Equipment and machine noise protection ordinance
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | 32nd Ordinance for the Implementation of the Federal Immission Control Act |
| Short title: | Equipment and machine noise protection ordinance |
| Abbreviation: | 32nd BImSchV |
| Type: | Federal Ordinance |
| Scope: | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Issued on the basis of: | § 23 Paragraph 1, §§ 32, 37 BImSchG , § 4 Paragraph 1 GSG aK |
| Legal matter: | Environmental law |
| References : | 2129-8-32 |
| Issued on: | August 29, 2002 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 3478 ) |
| Entry into force on: | September 6, 2002 |
| Last change by: |
Art. 110 VO of June 19, 2020 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 1328, 1341 ) |
| Effective date of the last change: |
June 27, 2020 (Art. 361 of June 19, 2020) |
| Weblink: | Text of the regulation |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version. | |
With the Equipment and Machine Noise Protection Ordinance (32nd BImSchV), Directive 2000/14 / EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of May 8, 2000 on the harmonization of the legal provisions of the member states on environmentally harmful noise emissions from equipment and machines intended for use outdoors was in German Implemented right. It was issued as Article 1 of the Ordinance introducing the Equipment and Machine Noise Protection Ordinance and replaced the previous lawnmower noise ordinance ( 8th BImSchV), the construction machinery noise ordinance (15th BImSchV) and other regulations.
The 32nd BImSchV regulates the operational possibilities of 57 outdoor devices named in the annex of the ordinance and the associated environmentally harmful noise emissions. The 57 different types of equipment and machines, from construction machines to gardening tools, in the Appendix are defined again in Appendix I of the corresponding Directive 2000/14 / EC.
In addition to the equipment and machine noise protection regulations also apply Noise and Vibration Occupational Safety Regulation and the Machinery Directive .
Operating times
Section 7 regulates the operating times "in pure, general and special residential areas, small settlement areas, special areas that serve recreation [...] as well as on the premises of hospitals and nursing homes".
1) Devices and machines according to the Appendix with No. 01 to 57
- allowed on Sundays and public holidays all day as well
- not be operated on working days between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m.
2) piercingly loud devices and machines according to the appendix
- No. 02 (brush cutter with combustion engine),
- No. 24 (grass trimmer / grass edge cutter with combustion engine),
- No. 34, 35 (leaf blower / leaf collector, motor-driven),
In deviation from this, they may not be operated on working days from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. unless they are labeled with the environmental label in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation 1980/2000 / EC. There are currently no criteria for an EU eco-label for these devices and machines (as of August 2017).
Sound power level
Section 3 regulates the upper limits of the sound power level (maximum sound emissions in dB (A)) of the 57 device types. The limit values guaranteed by the manufacturer can be found in Art. 12 of Directive 2000/14 / EC. Ten dBA units mean a tenfold increase in sound pressure .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article 1 of the Ordinance on the Introduction of the Equipment and Machine Noise Protection Ordinance of August 29, 2002 Federal Law Gazette I, page 3478
- ↑ Article 2 of the ordinance introducing the Equipment and Machine Noise Protection Ordinance of August 29, 2002 Federal Law Gazette I page 3482
- ↑ 32nd BImSchV of August 29, 2002
- ↑ Directive 2000/14 / EC : APPENDIX I from p. 13, Appendix II p. 22, Appendix III p. 23, Part A from p. 24, PART B from p. 28, Appendix IV p. 69, Appendix V p 70.
- ↑ European Ecolabel - Stylized flower with a circle of twelve stars as petals and the euro symbol in the middle.
- ↑ EU Ecolabel - Product Groups and Criteria , accessed on August 13, 2017.
