What changed, Regulation (EC) No 1137/2008

+ ### Article 1
+ 
+ The instruments listed in the Annex are hereby adapted, in accordance with that Annex, to Decision 1999/468/EC, as amended by Decision 2006/512/EC.
+ 
+ ### Article 2
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+ References to provisions of the instruments listed in the Annex shall be understood to be references to those provisions as adapted by this Regulation.
+ 
+ ### Article 3
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+ This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the *Official Journal of the European Union*.
+ 
+ This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
+ 
+ ### ANNEX
+ 
+ 1. **AGRICULTURE**
+ 
+ 1.1. **Directive 1999/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 February 1999 relating to coffee extracts and chicory extracts (7)**
+ 
+ As regards Directive 1999/4/EC, the Commission should be empowered to bring it into line with the general Community provisions applicable to foodstuffs. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of Directive 1999/4/EC, they must be adopted in accordan…
+ 
+ Accordingly, Directive 1999/4/EC is hereby amended as follows:
+ 
+ 1. Article 4 shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘Article 4
+ 
+ A decision to bring this Directive into line with the general Community provisions applicable to foodstuffs shall be taken by the Commission. That measure, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred …
+ 
+ 2. Article 5 shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘Article 5
+ 
+ 1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, set up by Article 58 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (8)
+ 
+ 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.
+ 
+ 1.2. **Directive 2000/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 June 2000 relating to cocoa and chocolate products intended for human consumption (9)**
+ 
+ As regards Directive 2000/36/EC, the Commission should be empowered to adopt the measures necessary for its implementation. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of Directive 2000/36/EC, *inter alia*, by supplementing it with new non-essential ele…
+ 
+ Accordingly, Directive 2000/36/EC is hereby amended as follows:
+ 
+ 1. Article 5(1) shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘1. The following measures necessary for the implementation of this Directive and designed to amend non-essential elements of it, *inter alia*, by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 6(2):
+ 
+ — measures bringing this Directive into line with general Community provisions applicable to foodstuffs,
+ 
+ — measures adapting the provisions of Annex I(B)(2), (C) and (D) to technical progress.’;
+ 
+ 2. Article 6 shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘Article 6
+ 
+ 1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, set up by Article 58 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (10)
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+ 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. **EMPLOYMENT**
+ 
+ 2.1. **Council Directive 89/391/EEC of 12 June 1989 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work (11)**
+ 
+ As regards Directive 89/391/EEC, the Commission should be empowered to make purely technical adjustments to the individual directives provided for in Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC which result from the adoption of directives in the field of technical harmonisation and standardisation, as wel…
+ 
+ When, on imperative grounds of urgency, the normal time limits for the regulatory procedure with scrutiny cannot be complied with, the Commission should be able to apply the urgency procedure provided for in Article 5a(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC for the adoption of amendments of a purely technical n…
+ 
+ Accordingly, Article 17 of Directive 89/391/EEC shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘Article 17
+ 
+ Committee procedure
+ 
+ 1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee to make purely technical adjustments to the individual directives provided for in Article 16(1) in order to take account of:
+ 
+ (a) the adoption of directives in the field of technical harmonisation and standardisation;
+ 
+ (b) technical progress, changes in international regulations or specifications and new findings.
+ 
+ Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of the individual directives, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in paragraph 2. On imperative grounds of urgency, the Commission may have recourse to the urgency procedure referred to in par…
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+ 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.
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+ 3. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1), (2), (4) and (6) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.’
+ 
+ 2.2. **Council Directive 92/29/EEC of 31 March 1992 on the minimum safety and health requirements for improved medical treatment on board vessels (12)**
+ 
+ As regards Directive 92/29/EEC, the Commission should be empowered to make purely technical adjustments to its Annexes in the light of technical progress or changes in international regulations or specifications and new findings in the field. Since those measures are of general scope and are designe…
+ 
+ When, on imperative grounds of urgency, the normal time limits for the regulatory procedure with scrutiny cannot be complied with, the Commission should be able to apply the urgency procedure provided for in Article 5a(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC for the adoption of amendments of a purely technical n…
+ 
+ Accordingly, Article 8 of Directive 92/29/EEC shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘Article 8
+ 
+ Committee procedure
+ 
+ 1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee to make purely technical adaptations of the Annexes to this Directive in the light of technical progress or changes in international regulations or specifications and new findings in the field.
+ 
+ Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in paragraph 2. On imperative grounds of urgency, the Commission may have recourse to the urgency procedure referred to in paragraph 3.
+ 
+ 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.
+ 
+ 3. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1), (2), (4) and (6) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.’
+ 
+ 2.3. **Directive 2002/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June 2002 on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (vibration) (16th individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive …
+ 
+ As regards Directive 2002/44/EC, the Commission should be empowered to make purely technical adjustments to its Annex resulting from the adoption of directives in the field of technical harmonisation and standardisation with regard to the design, building, manufacture or construction of work equipme…
+ 
+ When, on imperative grounds of urgency, the normal time limits for the regulatory procedure with scrutiny cannot be complied with, the Commission should be able to apply the urgency procedure provided for in Article 5a(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC for the adoption of amendments of a purely technical n…
+ 
+ Accordingly, Articles 11 and 12 of Directive 2002/44/EC shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘Article 11
+ 
+ Technical amendments
+ 
+ Amendments to the Annex to this Directive of a purely technical nature shall be adopted by the Commission in line with:
+ 
+ (a) the adoption of directives in the field of technical harmonisation and standardisation with regard to the design, building, manufacture or construction of work equipment and/or workplaces;
+ 
+ (b) technical progress, changes in the most appropriate harmonised European standards or specifications and new findings concerning mechanical vibration.
+ 
+ Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 12(2). On imperative grounds of urgency, the Commission may have recourse to the urgency procedure referred to in Article 12(3…
+ 
+ Article 12
+ 
+ Committee procedure
+ 
+ 1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee referred to in Article 17(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC.
+ 
+ 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.
+ 
+ 3. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1), (2), (4) and (6) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.’
+ 
+ 2.4. **Directive 2003/10/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 February 2003 on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (noise) (17th individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 8…
+ 
+ As regards Directive 2003/10/EC, the Commission should be empowered to make purely technical adjustments resulting from the adoption of directives in the field of technical harmonisation and standardisation with regard to the design, building, manufacture or construction of work equipment and/or wor…
+ 
+ When, on imperative grounds of urgency, the normal time limits for the regulatory procedure with scrutiny cannot be complied with, the Commission should be able to apply the urgency procedure provided for in Article 5a(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC for the adoption of amendments of a purely technical n…
+ 
+ Accordingly, Articles 12 and 13 of Directive 2003/10/EC shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘Article 12
+ 
+ Technical amendments
+ 
+ Amendments of a purely technical nature shall be adopted by the Commission in line with:
+ 
+ (a) the adoption of directives in the field of technical harmonisation and standardisation with regard to the design, building, manufacture or construction of work equipment and/or workplaces;
+ 
+ (b) technical progress, changes in the most appropriate harmonised European standards or specifications and new findings concerning noise.
+ 
+ Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 13(2). On imperative grounds of urgency, the Commission may have recourse to the urgency procedure referred to in Article 13(3…
+ 
+ Article 13
+ 
+ Committee procedure
+ 
+ 1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee referred to in Article 17(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC.
+ 
+ 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.
+ 
+ 3. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1), (2), (4) and (6) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.’
+ 
+ 2.5. **Directive 2004/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields) (18th individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1)…
+ 
+ As regards Directive 2004/40/EC, the Commission should be empowered to make purely technical amendments to its Annexes, taking into account the adoption of directives in the field of technical harmonisation and standardisation with regard to the design, building, manufacture or construction of work …
+ 
+ When, on imperative grounds of urgency, the normal time limits for the regulatory procedure with scrutiny cannot be complied with, the Commission should be able to apply the urgency procedure provided for in Article 5a(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC for the adoption of amendments of a purely technical n…
+ 
+ Accordingly, Directive 2004/40/EC is hereby amended as follows:
+ 
+ 1. Article 10(2) shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘2. Amendments to the Annex of a purely technical nature shall be adopted by the Commission in line with:
+ 
+ (a) the adoption of directives in the field of technical harmonisation and standardisation with regard to the design, building, manufacture or construction of work equipment and/or workplaces;
+ 
+ (b) technical progress, changes in the most relevant harmonised European standards or specifications, and new scientific findings concerning electromagnetic fields.
+ 
+ Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 11(2). On imperative grounds of urgency, the Commission may have recourse to the urgency procedure referred to in Article 11(3…
+ 
+ 2. Article 11 shall be amended as follows:
+ 
+ (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.’;
+ 
+ (b) paragraph 3 shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘3. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1), (2), (4) and (6) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.’
+ 
+ 2.6. **Directive 2006/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2006 on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to risks arising from physical agents (artificial optical radiation) (19th individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1…
+ 
+ As regards Directive 2006/25/EC, the Commission should be empowered to make purely technical amendments to its Annexes, taking into account the adoption of directives in the field of technical harmonisation and standardisation with regard to the design, building, manufacture or construction of work …
+ 
+ When, on imperative grounds of urgency, the normal time limits for the regulatory procedure with scrutiny cannot be complied with, the Commission should be able to apply the urgency procedure provided for in Article 5a(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC for the adoption of amendments of a purely technical n…
+ 
+ Accordingly, Directive 2006/25/EC is hereby amended as follows:
+ 
+ 1. Article 10(2) shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘2. Amendments to the Annexes of a purely technical nature shall be adopted by the Commission in line with:
+ 
+ (a) the adoption of directives in the field of technical harmonisation and standardisation with regard to the design, building, manufacture or construction of work equipment and/or workplaces;
+ 
+ (b) technical progress, changes in the most relevant harmonised European standards or international specifications, and new scientific findings concerning occupational exposure to optical radiation.
+ 
+ Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 11(2). On imperative grounds of urgency, the Commission may have recourse to the urgency procedure referred to in Article 11(3…
+ 
+ 2. Article 11 shall be amended as follows:
+ 
+ (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.’;
+ 
+ (b) paragraph 3 shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘3. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1), (2), (4) and (6) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.’
+ 
+ 3. **ENTERPRISE**
+ 
+ 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 (17)**
+ 
+ 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 o…
+ 
+ Accordingly, Directive 76/767/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
+ 
+ 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 com…
+ 
+ 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 adopte…
+ 
+ 3. Article 20 shall be amended as follows:
+ 
+ (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.’;
+ 
+ (b) paragraph 3 shall be deleted.
+ 
+ 3.2. **Council Directive 76/769/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (18)**
+ 
+ As regards Directive 76/769/EEC, the Commission should be empowered to adapt the Annexes thereto to technical progress. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of Directive 76/769/EEC, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure…
+ 
+ When, on imperative grounds of urgency, such as an urgent need to strengthen restrictions on the marketing or use of dangerous substances, the normal time limits for the regulatory procedure with scrutiny cannot be complied with, the Commission should be able to apply the urgency procedure provided …
+ 
+ Accordingly, Directive 76/769/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
+ 
+ 1. Article 2a shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘Article 2a
+ 
+ The Commission may adapt the Annexes to this Directive to technical progress with regard to substances and preparations covered by this Directive. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny re…
+ 
+ 2. the following Article shall be inserted:
+ 
+ ‘Article 2b
+ 
+ 1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee established by Article 29(1) of Council Directive 67/548/EEC (19)
+ 
+ 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.
+ 
+ 3. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1), (2), (4) and (6) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.
+ 
+ 3.3. **Directive 94/25/EC 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 (20)**
+ 
+ As regards Directive 94/25/EC, the Commission should be empowered to make amendments in the light of the progress of technical knowledge and in the light of new scientific evidence. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of Directive 94/25/EC, they…
+ 
+ Accordingly, Directive 94/25/EC is hereby amended as follows:
+ 
+ 1. Article 6a shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘Article 6a
+ 
+ The Commission may make amendments which are necessary in the light of the progress of technical knowledge and in the light of new scientific evidence to the requirements of Annex I.B.2 and Annex I.C.1, excluding direct or indirect modifications to exhaust or noise emission values and to the Froude …
+ 
+ Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 6b(2).’;
+ 
+ 2. the following Article shall be inserted:
+ 
+ ‘Article 6b
+ 
+ 1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee set up pursuant to Article 6(3).
+ 
+ 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.’
+ 
+ 3.4. **Directive 96/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 on certain methods for the quantitative analysis of binary textile fibre mixtures (21)**
+ 
+ As regards Directive 96/73/EC, the Commission should be empowered to adopt the measures necessary for the adaptation to technical progress of the methods of quantitative analysis provided for in Annex II thereto. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential eleme…
+ 
+ Accordingly, Articles 5 and 6 of Directive 96/73/EC shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘Article 5
+ 
+ The Commission shall adapt to technical progress the methods of quantitative analysis provided for in Annex II. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 6(2).
+ 
+ Article 6
+ 
+ 1. The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee for Directives relating to Textile Names and Labelling.
+ 
+ 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.’
+ 
+ 3.5. **Directive 1999/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 1999 concerning the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations (22)**
+ 
+ As regards Directive 1999/45/EC, the Commission should be empowered to adapt the Annexes thereto to technical progress. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of Directive 1999/45/EC, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure…
+ 
+ Accordingly, Directive 1999/45/EC is hereby amended as follows:
+ 
+ 1. the first sentence of Article 10(3) shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘In relation to certain preparations classified as dangerous within the meaning of Article 7, by way of derogation from points 2.4, 2.5 and 2.6 of paragraph 2 of this Article, the Commission may determine exemptions to certain provisions on environmental labelling or specific provisions in relation …
+ 
+ 2. the second sentence of Article 12(4) shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘Where appropriate, the Commission may decide upon measures in the framework of Annex V. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 20a(3).’;
+ 
+ 3. Article 19(3) shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘3. The Commission shall take a decision in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 20a(2).’;
+ 
+ 4. Article 20 shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘Article 20
+ 
+ The Commission shall adapt to technical progress the Annexes to this Directive. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 20a(3).’;
+ 
+ 5. the following Article shall be inserted:
+ 
+ ‘Article 20a
+ 
+ 1. The Commission shall be assisted by the committee established by Article 29(1) of Council Directive 67/548/EEC (23)
+ 
+ 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.
+ 
+ The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.
+ 
+ 3. 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.
+ 
+ 3.6. **Directive 2002/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 March 2002 relating to the type-approval of two or three-wheel motor vehicles (24)**
+ 
+ As regards Directive 2002/24/EC, the Commission should be empowered to adapt to technical progress its Annexes or the provisions of the separate directives referred to in its Annex I. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of Directive 2002/24/EC o…
+ 
+ Accordingly, Directive 2002/24/EC is hereby amended as follows:
+ 
+ 1. Article 17 shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘Article 17
+ 
+ The Commission may adapt to technical progress the Annexes to this Directive or the provisions of the separate directives referred to in Annex I to this Directive. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive or of the separate directives, shall be adopted in accordance…
+ 
+ 2. Article 18 shall be amended as follows:
+ 
+ (a) paragraph 2 shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5a(1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.’;
+ 
+ (b) paragraph 3 shall be deleted.
+ 
+ 3.7. **Directive 2003/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on type-approval of agricultural or forestry tractors, their trailers and interchangeable towed machinery, together with their systems, components and separate technical units (25)**
+ 
+ As regards Directive 2003/37/EC, the Commission should be empowered to adapt its Annexes, to adapt the technical provisions of the separate directives and to introduce into the separate directives provisions relating to the EC type-approval of separate technical units. Since those measures are of ge…
+ 
+ Accordingly, Directive 2003/37/EC is hereby amended as follows:
+ 
+ 1. Article 19 shall be amended as follows:
+ 
+ (a) in paragraph 1, the introductory wording shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘1. The following measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive which are necessary for the implementation of this Directive and which relate to the subject matter referred to below shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny ref…
+ 
+ (b) paragraph 2 shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘2. The Commission shall adapt the Annexes to this Directive if, pursuant to Decision 97/836/EC, new regulations or amendments to existing regulations which the Community has accepted are introduced. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted in acco…
+ 
+ 2. Article 20(3) shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘3. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5a(1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.’
+ 
+ 3.8. **Directive 2004/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on measuring instruments (26)**
+ 
+ As regards Directive 2004/22/EC, the Commission should be empowered to take appropriate measures to amend the instrument-specific Annexes thereto (MI-001 to MI-010). Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of Directive 2004/22/EC, they must be adopt…
+ 
+ Accordingly, Directive 2004/22/EC is hereby amended as follows:
+ 
+ 1. Article 15 shall be amended as follows:
+ 
+ (a) paragraph 3 shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘3. 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.’;
+ 
+ (b) paragraph 4 shall be deleted.
+ 
+ 2. Article 16(2) shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘2. At the request of a Member State or on its own initiative, the Commission may amend the instrument-specific Annexes (MI-001 to MI-010) in relation to the following:
+ 
+ (a) maximum permissible errors (MPEs) and accuracy classes;
+ 
+ (b) rated operating conditions;
+ 
+ (c) critical change values;
+ 
+ (d) disturbances.
+ 
+ Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 15(3).’
+ 
+ 4. **ENVIRONMENT**
+ 
+ 4.1. **Council Directive 76/160/EEC of 8 December 1975 concerning the quality of bathing water (27)**
+ 
+ As regards Directive 76/160/EEC, the Commission should be empowered to adapt to technical progress the G and I values for the parameters and the methods of analysis set out in the Annex thereto. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of Directive 7…
+ 
+ Accordingly, Directive 76/160/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
+ 
+ 1. Article 9 shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘Article 9
+ 
+ The Commission shall adopt such amendments as are necessary to adapt to technical progress the G and I values for the parameters and the methods of analysis set out in the Annex to this Directive.
+ 
+ Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 11(2).’;
+ 
+ 2. Article 11 shall be amended as follows:
+ 
+ (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.’;
+ 
+ (b) paragraph 3 shall be deleted.
+ 
+ 4.2. **Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste water treatment (28)**
+ 
+ As regards Directive 91/271/EEC, the Commission should be empowered to amend the requirements laid down in sections A, B and C of Annex I thereto. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of Directive 91/271/EEC, they must be adopted in accordance wi…
+ 
+ Accordingly, Directive 91/271/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
+ 
+ 1. Article 3(2) shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘2. Collecting systems described in paragraph 1 shall satisfy the requirements of section A of Annex I. The Commission may amend those requirements. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny …
+ 
+ 2. Article 4(3) shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘3. Discharges from urban waste water treatment plants described in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall satisfy the relevant requirements of section B of Annex I. The Commission may amend those requirements. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted in accorda…
+ 
+ 3. Article 5(3) shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘3. Discharges from urban waste water treatment plants described in paragraph 2 shall satisfy the relevant requirements of section B of Annex I. The Commission may amend those requirements. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted in accordance wit…
+ 
+ 4. Article 8 shall be amended as follows:
+ 
+ (a) paragraph 4 shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘4. The Commission shall examine that request and take appropriate measures in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 18(2).’;
+ 
+ (b) the second subparagraph of paragraph 5 shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘In such circumstances, Member States shall submit beforehand the relevant documentation to the Commission. The Commission shall examine the case and take appropriate measures in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 18(2).’;
+ 
+ 5. Article 11(2) shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘2. Regulations and/or specific authorisation shall satisfy the requirements of section C of Annex I. The Commission may amend those requirements. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny re…
+ 
+ 6. Article 12(3) shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘3. Prior regulations and/or specific authorisation of discharges from urban waste water treatment plants made pursuant to paragraph 2 within agglomerations of 2 000 to 10 000 p.e. in the case of discharges to fresh waters and estuaries, and within agglomerations of 10 000 p.e. or more in respect of…
+ 
+ 7. Article 15(5) shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘5. The Commission may formulate guidelines on the monitoring referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 18(2).’;
+ 
+ 8. Article 17(4) shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘4. The Commission shall determine, in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 18(2), the methods and formats to be adopted for reporting on the national programmes. Any amendments to those methods and formats shall be adopted in accordance with that procedure.’;
+ 
+ 9. Article 18(2) and (3) shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.
+ 
+ The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.
+ 
+ 3. 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.’
+ 
+ 4.3. **Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (29)**
+ 
+ As regards Directive 91/676/EEC, the Commission should be empowered to adapt or supplement the Annexes thereto to technical and scientific progress. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of Directive 91/676/EEC, *inter alia*, by supplementing it w…
+ 
+ Accordingly, Directive 91/676/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
+ 
+ 1. Articles 7 and 8 shall be replaced by the following:
+ 
+ ‘Article 7
+ 
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