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Ref : EIC 230/2/11

29 April 2014

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 389/2014

European Union (EU)* : Directive on Electrical Equipment Designed for Use within Certain Voltage Limits

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 29/2007 of 11 January 2007, the European Commission (the Commission) has adopted a Directive relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits with a view to updating with a number of amendments made to the Directive 2006/95/EC. Details are set out in Commission Directive 2014/35/EU (the Directive) through the following link:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32014L0035&qid=1398664610823&from=EN

DETAILS

2.The Directive shall apply to electrical equipment designed for use with a voltage rating between 50 and 1000 V for alternating current, and between 75 and 1500 V for direct current, other than those listed in Annex II of the Directive.

3.According to the Directive, EU Member States should take appropriate measures to ensure that the electrical equipment may be made available on the market only if it has been constructed in accordance with good engineering practice in safety matters in force in the Union. The principal elements of the safety objectives are listed in Annex I while manufacturers, importers and distributors shall observe their obligations set out in Articles 6, 8 and 9 respectively. The Directive was entered into force on 18 March 2014. Member States shall adopt and publish the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the Directive by 19 April 2016.

4.To allow sufficient time for economic operators to adapt to the requirements of the Directive, Member States shall not impede the making available on the market of electrical equipment which is in conformity with Directive 2006/95/EC and which was placed on the market before 20 April 2016.

ENQUIRIES

5.For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5556.

Yours faithfully,

(Miss Anita WONG)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry

*The EU includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

Note ：

  • (1) While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.
  • (2)The biweekly newsletter "Business Alert - EU" of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council provides up-to-date information on the latest developments in EU trade policy and trade regulations. The newsletter is available for free e-subscription and can be accessed through
    http://www.tdctrade.com/alert/eualert.htm.