After about 8 years, also known as Directive 2006/95/EC LVD low voltage, undergoes a change.
The European community has in fact published on February 26, 2014 the new directive named 2014/35/UE.
This directive must be transposed by the various states by the due date of April 19, 2016.
They were introduced additional requirements with respect to the previous directive, for example:
- Clarification as to the conformity assessment and intervention of a notified body
- Retailers should check their stocks to avoid selling products which no longer comply
- Distinction and different obligations for different economic operators as an importer, manufacturer, representative, etc..
- Ensuring the quality of production
- Carry out sample testing of products, handle complaints, and maintain a register of non-conforming products
- Best product identification (lot, etc.).
- Indication of the postal product
- Clarification on the possibility of providing technical dossier in both paper and electronic formats
- Introduction dell’anaisi risk
- Identification of the manufacturing batch in the declaration of conformity