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Directive 2013/53/EU

Preamble
Recitals 53
Chapter I - GENERAL PROVISIONS (Article 1-6) 6
Chapter II - OBLIGATIONS OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS AND PRIVATE IMPORTERS (Article 7-13) 7
Chapter III - CONFORMITY OF THE PRODUCT (Article 14-18) 5
Chapter IV - CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT (Article 19-25) 7
Chapter V - NOTIFICATION OF CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BODIES (Article 26-42) 17
Chapter VI - UNION MARKET SURVEILLANCE, CONTROL OF PRODUCTS ENTERING THE UNION MARKET AND SAFEGUARD PROCEDURES (Article 43-46) 4
Chapter VII - DELEGATED ACTS AND IMPLEMENTING ACTS (Article 47-50) 4
Chapter VIII - SPECIFIC ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (Article 51-53) 3
Chapter IX - FINAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS (Article 54-58) 5
Annexes 9
- Annex I
- Annex II
- Annex III
- Annex IV
- Annex V
- Annex VI
- Annex VII
- Annex VIII
- Annex IX

personal watercraft

Defined in Article 3, Directive 2013/53/EU

Definitions over time (1)

17/01/2014 – today applies on 11/11/2026 Article 3, Directive 2013/53/EU Scope: Whole act

For the purposes of this Directive the following definitions shall apply:

‘personal watercraft’ means a watercraft intended for sports and leisure purposes of less than 4 m in hull length which uses a propulsion engine having a water jet pump as its primary source of propulsion and designed to be operated by a person or persons sitting, standing or kneeling on, rather than within the confines of, a hull;

Earlier definition records in this act (1)

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Article 3(3) Historical · definitions end 17/01/2014

Used in (20 places in 11 provisions on 11/11/2026)

Directive 2013/53/EU (20 in 11)

Recital 2 · Recital 7 · Recital 18 · Recital 34 · Preamble · Article 2² · Article 3³ · Article 20 · Article 22² · Annex I⁶ · Annex VI