¥ 19.11. 84 No L 300/111 Official Journal of the European Communities COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 17 September 1984 . on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to common provisions for construction plant and equipment (84/532/EEC) - THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Com- mission (1), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3), Whereas, in each Member State, construction plant and equipment must have certain technical characteristics which: are laid down in mandatory requirements; whereas these requirements differ from one Member State to another; whereas these differences hinder trade within the European Community; Whereas such obstacles to the establishment and functioning of the common market can be reduced and eliminated if the same requirements are adopted by all the Member States either in addition to or in place of their present laws; Whereas the requirements of this Directive are applicable to construction plant and equipment, and are aimed primarily at ensuring the protection of the environment from airborne noise and safety at work except where this is directly associated with lifting equipment; whereas, therefore, lifting appliances on worksites will, if necessary, form the subject of special requirements; ' Whereas, verification that technical requirements have been observed is necessary in order that users and others may be properly protected; whereas the existing inspection procedures differ from one Member State to (1) O] No C 82, 14. 4. 1975, p. 91. (2) OJ No C 76, 7. 4. 1975, p. 37. (3) OJ No C 263, 17. 11. 1975, p. 42. another and, in order to achieve free movement of construction plant and equipment within the common market and avoid multiple inspections, which constitute obstacles to the free movement of such plant and equipment, provision should be made for mutual recognition of inspections between the Member States; Whereas, in order to assist this mutual recognition of inspections, suitable administrative procedures to be followed prior to the marketing of appliances should be introduced, viz. EEC type-approval, EEC type- examination, EEC verihication and EEC self- certification; whereas there should be harmonization of the criteria to be applied when appointing the approved - bodies for carrying out EEC type-examinations; Whereas the national regulations relating to construction plant and equipment cover numerous categories of plant and equipment with widely varying uses; whereas it is therefore desirable to lay down in this Directive general provisions on the procedures for EEC type-approval, EEC type-examination, EEC verification and EEC self-certification; whereas separate Directives for each category of construction plant and equipment lay down the requirements relating to the technical construction, the methods for inspecting such plant and' equipment and, where appropriate, the conditions under which Community technical requirements are to be substituted for the national provisions which already exist; ‘Whereas this Directive does not different the provisions of Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (*), as last amended by Directive 80/1267/EEC (%), Whereas it is conceivable that construction plant or equipment placed on the market may meet the requirements of the relevant separate Directives but nevertheless represent a hazard to health or safety; (*) O] No L 42, 23. 2. 1970, p. 1. (5) O] No L 375, 31. 12. 1980, p. 34.