Directive 2001/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (repealed)Show full title

3. CONTENTS OF THE ‘EC’ DECLARATION

The ‘EC’ declaration of conformity or of suitability for use and the accompanying documents must be dated and signed.

That declaration must be written in the same language as the instructions and must contain the following:

• the Directive references;

• the name and address of the manufacturer or his authorised representative established within the Community (give trade name and full address, in the case of the authorised representative, also give the trade name of the manufacturer or constructor);

• description of interoperability constituent (make, type, etc.);

• description of the procedure followed in order to declare conformity or suitability for use (Article 13);

• all the relevant descriptions met by the interoperability constituent and, in particular, its conditions of use;

• name and address of the notified body or bodies involved in the procedure followed in respect of conformity or suitability for use and date of examination certificate together with, where appropriate, the duration and conditions of validity of the certificate;

• where appropriate, reference to the European specifications;

• identification of the signatory empowered to enter into commitments on behalf of the manufacturer or of the manufacturer's authorised representative established within the Community.