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Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (recast) (Text with EEA relevance)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 1.Subject matter and scope

    2. Article 2.Definitions

    3. Article 3.Making available on the market and safety objectives

    4. Article 4.Free movement

    5. Article 5.Supply of electricity

  3. CHAPTER 2 OBLIGATIONS OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS

    1. Article 6.Obligations of manufacturers

    2. Article 7.Authorised representatives

    3. Article 8.Obligations of importers

    4. Article 9.Obligations of distributors

    5. Article 10.Cases in which obligations of manufacturers apply to importers and distributors

    6. Article 11.Identification of economic operators

  4. CHAPTER 3 CONFORMITY OF THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

    1. Article 12.Presumption of conformity on the basis of harmonised standards

    2. Article 13.Presumption of conformity on the basis of international standards

    3. Article 14.Presumption of conformity on the basis of national standards

    4. Article 15.EU declaration of conformity

    5. Article 16.General principles of the CE marking

    6. Article 17.Rules and conditions for affixing the CE marking

  5. CHAPTER 4 UNION MARKET SURVEILLANCE, CONTROL OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT ENTERING THE UNION MARKET AND UNION SAFEGUARD PROCEDURE

    1. Article 18.Union market surveillance and control of electrical equipment entering the Union market

    2. Article 19.Procedure for dealing with electrical equipment presenting a risk at national level

    3. Article 20.Union safeguard procedure

    4. Article 21.Compliant electrical equipment which presents a risk

    5. Article 22.Formal non-compliance

  6. CHAPTER 5 COMMITTEE, TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 23.Committee procedure

    2. Article 24.Penalties

    3. Article 25.Transitional provisions

    4. Article 26.Transposition

    5. Article 27.Repeal

    6. Article 28.Entry into force

    7. Article 29.Addressees

  7. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      PRINCIPAL ELEMENTS OF THE SAFETY OBJECTIVES FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT DESIGNED FOR USE WITHIN CERTAIN VOLTAGE LIMITS

      1. 1. General conditions

        1. (a) the essential characteristics, the recognition and observance of which will...

        2. (b) the electrical equipment, together with its component parts, shall be...

        3. (c) the electrical equipment shall be so designed and manufactured as...

      2. 2. Protection against hazards arising from the electrical equipment

      3. 3. Protection against hazards which may be caused by external influences...

    2. ANNEX II

      EQUIPMENT AND PHENOMENA OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THIS DIRECTIVE

      1. Electrical equipment for use in an explosive atmosphere

      2. Electrical equipment for radiology and medical purposes

      3. Electrical parts for goods and passenger lifts

      4. Electricity meters

      5. Plugs and socket outlets for domestic use

      6. Electric fence controllers

      7. Radio-electrical interference

      8. Specialised electrical equipment, for use on ships, aircraft or railways,...

      9. Custom built evaluation kits destined for professionals to be used...

    3. ANNEX III

      MODULE A

      1. Internal production control

        1. 1. Internal production control is the conformity assessment procedure whereby the...

        2. 2. Technical documentation

        3. 3. Manufacturing

        4. 4. CE marking and EU declaration of conformity

          1. 4.1. The manufacturer shall affix the CE marking to each individual...

          2. 4.2. The manufacturer shall draw up a written EU declaration of...

        5. 5. Authorised representative

    4. ANNEX IV

      EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY (No XXXX)

      1. 1. Product model/product (product, type, batch or serial number):

      2. 2. Name and address of the manufacturer or his authorised representative:...

      3. 3. This declaration of conformity is issued under the sole responsibility...

      4. 4. Object of the declaration (identification of electrical equipment allowing traceability;...

      5. 5. The object of the declaration described above is in conformity...

      6. 6. References to the relevant harmonised standards used or references to...

      7. 7. Additional information:

    5. ANNEX V

    6. ANNEX VI

  9. ATTACHMENTS

    1. STATEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

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