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 reduces conformity assessment procedures to internal production control (Module A) in which the involvement of a notified body is not required.
For the purposes of the LVD, “electrical equipment” means any equipment designed for use with a voltage in the range between 50 V and 1 000 V alternating current and between 75 V and 1 500 V direct current, with the exception of equipment and phenomena listed in Annex II to the Directive.
The manufacturer shall draw up a technical documentation. The documentation shall make it possible to assess the conformity of the electrical equipment to the relevant requirements, and shall include an adequate analysis and assessment of the risk(s). The technical documentation shall specify the applicable requirements and cover, as far as relevant for the assessment, the design, manufacture and operation of the electrical equipment.
The manufacturer shall take all measures necessary so that the manufacturing process and its monitoring ensure compliance of the manufactured electrical equipment with the technical documentation and with the applicable requirements of this Directive.
The manufacturer shall affix the CE marking to each individual electrical equipment that satisfies the applicable requirements of this Directive. The manufacturer shall draw up a written EU declaration of conformity for a product model and keep it together with the technical documentation at the disposal of the national market surveillance authorities for 10 years after the electrical equipment has been placed on the market. The EU declaration of conformity shall identify the electrical equipment for which it has been drawn up.
A copy of the EU declaration of conformity shall be made available to the relevant market surveillance authorities upon request.
The Certification Body and the J.S. Hamilton laboratory, on a voluntary basis, for electrical equipment:
– draws up reports on tests carried out in our test laboratory,
– issues product safety opinions,
– certifies for compliance with national and international standards.
