Reports
Every five years Member States shall provide a report to the Commission on the practical implementation of this Directive, indicating the points of view of both sides of industry. It shall contain a description of best practice for preventing noise with a harmful effect on health and of other forms of work organisation, together with the action taken by the Member States to impart knowledge of such best practice.
On the basis of those reports, the Commission shall carry out an overall assessment of the implementation of this Directive, including implementation in the light of research and scientific information, and, inter alia, taking into account the implications of this Directive for the music and entertainment sectors. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Advisory Committee on Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work thereof and, if necessary, propose amendments.
Transposition
1. The Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive before 15 February 2006. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by the Member States.
2. In order to take account of particular conditions, Member States may, if necessary, have an additional period of five years from 15 February 2006, that is to say a total of eight years, to implement the provisions of Article 7 with regard to the personnel on board seagoing vessels.
In order to allow for the drawing up of a code of conduct providing for practical guidelines for the implementation of the provisions of this Directive, Member States shall be entitled to make use of a maximum transitional period of two years from 15 February 2006, that is to say a total of five years from the entry into force of this Directive, to comply with this Directive, with regard to the music and entertainment sectors on the condition that during this period the levels of protection already achieved in individual Member States, with regard to the personnel in these sectors, are maintained.
3. The Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the provisions of national law which they adopt or have already adopted in the field covered by this Directive.
Entry into force
This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Addressees
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 February 2003.
For the European Parliament
The President
P. Cox
For the Council
The President
G. Efthymiou
(1) OJ C 77, 18.3.1993, p. 12 and OJ C 230, 19.8.1994, p. 3.
(2) OJ C 249, 13.9.1993, p. 28.
(3) Opinion of the European Parliament of 20 April 1994 (OJ C 128, 9.5.1994, p. 146), confirmed on 16 September 1999 (OJ C 54, 25.2.2000, p. 75), Council Common Position of 29 October 2001 (OJ C E 45, 19.2.2002, p. 41) and decision of the European Parliament of 13 March 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
(4) OJ L 137, 24.5.1986, p. 28. Directive as amended by Directive 98/24/EC (OJ L 131, 5.5.1998, p. 11).
(5) OJ C 28, 3.2.1988, p. 3.
(6) OJ C 28, 3.2.1988, p. 1.
(7) OJ C 260, 15.10.1990, p. 167.
(8) OJ L 177, 6.7.2002, p. 13.
(9) OJ L 183, 29.6.1989, p. 1.
(10) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.
(11) 140 dB (C) in relation to 20 μPa.
(12) 137 dB (C) in relation to 20 μPa.
(13) 135 dB (C) in relation to 20 μPa.
(14) OJ L 393, 30.12.1989, p. 18.
