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New version applies from 18/04/2014.
110 provisions change.
Later versions: 30/05/2026.
ATEX directive
18/04/2014 → 30/05/2026: 5 inserted · 0 removed · 42 amended · 0 moved · 11 renamed · 68 unchanged
Position-only shifts inside the same heading are not changes. Amended = the printed text changed.
Preamble
Preamble · 1 unchanged
Recitals
Recitals · 52 unchanged
Recital 1 · Recital 2 · Recital 3 · Recital 4 · Recital 5 · Recital 6 · Recital 7 · Recital 8 · Recital 9 · Recital 10 · Recital 11 · Recital 12 · Recital 13 · Recital 14 · Recital 15 · Recital 16 · Recital 17 · Recital 18 · Recital 19 · Recital 20 · Recital 21 · Recital 22 · Recital 23 · Recital 24 · Recital 25 · Recital 26 · Recital 27 · Recital 28 · Recital 29 · Recital 30 · Recital 31 · Recital 32 · Recital 33 · Recital 34 · Recital 35 · Recital 36 · Recital 37 · Recital 38 · Recital 39 · Recital 40 · Recital 41 · Recital 42 · Recital 43 · Recital 44 · Recital 45 · Recital 46 · Recital 47 · Recital 48 · Recital 49 · Recital 50 · Recital 51 · Recital 52
Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
- amended Article 1 - Scope Chapter 1
- amended Article 2 - Definitions Chapter 1
- amended Article 3 - Making available on the market and putting into service Chapter 1
Chapter 2 - OBLIGATIONS OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS
- amended Article 6 - Obligations of manufacturers Chapter 2
- amended Article 7 - Authorised representatives Chapter 2
- amended Article 8 - Obligations of importers Chapter 2
- amended Article 9 - Obligations of distributors Chapter 2
- amended Article 11 - Identification of economic operators Chapter 2
Chapter 2 · 1 unchanged
Chapter 3 - CONFORMITY OF THE PRODUCT
- amended Article 12 - Presumption of conformity of products Chapter 3
- amended Article 13 - Conformity assessment procedures Chapter 3
- amended Article 14 - EU declaration of conformity Chapter 3
- amended Article 16 - Rules and conditions for affixing the CE marking and other markings Chapter 3
Chapter 3 · 1 unchanged
Chapter 4 - NOTIFICATION OF CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BODIES
- amended Article 18 - Notifying authorities Chapter 4
- amended Article 19 - Requirements relating to notifying authorities Chapter 4
- amended Article 21 - Requirements relating to notified bodies Chapter 4
- amended Article 23 - Subsidiaries of and subcontracting by notified bodies Chapter 4
- amended Article 24 - Application for notification Chapter 4
- amended Article 25 - Notification procedure Chapter 4
- amended Article 26 - Identification numbers and lists of notified bodies Chapter 4
- amended Article 27 - Changes to notifications Chapter 4
- amended Article 28 - Challenge of the competence of notified bodies Chapter 4
- amended Article 29 - Operational obligations of notified bodies Chapter 4
- amended Article 31 - Information obligation on notified bodies Chapter 4
Chapter 4 · 6 unchanged
Article 17 · Article 20 · Article 22 · Article 30 · Article 32 · Article 33
Chapter 5 - UNION MARKET SURVEILLANCE, CONTROL OF PRODUCTS ENTERING THE UNION MARKET AND UNION SAFEGUARD PROCEDURE
- amended Article 35 - Procedure for dealing with products presenting a risk at national level Chapter 5
- amended Article 36 - Union safeguard procedure Chapter 5
- amended Article 37 - Compliant products which present a risk Chapter 5
- amended Article 38 - Formal non-compliance Chapter 5
Chapter 5 · 1 unchanged
Chapter 5A - EMERGENCY PROCEDURES inserted
- inserted Article 38a - Application of emergency procedures Chapter 5A
- inserted Article 38b - Prioritisation of the conformity assessment of products designated as crisis-relevant goods Chapter 5A
- inserted Article 38c - Derogation from the conformity assessment procedures requiring the mandatory involvement of a notified body Chapter 5A
- inserted Article 38d - Presumption of conformity based on standards and common specifications Chapter 5A
- inserted Article 38e - Prioritisation of market surveillance activities and mutual assistance among authorities Chapter 5A
Chapter 6 - COMMITTEE, TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
- amended Article 39 - Committee procedure Chapter 6
- amended Article 41 - Transitional provisions Chapter 6
- amended Article 42 - Transposition Chapter 6
Chapter 6 · 4 unchanged
Annexes
- amendedrenamed Annex I - CRITERIA DETERMINING THE CLASSIFICATION OF EQUIPMENT-GROUPS INTO CATEGORIES was “Annex I”
- amendedrenamed 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 was “Annex II”
- amendedrenamed Annex III - MODULE B:EU-TYPE EXAMINATION was “Annex III”
- amendedrenamed Annex IV - MODULE D: CONFORMITY TO TYPE BASED ON QUALITY ASSURANCE OF THE PRODUCTION PROCESS was “Annex IV”
- amendedrenamed Annex V - MODULE F:CONFORMITY TO TYPE BASED ON PRODUCT VERIFICATION was “Annex V”
- amendedrenamed Annex VI - MODULE C1:CONFORMITY TO TYPE BASED ON INTERNAL PRODUCTION CONTROL PLUS SUPERVISED PRODUCT TESTING was “Annex VI”
- amendedrenamed Annex VII - MODULE E:CONFORMITY TO TYPE BASED ON PRODUCT QUALITY ASSURANCE was “Annex VII”
- amendedrenamed Annex VIII - MODULE A:INTERNAL PRODUCTION CONTROL was “Annex VIII”
- amendedrenamed Annex IX - MODULE G:CONFORMITY BASED ON UNIT VERIFICATION was “Annex IX”
- amendedrenamed Annex X - EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY (No XXXX) (4) was “Annex X”
- amendedrenamed Annex XI - PART A was “Annex XI”
- amended Annex XII