32026L0706DIRadopted 2026-03-11

Directive (EU) 2026/706 of the European Parliament and of the Council

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Recital (1)One of the objectives of Directive 2014/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council is to guarantee the functioning of the internal…
Recital (2)The scope and the associated essential requirements covered by Directive 2014/32/EU were established by Directive 2004/22/EC of the…
Recital (3)Annexes I, IV, V and VI to Directive 2014/32/EU should be amended as they are no longer technology-neutral and do not provide essential…
Recital (4)Annex I to Directive 2014/32/EU should be amended in order to take into account the rollout of smart gas and electricity meters and the new…
Recital (5)Annex IV to Directive 2014/32/EU should be amended to take into account the growing use of hydrogen and other fuel gases that can be used…
Recital (6)Annex V to Directive 2014/32/EU should be amended to take into account the rollout of smart electricity meters and to update that Directive…
Recital (7)A new annex to Directive 2014/32/EU should be inserted in order to address the need for harmonised essential requirements with regard to…
Recital (8)Annex VI to Directive 2014/32/EU should be amended to include thermal energy meters for cooling applications in order to avoid additional…
Recital (9)The increased use of compressed gases, such as hydrogen and natural gas, requires the insertion of a new annex to Directive 2014/32/EU as…
Recital (10)Since the objective of this Directive, namely to ensure that measuring instruments on the internal market satisfy the requirements with…
Recital (11)In order to enable economic operators to supply stocks of measuring instruments that are in conformity with Directive 2014/32/EU, it is…
Recital (12)In order to avoid any delay in the rollout of measuring instruments after the date of application of this Directive, it is important that,…
Recital (13)In order to provide sufficient time for manufacturers to adapt their products to the essential requirements set out in the Annexes to this…
Recital (14)Directive 2014/32/EU should therefore be amended accordingly,

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