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The essential characteristics, the recognition and observance of which will ensure that electrical equipment will be used safely and in applications for which it was made, shall be marked on the equipment, or, if this is not possible, on an accompanying notice.
The manufacturers or brand name or trade mark should be clearly printed on the electrical equipment or, where that is not possible, on the packaging.
The electrical equipment, together with its component parts should be made in such a way as to ensure that it can be safely and properly assembled and connected.
The electrical equipment should be so designed and manufactured as to ensure that protection against the hazards set out in points 2 and 3 of this Annex is assured providing that the equipment is used in applications for which it was made and is adequately maintained.
Measures of a technical nature should be prescribed in accordance with point 1, in order to ensure:
that persons and domestic animals are adequately protected against danger of physical injury or other harm which might be caused by electrical contact direct or indirect;
that temperatures, arcs or radiation which would cause a danger, are not produced;
that persons, domestic animals and property are adequately protected against non-electrical dangers caused by the electrical equipment which are revealed by experience;
that the insulation must be suitable for foreseeable conditions.
Technical measures are to be laid down in accordance with point 1, in order to ensure:
that the electrical equipment meets the expected mechanical requirements in such a way that persons, domestic animals and property are not endangered;
that the electrical equipment shall be resistant to non-mechanical influences in expected environmental conditions, in such a way that persons, domestic animals and property are not endangered;
that the electrical equipment shall not endanger persons, domestic animals and property in foreseeable conditions of overload.
Electrical equipment for use in an explosive atmosphere
Electrical equipment for radiology and medical purposes
Electrical parts for goods and passenger lifts
Electricity meters
Plugs and socket outlets for domestic use
Electric fence controllers
Radio-electrical interference
Specialized electrical equipment, for use on ships, aircraft or railways, which complies with the safety provisions drawn up by international bodies in which the Member States participate.
Textual Amendments
F1 Inserted by Council Directive 93/68/EEC of 22 July 1993 amending Directives 87/404/EEC (simple pressure vessels), 88/378/EEC (safety of toys), 89/106/EEC (construction products), 89/336/EEC (electromagnetic compatibility), 89/392/EEC (machinery), 89/686/EEC (personal protective equipment), 90/384/EEC (non-automatic weighing instruments), 90/385/EEC (active implantable medicinal devices), 90/396/EEC (appliances burning gaseous fuels), 91/263/EEC (telecommunications terminal equipment), 92/42/EEC (new hot-water boilers fired with liquid or gaseous fuels) and 73/23/EEC (electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits).
The CE conformity marking shall consist of the initials ‘ CE ’ taking the following form:
If the CE marking is reduced or enlarged the proportions given in the above graduated drawing must be respected.
The various components of the CE marking must have substantially the same vertical dimension, which may not be less than 5 mm.
The EC declaration of conformity must contain the following elements:
name and address of the manufacturer or his authorized respresentative established within the Community,
a description of the electrical equipment,
reference to the harmonized standards,
where appropriate, references to the specifications with which conformity is declared,
identification of the signatory who has been empowered to enter into commitments on behalf of the manufacturer or his authorized representative established within the Community,
the last two digits of the year in which the CE marking was affixed.
Where neither the manufacturer nor his authorized representative is established within the Community, this obligation is the responsibility of the person who places the electrical equipment on the Community market.
a general description of the electrical equipment,
conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and schemes of components, sub-assemblies, circuits, etc.,
descriptions and explanations necessary for the understanding of said drawings and schemes and the operation of the electrical equipment,
a list of the standards applied in full or in part, and descriptions of the solutions adopted to satisfy the safety aspects of this Directive where standards have not been applied,
results of design calculations made, examinations carried out, etc.,
test reports.
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