Household Appliances · European Union

Identify the market and product category first. Each dossier separates legal duties, referenced standards, evidence and the comparison needed for an award.

Regulatory Basis

EU · Regulation (EU) 2023/988

General consumer-product safety and traceability

Consumer products, including products reasonably likely to be used by consumers. The general safety requirement covers risks not already addressed by specific Union harmonisation legislation; industrial-only equipment and excluded sectors require separate classification.

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EU · Directive 2014/35/EU

Electrical safety within the Low Voltage Directive

Electrical equipment designed for 50–1,000 V AC or 75–1,500 V DC, subject to Annex II exclusions. Radio equipment follows RED safety provisions without these voltage limits. A low-voltage DC product is not automatically exempt from general product safety.

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EU · Directive 2014/30/EU

Electromagnetic compatibility of non-radio equipment

Apparatus and fixed installations liable to cause electromagnetic disturbance or whose performance can be affected by it. Radio equipment normally addresses EMC through RED. Component status, inherently benign equipment and installation-only supply must be assessed.

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EU · Directive 2014/53/EU

Radio equipment: safety, spectrum and EMC

Products intentionally emitting or receiving radio waves for communication or radiodetermination, including connected locks, cameras, routers, toys and wearables. A pre-certified radio module does not alone establish conformity of the finished product and antennas.

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EU · Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/30; Regulation (EU) 2026/339

Cybersecurity duties for specified radio equipment

Article 3(3)(d) covers defined internet-connected radio equipment; privacy requirements additionally concern specified equipment, including childcare and wearable products, where relevant data are processed. Fraud protection applies to defined money-transfer functionality. Product-specific exceptions must be checked.

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EU · Directive 2011/65/EU and amendments

Restricted substances in electrical and electronic equipment

EEE within the Directive’s defined voltage and category scope, with explicit exclusions, spare-part conditions and time-limited exemptions. The assessment unit for concentration limits is the homogeneous material, not the average of a whole assembled product.

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EU · Regulation (EC) 1907/2006, Annex XVII

Chemical restrictions in materials and finished articles

Chemical substances, mixtures and finished articles trigger different duties. For textiles, footwear, toys, furniture, plastics, coatings and industrial materials, identify each actual substance, material, contact condition and use before assigning a restriction.

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EU · Regulations (EC) 1935/2004, (EC) 2023/2006 and (EU) 10/2011

Food-contact materials: composition and migration

Articles intended or reasonably expected to contact food or transfer constituents to food. The framework applies across material types; Regulation 10/2011 specifically concerns plastics and does not establish a single EU harmonised regime for all metals, paper, silicone or coatings.

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EU · Directive 2006/42/EC; Regulation (EU) 2023/1230

Machinery safety and the 2027 legal transition

Machinery, interchangeable equipment, safety components and other expressly included products; partly completed machinery has a distinct incorporation route. Powered garden tools, industrial robots and motorised gates require classification rather than treating every moving product as a household appliance.

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EU · EU product measures: 2019/2019, 2019/2022, 2019/2023 and related acts

Product-specific ecodesign and energy information

Covered energy-related product groups, not all electrical products. Household refrigerators, dishwashers and washing machines have separate scope definitions and measures; professional equipment, combined products, heaters and motors can follow different acts.

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EU · Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 and amendments

Batteries: category-specific safety, performance and lifecycle duties

All battery categories, including incorporated batteries, with different duties for portable, SLI, light-means-of-transport, electric-vehicle and industrial batteries. A stationary battery energy-storage system triggers specific safety and technical evidence; the complete storage system can also trigger other product laws.

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EU · Directive 2014/68/EU

Pressure equipment and assemblies

Pressure equipment and assemblies with maximum allowable pressure PS greater than 0.5 bar, subject to detailed exclusions and product boundaries. Pressure cookers, vessels, piping, safety accessories and assemblies are not assigned the same conformity category.

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Applicability depends on the product classification, intended use, configuration and actual sales territory. Manufacturing, placing-on-the-market and testing dates, together with transition provisions, are checked as required by each applicable rule. The directory identifies sources; it does not replace assessment of the specific model. Standards are identified by reference, and their authoritative texts remain with the issuing bodies. Official source documents retain their original language.