EU declaration of conformity and CE marking
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 shall, 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 shall 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 shall, 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 shall 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 shall 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.