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Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (recast) (Text with EEA relevance)
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Measures of a technical nature shall be laid down in accordance with point 1, in order to ensure that:
persons and domestic animals are adequately protected against the danger of physical injury or other harm which might be caused by direct or indirect contact;
temperatures, arcs or radiation which would cause a danger, are not produced;
persons, domestic animals and property are adequately protected against non-electrical dangers caused by the electrical equipment which are revealed by experience;
the insulation is suitable for foreseeable conditions.
Technical measures shall 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;
is resistant to non-mechanical influences in expected environmental conditions, in such a way that persons, domestic animals and property are not endangered;
does 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
Specialised 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.
Custom built evaluation kits destined for professionals to be used solely at research and development facilities for such purposes.
The manufacturer shall establish the technical documentation. The documentation shall make it possible to assess the electrical equipment’s conformity to the relevant requirements, and shall include an adequate analysis and assessment of the risk(s). The technical documentation shall specify the applicable requirements and cover, as far as relevant for the assessment, the design, manufacture and operation of the electrical equipment. The technical documentation shall, where applicable, contain at least the following elements:
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 those drawings and schemes and the operation of the electrical equipment;
a list of the harmonised standards applied in full or in part the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union or international or national standards referred to in Articles 13 and 14 and, where those harmonised standards or international or national standards have not been applied, descriptions of the solutions adopted to meet the safety objectives of this Directive, including a list of other relevant technical specifications applied. In the event of partly applied harmonised standards or international or national standards referred to in Articles 13 and 14, the technical documentation shall specify the parts which have been applied;
results of design calculations made, examinations carried out, etc.; and
test reports.
The manufacturer shall take all measures necessary so that the manufacturing process and its monitoring ensure compliance of the manufactured electrical equipment with the technical documentation referred to in point 2 and with the requirements of this Directive that apply to it.
A copy of the EU declaration of conformity shall be made available to the relevant market surveillance authorities upon request.
The manufacturer’s obligations set out in point 4 may be fulfilled by his authorised representative, on his behalf and under his responsibility, provided that they are specified in the mandate.
Signed for and on behalf of:
(place and date of issue):
(name, function) (signature):
(referred to in Article 27)
a In the case of Denmark the time-limit was extended to five years, i.e. 21 February 1978. See Article 13(1) of Directive 73/23/EEC. | ||
b Until 1 January 1997 Member States had to allow the placing on the market and the bringing into service of products which complied with the marking arrangements in force before 1 January 1995. See Article 14(2) of Directive 93/68/EEC. | ||
Directive | Time-limit for transposition | Date of application |
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73/23/EEC | 21 August 1974a | — |
93/68/EEC | 1 July 1994 | 1 January 1995b |
Directive 2006/95/EC | This Directive |
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Article 1 | Second paragraph of Article 1 |
Article 2 | Article 3 |
Article 3 | Article 4 |
Article 4 | Article 5 |
Article 5 | Article 12 |
Article 6 | Article 13 |
Article 7 | Article 14 |
Article 8(1) | Articles 16 and 17 |
Article 8(2) | — |
Article 8(3) | — |
Article 9 | Articles 18 to 20 |
Article 10 | Articles 16 and 17 |
Article 11 | — |
Article 12 | — |
Article 13 | Article 26(2) |
Article 14 | Article 27 |
Article 15 | Article 28 |
Annex I | Annex I |
Annex II | Annex II |
Annex III | Articles 15 and 16 and Annex IV |
Annex IV | Annex III |
Annex V | Annex V |
It is optional for the manufacturer to assign a number to the declaration of conformity.
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