Article 1 The products and families of products set out in Annex I shall have their conformity attested by a procedure whereby the manufacturer has under its sole responsibility a factory-production control system ensuring that the product is in conformity with the relevant technical specifications.
Article 2 The products set out in Annex II shall have their conformity attested by a procedure whereby, in addition to a factory-production control system operated by the manufacturer, an approved certification body is involved in assessment and surveillance of the production control or of the product itself.
Article 3 The procedure for attesting conformity as set out in Annex III shall be indicated in mandates for guidelines for European technical approvals.
Article 4 This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 January 1999.
For the Commission
Martin Bangemann
Member of the Commission