Marine equipment (repealing Directive 96/98/EC)
This procedure aims to update the rules for the certification and standardisation of marine equipment. By repealing the outdated 1996 directive, the EU is modernising how safety and quality standards are applied to equipment used on ships to ensure better safety at sea and a more efficient regulatory framework.
This will primarily affect shipbuilders, manufacturers of maritime equipment, and transport operators. It streamlines compliance processes and updates technical standards for both passenger and freight shipping.
Documents
[IT] Regolamento recante attuazione della direttiva 2014/90/UE del Parlamento europeo e del Consiglio del 23 luglio 2014 sull'equipaggiamento marittimo che abroga la direttiva 96/98/CE. — https://www.normattiva.it/ricerca/semplice?q=Regolamento%20recante%20attuazione%20della%20direttiva%202014%2F90%2FUE%20del%20Parlamento%20europeo%20e%20del%20Consiglio%20del%2023%20luglio%202014%20sullequipaggiamento%20marittimo%20che%20abroga%20la%20direttiva%2096%2F98%2FCE.
national transposition · IT · 2026-08-20
[SE] Lag (2011:791) om ackreditering och teknisk kontroll — https://lagen.nu/2011:791
national transposition · SV · 2026-08-04
[PL] Ustawa z dnia 13 kwietnia 2016 r. systemach oceny zgodności i nadzoru rynku — https://isap.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/DocDetails.xsp?id=WDU20160000542
national transposition · PL · 2026-07-24
Repeal of Directive 96/98/EC
proposal · EN · 2026-05-04
Repeal of Directive 96/98/EC
report · EN · 2026-05-04