Protective & Professional Products · 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 2014/53/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 · Regulation (EU) 2016/425

Personal protective equipment and risk categories

Equipment worn or held for protection against health or safety risks, including applicable protective clothing, safety footwear, helmets, eyewear and fall protection. Ordinary fashion items or comfort products are not PPE merely because a seller uses protective wording.

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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.

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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.