RSG Guidelines 2026 for the Recreational Craft Directive 2013/53/EU, for general application of the conformity assessment procedures by notified bodies and manufacturers
Guidelines of the notified bodies’ sectoral group on how they apply the conformity assessment procedures of Directive 2013/53/EU, with recommendations for use on recurring technical questions. The document states that it is guidance only and has no official or legal meaning.
- Identifier
- GUIDE2026r1 RCD 2013_53_EU 260118 (337 pages)
- Issued by
- Recreational Craft Sectoral Group (RSG)
- Document type
- Sector guidelines
- Applies in
- European Union
- Version
- GUIDE2026r1 (version string 260118)
- Published
- 26 January 2026
- Status
- Current
- Languages
- English
- Availability
- Official source
- Why we link or host
- The document states “Copyright © 2026 European Communities, prepared by RSG” and gives no licence; it also reproduces parts of CEN standards. We link to RSG and would host it only with RSG’s written permission.
- Last checked against the source
- 29 October 2026
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