30. 8. 93 Official Journal of the Furopean Communities No L 220/1 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 93/68/EEC of 22 July 1993 amending Directives 87/404/EEC (simple pressure vessels), 88/378/EEC (safety of toys), 89/106/EEC (construction products), 89/336/EEC (electromagnetic compatibility), 89/392/EEC (machinery), 89/686/EEC (personal protective equipment), 90/384/EEC (non-automatic weighing instruments), 90/385/EEC (active implantable medicinal devices), 920/396/EEC (appliances burning gaseous fuels), 91/263/EEC (telecommunications terminal equipment), 92/42/EEC (new hot-water boilers fired with liquid or gaseous fuels) and 73/23/EEC (electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits) 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 (), In cooperation with the European Parliament (2), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3), Whereas the Council has already adopted a series of Directives designed to remove technical barriers to trade in accordance with the principles established in its Resolution of 7 May 1985 on a new approach to technical harmonization and standards (4); whereas each of these Directives provides for the affixing of the ‘CE’ (") OJ No C 160, 20. 6. 1991, p. 14; ' and OJ No C 28, 2. 2. 1993, p. 16. () OJ No C 125, 18. 5. 1992, p. 178; 0] No C 115, 26. 4. 1993, p. 117; and Decision of 14 July 1993 (not yet published in the Official Journal). () OJ No C 14, 20. 1. 1992, p. 15; and 0J No C 129, 10. 5. 1993, p. 3. () OJ No C 136, 4. 6. 1985, p. 1. marking; whereas, therefore, in the interests of simplifying Community legislation and making it more consistent, these various provisions need to be replaced by uniform prescriptions; whereas it is therefore necessary to harmonize these provisions, particularly with regard to products which may fall within the scope of several of these Directives; Whereas, in its communication of 15 June 1989 on a global approach to certification and testing (°), the Commission proposed that common rules be drawn up concerning a ‘CE’ conformity marking with a single design; whereas, in its Resolution of 21 December 1989 on a global approach to conformity assessment (¢), the Council approved as a guiding principle the adoption of a consistent approach such as this with regard to the use of the ‘CE’ marking; Whereas the two basic elements of the new approach which must be applied are therefore the essential requirements and the conformity assessment procedures; Whereas this harmonization of the provisions concerning the affixing and use of the ‘CE’ marking requires that existing Directives undergo detailed amendment to bring them into line with the new arrangements, () OJ No C 231, 8. 9. 1989, p. 3; and 0] No C 267, 19. 10. 1989, p. 3. () O] No C 10, 16. 1. 1990, p. 1.