Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

A. EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY OF THE MACHINERY U.K.

This declaration and translations thereof must be drawn up under the same conditions as the instructions (see Annex I, section 1.7.4.1(a) and (b)), and must be typewritten or else handwritten in capital letters.

This declaration relates exclusively to the machinery in the state in which it was placed on the market, and excludes components which are added and/or operations carried out subsequently by the final user.

The EC declaration of conformity must contain the following particulars:

1.

business name and full address of the manufacturer and, where appropriate, his authorised representative;

2.

name and address of the person authorised to compile the technical file, who must be established in the Community;

3.

description and identification of the machinery, including generic denomination, function, model, type, serial number and commercial name;

4.

a sentence expressly declaring that the machinery fulfils all the relevant provisions of this Directive and where appropriate, a similar sentence declaring the conformity with other Directives and/or relevant provisions with which the machinery complies. These references must be those of the texts published in the Official Journal of the European Union;

5.

where appropriate, the name, address and identification number of the notified body which carried out the EC type-examination referred to in Annex IX and the number of the EC type-examination certificate;

6.

where appropriate, the name, address and identification number of the notified body which approved the full quality assurance system referred to in Annex X;

7.

where appropriate, a reference to the harmonised standards used, as referred to in Article 7(2);

8.

where appropriate, the reference to other technical standards and specifications used;

9.

the place and date of the declaration;

10.

the identity and signature of the person empowered to draw up the declaration on behalf of the manufacturer or his authorised representative.