The Lifts Regulations 1997

Content of the EC declaration of conformity for safety components(2)

A.  The EC declaration of conformity must contain the following information:

• name and address of the manufacturer of the safety components(3),

• where appropriate, name and address of his authorised representative established in the Community (3),

• description of the safety component, details of type or series and serial number (if any),

• safety function of the safety component, if not obvious from the description,

• year of manufacture of the safety component,

• all relevant provisions with which the safety component complies,

• where appropriate, reference to harmonized standards used,

• where appropriate, name, address and identification number of the notified body which carried out the EC type-examination in accordance with Article 8(1)(a)(i) and (ii),

• where appropriate, reference to the EC type-examination certificate issued by that notified body,

• where appropriate, name, address and identification number of the notified body which carried out the production checks in accordance with Article 8(1)(a)(ii),

• where appropriate, name, address and identification number of the notified body which checked the system of quality assurance implemented by the manufacturer in accordance with Article 8 (1) (a) (iii),

• identification of the signatory empowered to act on behalf of the manufacturer of the safety components or his authorised representative established in the Community.

(1)

The provisions of Article 8(1)(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) are respectively set out in regulation 13(3)(a), (b) and (c) and the provisions of Article 8(2)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) are respectively set out in regulation 13(2)(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e).

(2)

The declaration must be drafted in the same language as the instruction manual referred to in Annex 1, Section 6.1, and be either typewritten or printed.

(3)

Business name, full address; in the case of an authorised representative, also indicate the business name and address of the manufacturer of the safety component.