# Directive 2005/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on harmonised river information services (RIS) on inland waterways in the Community, Article 7: Type-approval of RIS equipment

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Where necessary for the safety of navigation and required by the relevant technical specifications, RIS terminal and network equipment and software applications shall be type-approved for compliance with those specifications before being put into service on inland waterways.
2. Member States shall notify to the Commission the national bodies responsible for type-approval. The Commission shall communicate such information to the other Member States.
3. All Member States shall recognise type-approvals issued by the national bodies of the other Member States referred to in paragraph 2.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2005/44/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2005-44/article-7
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