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European Economic Area (EU + Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway)

ESS EEA Electrical Safety

Electrical safety of devices; Electrical safety of equipment; Safety requirements; Electrical shock; Burning behaviour; IP-class; Electrically caused burn; Thermal burn; Sharp edges; Risk of tipping

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30-Tages-Lizenz

Anwendungsbereich des Regulatory Essentials

This ESSENTIAL describes the regulatory requirements for the electrical equipment as given in the EU Low Voltage Directive (LVD) 2014/35/EU.

Stakeholder:

Manufacturer, Importer, B2C products, B2B products

Geltende Rechtsvorschriften:

The applicable hamonization legislation is the so-called Low Voltage Directive (LVD) 2014/35/EU which is mandatory since 16 April 2016 (Text with EEA relevance). FUTUTRE VALIDITY By 29-MAY-2026 Member States shall adopt and publish the measures necessary to comply with this Directive. Regulation (EU) 2024/2747 of the European Parliament and of the Council lays down rules aiming to ensure, during a crisis, the normal functioning of the internal market, including the free movement of goods, services and persons, and the availability of crisis-relevant goods and services and of goods and services of critical importance to citizens, businesses and public authorities. That Regulation applies to both goods and services. Amendments to Directive 2014/35/EU (30-MAY-2026): - In Article 2, the following points are added: “crisis-relevant goods" “internal market emergency mode” - Chapter 4a - Emergency procedures

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Länder:

European Economic Area (EU + Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway)

Status:

Published 2020-03-17 by Benjamin Kerger and Torsten Sahm
Last change 2025-11-12 by Anette Dunkel-Reinboth: Regulatory e-labelling allowed?, Electrical safety

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Inhalt des Regulatory Essentials

Legislation in force for this PCT

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Are legal provisions regulates the product compliance topic? If yes, what is the reference (title, number)?

Scope of legislation

LVD Article 1:
The purpose of this Directive is
to ensure that electrical equipment on the market fulfils the requirements
providing for a high level of protection of health and safety of persons,and of domestic animals and property,
while guaranteeing the functioning of the internal market.

This Directive shall apply to electrical equipment designed for use with a voltage rating of
between 50 and 1 000 V for alternating current and
between 75 and 1 500 V for direct current,
other than the equipment and phenomena listed in Annex II.

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Responsible actors

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Which actor(s) are responsible for compliance with the legal provisions: e. g. - economic operators (manufacturer, importer, distributor, fulfilment service provider), - user (commercial/industrial/professional), - user (private, consumer)?

Responsible actors

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Regulatory market access conditions for the actor(s)

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What are the main regulatory requirements (e. g. conformity assessment fulfilment of essential requirements of Annex I 2006/42/EC) prior placing on the market, importation and putting into service (brief description)

Penalty by this legislation

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What are the possible penalties (e. g. sales ban, fines) in the case of non-compliance?

Exemption clauses

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Exempted devices/products or industry sectors.

Sub-federal legislation of states/counties

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E. g. by 2019 an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) on governance of the Electrical Equipment Safety System (EESS) has been signed by Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania.

FTA/MRA status with EU

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Has the country signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) or a Mutual recognition agreement (MRA) with EU?

Authority

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Name of the authority for approval, registration, market surveillance and/or enforcement

Market surveillance authority

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Name of the authority for market surveillance and/or enforcement

Link/Reference to other reference document(s)

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Hints

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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes

Hints

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Hints

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Route to compliance

Formal and administrative requirements

Registration at related authority required?

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Product registration? Manufacturer registration? Importer / Representative registration? if required.

Local representative legally required?

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[Yes/No]

Hints

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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes

Equipment authorization (approval process)

Approval process (conformity assessment procedure)

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Means each legally required approval process prior placing on the market, importation or putting into service

Is the IECEE CB Scheme accepted by the authority/approval body?

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"[Yes/ No / no information available] [Text] Information (website)"

Conformance document(s) to show compliance to the authority

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e. g. SDoC, technical documentation (for 10 years), filled-in approval forms (e. g. ACMA in AUT)

Conformance document(s) to show compliance to the authority

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e. g. SDoC, technical documentation (for 10 years), filled-in approval forms (e. g. ACMA in AUT)

Conformance document validity and renewal

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Validity for Conformance document name mentioned. For mandatory certification validity is important.

Which documents are required by an approval body?

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e .g. formal application

Is a factory inspection legally required

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Hint to voluntary certification scheme

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If a important voluntary certification schemes exists, one link will be given. Important voluntary schemes are for example: UL, CSA, VCCI (Japan)

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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes

Testing & Standards

Specific requirements for testing

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e. g. is an accredited test lab. mandatory, limits, test samples, product description

General information to the application of standards

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e. g. China: GB standards are mandatory, EU: harmonized standards shall be published in the OJEU with respect to "presumption of conformity"

General information to the application of standards

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e. g. China: GB standards are mandatory, EU: harmonized standards shall be published in the OJEU with respect to "presumption of conformity"

Source for standards for conformity assessment

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National Standardisation Organisation

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Link to organisation

Are national standards based on IEC/ISO standards?

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Undetailed information

Is in-country testing legally required?

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Acceptance of foreign test reports

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Hints

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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes

Regulatory labelling, markings and user information

Regulatory label (mandatory)

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e. g. product label

Regulatory label (mandatory)

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e. g. product label

Regulatory e-labelling allowed?

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e. g. put the regulatory information and labels in a software menu

Required information on the product and/or packaging

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e. g. address of the manufacturer/importer, serial number

User instructions language(s)

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Regulated by the legal provisions

User instruction requirements and specific compliance notes

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Form, sentence inside, simple text. E. g. FCC/ISED compliance information, SAR information, battery, environmental information like waste

Digital user documentation allowed?

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User instructions allowed by QR-Code/internet or digital medium or integrated in device with display? Safety instruction allowed by QR-Code or digital medium?

Warnings, symbols

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e. g. ANSI Z 535.4

Hints

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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes

Allgemeine Informationen

European Economic Area (EU + Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway)

Code, Kontinent, Wirtschaftsraum

EEA,

Wirtschaftsraum

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