Surveillance of recreational crafts market products

IT

Surveillance, together with the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy, on the market of recreational crafts products.

Directive RCD 53/2013/EU applies to:

• recreational crafts, defined as crafts intended for sporting or recreational purposes, with a hull length between 2.5 and 24 meters, regardless of type or propulsion;
• personal watercraft, defined as a recreational craft less than 4 meters with a water jet engine in which people stand, sit, or kneel above the hull.

A recreational craft must be CE marked before being placed on the market or put into service. There are some exceptions to the CE marking, which are listed in Directive RCD 53/2013/EU.

Conformity assessment (CE certification):

The CE marking can be applied when the recreational craft meets the requirements of Directive RCD 53/2013/EU. There are various procedures for determining conformity, which are described in the regulation. The manufacturer must prepare a declaration of conformity and an owner's manual.

Using harmonized standards, the manufacturer establishes a "presumption of conformity," certifying that the recreational craft meets the requirements of Directive RCD 53/2013/EU. The standards are constantly updated by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and the manufacturer must always use the latest version.

Manufacturer ID

A domestic manufacturer must request a manufacturer identifier (MIC: Manufacturer Identification Code) valid throughout the EU/EEA, issued in Italy by UCINA on behalf of the Ministry of infrastructure and transport. A non-EU manufacturer must request it from the Ministry of infrastructure and transport by sending a specific request to: dg.vptm@mit.gov.it , dg.tm@pec.mit.gov.it.

Contacts

Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport - Directorate-General for the sea, maritime transport, and inland waterways  - Div 5 - Technical-administrative regime of the ship and recreational crafts

 

Other references

 

Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy – Market and Protection Department – Directorate-General for Consumers and the Market – Division II: Technical Regulations – Product Safety and Conformity, Product and Service Quality; and Division III: Notified Bodies and Accreditation Systems. Measuring Instruments and Precious Metals

 

Regulatory References

• Directive 2013/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, of November 20, 2013, on recreational crafts and personal watercraft, repealing Directive 94/25/EC (RCD)
• Legislative Decree January 11, 2016, No. 5 - Implementation of Directive 2013/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, of November 20, 2013, on recreational craft and personal watercraft, and repealing Directive 94/25/EC.
• Legislative Decree July 18, 2005, No. 171 - Code of Recreational crafts and implementation of Directive 2003/44/EC, in accordance with Article 6 of Law July 8, 2003, No. 172.
• Decree July 29, 2008, No. 146 - Implementing regulation of Article 65 of Legislative Decree July 18, 2005, No. 171, containing the recreational crafts code.
• Decree April 26, 2022 - Methods and criteria for market surveillance and control over recreational products.
• UNI EN ISO technical standards related to the Recreational Craft Directive (RCD)

More Information

On the European Commission website, in the Growth section - Sectors - Maritime Industries, you can find:

• information on the shipbuilding sector, the recreational crafts sector, tools and databases, and other useful information
• harmonized standards for Directives and Regulations.

Normattiva, a text database that stores all the numbered legislative acts published in the Official Gazette from 1861 to today.

Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy