No L 117/22 Official Journal of the European Communities 5.5 87 COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 7 April 1987 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 84/538/EEC on the approxima- tion of the laws of the Member States relating to the permissible sound power level of lawnmowers (87/252/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, ‘ Having regard to Council Directive 84/538/EEC of 17 September 1984 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the permissible sound power level of lawnmowers ('), and in particular Article 8 thereof, Whereas, in view of experience gained and of the state of the art, it is now necessary to match the requirements of Annex I, Annex II and Annex III to Directive 84/538/EEC to take account the latest progress ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Adaptation to Technical Progress of the Directive on the Determination of the Noise Emission of Construction Plant and Equipment, which is competent for Council Directive 84/538/EEC, () OJ No L 300, 19. 11. 1984, p. 171. HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE : Article 1 Annex I, Annex II and Annex III, to Directive 84/538/EEC are hereby amended in accordance with the Annex I, Annex II and Annex III to this Directive. Article 2 The Member States shall, by 1 January 1988, adopt and publish the provisions required to comply with this Directive and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. Article 3 This Directive is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 7 April 1987. For the Commission Stanley CLINTON DAVIS Member of the Commission