Council Directive 83/189/EEC of 28 March 1983 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations Basic information CELEX number: 31983L0189Official Journal: JOL_1983_109_R_0008_010 Form: DirectiveProcedure number: --Languages: Dates Date of document: Date of publication: Date of effect: March 31, 1983 Entry into force - Date notif. Date of transposition: Date of end of validity: Modified by Corrected by: Modified by: Completed by: Repealed by: Modifies Affected by case Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 12 October 2000. Snellers Auto's BV v Algemeen Directeur van de Dienst Wegverkeer. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Raad van State - Netherlands. First authorisation of a vehicle for use on the public highway - Determination of the date - Technical standards and regulations - Article 30 of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment, Article 28 EC). Case C-314/98. Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 3 June 1999. Colim NV v Bigg's Continent Noord NV. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Rechtbank van Koophandel Hasselt - Belgium. Approximation of laws - Procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations - Directive 83/189/EEC - Labelling and presentation of products - Consumer protection - Language. Case C-33/97. Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 22 October 2020. Sportingbet plc and Internet Opportunity Entertainment Ltd v Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services – Notion of ‘technical regulation’ – Obligation on Member States to notify the European Commission of all draft technical regulations – Technical regulations which have not been notified cannot be enforced against individuals – Inapplicability to service providers. Case C-275/19. Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 1 February 2017. Município de Palmela v Autoridade de Segurança Alimentar e Económica (ASAE) – Divisão de Gestão de Contraordenações. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Judicial da Comarca de Setúbal. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Procedures for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services — Directives 83/189/EEC and 98/34/EC — Draft technical regulation — Notifying the European Commission — Obligations of Member States — Infringement — Consequences. Case C-144/16. Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 6 June 2002. Sapod Audic v Eco-Emballages SA. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Cour de cassation - France. Directive 83/189/EEC - Procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations - Obligation to communicate draft technical regulations - Directives 75/442/EEC and 91/156/EEC - Waste - Obligation to make notification of planned measures - National regulations on disposal of packaging waste - Obligation on producers or importers to identify packaging to be disposed of by an approved undertaking - Obligation on the approved undertaking to ensure that packaging for which it is responsible meets technical requirements. Case C-159/00. Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 20 March 1997. Bic Benelux SA v Belgian State. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Conseil d'Etat - Belgium. Obligation to give prior notification under Directive 83/189/EEC - Technical regulations and specifications - Marking of products subject to environmental tax. Case C-13/96. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 8 November 2007. Criminal proceedings against Karl Josef Wilhelm Schwibbert. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunale civile e penale di Forlì - Italy. Directive 98/34/EC - Procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations - Obligation to communicate draft technical regulations - National law requiring the distinctive sign of the national body responsible for collecting copyright royalties to be affixed to compact discs placed on the market - Definition of ‛technical regulation’. Case C-20/05. Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 20 June 1996. Semeraro Casa Uno Srl v Sindaco del Comune di Erbusco (C-418/93), Semeraro Mobili SpA v Sindaco del Comune di Erbusco (C-419/93), RB Arredamento Srl v Sindaco del Comune di Stezzano (C-420/93), Città Convenienza Milano Srl v Sindaco del Comune di Trezzano sul Naviglio (C-421/93), Città Convenienza Bergamo Srl v Sindaco del Comune di Stezzano (C-460/93), Centro Italiano Mobili Srl v Sindaco del Comune di Pineto (C-461/93), Il 3C Centro Convenienza Casa Srl v Sindaco del Comune di Roveredo in Piano (C-462/93), Benelli Confezioni SNC v Sindaco del Comune di Capena (C-464/93), M. Quattordici Srl v Commissario straordinario del Comune di Terlizzi (C-9/94), Società Italiana Elettronica Srl (SIEL) v Sindaco del Comune di Dozza (C-10/94), Modaffari Srl v Sindaco del Comune di Trezzano sul Naviglio (C-11/94), Modaffari Srl v Comune di Cinisello Balsamo (C-14/94), Cologno Srl v Sindaco del Comune di Cologno Monzese (C-15/94), Modaffari Srl v Sindaco del Comune di Osio Sopra (C-23/94), M. Dieci Srl v Sindaco del Comune di Madignano (C-24/94) and Consorzio Centro Commerciale "Il Porto" v Sindaco del Comune di Adria (C-332/94). Reference for a preliminary ruling: Pretura circondariale di Roma - Italy. Interpretation of Articles 30, 36 and 52 of the EC Treaty and Directives 64/223/EEC and 83/189/EEC - Prohibition of certain kinds of Sunday and public-holiday trading. Joined cases C-418/93, C-419/93, C-420/93, C-421/93, C-460/93, C-461/93, C-462/93, C-464/93, C-9/94, C-10/94, C-11/94, C-14/94, C-15/94, C-23/94, C-24/94 and C-332/94. Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 21 April 2005. Criminal proceedings against Lars Erik Staffan Lindberg. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Högsta domstolen - Sweden. Directive 83/189/EEC - Notification procedure in the field of technical standards and regulations - Obligation to notify draft technical regulations - National legislation on gaming and lotteries - Gaming machines - Prohibition on the organisation of games on gaming machines which do not pay out winnings directly - Machines of the 'wheel of fortune' type - Definition of 'technical regulation'. Case C-267/03. Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 11 May 1999. Criminal proceedings against Adrianus Albers (C-425/97), Martinus van den Berkmortel (C-426/97) and Leon Nuchelmans (C-427/97). Reference for a preliminary ruling: Gerechtshof 's-Hertogenbosch - Netherlands. Directive 83/189/EEC - Technical regulations - Obligation to notify - Prohibition on growth promoters. Joined cases C-425/97 to C-427/97. Judgment of the Court of 16 June 1998. Criminal proceedings against Johannes Martinus Lemmens. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Arrondissementsrechtbank Maastricht - Netherlands. Directive 83/189/EEC - Procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations - Direct effect of the directive. Case C-226/97. Judgment of the Court of 22 January 2002. Canal Satélite Digital SL v Adminstración General del Estado, and Distribuidora de Televisión Digital SA (DTS). Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunal Supremo - Spain. Articles 30 and 59 of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment, Articles 28 EC and 49 EC) - Directive 95/47/EC - National legislation requiring operators of conditional-access television services to register in a national register created for that purpose, indicating the characteristics of the technical equipment they use, and subsequently to obtain administrative certification thereof - Directive 83/189/EEC - Meaning of "technical regulation". Case C-390/99. Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 8 March 2001. Criminal proceedings against Georgius van der Burg. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Hoge Raad der Nederlanden - Netherlands. Technical standards and regulations - Non-approved transmitting equipment - Advertising. Case C-278/99. Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 16 November 2000. Criminal proceedings against Roelof Donkersteeg. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Hoge Raad - Netherlands. Directive 83/189/EEC - Technical standards and regulations - Obligation to notify - Footwear disinfecting facilities on agricultural holdings - Vaccination of pigs. Case C-37/99. Judgment of the Court of 26 September 2000. Unilever Italia SpA v Central Food SpA. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Pretore di Milano - Italy. Technical standards and regulations - Obligations of notification and postponement of adoption - Applicability in civil proceedings. Case C-443/98. Judgment of the Court of 30 April 1996. CIA Security International SA v Signalson SA and Securitel SPRL. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunal de commerce de Liège - Belgium. Interpretation of Article 30 of the EC Treaty and of Directive 83/189/EEC laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations - National legislation on the marketing of alarm systems and networks - Prior administrative approval. Case C-194/94. Legal basis TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART THREE - POLICY OF THE COMMUNITY, TITLE I - COMMON RULES, CHAPTER 3: APPROXIMATION OF LAWS, ARTICLE 100 TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART SIX - GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS, ARTICLE 213 EuroVoc Vocabulary Exchange of information Technical standard Standardisation Approximation of laws Technical barriers Internal market - Principles General, programmes Technical regulations Technical specification Harmonisation of standards Information and verification