1. 1. Products which are in conformity with harmonised standards or parts thereof the references of which have been published in the OfficialtheOfficial Journal of the European Union shallUnionshall be presumed to be in conformity with the essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex II covered by those standards or parts thereof.
2. 2. In the absence of harmonised standards, Member States shall take any steps which they deem necessary to bring to the attention of the parties concerned the existing national standards and technical specifications regarded as important or relevant to the proper implementation of the essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex II.