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411. Regulation of the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Labour on the limitation of emissions from the use of halogenated organic solvents in commercial plants (HKW-annexes-Ordinance-HAV)

On the basis of § 82 (1) and § 84h of the 1994 Commercial Code, BGBl. No. 194/1994 (WV), as last amended by the Federal Law BGBl (Federal Law Gazette). I n ° 85/2005, is being prescribed in agreement with the Federal Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, the Environment and Water Management:

Section 1

Scope, definitions

Scope

§ 1. This Regulation shall apply to licensed industrial plants in which HKW plants (§ 2 Z 12) are to be used and subject to the conditions laid down in Section 26 of this Regulation.

Definitions

§ 2. For the purposes of this Regulation, is

1.

Exhaust gases containing halogenated organic solvents from an exhaust pipe or an exhaust gas purifier, containing halogenated organic solvents; the volume flows shall be expressed in m³ /h under standard conditions (Z 15);

2.

chlorinated organic solvents: halogenated organic solvents (Z 11), containing at least one chlorine atom per molecule;

3.

CHP plants: HKW plants (Z 12), in which chlorinated organic solvents (Z 2) are used;

4.

diffuse emissions: all emissions of halogenated organic solvents (Z 11), not contained in a HKW plant (Z 12), into the air, the soil or the water, including the emissions not covered by windows, doors, ventilation shafts and similar openings, as well as air-space installations, enter the environment, and those halogenated organic solvents contained in a product treated by the plant;

5.

solvents used: the quantity of halogenated organic solvents (Z 11) and their quantity in preparations used in a HKW plant (Z 12), including halogenated organic compounds obtained in the plant solvents which must be taken into account each time they are re-used in the HKW plant;

6.

Emission limit value: a value for the mass of emissions expressed in relation to certain specific parameters, or for concentration, percentage and/or concentration. or the level of an issue, in relation to standard conditions (Z 15), which may not be exceeded in one or more periods;

7.

appropriate and competent persons: persons who, after their training and work to date, possess the technical knowledge and experience necessary for the examination in question, and also the guarantee of a conscientious implementation of the Provide audit work;

8.

Conditions under which an installation is operated in such a way as to cover the halogenated organic solvents (Z 11) released during an activity, and either by means of an exhaust pipe or by an exhaust gas purification system is derived and thus not completely diffusely emitted (e.g. encapsulated or closed HKW systems);

9.

Total emissions: the sum of halogenated organic solvents (Z 11) in diffuse emissions and in exhaust gases;

10.

Limit for diffuse emissions: the maximum permissible amount of diffuse emissions as a percentage of the solvents used (Z 5);

11.

halogenated organic solvents: saturated and unsaturated organic compounds containing at least one bromine, chlorine, fluorine or iodine atom per molecule and a vapour pressure at 293.15 K or under the respective conditions of use. are of 0.01 kPa or more, and preparations having a mass fraction of more than 0.1 vH in halogenated organic solvents;

12.

HKW plants: machinery or equipment in which halogenated organic solvents (Z 11) are used for cleaning, drying, degreasing, degreasing, extracting, refining or otherwise treating metallic or non-metallic objects or materials or preparations or substances, as well as appliances and equipment connected to such machinery or equipment which are used to purify the waste gases or to clean or regenerate the halogenated halogenated substances used in the process. organic solvents or the storage of halogenated organic solvents or waste containing halogenated organic solvents, with the exception of operating systems according to Appendix 3 Z 4 to the 1994 Commercial Code, BGBl. No 194/1994 (WV), as amended, or installations which fall within the scope of the VOC-Annexes-Regulation-VAV, BGBl. II No 301/2002, as amended by the BGBl Regulation. II No 42/2005, with the exception of those installations in which activities are carried out in accordance with Annex 1 Z 2 or Z 8 to the VAV;

13.

Solvent consumption: the total amount of halogenated organic solvents (Z 11) used in a HKW plant (Z 12) per calendar year, less all halogenated organic solvents recovered for re-use;

14.

Mass flow: the mass of the halogenated organic solvents (Z 11), which is related to the unit of time;

15.

Standard conditions: a temperature of 273.15 K and a pressure of 101.3 kPa;

16.

Knowledgeable: accredited bodies within the scope of the professional scope of their accreditation (§ 11 para. 2 of the Accreditation Act, BGBl. No. 468/1992, idF of the Federal Law BGBl. (i) No 85/2002), federal or state institutions, civilian technicians or tradesmen, including technical offices, each within the limits of their powers;

17.

Re-use of halogenated organic solvents: the new use of halogenated organic solvents recovered from a HKW plant for technical and economic purposes within the plant.

Section 2

General provisions for HKW plants

General provisions

§ 3. (1) HKW installations must be situated in their own space; if this is not possible in terms of operation, at least that area in which the HKW plants are installed must be able to be mechanically ventilated and deaerated independently of the rest of the room.

(2) The ventilation system (para. 1) of the installation space or The installation area of the HKW installation must be carried out during the operation of this HKW plant as well as during the presence of persons in the installation space or in the installation space. The installation area of this HKW system will be turned on.

(3) The doors of the installation space of HKW installations must be self-closing and striking to the outside. The windows of the installation space of HKW-plants shall be kept closed all the time and shall only be opened in emergencies.

(4) In the installation space or The installation area of HKW equipment must be liquid-tight to the floor and must not have any ground inlets.

§ 4. (1) HKW installations which may cause the presence of halogenated organic solvents in the installation space in an operational manner shall be such as to ensure that these vapours cannot reach flames, open-air spirals or heat sources, whose surface temperatures are higher than the decomposition temperature of the solvent used. Smoke trap openings must be tightly sealed in installation spaces and in the erection areas of HKW systems.

(2) In areas where vapours of halogenated organic solvents may occur, smoking and hemp with open fire and light are prohibited. These prohibitions must be highlighted by permanent and clearly visible attacks.

§ 5. During the operation of a HKW installation, a person familiar with the operation of the system shall be responsible for the operation of the system in the event of a malfunction, or of a log of the HKW system can take the necessary measures, be present in the operating system.

Limitation of emissions

§ 6. If containers with halogenated organic solvents are filled or emptied, then a gas-pendulent line shall be used or the solvent-containing exhaust gas displaced from the container must be conducted via an exhaust gas purification system; this shall also apply to the filling or emptying of containers, which are installed in HKW systems.

§ 7. Halogenated organic solvents may only be used in such machines or equipment which are dense and in which the inlet and outlet opening or the discharge opening, respectively, are used. the treatment zone is closed during the treatment process (encapsulated machine or encapsulated equipment); automatic locking must ensure that the product can be removed from the treatment zone only when the treatment zone has been removed from the treatment zone by means of a ongoing metrological review ensures that the mass concentration of halogenated organic solvents in the area of the machinery or equipment from which the product is being treated is 1 g/m3, in the case of textile treatment, or Treatment material of leather 2 g/m3, does not exceed.

§ 8. (1) HKW installations from which halogenated organic solvents may be discharged to the air when used as intended may only be used if the following conditions are met:

1.

The concentration of halogenated organic solvents in the exhaust gas shall not exceed 100 mg/m.sup.3 up to a mass flow rate of 50 g/h and not more than 20 mg/m.sup.3 of exhaust gas at a mass flow rate of more than 50 g/h, based on the wet condition, and Standard conditions (§ 2 Z 15). If several HKW installations are located in an operating system, the total mass flow resulting from the sum of the partial mass flows shall be decisive for the assessment to which the emission limit values set out in the first set are to be observed. The dilution of the exhaust gas with air in order to comply with the emission limit values of the first set shall be inadmissible.

2.

The exhaust gas must be discharged via an exhaust pipe, which is resistant to the solvent used in each case, at least 1 m above the first of the building in which the HKW plant is situated. The blow-out must take place unimpedely and vertically upwards at a speed of at least 7 m/s. In a straight pipe section of the exhaust pipe, a tightly closable control opening with a diameter of at least 15 mm must be present at a point which is easily and safely accessible.

(2) In addition to the emission limit values for exhaust gases laid down in paragraph 1 Z 1, the total emission of 20 g of halogenated organic solvents per kg of purified dry cleaning material may be used in HKW plants for chemical cleaning (chemical cleaning plants), in the case of all other HKW installations, the diffuse emission may be 15% of the solvent used for an annual solvent consumption of 1 t to 5 t and 10% of the solvent used, with an annual solvent consumption of more than 5 tonnes do not exceed.

§ 9. (1) The plant owner has substances and preparations which, due to their content of halogenated organic solvents, are based on the chemicals regulation 1999, BGBl. II No 81/2000, as last amended by the BGBl Regulation. II No 186/2002 and the BGBl agreement. II No 103/2005, classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction and to which R 45, R 46, R 49, R 60 or R 61 are assigned or which are to be labelled with these phrases, as far as possible, by less harmful substances or preparations, taking into account the suitability for use, the use in the workplace and the proportionality between effort and benefits.

(2) By way of derogation from the emission limit values for exhaust gases laid down in § 8 (1) (1) (1), halogenated organic solvents according to paragraph 1 may be used in the exhaust gas of a HKW system as a whole at a mass flow rate of up to 5 g/h and an emission concentration of 20 mg/m³ and at a mass flow rate of more than 5 g/h, an emission concentration of 2 mg/m³ of exhaust gas, based on the wet condition and standard conditions (§ 2 Z 15), does not exceed.

Measurements and monitoring

§ 10. HKW systems, distillation plants, exhaust gas purification systems, contact water purification systems according to § 20 and diffusion barriers according to § 16 para. 2 are from the plant owner prior to their first commissioning at the place of installation by the manufacturer or the commissioner and, as a result, at least once a year

1.

in the case of a mass flow of up to 50 g of halogenated organic solvents per hour in the exhaust gas by a suitable person skilled in the art (§ 2 Z 7),

2.

in the case of a mass flow of more than 50 g halogenated organic solvents per hour in the exhaust gas by a competent person (§ 2 Z 16)

to check for their tightness and functional ability. The result of the respective examination must be recorded in the operating diary or test book according to § 13.

§ 11. (1) After the initial start-up of HKW plants and subsequently at least once a year, the plant owner is responsible for the concentration of halogenated organic solvents in the exhaust gas.

1.

in the case of a mass flow of up to 50 g of halogenated organic solvents per hour in the exhaust gas by a suitable person skilled in the art (§ 2 Z 7),

2.

in the case of a mass flow of more than 50 g halogenated organic solvents per hour in the exhaust gas by a competent person (§ 2 Z 16)

to be measured according to the recognized rules of technology. The measurement or sampling shall be carried out during that operating condition which causes the most powerful emission. The results of the measurement shall be given by indicating the date and time of measurement or sampling, the operating condition of the HKW system during measurement or sampling and the method of measurement, indicating the technical standard used, in which: To enter the operating diary or test book (§ 13) of the inspected plant.

(2) If measurements in accordance with paragraph 1 exceed the emission limit values according to § 8 (1) (1) (1) or (2) (2), the measurement report shall be submitted to the Authority without delay. The Authority shall, on a case-by-case basis, prescribe those measures which are necessary to comply with these limit values.

§ 12. (1) For HKW plants with an annual solvent consumption of 1 t of solvent or more, with the exception of those for chemical cleaning, as well as for HKW plants for chemical cleaning (chemical cleaning systems), once a year, a Solvent balance according to Annex 1 to this Regulation by an expert (§ 2 Z 16) or by the holding company owner, if he/she is suitable and competent (§ 2 Z 7), or by other appropriate and professional staff members. For the determination of the quantities of halogenated organic compounds used in a HKW plant, the quantities of halogenated organic compounds can be determined on the basis of binding information from manufacturers on the solvent content of the starting materials or on other equivalent sources of information. back. The plant owner shall send a copy of the solvent balance sheet to the Authority within three months of the end of the calendar year for which the solvent balance has been drawn up. The original of the solvent balance shall be attached to the operating diary or to the test book (§ 13).

(2) Once a year, the holder of the operating plant has to comply with the relevant requirements for halogenated organic solvents in accordance with Article 8 (2).

1.

Limit values for the total emission of chemical cleaning systems or

2.

Limit values for diffuse emissions in all other HKW plants

on the basis of a solvent balance according to paragraph 1, to be determined by an expert (§ 2 Z 16). This finding is to be connected to the operating diary or to the test book (§ 13).

§ 13. (1) The operation of the HKW plant and the exhaust gas purification system as well as the contact water purification system in accordance with § 20 shall result in an operating diary or test book, which shall include the date of the date of the date of the date of the application.

1.

for the HKW plant, the weekly tightness check, the weekly operating time (weekly batch number or weekly operating hours), the refilled amount of solvent (in kg), the change of filter material and the special Events and

2.

the test results according to § 10 and the measurement results according to § 11 (1)

, and to be signed by the owner of the plant.

(2) In addition to paragraph 1, for CKW equipment, the operating diary or the test book shall be subject to the date of the date of the date of publication.

1.

for the exhaust gas cleaning system, the weekly tightness check, the regeneration, the maintenance (including water separator) and the special events,

2.

for the contact water cleaning system, the weekly tightness check, the meter reading (m3 or batch number), the cleaning or the maintenance, an all-inclusive module change and the special events as well as

3.

the measurement results in accordance with § 23 (2)

, and to be signed by the owner of the plant.

§ 14. The operating diary or the test book (§ 13) shall be kept for at least five years in the operating system in such a way that it can be introduced to the authorities at any time for inspection by the authorities.

Reporting to the European Commission

§ 15. (1) The holder of an operating system according to § 1, in which HKW plants for chemical cleaning (chemical cleaning systems) or HKW plants with an annual solvent consumption of 1 t or more are used, has the for reporting purposes the information required by the European Commission ( Annex 2 to this Regulation) of the Authority for the period 1. January 2005 to 31 December 2007 and thereafter for each additional three-year period, no later than the end of February of the year following that completed.

(2) The Authority shall collect the reports of the holding plant owners, check for their completeness and plausibility and, at the latest, three months after the end of the period referred to in paragraph 1, the Landeshauptmann according to Annex 3 to this Regulation.

(3) The Governor of the State shall collect the reports of the Authority and, at the latest, five months after the expiry of the period referred to in paragraph 1, the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Labour, in accordance with Annex 4 to this Regulation.

(4) The Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Labour has to collect the reports submitted by the provincial authorities and to submit it no later than seven months after the expiry of the deadline of the European Commission referred to in paragraph 1.

Section 3

Additional provisions for CKW plants

§ 16. (1) The installation space or The installation area of CKW systems (§ 2 Z 3) must be equipped with a mechanical ventilation system which ensures at least five times in the installation space, at least eight times in the erection area, and air changes per hour. The room air must be drawn off in the top and close to the ground, and must be drained into the open air.

(2) Installation spaces or Installation areas of CKW facilities, located in rooms serving the permanent residence of persons, must be equipped with a suspended ventilated ceiling in such a way that the diffusion of vapours of chlorinated organic solvents into the rooms above it. The space between the suspended ceiling and the ceiling must constantly be ventilated mechanically with fresh air. Instead of the suspended ceiling, a coated wallpaper with a diffusion coefficient of not more than 25 µ g/ (m2) can be used. Use the same coating on the ceiling and 20 cm on the walls of the walls. Compliance with the required diffusion coefficient of transmission must be demonstrated by an appropriate expert opinion (§ 2 Z 16). The transfer of the diffusion barrier must be carried out by a suitable specialist company. A confirmation of the professional performance in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications or processing requirements, as well as the opinion on the diffusion coefficient of transmission, must be submitted to the Authority.

§ 17. In the operating and maintenance area of the CKW system, in the installation area of distillation plants and at all other places where the presence of vapours of chlorinated organic solvents has to be reckoned with in the operation of the CKW system, Suction devices (e.g. suction devices from the drum) must be provided; these suction devices must be operated only if solvent-containing air is removed, e.g. when the loading door is opened or during maintenance work. The exhaust gas from these extraction devices must be guided via an exhaust gas purification system.

§ 18. CKW systems from which chlorinated organic solvents can be delivered to the air when used as intended may only be used if the following conditions are met:

1.

The CKW system must be equipped with an exhaust gas purification system which ensures that the emission limit values set out in section 8 (1) (1) (1) are complied with when used in accordance with the intended use (adsorption phase).

2.

The exhaust gas purification system must be equipped with a breakthrough monitor or measuring device, so that when the emission limit values are exceeded in accordance with § 8 (1) Z 1 the CKW system automatically automatically after the end of the current work process is switched off or the exhaust gas stream is diverted to another, unladen exhaust gas purification system. At the latest from this point in time, the laden exhaust gas cleaning agent must be regenerated; during the regeneration period, the CKW plant shall not be put into operation unless two or more exhaust gas purification plants are alternately used in use . If the exhaust gas purification system also serves to ensure the concentration of halogenated organic solvents in the treatment zone in accordance with § 7, the point of sampling by the breakthrough monitor or the measuring instrument shall be selected in such a way that: the exhaust gas as well as the recirculated air can be measured.

3.

The cleaned exhaust gas must be discharged via an exhaust pipe, which is resistant to the solvent used in each case, at least 1 m above the first of the building in which the CKW plant is situated. The blow-out must take place unimpedely and vertically upwards at a speed of at least 7 m/s. In a straight pipe section of the exhaust pipe downstream of the exhaust gas purification system, a tightly closable control opening with a diameter of at least 15 mm must be present at a point which is easily and safely accessible.

4.

If the purified exhaust gas is discharged from two or more alternate exhaust gas purification systems in a common exhaust air line, it must be ensured that, when an exhaust gas purification system is at a standstill, no exhaust gas is discharged via the exhaust gas purification system. the exhaust gas purification system which has been shut down can escape.

§ 19. (1) In the case of CKW installations, one of the following collection facilities shall be available:

1.

Below the CKW system, including any existing manipulation areas, the floor must be resistant to trough and against the solvent used in each case, or must be tightly and tightly sealed, or

2.

the CKW system, including any associated manipulation area, must be located in a collecting trough, which is resistant to the solvent used in each case and is resistant to the use of the solvent; or

3.

In the case of the CKW system itself, a collection trough must be installed, which is resistant to the solvent used in each case and is tight; any areas of manipulation must be protected by this or another collection trough.

(2) The collection means referred to in paragraph 1 shall each be such as to enable the total quantity of the solvents used in the CKW system to be collected. If the CKW system contains several containers for chlorinated organic solvents and is provided by the supplier or the manufacturer of the CKW system by an expert opinion (§ 2 Z 16), it is shown that the total quantity of the container is not in the case of the container. the solvent used in the CKW system, but only a certain lesser quantity, must be able to absorb at least this reduced amount of solvent plus 20 vH of this quantity. Collection facilities are solvent-resistant and resistant to solvents within the meaning of this Regulation if they are made of concrete and are coated on the inside to such an extent that they are used for at least three days to diffuse the solvent by means of the collecting devices. , or if they are made of galvanized sheet metal or of an equivalent material, but not of aluminium or aluminium alloys.

§ 20. CKW plants and exhaust gas purification systems, from which chlorinated organic solvents can be delivered to water when used as intended, so that contact water is produced, may only be used if the following conditions are met: are:

1.

The CKW system shall be equipped with a contact water purification system which, when used as intended, ensures that the concentration of chlorinated organic solvents, expressed as chlorine, is not more than 0.1 mg/l in the of the purified water; that the contact water purification system envisaged for the plant satisfies these conditions, must be proved by an expert opinion (§ 2 Z 16).

2.

The purified water from the contact water purification plant must be derived in such a way that it cannot come into contact with air which contains vapours of chlorinated organic solvents.

3.

A safety separator (solvent separator) must be installed in front of the contact water purification system, which is to be dimensioned such that a sufficient residence time for phase separation (aqueous phase/chlorinated organic solvent phase) It is ensured that chlorinated organic solvents dissolved in water can only enter the contact water purification system.

§ 21. (1) The storage of chlorinated organic solvents in open containers is prohibited. These solvents must be stored in a light-protected manner in sealed, diffusion-proof, break-proof and appropriately designated containers, as well as in sufficient distance from heat sources and away from easily flammable materials. For the storage of chlorinated organic solvents, either double-walled containers provided with an optical and acoustic leak detector must be used, or the containers must be placed in collecting troughs, which meet the following requirements:

1.

The collecting troughs must be made of galvanized sheet metal or of an equivalent material; collecting troughs made of aluminium or aluminium alloys must not be used.

2.

The collecting troughs must be able to take up at least the entire contents of all stored containers.

3.

In the case of outdoor storage, the collecting troughs must be protected from precipitation water.

(2) Waste which is subject to chlorinated organic solvents must be in sealed, diffusion-proof, break-proof and appropriately designated containers in collection tubs of galvanized sheet metal or from an equivalent Material, but not made of aluminium or aluminium alloys, which must be capable of absorbing at least 50 vH of the stored quantity, but at least the contents of the largest stored container. In the case of outdoor storage, the collecting troughs must be protected from precipitation water.

(3) Storage of chlorinated organic solvents and waste containing these solvents must be protected against access by unauthorised persons.

§ 22. Pipes for chlorinated organic solvents, which do not run inside or above collection facilities according to § 19 (1) or (21), must be laid in surplus pipes with a gradient to the collection facilities.

§ 23. (1) Under or immediately adjacent to erection rooms or Installation areas of CKW plants, as well as under or immediately adjacent to areas for the storage of chlorinated organic solvents or wastes containing chlorinated organic solvents, must be equipped with equipment for the extraction of air from the water-unsaturated soil zone shall be available, and the agreement with the competent authority must be established with regard to the local situation of such facilities.

(2) After the initial start-up of CKW plants and subsequently at least once a year, the plant owner is responsible for the concentration of chlorinated organic solvents in the air extracted from the water-unsaturated soil zone. (par. 1)

1.

in the case of a mass flow of up to 50 g of chlorinated organic solvents per hour in the purified exhaust gas by a suitable person skilled in the art (§ 2 Z 7),

2.

in the case of a mass flow of more than 50 g of chlorinated organic solvents per hour in the purified exhaust gas by a competent expert (§ 2 Z 16)

to be measured according to the recognized rules of technology. The results of the measurement shall be given by indicating the date and time of measurement or sampling, the operating condition of the CKW plant during the measurement or sampling and the measurement method, indicating the technical standard used, in which: To enter the operating diary or test book (§ 13) of the inspected plant.

(3) Give the measurements in accordance with paragraph 2 that more than 10 mg of chlorinated organic solvents per cubic metre of aspirated soil air, based on the wet condition and standard conditions (§ 2 Z 15), are contained in the sucked-off soil air, the The report shall be submitted without delay to the Authority and shall, if necessary, require the Authority to adopt the measures necessary to protect the soil.

§ 24. The plant owner or his representative shall examine the CKW plant and the warehouseings according to § 21 at least once a week by means of an external visit to their tightness. A diffusion barrier according to § 16 para. 2 must be checked once a year and after carrying out work in the area of the diffusion barrier by visiting the integrity of the system. The result of the respective examination must be recorded in the operating diary or test book (§ 13).

Section 4

Additional provision for HKW plants in which chlorinated halogenated organic solvents are not used

§ 25. When using halogenated organic solvents which do not contain a chlorine atom, the Authority shall, on a case-by-case basis, check on the properties of the halogenated organic solvent used, whether and, where appropriate, which of the halogenated organic solvents used. Provisions of 3. To be adhered to.

Section 5

Transitional and final provisions

§ 26. (1) At the time of the entry into force of this Regulation (Section 27 (1) of this Regulation already approved commercial operating facilities pursuant to § 1 are not subject to the first sentence of § 3 (3); the provisions relating to the protection of employees ' rights relating to doors remain unaffected.

(2) At the time of the entry into force of this Regulation (Section 27 (1)) already approved commercial operating facilities according to § 1, which up to this date the scope of the CKW plant regulation 1994, BGBl. No 865/1994, documents must be determined in accordance with § 7, Section 8 (2), § 9 and § 12 (2) by 31 December 1994, as required. 1 October 2007.

(3) At the time of the entry into force of this Regulation (Article 27 (1)) already approved industrial plants pursuant to § 1, which until that date were not subject to the scope of the CKW plant regulation in 1994, this Regulation must: with the exception of Sections 4, 5, 12 (1) and (15), which must already be complied with from the date of entry into force of this Regulation, by 31 December 2008 at the latest. 1 October 2007.

(4) For industrial plants already approved at the time of entry into force of this Regulation (§ 27 (1)) in accordance with § 1 shall be valid no later than 31. October 2009 instead of the mass flow rate of 5 g/h provided for in section 9 (2), a mass flow rate of 10 g/h.

§ 27. (1) This Regulation shall enter into force with the month most of the month of its operation.

(2) With the entry into force of this Regulation (par. 1) the CKW-Equipment Regulation repeals in 1994.

§ 28. The names of persons contained in this Regulation shall be understood to be gender-neutral.

§ 29. This Regulation has been adopted in accordance with the provisions of Directive 98 /34/EC laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations, OJ L 206, 22.7.1998. No. OJ L 204, 21.07.1998 p. 37, notified under the notification number 2005 /244/A.

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