All products placed on the European market must be EU-compliant, i.e. they must comply with all applicable legislation. The manufacturer confirms this with just one declaration of conformity, even if several legal provisions are applicable.
The single declaration of conformity can be made up of a dossier containing all relevant individual declarations of conformity.
By drawing up and signing the EU declaration of conformity, the manufacturer assumes responsibility for the compliance of the product.
Where several pieces of Union harmonisation legislation apply to a product, the manufacturer or the authorised representative has to provide a single declaration of conformity in respect of ALL such Union acts such machinery, low volt explosion proof.
The applied standards or other technical specifications (such as national technical standards and specifications) must be indicated in a precise, complete and clearly defined way in the EU-Declaration of Conformity; this implies that the version and/or date of the relevant standard is specified.
Language of Declaration of Conformity
The EU declaration of conformity must be translated into the language or languages required by the Member State in which the product is placed or made available on the market. If a translation of the EU declaration of conformity has been produced by another economic operator and is not signed by the manufacturer, a copy of the original EU declaration of conformity signed by the manufacturer must also be provided together with the translated version.