What changes on 30/05/2026

The text in force from 18/04/2014 compared with the text from 30/05/2026.

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Chapter 1

• amended Article 1 - Scope
• amended Article 2 - Definitions
• amended Article 3 - Making available on the market and putting into service

Chapter 2

• amended Article 6 - Obligations of manufacturers
• amended Article 7 - Authorised representatives
• amended Article 8 - Obligations of importers
• amended Article 9 - Obligations of distributors
• amended Article 11 - Identification of economic operators

Chapter 3

• amended Article 12 - Presumption of conformity of products
• amended Article 13 - Conformity assessment procedures
• amended Article 14 - EU declaration of conformity
• amended Article 16 - Rules and conditions for affixing the CE marking and other markings

Chapter 4

• amended Article 18 - Notifying authorities
• amended Article 19 - Requirements relating to notifying authorities
• amended Article 21 - Requirements relating to notified bodies
• amended Article 23 - Subsidiaries of and subcontracting by notified bodies
• amended Article 24 - Application for notification
• amended Article 25 - Notification procedure
• amended Article 26 - Identification numbers and lists of notified bodies
• amended Article 27 - Changes to notifications
• amended Article 28 - Challenge of the competence of notified bodies
• amended Article 29 - Operational obligations of notified bodies
• amended Article 31 - Information obligation on notified bodies

Chapter 5

• amended Article 35 - Procedure for dealing with products presenting a risk at national level
• amended Article 36 - Union safeguard procedure
• amended Article 37 - Compliant products which present a risk
• amended Article 38 - Formal non-compliance

Chapter 5A

• inserted Article 38a - Application of emergency procedures
• inserted Article 38b - Prioritisation of the conformity assessment of products designated as crisis-relevant goods
• inserted Article 38c - Derogation from the conformity assessment procedures requiring the mandatory involvement of a notified body
• inserted Article 38d - Presumption of conformity based on standards and common specifications
• inserted Article 38e - Prioritisation of market surveillance activities and mutual assistance among authorities

Chapter 6

• amended Article 39 - Committee procedure
• amended Article 41 - Transitional provisions
• amended Article 42 - Transposition

Outside any heading

• amended Annex I - CRITERIA DETERMINING THE CLASSIFICATION OF EQUIPMENT-GROUPS INTO CATEGORIES
• amended Annex II - ESSENTIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF EQUIPMENT AND PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS INTENDED FOR USE IN POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES
• amended Annex III - MODULE B:EU-TYPE EXAMINATION
• amended Annex IV - MODULE D: CONFORMITY TO TYPE BASED ON QUALITY ASSURANCE OF THE PRODUCTION PROCESS
• amended Annex IX - MODULE G:CONFORMITY BASED ON UNIT VERIFICATION
• amended Annex V - MODULE F:CONFORMITY TO TYPE BASED ON PRODUCT VERIFICATION
• amended Annex VI - MODULE C1:CONFORMITY TO TYPE BASED ON INTERNAL PRODUCTION CONTROL PLUS SUPERVISED PRODUCT TESTING
• amended Annex VII - MODULE E:CONFORMITY TO TYPE BASED ON PRODUCT QUALITY ASSURANCE
• amended Annex VIII - MODULE A:INTERNAL PRODUCTION CONTROL
• amended Annex X - EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY (No XXXX) (4)
• amended Annex XI - PART A
• amended Annex XII