European Commission 26 July 2011, Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on recreational craft and personal watercraft

52011PC0456 /* COM/2011/0456 final - 2011/0197 (COD) */ Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on recreational craft and personal watercraft (...PICT...) EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 1. context of the proposal General context The Recreational Craft Directive [1] was adopted in 1994 to regulate the placing on the market of pleasure boats on the European market.