GUIDELINES ON THE APPLICATION OF DIRECTIVE 2006/95/EC (ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT DESIGNED FOR USE WITHIN CERTAIN
VOLTAGE LIMITS)
August 2007
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Dear Ur,
The provisions of the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) 2006/95/EC
防身术have been in force for thirty years and have been pivotal in promoting
the Single Market for electrical equipment in Europe and assuring
that citizens are provided with a high level of protection.
I am therefore very plead to have been asked to introduce this third edition of the LVD Guidelines, which eks to provide a “ur friendly” reference to issues regarding the Directive. The fact that it is not greatly different from previous editions shows that connsus has been relatively easily achieved in this ctor and there exits a stability of understanding as to how the Directive needs to be applied in practical terms. The main purpo of the amendments is to deal with the codification of the previous Directive 73/23/EEC and the interface with the “new” Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. It highlights the editorial corrigendum 1 to Directive 93/68/EC, that clarifies Article 10 (1) regarding the placing of the CE marking and also touches upon the interface with the General Product Safety Directive 2001/95/EC, reflecting guidance issued by DG SANCO.
身边的科学Whilst stakeholders should note that this text is not legally binding in the n of legal acts in the Community, it does provide a very good insight into the views of tho stakeholders – reprentatives from the member states, industry, urs, standardisation and notified bodies – who were involved in its development.
Any further suggestions on the content of the guidelines are most welcome. The electronic version including other language versions may be downloaded from the website: europa.eu.int/comm/enterpri/electr_equipment/lv/guides/index.htm .
Luis Montoya
(Head of Unit I/4, DG Enterpri and Industry)
1 See corrigendum in OJ L299/3
2 of 28.10.2006.
Table of contents
I. INTRODUCTION 4 II. THE “LOW VOLTAGE” DIRECTIVE 5 III. SCOPE OF THE “LOW VOLTAGE” DIRECTIVE 6 IV. SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR PLACING ON THE EU MARKET ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT COVERED BY THE “LOW VOLTAGE”
DIRECTIVE 9 V. CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES UNDER THE “LOW VOLTAGE” DIRECTIVE 11 VI. RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE “LOW VOLTAGE” DIRECTIVE
AND CERTAIN OTHER COMMUNITY DIRECTIVES 16 Hyperlinks
Text of the Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC:
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eurlex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2006/l_374/l_37420061227en00100019.pdf Opinions of the European Commission
- surface temperatures of toasters
ec.europa.eu/enterpri/electr_equipment/lv/opinion2000.pdf
- curity of lights and their connecting terminals
ec.europa.eu/enterpri/electr_equipment/lv/opinion2001.pdf
- safety of transportable child appealing luminaires
ec.europa.eu/enterpri/electr_equipment/lv/opinion2002.pdf
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- functional safety of toasters
ec.europa.eu/enterpri/electr_equipment/lv/opiniondec2002_en.pdf
safety of cable reels
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ec.europa.eu/enterpri/electr_equipment/lv/opinion2003_en.pdf
References of national measures transposing directive 2006/95/EC
ec.europa.eu/enterpri/electr_equipment/lv/direct/transp.htm
List of LVD Contact Points in charge of implementation
ec.europa.eu/enterpri/electr_equipment/lv/lialist.htm
List of LVD Contact Points in charge of the market surveillance
ec.europa.eu/enterpri/electr_equipment/lv/msalist.htm
Uful address
ec.europa.eu/enterpri/electr_equipment/lv/contactpoint.htm
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I. INTRODUCTION
1. The guidelines have been prepared with a view to assist all parties2 directly or
indirectly involved in the application of Directive 2006/95/EC, the "Low Voltage" Directive3. They superde guidance on the application of that Directive which was given in the Commission’s communication of 15 December 19814 and the “Guidelines on the application of Council Directive 73/23/EEC” of February 2001.
They have been drawn up by European Commission rvices and discusd with
a Working Party of Government Experts, reprentatives of European industry,
consumer protection organisations and European standardisation bodies. The guidelines reflect the connsus views reached between Commission rvices and reprentatives of the Member States in the Working Party of 20th March 2007.丧事答谢词
2. Readers' attention is drawn to the fact that this Guide is intended only for
facilitating the application of the “Low Voltage” Directive and it is the text of the Directive which is legally binding.
This document is not a legally binding interpretation of the Directive. However, it reprents a reference for ensuring consistent application of the Directive by all tho involved.
3. The guidelines are not exhaustive: they focus on certain issues only, which, in
the light of the experience, are of direct and specific interest for the application of the “Low Voltage” Directive. They are intended to complement the “Guide to the implementation of Community harmonisation directives”, edition 20005, as far as issues related in particular to the application of this Directive are concerned. In particular, for the definitions of concepts like “placing on the market”, “manufacturer”, authorid reprentative”, “importer or person responsible for placing the product on the market”, the Guide mentioned above should be consulted.
The issues covered by the guidelines are:
2Pursuant to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA), the provisions of the European legislation incorporated therein are extended to the EFTA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. all references in this guide to the Community or the Community market must be understood to mean the EEA and its market.
3Directive 2006/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the harmonisation of the laws of Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for u within certain voltage limits (codified version) OJEU L 374, 27.12.2006.
4OJ L 374, 27.12.2006, p. 10–19.
5European Commission “Guide to the implementation of directives bad on the new approach and the global approach – 2000 Edition” - Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities - ISBN 92-828-7500-8. The catalogue number is CO-22-99-014-EN-C.It can be obtained through sale points of the Official Journal of the EC.
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•the scope of the ”Low Voltage” Directive
•the safety requirements applicable
•the conformity asssment procedure applicable, including CE marking
•the relationships with certain other Directives.
4. Reader’s attention is drawn to the fact that certain products subject to the “Low
Voltage” Directive are also subject to other directives. In order to be allowed on the EC market the products must comply also with the provisions of tho directives. The guidelines refer to the application of the “Low Voltage”
Directive and clarify the relationship between that Directive and certain other directives.
II. THE “LOW VOLTAGE” DIRECTIVE
5. Directive 2006/95/EC is a codifying Directive which brings together in one
text the “original” Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC6 with its subquent amendments. Directive 2006/95/EC came into force and repealed Directive 73/23/EC as from 16th January 2007.
It should be noted that the content is also identical to the previous Directive (as amended). However the process revealed an inconsistency between different language versions of Directive 93/68/EEC. This has been addresd by issuing a corrigendum7 to Directive 93/68/EEC, aligning all language versions. This amended Directive 73/23/EEC which was subquently replaced by Directive 2006/95/EC. The Clau in the new Directive (Article 14b) indicates that references to the old Directi
ve are to be taken to refer to the new Directive. Codification does not change national legislation.
The aim of the Directive therefore remains the harmonising the laws of the Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for u within certain voltage limits.
6. The “Low Voltage” Directive is a “total” harmonisation directive in the n
that it has superded existing national regulations in the field covered: electrical equipment may only be put on the market if it is in conformity with the requirements of the Directive and, on the other hand, Member States may not impede free circulation or the marketing of conforming equipment.
6Directive 73/23/EEC (OJ L 77, 26.3.73, p. 29-33) as amended by Directive 93/68/EC (OJ No L 220,
30.3.1993, p. 1) and Corrigendum to Article 13(4) of Directive 93/68/EEC in order to align the wording of
Article 10(1) of Directive 73/23/EEC (as amended by Article 13(4) of Directive 93/68/EEC) in DA, DE, IT, HU, NL, SK and SL to the EN/FR original versions (OJEU L 299, 28.10.2006, p. 32).
7See corrigendum in OJ L299/32 of 28.10.2006.
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III. SCOPE OF THE “LOW VOLTAGE” DIRECTIVE
Which products are covered?
7. The Directive applies to all electrical equipment8 designed for u with a
voltage rating of between 50 and 1000 V for alternating current and between 75 and 1500 V for direct current. Voltage ratings refer to the voltage of the electrical input or output, not to voltages which may appear inside the equipment.
Following discussions with Member States the Commission has taken the position that the term “designed for u with a voltage range” shall be understood at equipment having either a rated input voltage or a rated output voltage inside this voltage range. Internally there may be higher voltages.
Battery operated equipment outside the voltage rating is obviously outside the scope of the LVD. Nevertheless, the accompanying battery-charger as well as equipment with integrated power supply unit within the voltage ranges of the Directive, are in the scope of the LVD. This applies also, in the ca of battery-operated equipment with supply voltage rating under 50 V AC and 75 V DC, for their
accompanying power supply unit (e.g. Notebooks).
However, the following are excluded from the scope of the “Low Voltage”
Directive:
•Electrical equipment for u in a potentially explosive atmosphere
•Electrical equipment for radiology and medical purpos
•Electrical parts for lifts
•Electricity meters,
which are covered by other Community directives, and
•Plugs and socket outlets for domestic u9
•Electric fence controllers
•Specialid electrical equipment, for u on ships, aircraft or railways which complies with the safety provisions drawn up by international bodies in which the Member States participate,
8The term “electrical equipment” is not defined in the Directive. Therefore it is to be interpreted according to the internationally recognid meaning of this term. The definition of electric equipment in the “International Electrotechnical Vocabulary of IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) is: “item ud for such purpos as generation, conversion, transmission, distribution or utilisation of electrical energy, such as machines, transformers, switchgear and controlgear, measuring instruments, protective devices, wiring material, current-using equipmen t.”青年创新
9“Domestic” plugs and sockets may also be ud in commercial or industrial premis for us which do not require specialid industrial features.白日依山尽黄河入海流
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