Regulation (EU) 2016/426 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

1.1. Appliances shall be so designed and constructed as to operate safely and present no danger to persons, domestic animals or property, when normally used.

Fittings shall be so designed and constructed as to fulfil correctly their intended purpose when incorporated into an appliance or assembled to constitute an appliance.

1.2. The manufacturer is under an obligation to analyse the risks in order to identify those which apply to his appliance or fitting. He shall then design and construct it taking into account its risk assessment.

1.3. In selecting the most appropriate solutions, the manufacturer shall apply the principles set out below, in the following order:

(a)

eliminate or reduce risks as far as possible (inherently safe design and construction);

(b)

take the necessary protection measures in relation to risks that cannot be eliminated;

(c)

inform users of the residual risks due to any shortcomings of the protection measures adopted and indicate whether any particular precautions are required.

1.4. When designing and constructing the appliance, and when drafting the instructions, the manufacturer shall envisage not only the intended use of the appliance, but also the reasonably foreseeable uses.

1.5. All appliances shall:

(a)

be accompanied by instructions for installation intended for the installer;

(b)

be accompanied by instructions for use and servicing, intended for the user;

(c)

bear appropriate warning notices, which shall also appear on the packaging.

1.6.1. The instructions for installation intended for the installer shall contain all the instructions for installation, adjustment and servicing required to ensure that those operations are correctly performed so that the appliance may be used safely.

The instructions for installation intended for the installer shall include also information on the technical specifications of the interface between the appliance and its installation environment allowing its correct connection to the gas supply network, the supply of auxiliary energy, the combustion air supply and the flue gas evacuation system.

1.6.2. The instructions for use and servicing intended for the user shall contain all the information required for safe use and in particular shall draw the user's attention to any restrictions on use.

The manufacturers shall note in the instructions where additional care is needed or where it would be advisable that any of the above work be carried out by a professional. This shall be without prejudice to national requirements to that effect.

The manufacturer of the appliance shall include in the instructions accompanying the appliance all necessary information for adjustment, operation and maintenance of the fittings as part of the finished appliance, as appropriate.

1.6.3. The warning notices on the appliance and its packaging shall clearly state the type of gas to be used, the gas supply pressure, the appliance category and any restrictions on use, in particular the restriction whereby the appliance shall be installed only in areas where there is sufficient ventilation so as to ensure that the risks presented by it are minimised.

1.7. The instructions for incorporation of the fitting into an appliance or its assembly in order to constitute an appliance and for its adjustment, operation and maintenance shall be provided with the fittings concerned as part of the EU declaration of conformity.