The Railways (Interoperability) (High-Speed) Regulations 2002

EC declaration

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 and 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, suitability for use (Article 13);

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

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

  • where appropriate, reference to the European specification;

  • identification of signatory having received powers to engage the manufacturer or his authorised representative established within the Community.