(3)Article 12 of Directive 2000/14/EC contains a Table in which the permissible sound power level of equipment for outdoors use is laid down. That Table has been updated by Directive 2005/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilnote. The methods to measure noise, which are laid down in Annex III to Directive 2000/14/EC, have however not been updated since its adoption. It is therefore necessary to bring these methods in line with technical progress and progress in European standardisation.