18 Amendments of Bernadette VERGNAUD related to 2011/0352(COD)
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) When placing a non-automatic weighing instrument on the market, every importer should indicate on the non- automatic weighing instrument his name and the address at which he can be contacted. Exceptions should be provided for in cases where the size or nature of the non-automatic weighing instrument does not allow it. This includes cases where the importer should have to open the packaging to put his name and address on the instrument.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
1) ‘weighing instrument’ means a measuring instrument serving to determine the mass of a body by using the action of gravity on that body or; a weighing instrument may also servinge to determine other mass-related magnitudes, quantities, parameters or characteristics;
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall take all steps to ensure that instruments continue to conform to the requirements of this Directivebearing the ‘CE’ conformity marking attesting conformity with the requirements of this Directive continue to conform to those requirements.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 6
Article 6 – paragraph 6
6. Manufacturers shall indicate their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark and the address at which they can be contacted on the instrument or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in a document accompanying the instrument. The address must indicate a single point at which the manufacturer can be contacted.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Article 6 – paragraph 7
7. Manufacturers shall ensure that the instrument is accompanied by a copy of the EU declaration of conformity and instructions and information in a language which can be easily understood by consumers and other end-users, as determined by the Member State concerned.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. Importers shall ensure that the instrument is accompanied by a copy of the EU declaration of conformity and instructions and information in a language which can be easily understood by consumers and other end-users, as determined by the Member State concerned.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may decide that tThe assessment and monitoring referred to in paragraph 1 shall be carried out by a national accreditation body within the meaning of and in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 765/2008.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. A conformity assessment body, its top level management and the personnel responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment tasks shall not be the designer, manufacturer, supplier, installer, purchaser, owner, user or maintainer of the instruments which they assesscovered by this directive, nor the authorised representative of any of those parties. This shall not preclude the use of assessed instruments that are necessary for the operations of the conformity assessment body or the use of such instruments for personal purposes.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
A conformity assessment body, its top level management and the personnel responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment tasks shall not be directly involved in the design, manufacture or construction, the marketing, installation, use or maintenance of those instruments covered by this directive, or represent the parties engaged in those activities. They shall not engage in any activity that may conflict with their independence of judgement or integrity in relation to conformity assessment activities for which they are notified. This shall in particular apply to consultancy services.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. That application shall be accompanied by a description of the conformity assessment activities, the conformity assessment module or modules and the instrument or instruments for which that body claims to be competent, as well as by an accreditation certificate, where one exists, issued by a national accreditation body attesting that the conformity assessment body fulfils the requirements laid down in Article 22.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 3
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
5. The body concerned may perform the activities of a notified body only where no objections are raised by the Commission or the other Member States within two weeks of a notification where an accreditation certificate is used or within two months of a notification where accreditation is not used.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part 2 – point 2.5 – point 2.5.2 – paragraph 2
Annex II – part 2 – point 2.5 – point 2.5.2 – paragraph 2
A copy of the declaration of conformity shall be made available to the relevant authorities upon requesprovided with each instrument placed on the market.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part 3 – point 3.7 – point 3.7.2 – paragraph 2
Annex II – part 3 – point 3.7 – point 3.7.2 – paragraph 2
A copy of the declaration of conformity shall be made available to the relevant authorities upon requesprovided with each instrument placed on the market.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part 4 – point 4.5 – point 4.5.2 – paragraph 2
Annex II – part 4 – point 4.5 – point 4.5.2 – paragraph 2
A copy of the declaration of conformity shall be made available to the relevant authorities upon requesprovided with each instrument placed on the market.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part 5 – point 5.6 – point 5.6.2 – paragraph 2
Annex II – part 5 – point 5.6 – point 5.6.2 – paragraph 2
A copy of the declaration of conformity shall be made available to the relevant authorities upon requesprovided with each instrument placed on the market.