Guide to the application of Directive 2013/53/EU on recreational craft and personal watercraft, third edition, March 2026
The Commission’s article-by-article explanation of Directive 2013/53/EU, including scope, private importers, post-construction assessment and the technical documentation. It helps to read the directive consistently, but it is guidance: only the directive and the Court of Justice give binding answers.
- Identifier
- RCD Application Guide, 3rd ed., March 2026 (139 pages)
- Issued by
- European Commission, DG GROW
- Document type
- Commission guide
- Applies in
- European Union
- Edition
- 3rd edition, March 2026
- Published
- 19 March 2026
- Status
- Current
- Languages
- English
- Availability
- Official source
- Why we link or host
- Commission content may be reused under CC BY 4.0 (Decision 2011/833/EU), but the guide carries no notice of its own and may contain third-party material, so we link to the Commission’s copy, which is always the current one.
- Last checked against the source
- 29 October 2026
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