Directive 2014/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (recast) Text with EEA relevance

Type Directive
Publication 2014-03-29
Last updated 2026-05-30
State In force
Department Council of the European Union, European Parliament
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The manufacturer shall keep the certificates of conformity at the disposal of the national authorities for 10 years after the product has been placed on the market.

    1. CE marking, EU declaration of conformity and attestation of conformity
  • 5.1.The manufacturer shall affix the CE marking and, under the responsibility of the notified body referred to in point 4, the latter’s identification number to each product other than a component that satisfies the applicable requirements of this Directive.
  • 5.2.The manufacturer shall draw up a written EU declaration of conformity and keep it at the disposal of the national authorities for 10 years after the product, other than a component has been placed on the market. The EU declaration of conformity shall identify such product for which it has been drawn up.
  • A copy of the EU declaration of conformity shall accompany every product, other than a component.
  • 5.3.The manufacturer shall draw up a written attestation of conformity and keep it at the disposal of the national authorities for 10 years after the component has been placed on the market. The attestation of conformity shall identify the component for which it has been drawn up. A copy of the attestation of conformity shall accompany every component.
    1. Authorised representative

The manufacturer’s obligations set out in points 2.2 and 5 may be fulfilled by his authorised representative, on his behalf and under his responsibility, provided that they are specified in the mandate.

ANNEX X

EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY (No XXXX) ([^E0004])

  • 1.Product model/product (product, type, batch or serial number):
  • 2.Name and address of the manufacturer and, where applicable, his authorised representative:
  • 3.This declaration of conformity is issued under the sole responsibility of the manufacturer.
  • 4.Object of the declaration (identification of product allowing traceability; it may, where necessary for the identification of the product, include an image):
  • 5.The object of the declaration described above is in conformity with the relevant Union harmonisation legislation:
  • 6.References to the relevant harmonised standards used or references to the other technical specifications in relation to which conformity is declared:
  • 7.Where applicable, the notified body … (name, number) performed … (description of intervention) and issued the certificate:
  • 8.Additional information:
  • Signed for and on behalf of:
  • (place and date of issue):
  • (name, function) (signature):

ANNEX XI

PART A

Repealed Directive with list of the successive amendments thereto
(referred to in Article 43)
Directive 94/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 100, 19.4.1994, p. 1).
Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1). Only point 8 of Annex I
Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 316, 14.11.2012, p. 12). Only point (c) of Article 26(1)

PART B

Time limits for transposition into national law and dates of application
(referred to in Article 43)
Directive Time limit for transposition Date of application
94/9/EC 1 September 1995 1 March 1996

ANNEX XII

CORRELATION TABLE
Directive 94/9/EC This Directive
Article 1(1) Article 1(1)(a)
Article 1(2) Article 1(1)(b)
— Article 1(1)(c)
Article 1(3) Article 2(1) to (9)
— Article 2(10) to (26)
Article 1(4) Article 1(2)
Article 2 Article 3
Article 3 Article 4
Article 4 Article 5
Article 5(1), first subparagraph —
Article 5(1), second subparagraph Article 12(2)
Article 5(2) Article 12(1)
Article 5(3) —
— Articles 6 to 11
— —
Article 6(1) and (2) —
Article 6(3) Article 39(1) to (4)
— Article 39(5), first subparagraph
Article 6(4) Article 39(5), second subparagraph
Article 7 —
Article 8(1) to (6) Article 13(1) to (6)
Article 8(7) —
— Articles 14 and 15
Article 9 —
Article 10(1) —
Article 10(2) Article 16(1)
Article 10(3) —
— Article 16(2) to (6)
— Articles 17 to 33
Article 11 —
— Articles 34 to 38
Articles 12 and 13 —
— Article 40
— Article 41(1)
Article 14(1) —
Article 14(2) Article 41(2)
Article 14(3) —
Article 15(1) Article 42(1)
Article 15(2) —
— Article 42(2)
— Articles 43 and 44
Article 16 Article 45
Annexes I to IX Annexes I to IX
Annex X —
Annex XI —
— Annex X
— Annex XI
— Annex XII

STATEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

The European Parliament considers that only when and insofar as implementing acts in the sense of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 are discussed in meetings of committees, can the latter be considered as ‘comitology committees’ within the meaning of Annex I to the Framework Agreement on the relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission. Meetings of committees thus fall within the scope of point 15 of the Framework Agreement when and insofar as other issues are discussed.

[^E0001]: OJ L 399, 30.12.1989, p. 18.

[^E0002]: Regulation (EU) 2024/2747 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2024 establishing a framework of measures, related to an internal market emergency and to the resilience of the internal market and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2679/98 (Internal Market Emergency and Resilience Act) (OJ L, 2024/2747, 8.11.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2747/oj).

[^E0003]: Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and compliance of products and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011 (OJ L 169, 25.6.2019, p. 1).

[^E0004]: It is optional for the manufacturer to assign a number to the declaration of conformity.

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