1998/0029(COD)COM(1998)46

Outdoor Equipment Noise Emission Directive

Proposal for a EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to thenoise emission by equipment used outdoors

Stage: In force, reached 3 Jul 2000
In force: In force since 3 Jul 2000 · CELEX 32000L0014
Transposition deadline: 3 Jul 2001
Procedure: Directive · Ordinary legislative procedure
Last activity: 3 Jul 2000

1 act

Delegated and implementing acts beneath it

By status: 1 published.

Act	Kind	Status	Adoption
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1208	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q4 2023

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Proposal · COM(2020)0715Commission
Text adopted · Directive 2000/0014Commission
OJ C 083 22.03.2000, p. 0001Commission
OJ C 124 22.04.1998, p. 0001Commission
OJ C 138 04.05.1998, p. 0076-0084Commission
OJ C 377 29.12.2000, p. 0044-0141Commission
OJ C 407 28.12.1998, p. 0018Commission
Text adopted · OJ L 162 03.07.2000, p. 0001Commission
Text adopted · T5-0093/2000Parliament

Summary

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Directive 2000/14/EC harmonizes EU rules on noise emission by outdoor equipment, setting permissible sound power limits for listed machinery and CE marking plus guaranteed sound power level for others. It applies to equipment placed on the market or put into service as a whole unit, excluding transport, military, police, and emergency gear.

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