European Commission — Harmonised Standards
Official references linking harmonised standards to the relevant EU legislation.
Official sourceEnergy & Energy Storage · European Union
Identify the market and product category first. Each dossier separates legal duties, referenced standards, evidence and the comparison needed for an award.
Jurisdiction & Product Scope
Check EU legislation alongside relevant Member State requirements, language duties and enforcement authorities. Harmonised standards can support a presumption of conformity only for the requirements covered by their published references, including any restrictions or withdrawal dates.
Market-specific Review
- Identify every applicable legal act, product category, economic-operator role and date of placing on the market.
- Match standard editions to the current Official Journal references; distinguish harmonised standards from voluntary specifications without that legal effect.
- Where third-party assessment is required, check the notified body’s legislation, product and procedure scope in NANDO; laboratory accreditation is separate.
- Assemble technical documentation, reports, the applicable declaration, labels and any required registrations; assess upcoming transitions separately from current duties.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
EU · Regulation (EU) 2018/858 and applicable sector acts
Vehicle and component type-approval route
Motor vehicles and trailers within categories M, N and O and covered systems, components and separate technical units. Two/three-wheel vehicles, agricultural vehicles, bicycles and non-road machinery have different frameworks; a road vehicle component cannot be assigned one universal CE route.
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.
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.