Directive 2000/14/EC

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Article 8EC Declaration of conformity#

1.The manufacturer, or his authorised representative established in the Community, of equipment referred to in Article 2(1) shall, in order to certify that an item of equipment is in conformity with the provisions of this Directive, draw up an EC declaration of conformity for each type of equipment manufactured; the minimum content of this declaration of conformity is laid down in Annex II.

2.A Member State may require that the declaration of conformity be drawn up in or translated into the official Community language or languages determined by the Member State when equipment is placed on the market or put into service in its territory.

3.The manufacturer, or his authorised representative established in the Community, of equipment referred to in Article 2(1) shall keep a specimen of the EC declaration of conformity for 10 years from the date on which the equipment was last manufactured, together with the technical documentation as provided for in Annex V point 3, Annex VI point 3, Annex VII point 2, Annex VIII points 3.1 and 3.3.

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Key facts

Type: Directive · 2000/14/EC
Adopted: 8 May 2000
In force: 3 Jul 2000
Text current to: 30 May 2026
Made by: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Official: EUR-Lex 32000L0014 · ELI

Topics

approximation of laws European standard machinery noise pollution noise protection Construction products, machinery, cableways, personal protective equipment Environment Internal market - Principles Public health Technical barriers

History · 1 version

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Cited by 9: Regulation (EU) 2019/10203 provisions; this act6 provisions; Regulation (EU) 2025/14; Directive (EU) 2024/28392 provisions; Directive (EU) 2024/2749; Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/12086 provisions; Regulation (EU) 2019/12432 provisions; Regulation (EC) No 219/20093 provisions; Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1729

Defined terms · 8

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conformity assessment procedures
means the procedures laid down in Annexes V to VIII, based on Decision 93/465/EEC;
crisis-relevant goods
means crisis-relevant goods as defined in Article 3, point (6), of Regulation (EU) 2024/2747 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
equipment for use outdoors
means all machinery defined in Article 1(2) of Directive 98/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to machinery which is either self-propelled or can be moved and which, irrespective of the driving element(s), is intended to be used, according to its type, in the open air and which contributes to environmental noise exposure.
guaranteed sound power level
means a sound power level determined in accordance with the requirements laid down in Annex III which includes the uncertainties due to production variation and measurement procedures and where the manufacturer, or his authorised representative established in the Community, confirms that according to the technical instruments applied and referred to in the technical documentation it is not exceeded;
internal market emergency mode
means internal market emergency mode as defined in Article 3, point (3), of Regulation (EU) 2024/2747.
marking
means the visibly, legibly and indelibly affixing on the equipment of the CE marking defined in Decision 93/465/EEC accompanied by the indication of the guaranteed sound power level;
measured sound power level
means a sound power level as determined from measurements as laid down in Annex III;
sound power level LWA
means the A-weighted sound power in dB in relation to 1 pW as defined in EN ISO 3744:1995 and EN ISO 3746:1995;