EU declaration of conformity and CE markingE+W+S
7.—(1) Save for where a product is a component, where the conformity of a product with the essential health and safety requirements has been demonstrated by a relevant conformity assessment procedure, the manufacturer must, before placing the product on the market—
(a)draw up a declaration of conformity in accordance with regulation 40 (EU declaration of conformity), and
(b)affix the CE Marking in accordance with regulation 41 (CE Marking).
(2) The manufacturer must keep the EU declaration of conformity up-to-date.
(3) Where the conformity of a component with the essential health and safety requirements has been demonstrated by a relevant conformity assessment procedure, the manufacturer must, before placing the component on the market, draw up a written attestation of conformity in accordance with regulation 39(3) (conformity assessment procedures).
(4) Subject to paragraph (5), before placing a product on the market, the manufacturer must ensure that each product is accompanied by a copy of the EU declaration of conformity or attestation of conformity as appropriate.
(5) Where a large number of products are delivered to a single user, the batch or consignment may be accompanied by a single copy of the EU declaration or attestation of conformity as appropriate.
(6) Where a product is subject to more than one EU instrument requiring a declaration of conformity to be drawn up, the manufacturer must draw up a single declaration of conformity, which—
(a)identifies the EU instruments, and
(b)includes references to the publication of those EU instruments in the Official Journal.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 7 in force at 8.12.2016, see reg. 1(1)