA countries a more permanent seat at the table as observers. Given the general nature of IMERA, the Rapporteur also suggests improvement to key definitions, thereby increasing legal certainty and predictability.
The Rapporteur suggests targeted changes to the two accompanying proposals to make sure that free movement of harmonised and non-harmonised goods is facilitated across the EU. As regards the crisis instruments at the Commission’s disposal, the Rapporteur suggests providing a mechanism also for the rapid placing on the market for non-harmonized products, which would have increased the availability of safe personal protection equipment during the Covid pandemic. Furthermore, to incentivize companies to ramp up production during a crisis, the Rapporteur proposes to permit the continued sale of goods that were put on the market under emergency procedures for a limited period of time after the end of the single market emergency, without compromising on the safety of the products.
It is the Rapporteur’s belief that IMERA should primarily improve the resilience of the internal market, ensuring constant coordination between Member States and ensuring readiness for the event of sudden shocks at all times. Thereby, in times of crisis, the Internal Market must stay open and functional and protect consumers, workers and businesses alike from emergencies.
Annex: list of entities or persons from whom the rapporteur has received input 2 blocks
The following list is drawn up on a purely voluntary basis under the exclusive responsibility of the rapporteur. The rapporteur has received input from the following entities or persons in the preparation of the draft report:
| Affordable Medicines Europe |
| APPLiA - Home Appliance Europe |
| BDA - Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände e.V. |
| BDI - Bundesverband der Deutschen Industry e.V. |
| Business Europe |
| BWL - Bundesamt für wirtschaftliche Landesversorgung der Schweiz |
| Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs |
| Eurochambres |
| Eurocommerce |
| France Industrie |
| Germany Ministry of Climate and Economics |
| Independent Retail Europe |
| Mission of the United Kingdom to the European Union |
| NESA - National Emergency Supply Agency of Finland |
| Orgalim |
| Prof. Dr. iur. Jan Bergmann |
| SME United |
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Procedure – committee responsible 1 block
| Title | Amending Directives 2000/14/EC, 2006/42/EC, 2010/35/EU, 2013/29/EU, 2014/28/EU, 2014/29/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/31/EU, 2014/32/EU, 2014/33/EU, 2014/34/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU and 2014/68/EU as regard emergency procedures for the conformity assessment, adoption of common specifications and market surveillance due to a Single Market emergency | ||
| References | COM(2022)0462 – C9-0313/2022 – 2022/0280(COD) | ||
| Date submitted to Parliament | 19.9.2022 | ||
| Committee responsible Date announced in plenary | IMCO 21.11.2022 | ||
| Committees asked for opinions Date announced in plenary | ENVI 21.11.2022 | TRAN 21.11.2022 | |
| Not delivering opinions Date of decision | ENVI 25.10.2022 | TRAN 27.10.2022 | |
| Rapporteurs Date appointed | Andreas Schwab 16.12.2022 | ||
| Discussed in committee | 28.3.2023 | 25.4.2023 | 28.6.2023 |
| Date adopted | 18.7.2023 | ||
| Result of final vote | +: –: 0: | 34 2 4 | |
| Members present for the final vote | Andrus Ansip, Pablo Arias Echeverría, Alessandra Basso, Brando Benifei, Adam Bielan, Biljana Borzan, Vlad-Marius Botoş, Markus Buchheit, Anna Cavazzini, Deirdre Clune, David Cormand, Alexandra Geese, Sandro Gozi, Maria Grapini, Svenja Hahn, Virginie Joron, Eugen Jurzyca, Kateřina Konečná, Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, Antonius Manders, Leszek Miller, Anne-Sophie Pelletier, René Repasi, Christel Schaldemose, Andreas Schwab, Tomislav Sokol, Ivan Štefanec, Róża Thun und Hohenstein, Tom Vandenkendelaere, Kim Van Sparrentak, Marion Walsmann | ||
| Substitutes present for the final vote | Marco Campomenosi, Claude Gruffat, Ivars Ijabs, Karen Melchior, Tsvetelina Penkova, Kosma Złotowski | ||
| Substitutes under Rule 209(7) present for the final vote | Eric Minardi, Paulo Rangel, Grzegorz Tobiszowski | ||
| Date tabled | 25.7.2023 |
Final vote by roll call in committee responsible 3 blocks
34 · For
- ECR
- Adam Bielan, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Kosma Złotowski
- EPP
- Pablo Arias Echeverría, Deirdre Clune, Antonius Manders, Paulo Rangel, Andreas Schwab, Tomislav Sokol, Ivan Štefanec, Tom Vandenkendelaere, Marion Walsmann
- Renew
- Andrus Ansip, Vlad-Marius Botoş, Sandro Gozi, Svenja Hahn, Ivars Ijabs, Karen Melchior, Róża Thun und Hohenstein
- S&D
- Brando Benifei, Biljana Borzan, Maria Grapini, Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, Leszek Miller, Tsvetelina Penkova, René Repasi, Christel Schaldemose
- The Left
- Kateřina Konečná, Anne-Sophie Pelletier
- Greens
- Anna Cavazzini, David Cormand, Alexandra Geese, Claude Gruffat, Kim Van Sparrentak
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