New approach and the global approach directives

Directives based on the new approach and the global approach

• Directive 1996/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 September 1996 on energy efficiency requirements for household electric refrigerators, freezers and combinations thereof (OJ L 236 of 18/09/96)
• Council Directive 1999/36/EC [161 KB] of 29 April 1999 on transportable pressure equipment (OJ L 138 of 01/06/99 and OJ L 250 of 23/09/99)
• Directive 2000/14/EC [751 KB] 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 of 03/07/00)
• Directive 2000/55/EC [200 KB] of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on energy efficiency requirements for ballasts for fluorescent lighting (OJ L 279 of 01/11/00)

Directives based on the principles of the New Approach which provide for CE marking

• Council Directive 73/23/EEC [61 KB] (OJ L 77 of 26/03/73) of 19 February 1973 on the harmonization of the laws of Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (as amended by Directive 93/68/EEC) (OJ L 77 of 26/03/73 and OJ L 220 of 30/08/93)
• Council Directive 87/404/EEC [92 KB] (OJ L 220 of 08/08/87) of 25 June 1987 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to simple pressure vessels (amended by Directives 90/488/EEC and 93/68/EEC) (OJ L 270 of 02/10/90 and OJ L 220 of 30/08/93).
• Council Directive 88/378/EEC [93 KB] (OJ L 187 of 16/07/88) of 3 May 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning the safety of toys (amended by Directives 93/68/EEC and 2008/112/EC) (OJ L 220 of 30/08/93 and OJ L 345 of 23/12/2008)
• Council Directive 89/106/EEC [92 KB] (OJ L 40 of 11/02/89 ) of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to construction products (amended by Directive 93/68/EEC and Regulation 1882/2003) (OJ L 220 of 30/08/93 and OJ L 284 of 31/10/2003)
• Council Directive 89/336/EEC [175 KB] (OJ L 139 of 23/05/89) of 3 May 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility (amended by directives 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC) (OJ L 126 of 12/05/92 and OJ L 220 of 30/08/93)
• Council Directive 89/686/EEC [150 KB] (OJ L 399 of 30/12/89) of 21 December 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to personal protective equipment (amended by directives 93/68/EEC, 93/95/EEC and 96/58/EC) (OJ L 220 of 30/08/93, OJ L 276 of 09/11/93 and OJ L 236 of 18/09/96)
• Council Directive 90/384/EEC [290 KB] (OJ L 189 of 20/07/90) of 20 June 1990 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to non-automatic weighing instruments (amended by Directive 93/68/EEC) (OJ L 220 of 30/08/93)
• Council Directive 90/385/EEC [158 KB] (OJ L 189 of 20/07/90) of 20 June 1990 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to active implantable medical devices (amended by Directives 93/42/EEC, 93/68/EEC, 2007/47/EC and Regulation 1882/2003) (OJ L 169 of 12/07/93, OJ L 220 of 30/08/93, OJ L 247 of 21/09/2007 and OJ L 284 of 31/10/2003).
• Council Directive 90/396/EEC [222 KB] (OJ L 196 of 26/07/90) of 29 June 1990 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to appliances burning gaseous fuels (amended by Directive 93/68/EEC) (OJ L 220 of 30/08/93)
• Council Directive 92/42/EEC [92 KB] (OJ L 167 of 22/06/92) of 21 May 1992 on efficiency requirements for new hot-water boilers fired with liquid or gaseous fuels (amended by Directives 93/68/EEC, 2004/8/EC, 2005/32/EC and 2008/28/EC) (OJ L 220 of 30/08/93, OJ L 52 of 21/2/2004, OJ L 191 of 22/7/2005 and L 81 20/3/2008)
• Council Directive 93/15/EEC [119 KB] (OJ L 121 of 15/05/93 ) of 5 April 1993 on the harmonization of the provisions relating to the placing on the market and supervision of explosives for civil uses (amended by Regulation (EC) 1882/2003 and Regulation (EC) No 219/2009) (OJ L 284 of 31/10/2003 and OJ L 87 of 31/3/2009)
• Council Directive 93/42/EEC [265 KB] (OJ L 169 of 12/07/93) of 14 June 1993 concerning medical devices (amended by Directives 98/79/EC, 2000/70/EC, 2001/104/EC, 2007/47/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003) (OJ L 331 of 7/12/1998, OJ L 313 of 13/12/2000, OJ L 6 of 10/1/2002, OJ L 247 of 21/9/2007, OJ L 284 of 31/10/2003)
• Directive 94/9/EC [151 KB] (OJ L 100 of 19/4/1994) of the European Parliament and the Council of 23 March 1994 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003) (OJ L 284 of 31/10/2003)
• Directive 94/25/EC [184 KB] (OJ L 164 of 30/6/1994) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 June 1994 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to recreational craft (amended by Directive 2003/44/EC, Regulations (EC) No 1882/2003 and 1137/2008) (OJ L 214 of 26/8/2003, OJ L 284 of 31/10/2003 and OJ L 311 of 21/11/2008)
• European Parliament and Council Directive 95/16/EC [200 KB] (OJ L 213 of 7/9/1995,) of 29 June 1995 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to lifts (amended by Regulation (EC) 1882/2003 and Directive 2006/42/EC) (OJ L 157 of 9/6/2006 OJ L 284 of 31/10/2003)
• Directive 97/23/EC [275 KB] (OJ L 181 of 9/7/1997) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 May 1997 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning pressure equipment (amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003) (OJ L 284 of 31/10/2003)
• Directive 98/37/EC [210 KB] (OJ L 207 of 23/07/98) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to machinery (amended by Directive 98/79/EC) (OJ L 331 of 07/12/98)
• Directive 98/79/EC [188 KB] (OJ L 331 of 7/12/1998) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 1998 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices (amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003) (OJ L 284 of 31/10/2003)
• Directive 1999/5/EC [115 KB] (OJ L 91 of 07/04/99) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (OJ L 284 of 31/10/2003)
• Directive 2000/9/EC [173 KB] (OJ L 106 of 03/05/00) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 relating to cableway installations designed to carry persons
• Directive 2004/22/EC [342 KB] (OJ L 135 of 30/04/2004) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on measuring instruments (amended by Directive 2006/96/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1137/2008) (OJ L 363 81 20/12/2006 and L 311 1 21/11/2008)

Directives based on the principles of the New Approach or the Global Approach, but which do not provide for CE marking

• European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste (OJ L 365 of 31/12/94)
• Council Directive 96/48/EC of 23 July 1996 on the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system (OJ L 241 of 29/08/98)
• Council Directive 96/98/EC of 20 December 1996 on marine equipment (OJ L 241 of 29/08/98 [31 KB] )
• Directive 2001/16/EC [127 KB] of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2001 on the interoperability of the trans-European conventional rail system (OJ L 334 of 18/12/01)

Proposals for directives based on the principles of the New Approach or the Global Approach

• Proposal for a Council directive on articles of precious metal (COM(1993)322) (OJ C 318 of 25/11/93 )
• Proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive on marking of packaging and on the establishment of a conformity assessment procedure for packaging (COM(1996)191 ) (OJ C 382 of 18/12/96)
• Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on machinery and amending Directive 95/16/EC (COM(2000)899 [406 KB] ) (OJ C 154 of 29/05/01)

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