No L 198/16 Official Journal of the European Communities 22.7.91 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL - COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 20 June 1991 amending Directive 89/392/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to machinery (91/368/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100a thereof, ‘Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1), In cooperation with the European Parliament (2), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3), Whereas machinery entailing specific risks due either to its mobility or its ability to lift loads, or to both these phenomena together, must satisfy both the general health and safety requirements set out in Directive 89/392/EEC (%) and the health and safety requirements relating to those specific risks; Whereas it is unnecessary to provide for certification procedures for those types of machinery other than those initially provided for in Directive 89/392/EEC. (1) OJ No C 37, 17. 2. 1990, p. S; and O] No C 268, 24. 10. 1990, p. 12. (3) O] No C 175, 16. 7. 1990, p. 119; and 0] No C 129, 20. 5. 1991. - (3) O] No C 168, 10. 7. 1990, p. 15. (4) O] No L 183, 29. 6. 1989, p. 9. Whereas prescribing supplementary essential health and safety requirements for the specific risks due to mobility and the lifting of loads can be effected by amending Directive 89/392/EEC to inlcude these complementary provisions; whereas this amendment can be used to correct certain imperfections in the essential health and safety requirements applying to all machinery; Whereas it is necessary to provide for transitional arrangements enabling Member States to authorize the placing on the market and putting into service of machinery manufactured in accordance with the national rules in force on 31 December 1992; » Whereas certain equipment or machinery covered by existing Directives comes within the scope of this Directive; whereas it is preferable to have one single Directive to cover all equipment; whereas it is therefore desirable that the relevant existing Directives be repealed on the date this ' Directive is applied, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 Directive 89/392/EEC is hereby amended as follows: 1. Article 1 is amended as follows: