Division 3.1 Council Directive 76/767/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to common provisions for pressure vessels and methods of inspecting them

As regards Directive 76/767/EEC, the Commission should be empowered to adapt to technical progress its Annexes and those provisions of the separate directives which are specified in each of those directives. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of Directive 76/767/EEC and the separate directives, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.

Accordingly, Directive 76/767/EEC is hereby amended as follows:

1. 1..

   Article 17(2)(a) shall be replaced by the following:

   ‘(a)

   the Member State shall forward the documents giving the description of the vessel and the documents supporting its request for derogation, including the results of any tests carried out, to the other Member States, which shall have a period of four months to agree or disagree, to submit any comments, questions, additional requirements or requests for further tests, or, if they so wish, to refer the matter to the Committee referred to in Article 20(1) for its view. Copies of the documents shall be sent to the Commission. Such correspondence shall be confidential.’;

2. 2..

   Article 18 shall be replaced by the following:

   ‘Article 18

   The Commission shall adapt to technical progress Annexes I and II to this Directive and those provisions of the separate directives which are specified in each of those directives. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive and the separate directives, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 20(2).’;

3. 3..

   Article 20 shall be amended as follows:

   1. (a)

      paragraph 2 shall be replaced by the following:

      ‘2.

      Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.’;

   2. (b)

      paragraph 3 shall be deleted.