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Standards and directives
European directives and position of the standards in Europe
Incorporation of the directives into domestic law (using Germany as an example)
European directives
The concept of a single European in-
ternal market in terms of the "New Ap-
proach" can be traced right back to
the start of the 70s: The low voltage di-
rective is the first piece of European
legislation to take into account the ap-
proach towards harmonisation of a
common single market.
Products that are covered by one or
more of the following directives have
to apply a CE-mark, i.e. the product
must be accompanied by a declara-
tion of conformity. With a declaration
of conformity the manufacturer con-
firms that his product meets all the re-
quirements of the European directives
that relate to his product. This means
he can launch and sell his product
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within the scope of the EU without
consideration of any national regula-
tions.
Lifts
95/16/EC
Construction products
89/106/EEC
Pressure equipment directive
97/23/EC
EMC directive
89/336/EEC
ATEX
94/9/EC
Appliances burning gaseous fuels
90/396/EEC
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E u r o p e a n d i r e c t i v e s a n d p o s i t i o n o f t h e s t a n d a r d s i n E u r o p e 6 . 1 2 0 0 4 - 0 5 S t a n d a r d s a n d d i r e c t i v e s E u r o p e a n d i r e c t i v e s a n d p o s i t i o n o f t h e s t a n d a r d s i n E u r o p e
Machinery directive
98/37/EC
Medical device directive
93/42/EEC
Low voltage directive
73/23/EEC
Personal protective equipment
89/686/EEC
Safety of toys directive
88/378/EEC
The directives are addressed to mem-
ber states, who are obliged to incorpo-
rate the European directives into
domestic law. In Germany this is nor-
mally achieved through the device
safety law.
Position of the standards in Europe
The legal status of standards is con-
stantly under discussion. Inside
Europe, i.e. within the scope of the
European directives that are subject to
the CE-
makring obligation, a manufacturer is
not bound by standards or other spec-
ifications. He simply needs to comply
with the health and safety require-
ments of the directive(s). The associat-
ed benefits of a division between
standards and legislation are obvious:
It is easier for legislators to agree on
the essential requirements than on
technical details. Also, the directives
do not regularly have to be adapted to
the state of technology; member
states can use their own legal system
for incorporation and manufacturers
are free to select the ways in which
they implement the requirements of
the directive.
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