Activities of Malcolm HARBOUR related to 2012/0283(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Radio equipment (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment PDF (391 KB) DOC (532 KB)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In some cases interworking via networks with other radio equipment and connection with interfaces of the appropriate type throughout the Union may beis necessary in some cases. Interoperability between radio equipment and accessories such as chargers may simplifyies use of radio equipment and, reduces unnecessary waste and costs.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27 a (new)
Recital 27 a (new)
(27a) In order to facilitate communication between economic operators, market surveillance authorities and consumers, Member States should encourage economic operators to include a website address as an alternative to the postal address.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 6
Article 10 – 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 radio equipment or, where the size or nature of radio equipment does not allow it, on its packaging, or in a document accompanying radio equipment. The address mustshall indicate a single point at which the manufacturer can be contacted. Where radio equipment is fitted with an integral screen, this obligation may also be fulfilled by a function allowing the user to select the display of the required information on the integral screen.
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 8
Article 10 – paragraph 8
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 9
Article 10 – paragraph 9
9. Information available on the packaging shall allow, in cases where there are restrictions to put radio equipment into service in at least one Member State, to identify the Member States or the geographical area within a Member State where that radio equipment can be put into service, and shall alert. This information shall also inform the user tof any potential restrictions or requirements for authorisation of use in certain Member States. Such information shall be completed in the instructions accompanying radio equipment. The Commission may adopt implementing acts specifying how to present this information. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 44(2).
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. The CE marking shall be affixed visibly, legibly and indelibly to the radio equipment or to its data plate, unless that is not possible or not warranted on account of the nature of radio equipment. The CE marking shall also be affixed visibly and legibly to the packaging. Where radio equipment is fitted with an integral screen, this obligation may also be fulfilled by a function allowing the user to select the display of the CE marking on the integral screen following the general principles set out in Article 19.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 5
Article 21 – paragraph 5
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point -1 (new)
Annex I – point -1 (new)
-1. Receive only radio equipment, intended to be used solely for the reception of sound and TV broadcasting services.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – point 1
Annex VII – point 1
1. No …... (unique identification of the declaradtio equipmentn of conformity):