European Commission — Harmonised Standards
Official references linking harmonised standards to the relevant EU legislation.
Official sourceHousehold Goods · 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 · 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 · 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.
EU · Regulation (EU) 2025/40
Packaging: composition, design and phased circularity rules
Packaging and packaging waste across materials, with distinct rules for contact-sensitive, transport, sales, grouped, reusable and other packaging. Food-contact packaging must also comply with the separate food-contact-material regime.
EU · Regulation (EC) 1272/2008
Chemical classification, hazard labels and packaging
Chemical substances and mixtures placed on the market, including applicable paints, adhesives, sealants and household chemicals. Finished articles generally do not follow every mixture-labelling duty; special product regimes and exemptions need checking.
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.