Noise emissions - Commission Delegated Regulation published in the OJEU

On 2 May 2024, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1208 of 16 November 2023 amending Directive 2000/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the methods for measuring airborne noise emitted by equipment intended for use outdoors was published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

The aforementioned Commission Delegated Regulation completely amends Annex III (new version) of Directive 2000/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. The delegated Regulation seeks to comply with the state of the art, as reflected in the harmonised standards referenced in the Official Journal of the European Union, which establish a presumption of conformity with the basic requirement for information on airborne noise emissions as laid down in the Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC). The Commission Delegated Regulation has no direct impact on the measured sound power level of the equipment referred to in Article 12.

This Commission Delegated Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication
in the Official Journal of the European Union and shall apply from 22 May 2025.

This Commission Delegated Regulation is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all EU Member States.