Decree No. 174 / 2005 Coll.

Government regulation laying down technical requirements for recreational craft, for partially manufactured recreational craft and for their selected parts, for water scooters and propulsion engines for recreational craft and water scooters

Valid Regulation Effective from 02.05.2005
Text versions: 02.05.2005
174
GOVERNMENT REGULATION
of 23 March 2005
laying down technical requirements for recreational craft, for semi-manufactured recreational craft and for their selected parts, for water scooters and propulsion engines for recreational craft and for water scooters
The Government orders pursuant to Article 22 of Act No. 22 / 1997 Coll., on Technical Requirements for Products and on the Amendment and Addition of Certain Acts, as amended by Act No. 71 / 2000 Coll. and Act No. 205 / 2002 Coll., ("the Act ') to implement Sections 11 (2), 11 (2), 12 and 13 of the Act:
§ 1
Subject matter
(1) This Regulation lays down, in accordance with the law of the European Communities (1) (hereinafter referred to as the Community), technical requirements
(a) in terms of design and design:
1. recreational craft and partially manufactured recreational craft;
2. jet scooters,
3. the selected parts of recreational craft, where they are placed on the Community market (hereinafter referred to as "the market") separately and intended for installation,
(b) with regard to exhaust emissions:
1. propulsion engines which are installed or specially designed for installation on, or in, recreational craft and watercraft;
2. propulsion engines subjected to major engine modifications which are installed or specially designed to be installed on, or in, recreational craft and watercraft;
(c) for noise emissions:
1. recreational craft with stern engines without an integrated exhaust system or with built-in engines;
2. recreational craft with stern engines without a built-in exhaust system or with built-in engines subjected to major modification of the vessel and subsequently placed on the market within five years after the modification;
3. jet scooters,
4. outboard engines and rear engines with an integrated exhaust system intended for installation on recreational craft;
where they are intended for placing on the market.
(2) With regard to construction and construction, this Regulation does not apply to:
(a) recreational craft and scooters designated by the manufacturer and designated exclusively for racing;
(b) canoes, kayaks, rowing boats, paddles or bikes and pedal boats;
(c) washed boards,
(d) surfboards and motor-powered boards,
(e) original historical vessels and copies thereof, provided that they have been marked by the manufacturer as copies of the historical vessels, have been constructed before 1950 and have been manufactured mainly from identical materials used on historical vessels;
(f) test vessels subsequently not placed on the market;
(g) recreational craft and self-made water scooters, provided that they are not placed on the market for 5 years after manufacture;
(h) vessels specially designed for the carriage of persons, carried out in the course of business, while occupying their crew2);
(i) submersible vessels;
(j) hovercraft;
(k) ships carrying wings;
(l) steam-powered vessels with an external combustion plant for coal, coke, wood, oil or gas;
(m) vessels of the Police of the Czech Republic and the Fire Department intended for the performance of their duties.
(3) With regard to exhaust emissions, this Regulation shall not apply to:
(a) propulsion engines which are installed or specially designed for installation
1. on recreational craft and scooters designated by the manufacturer and designated exclusively for racing;
2. on test vessels not subsequently placed on the market;
3. on vessels specially designed for the transport of persons, carried out in the course of business, while occupying their crew2),
4. on submersible vessels;
5. on hovercraft,
6. on ships carrying wings,
7. on vessels of the Police of the Czech Republic and the Fire Department intended for the performance of their duties,
(b) original historical propulsion engines and their individual replicas, manufactured in accordance with a design from before 1950, not manufactured in series and installed on recreational craft and waterscooters in accordance with paragraph 2 (e) and (g);
(c) propulsion engines manufactured for own use, provided that they are not placed on the market within five years.
(4) With regard to noise emissions, this Regulation shall not apply to:
(a) all recreational craft and jet scooters referred to in paragraph 3;
(b) recreational craft and self-made watercraft, provided that they are not marketed within five years.
§ 2
Basic concepts
(1) For the purposes of this Regulation:
(a) a recreational craft of any type intended for sporting or recreational purposes with a hull length of 2,5 m to 24 m, irrespective of the type of propulsion;
(b) a semi-manufactured recreational craft completed by the vessel's body for the construction of a recreational craft or a recreational craft assembly;
(c) selected parts of the recreational vessel
1. equipment protecting built-in engines and rear engines against undesirable ignition;
2. a device to prevent the start of a loaded trailer engine;
3. steering wheels, steering mechanisms and systems of control ropes,
4. fixed fuel tanks and fuel hoses,
5. prefabricated ducts and side windows,
(d) by a jet ski, a vessel of less than 4 m in length, using as the main source of propulsion a combustion engine with a hydroreactive propulsion system and designed to drive by a person or persons seated, standing or kneeling on the hull, not within it;
(e) a positive-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion engine of a kind used for propulsion purposes, including two-stroke and four-stroke built-in engines, rear engines with or without an integrated exhaust system and trailers;
("the specified products').
(2) For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall also apply:
(a) a larger modification of the engine which:
1. Could cause an engine to exceed the emission limit values set out in Part B of Annex 1 to this Regulation, except for the normal replacement of engine components which do not change the emission characteristics; or
2. increases the rated engine power by more than 15%;
(b) a major modification of the vessel's adjustment which:
1. changes the type of propulsion of the vessel;
2. Includes major engine modifications; or
3. amend the vessel to the extent that it is considered a new vessel;
(c) the type of propulsion by which the vessel is powered, in particular propellers or hydroreactive propulsion systems;
(d) a group of engines by the manufacturer, a group of engines for which similar characteristics can be assumed with regard to exhaust emissions, taking into account their design;
(e) the essential technical requirements for the specified products are those for their construction and design, exhaust emissions and noise emissions in terms of safety, health, environment and user protection requirements;
(f) a built-in motor propulsion engine built in by a craft fuelling propulsion equipment such as a propeller shaft,
(g) the rear engine propulsion engine, built inside the vessel at its rear connected to the Z-drive, which is a rotating propulsion unit with a propeller;
(h) a parent engine, a separate portable propulsion unit consisting of a propulsion engine and a propeller with a propeller, located inverted outside the back of the vessel;
(i) the identification of the natural person by his name or name, surname, date of birth and place of permanent residence, and the identification of the legal person or natural person, his name and, where applicable, the name or business name of the natural person listed in the trade or trade register, the address of the permanent residence or registered office of the firm, the place of business and the identification number, if any, were assigned.
§ 3
Basic technical requirements
The specified products shall comply with the essential technical requirements set out in Annex 1 to this Regulation; semi-manufactured recreational craft shall comply with the basic technical requirements set out in Annex 1 to this Regulation which apply to an developed recreational craft. Where the basic technical requirements are specified by harmonised Czech technical standards (§ 4a (1) of the Act) or by foreign technical standards transposing a harmonised European standard in the Member States of the European Union and the characteristics of the specified products comply with them, these basic technical requirements shall be deemed to be met.
§ 4
Conditions of marketing
(1) Specified products may be placed on the market only for use corresponding to the manufacturer's intended purpose, provided that they do not endanger the safety and health of persons, property and the environment.
(2) Vacation vessels and water scooters may be placed on the market if the manufacturer, his authorised representative or importer has applied the relevant conformity assessment procedures to the technical requirements for specified products (hereinafter referred to as "conformity assessment procedures") pursuant to Article 5 and has issued an EC declaration of conformity pursuant to Article 10 (2).
(3) Partially manufactured recreational craft may be placed on the market if the manufacturer, his authorised representative or importer has applied the conformity assessment procedures referred to in Article 5 to the extent provided for in respect of partially manufactured recreational craft and if the manufacturer, his authorised representative or importer has issued a declaration that the product is intended to be finished by other bodies and that it complies with the essential technical requirements applicable to the developed vessel pursuant to Article 10 (4).
(4) The selected parts of a recreational vessel may be placed on the market if the manufacturer, his authorised representative or importer has applied the relevant conformity assessment procedures pursuant to Article 5 and has issued an EC declaration of conformity pursuant to Article 10 (2) and is intended to be fitted to recreational craft in accordance with the declaration of the manufacturer or his authorised representative or importer pursuant to Article 10 (5).
(5) Rear engines fitted with an exhaust system and trailer engines may be placed on the market if the manufacturer, his authorised representative or importer has applied the relevant conformity assessment procedures in accordance with Section 5 and has issued an EC declaration of conformity in accordance with Section 10 (2). Built-in engines and stern engines without a built-in exhaust system, propulsion engines of a type approved under the Community Regulation (3) and which are in conformity with a specific stage of the Community Regulation (4) and propulsion engines of which the type has been approved under the Community Regulation (5) may be placed on the market if the manufacturer, his authorised representative or importer has applied the relevant conformity assessment procedures pursuant to Section 5 and has issued an EC declaration of conformity pursuant to Section 10 (3).
(6) At trade fairs, exhibitions, demonstrations and other similar occasions, specified products which do not comply with the provisions of this Regulation may be presented, provided that the visible sign clearly indicates that such products cannot be placed on the market or put into service until they comply with this Regulation.
(7) The putting into service of recreational craft, including their selected parts and waterscooters, is regulated by a separate legislation (6), (7).
§ 5
Conformity assessment procedures
(1) Before placing the specified products on the market, the manufacturer or his authorised representative or importer shall apply the conformity assessment procedures referred to in paragraphs 3 to 9.
(2) In the case of the assessment of a recreational craft after its manufacture, if the manufacturer, his authorised representative or importer fails to comply with the obligations relating to conformity assessment under this Regulation, the recreational craft may be placed on the market provided that such obligations are taken over under its responsibility by a natural person with a permanent residence or by a legal person established in the Member State of the European Union who places the product on the market. In this case, the person placing the product on the market shall ask the authorised person for an assessment after manufacture. The person placing the product on the market shall transmit to the authorised person all available documents and technical documents relating to the first placing on the market of the product in the country of origin. The authorised person shall examine the individual product and carry out calculations and further assessments in order to satisfy himself of its equivalent compliance with the relevant requirements of this Regulation. In this case, the product label referred to in point 2.2 of Part A of Annex No 1 to this Regulation shall be supplemented by the inscription "Additional checking certificate '. The authorised person shall draw up a conformity report concerning the assessment carried out and shall inform the person placing the product on the market of its obligations. This person shall draw up an EC declaration of conformity in accordance with Article 10 (1) and attach or have the CE marking accompanied by the identification number of the authorised person concerned.
(3) With regard to the design and execution of the products referred to in Article 1 (1) (a), the manufacturer of the vessel, his authorised representative or importer shall apply for the design category A - "ocean" and for the design category B - "sea" as defined in Annex 1 to this Regulation to the recreational vessel:
(a) with a hull length of between 2,5 metres and 12 metres, the conformity assessment procedure referred to in Annex 3 to this Regulation - internal control of production and testing (conformity assessment procedure - module Aa) or EC type examination (conformity assessment procedure - module B) referred to in Annex 4 to this Regulation, supplemented by a conformity assessment procedure (conformity assessment procedure - module C) pursuant to Annex 5 to this Regulation or any of the conformity assessment procedures - modules B + D or B + E or B + F or G or H according to the relevant Annexes to this Regulation;
(b) with a hull length of 12 metres or less up to and including 24 metres
1. the conformity assessment procedure set out in Annex 4 to this Regulation - EC type-examination, supplemented by the conformity assessment procedure set out in Annex 5 to this Regulation - conformity with the type (conformity assessment procedure - Module B + C),
2. the conformity assessment procedure set out in Annex 4 to this Regulation - EC type-examination accompanied by the conformity assessment procedure - set out in Annex 6 to this Regulation - quality assurance of production (conformity assessment procedure - module B + D),
3. the conformity assessment procedure set out in Annex 4 to this Regulation - EC type-examination accompanied by the conformity assessment procedure - set out in Annex 12 to this Regulation - product quality assurance (conformity assessment procedure - module B + E),
4. the conformity assessment procedure set out in Annex 4 to this Regulation - EC type-examination supplemented by the conformity assessment procedure set out in Annex 7 to this Regulation - product verification (conformity assessment procedure - module B + F),
5. the conformity assessment procedure set out in Annex 8 to this Regulation - verification of individual products (conformity assessment procedure - Module G); or
6. the conformity assessment procedure set out in Annex 9 to this Regulation - comprehensive quality assurance (conformity assessment procedure - Module H).
(4) With regard to the design and design of the products referred to in Article 1 (1) (a), the manufacturer of the vessel, his authorised representative or importer shall apply to the design category of the vessel C - "offshore" as defined in Annex 1 to this Regulation, for recreational craft:
(a) with a hull length of between 2,5 and 12 metres
1. the conformity assessment procedure set out in Annex No 2 to this Regulation - internal production control (conformity assessment procedure - Module A), if the standards referred to in Section 3 of Annex 3 are complied with when constructing a recreational craft, which govern the requirements contained in points 3.2 and 3.3 of Part A of Annex No 1 to this Regulation, or internal production control and testing (module Aa) according to Annex 3 to this Regulation or EC type examination (module B) according to Annex 4 to this Regulation, supplemented by an agreement with the type (module C) referred to in Annex 5 to this Regulation, or any of modules B + D or B + E or B + F or G or H pursuant to the relevant Annexes to this Regulation; or
2. the conformity assessment procedure set out in Annex 3 to this Regulation - internal control of production and testing (conformity assessment procedure - module Aa), unless the construction of a recreational craft complies with the standards set out in Section 3 which govern the requirements contained in points 3.2 and 3.3 of Part A of Annex 1 to this Regulation or with the EC type-examination (module B) referred to in Annex 4 to this Regulation, supplemented by an agreement with the type (module C) of Annex 5 to this Regulation or any of the modules B + D or B + E or B + F or G or H as appropriate Annexes to this Regulation;
(b) within 24 metres of the torso length up to and including 24 metres including the EC type-examination (Module B) conformity assessment procedures referred to in Annex 4 to this Regulation, supplemented by an agreement with the type (Module C) referred to in Annex 5 to this Regulation or any of the modules B + D or B + E or B + F or G or H according to the relevant Annexes to this Regulation.
(5) From the point of view of the design and design of the products referred to in Article 1 (1) (a), the manufacturer of the vessel, his authorised representative or importer shall, for the design category of the vessel D - "protected waters" as defined in Annex 1 to this Regulation, apply the conformity assessment procedure referred to in Annex 2 to this Regulation, the internal production control (conformity assessment procedure - Module A) or the internal production control (module Aa) as defined in Annex 3 to this Regulation or the EC type examination (module B) as set out in Annex 4 to this Regulation, supplemented by an approval (module C) in accordance with Annex 5 to this Regulation or any of modules B + D or B + E or B + F or G or H as appropriate Annexes to this Regulation.
(6) From the point of view of the design and design of the products referred to in Article 1 (1) (a), the manufacturer of the vessel, his authorised representative or importer shall apply the conformity assessment procedure set out in Annex 2 to this Regulation - Internal control of the production (conformity assessment procedure - Module A) or internal control of the production and testing (module Aa) referred to in Annex 3 to this Regulation, or EC type-examination (module B) according to Annex 4 to this Regulation, supplemented by conformity with the type (module C) referred to in Annex 5 to this Regulation, or by any of modules B + D or B + E or B + F or G or H or H pursuant to the relevant Annexes to this Regulation.
(7) With regard to the design and execution of the products referred to in Article 1 (1) (a), the manufacturer of the vessel, his authorised representative or importer shall apply the conformity assessment procedure according to any of the modules B + C or B + D or B + F or G or H or H or the relevant Annexes to this Regulation to the selected parts of the recreational craft.
(8) With regard to exhaust emissions of products referred to in Article 1 (1) (b), the manufacturer, his authorised representative or importer shall apply the EC type-examination (module B) procedure set out in Annex 4 to this Regulation, supplemented by the conformity assessment procedure for type (module C) referred to in Annex 5 to this Regulation, or any of the modules B + D or B + E or B + F or G or H according to the relevant Annexes to this Regulation.
(9) With regard to noise emissions
(a) for the products referred to in Article 1 (1) (c) (1) and (2), the manufacturer, his authorised representative or importer shall use:
1. where tests are carried out in accordance with the harmonised noise measurement standard (EN ISO 14509 in the Czech Republic issued as CSN EN ISO 14509 Small vessels - Measurement of noise emitted by a performance recreational vessel), either the conformity assessment procedure for internal production control and tests (module Aa) in accordance with Annex 3 to this Regulation, or the verification of individual products (module G) in accordance with Annex 8 to this Regulation or complex quality assurance (module H) in accordance with Annex 9 to this Regulation,
2. where a procedure based on the determination of the Froude number and the power / displacement ratio (points 1.2 and 1.3 of Part C of Annex No 1 to this Regulation) is used for conformity assessment, either the conformity assessment procedure for internal production control (module A) as referred to in Annex 2 to this Regulation, or internal production control and testing (module Aa) as referred to in Annex 3 to this Regulation or the verification of each individual product (module G) as referred to in Annex 8 to this Regulation or the comprehensive quality assurance (module H) as referred to in Annex 9 to this Regulation,
3. where data for a certified reference vessel (points 1.4 and 1.5 of Part C of Annex No 1 to this Regulation) are used for assessment, determined in accordance with point 1, either internal production control (module A) in accordance with Annex 2 to this Regulation, or internal production control and testing (module Aa) in accordance with Annex 3 to this Regulation or verification of individual products (module G) in accordance with Annex 8 to this Regulation or comprehensive quality assurance (module H) in accordance with Annex 9 to this Regulation,
(b) for products referred to in points (3) and (4) of Paragraph 1 (1) (c) of this Regulation, the manufacturer, his authorised representative or importer shall apply the conformity assessment procedure for internal control of production and testing (module Aa) in accordance with Annex 3 to this Regulation or the verification procedure for individual products (module G) in accordance with Annex 8 to this Regulation or the comprehensive quality assurance procedure (module H) in accordance with Annex 9 to this Regulation.
§ 6
CE marking and other marking
(1) The CE marking shall bear the following specified products when placed on the market:
(a) recreational craft, water scooters and selected parts of recreational craft referred to in Article 2 (c) which comply with the essential technical requirements set out in Annex 1 to this Regulation which apply to them;
(b) outboard engines meeting the essential technical requirements set out in Parts B and C of Annex 1 to this Regulation;
(c) rear engines fitted with an exhaust system meeting the essential technical requirements set out in Parts B and C of Annex 1 to this Regulation.
(2) The CE marking, the graphic form of which is laid down in a specific legislation (8), must be affixed in a visible, easily legible and indelible manner to recreational craft and jet skis as referred to in point 2.2 of Part A of Annex 1 to this Regulation, to selected parts of recreational craft as referred to in Article 2 (1). (c) their packaging, as well as their trailers and rear engines with an integrated exhaust system as referred to in point 1.1 of Part B of Annex 1 to this Regulation. The CE marking shall be accompanied by the identification number of the authorised person responsible for carrying out the procedures set out in Annexes 6 (Module D), 7 (Module F), 8 (Module G), 9 (Module H), 12 (Module E) to this Regulation.
(3) The specified products shall be prohibited from bearing signs or inscriptions which could mislead anyone as to the meaning or shape of the CE marking. Any other marking may be affixed to the specified products or to their packaging unless this reduces the visibility and legibility of the CE marking.
(4) Where other legislation relating to other aspects applies to a specified product and also provides for the affixing of the CE marking, that mark shall indicate that the specified products also comply with those provisions. In such a case, the documentation, the EC declaration of conformity and the instructions required by these provisions, annexed to the specified products, shall contain a reference to the Directives of the European Communities used by the manufacturer as published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
§ 7
The evidence of the conformity assessment procedure used under Section 13 (7) of the Act contains:
(a) the technical documentation referred to in Annex 10 to this Regulation;
(b) documents and findings issued in conformity assessment by an authorised person.
§ 8
In order to assess the conformity of specified products, authorisation under Article 11 of the Act may be granted only to a legal person who fulfils the necessary conditions under Article 11 (2) of the Act and the minimum requirements set out in Annex 11 to this Regulation.
§ 9
Safeguard measures
(1) Where it is found that the products referred to in Article 1 bearing the CE marking are liable to endanger the safety and health of persons, property or the environment, even if they are correctly designed, constructed, installed, maintained and used in accordance with the intended purpose, a safeguard measure may be imposed on that product in accordance with the specific legislation9).
(2) Where a safeguard measure has been imposed on a specified product pursuant to paragraph 1, the notification of the decision to impose a safeguard measure pursuant to Article 7 (8) of the Act shall indicate whether the non-compliance was caused by:
(a) failure to comply with the essential technical requirements set out in Article 3;
(b) incorrect application of the technical standards referred to in Article 3 where it is stated that those standards have been applied; or
(c) shortcomings in the technical standards referred to in Section 3.
§ 10
(1) The EC declaration of conformity must always be attached
(a) recreational craft and jet skis where they must be inserted in the user's manual (Annex 1, Part A, point 2.5 of this Regulation);
(b) the selected parts of the recreational vessel;
(c) propulsion engines where they must be inserted into the user manual (point 4 of Part B of Annex 1 to this Regulation).
(2) The EC declaration of conformity attached to the products referred to in paragraph 1 shall be drawn up in the Czech language and, where appropriate, in the language of the Member State of the European Union in which it is to be placed on the market, in writing and shall contain the following particulars:
(a) identification details of the manufacturer or his authorised representative and, where appropriate, of the importer;
(b) the description and functions of the product and other particulars necessary for its safe use in accordance with the intended purpose of use, the year of manufacture, the type and the production number, if any;
(c) a reference to the relevant harmonised technical standards applied (Section 4a of the Act) or to the specifications on the basis of which the conformity is declared;
(d) a reference to other Community Directives, other technical standards and technical regulations used (Section 3 (1) of the Act) or technical documents used in conformity assessment (Section 3 (2) of the Act);
(e) a reference to the relevant EC type-examination certificate issued by an authorised person where such certificate exists;
(f) details of the chosen conformity assessment procedure and identification details of the authorised person (business name, registered office and legal person identification number) when the EC type-examination certificate has been issued;
(g) identification details of the person empowered to sign as the manufacturer or his authorised representative or importer;
(h) the date and place of issue of the EC declaration of conformity, the name of the person authorised to act for the manufacturer, his authorised representative or importer and his signature.
(3) The EC declaration of conformity for integrated engines and rear engines without an integrated exhaust system, propulsion engines of a type approved under the Community Regulation (3) and which are in conformity with a specific stage of the Community Regulation (4) and propulsion engines of which the type has been approved under the Community Regulation (5), shall, in addition to the requirements of paragraph 2, include a declaration from the manufacturer that the engine complies with the requirements of this Regulation of the Government on emissions of exhaust gases, if installed on a recreational craft or in a water scooter as provided for by the manufacturer, and that the engine shall not be put into service until, in the case of a recreational craft or a water scooter at which it is intended to be installed, is declared conformity with the relevant provisions of this Regulation, if required by the Government.
(4) The declaration by the manufacturer or his authorised representative or importer that a partially constructed recreational craft is intended to be completed by another manufacturer and that it complies with the essential technical requirements applicable to a developed recreational craft shall be drawn up in the Czech language and, where appropriate, in the language of the Member State of the European Union in which it is to be placed on the market, in writing and shall contain the following particulars:
(a) identification of the manufacturer;
(b) identification details of the authorised representative and, where appropriate, of the importer;
(c) data identifying a partially-constructed recreational vessel (name, type, series, serial number, year of manufacture);
(d) description and function of the partially-constructed recreational vessel (intended purpose of use), other information necessary for the safe use of the partially-constructed recreational vessel in accordance with the intended purpose of use;
(e) a declaration by the manufacturer or his authorised representative or importer that the partially constructed recreational craft is intended to be completed by another manufacturer and that it complies with the essential technical requirements applicable to the state of development of the recreational craft;
(f) the date and place of issue of the declaration, the name of the responsible person of the manufacturer or his authorised representative or importer and his signature.
(5) The declaration by the manufacturer, his authorised representative or importer that the selected parts of the recreational craft, if they are intended to be fitted to recreational craft, comply with the essential technical requirements referred to in Article 3 and that the specified product is safe under normal or intended conditions of use, shall be drawn up in the Czech language and, where appropriate, in the language of the Member State of the European Union in which it is to be placed on the market, in writing and shall contain the following particulars:
(a) identification of the manufacturer;
(b) identification details of the authorised representative and, where appropriate, of the importer;
(c) data identifying the selected parts of the recreational vessel (name, type, series, serial number, year of manufacture),
(d) the description and functions of the selected part of the recreational vessel (intended purpose of use), other information necessary for its safe use in accordance with the intended purpose of use, the date and place of issue of the declaration, the name of the responsible person of the manufacturer or his authorised representative or importer and its signature;
(e) a statement that the characteristics of the selected part of the recreational craft comply with the essential technical requirements referred to in Article 3, the requirements of harmonised Czech technical standards and, where appropriate, other technical standards, that the specified product is safe under normal and, where appropriate, intended use conditions.
§ 11
Transitional provision
(1) New specified products manufactured and placed on the market after the entry into force of this Regulation which comply with the provisions in force until the date of application of this Regulation may be placed on the market:
(a) until 31 December 2005, the products referred to in Article 1 (1) (a);
(b) until 31 December 2005, compression-ignition (diesel) engines and four stroke positive ignition (petrol) engines;
(c) two-stroke petrol propulsion engines until 31 December 2006.
(2) The provisions of this Regulation shall not apply to specified products manufactured until the date of entry into force of this Regulation in accordance with the provisions in force at the date of entry into force of this Regulation, provided that they have been placed on the market under those existing rules.
(3) Documents issued under existing legislation may be used as evidence for conformity assessment under this Regulation. Where such documents are limited in time, they shall be valid for the period specified therein, unless at that time the facts in which they were issued have changed.
(4) In order to determine whether an applicant for authorisation, which has been authorised on the basis of the rules in force until the date of application of this Regulation, fulfils all the conditions for the proper performance of conformity assessment activities under Article 11 (2) of the Act, the Authority for Technical Standardisation, Metrology and State Testing shall examine only the conditions which are not based on the rules in force until the date of application of this Regulation.
§ 12
Repeal
Government Decree No. 270 / 2003 Coll., laying down technical requirements for recreational craft, partially manufactured recreational craft and their selected parts, is repealed.
§ 13
Efficacy
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication.
Prime Minister:
JUDr. Gross v. r.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport:
Ing. Šimonovský v. r.

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Annex No. 1 to Decree No. 174 / 2005 Coll.
Basic technical requirements for specified products
A. ESSENTIAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE VESSEL
For the purposes of this Annex, vessels shall mean recreational craft and water scooters.

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CitationGovernment Decree No. 174 / 2005 Coll., laying down technical requirements for recreational craft, for semi-manufactured recreational craft and for their selected parts, for water scooters and propulsion engines for recreational craft and water scooters
Regulation TypeRegulation
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CollectionCode of Laws
Date of Promulgation02.05.2005
Effective from02.05.2005
Effective until-
Status Valid
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