Directive 2014/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February... (32014L0034)
Directive 2014/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (recast) Text with EEA relevance
- DIRECTIVE 2014/34/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
- of 26 February 2014
- on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (recast)
- (Text with EEA relevance)
- CHAPTER 1
- GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Article 1
- Scope
- Article 2
- Definitions
- Article 3
- Making available on the market and putting into service
- Article 4
- Essential health and safety requirements
- Article 5
- Free movement
- CHAPTER 2
- OBLIGATIONS OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS
- Article 6
- Obligations of manufacturers
- Article 7
- Authorised representatives
- Article 8
- Obligations of importers
- Article 9
- Obligations of distributors
- Article 10
- Cases in which obligations of manufacturers apply to importers and distributors
- Article 11
- Identification of economic operators
- CHAPTER 3
- CONFORMITY OF THE PRODUCT
- Article 12
- Presumption of conformity of products
- Article 13
- Conformity assessment procedures
- Article 14
- EU declaration of conformity
- Article 15
- General principles of the CE marking
- Article 16
- Rules and conditions for affixing the CE marking and other markings
- CHAPTER 4
- NOTIFICATION OF CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BODIES
- Article 17
- Notification
- Article 18
- Notifying authorities
- Article 19
- Requirements relating to notifying authorities
- Article 20
- Information obligation on notifying authorities
- Article 21
- Requirements relating to notified bodies
- Article 22
- Presumption of conformity of notified bodies
- Article 23
- Subsidiaries of and subcontracting by notified bodies
- Article 24
- Application for notification
- Article 25
- Notification procedure
- Article 26
- Identification numbers and lists of notified bodies
- Article 27
- Changes to notifications
- Article 28
- Challenge of the competence of notified bodies
- Article 29
- Operational obligations of notified bodies
- Article 30
- Appeal against decisions of notified bodies
- Article 31
- Information obligation on notified bodies
- Article 32
- Exchange of experience
- Article 33
- Coordination of notified bodies
- CHAPTER 5
- UNION MARKET SURVEILLANCE, CONTROL OF PRODUCTS ENTERING THE UNION MARKET AND UNION SAFEGUARD PROCEDURE
- Article 34
- Union market surveillance and control of products entering the Union market
- Article 35
- Procedure for dealing with products presenting a risk at national level
- Article 36
- Union safeguard procedure
- Article 37
- Compliant products which present a risk
- Article 38
- Formal non-compliance
- CHAPTER 6
- COMMITTEE, TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
- Article 39
- Committee procedure
- Article 40
- Penalties
- Article 41
- Transitional provisions
- Article 42
- Transposition
- Article 43
- Repeal
- Article 44
- Entry into force and application
- Article 45
- Addressees
- ANNEX I
- CRITERIA DETERMINING THE CLASSIFICATION OF EQUIPMENT-GROUPS INTO CATEGORIES
- 1.
- Equipment-group I
- 2.
- Equipment-group II
- 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
- Preliminary observations
- 1.
- Common requirements for Equipment and protective systems
- 1.0.
- General requirements
- 1.0.1.
- Principles of integrated explosion safety
- 1.0.3.
- Special checking and maintenance conditions
- 1.0.4.
- Surrounding area conditions
- 1.0.5.
- Marking
- 1.0.6.
- Instructions
- 1.1.
- Selection of materials
- 1.2.
- Design and construction
- 1.2.3.
- Enclosed structures and prevention of leaks
- 1.2.4.
- Dust deposits
- 1.2.5.
- Additional means of protection
- 1.2.6.
- Safe opening
- 1.2.7.
- Protection against other hazards
- 1.2.8.
- Overloading of equipment
- 1.2.9.
- Flameproof enclosure systems
- 1.3.
- Potential ignition sources
- 1.3.1.
- Hazards arising from different ignition sources
- 1.3.2.
- Hazards arising from static electricity
- 1.3.3.
- Hazards arising from stray electric and leakage currents
- 1.3.4.
- Hazards arising from overheating
- 1.3.5.
- Hazards arising from pressure compensation operations
- 1.4.
- Hazards arising from external effects
- 1.5.
- Requirements in respect of safety-related devices
- 1.5.4.
- Control and display units
- 1.5.5.
- Requirements in respect of devices with a measuring function for explosion protection
- 1.5.8.
- Risks arising from software
- 1.6.
- Integration of safety requirements relating to the system
- 1.6.3.
- Hazards arising from power failure
- 1.6.4.
- Hazards arising from connections
- 1.6.5.
- Placing of warning devices as parts of equipment
- 2.
- Supplementary requirements in respect of equipment
- 2.0.
- Requirements applicable to equipment in equipment-group I
- 2.0.1.
- Requirements applicable to equipment category M 1 of equipment-group I
- 2.0.2.
- Requirements applicable to equipment category M 2 of equipment-group I
- 2.1.
- Requirements applicable to equipment category 1 of equipment-group II
- 2.1.1.
- Explosive atmospheres caused by gases, vapours or mists
- 2.1.2.
- Explosive atmospheres caused by air/dust mixtures
- 2.2.
- Requirements applicable to equipment category 2 of equipment-group II
- 2.2.1.
- Explosive atmospheres caused by gases, vapours or mists
- 2.2.2.
- Explosive atmospheres caused by air/dust mixtures
- 2.3.
- Requirements applicable to equipment category 3 of equipment-group II
- 2.3.1.
- Explosive atmospheres caused by gases, vapours or mists
- 2.3.2.
- Explosive atmospheres caused by air/dust mixtures
- 3.
- Supplementary requirements in respect of protective systems
- 3.0.
- General requirements
- 3.1.
- Planning and design
- 3.1.1.
- Characteristics of materials
- 3.1.5.
- Pressure-relief systems
- 3.1.6.
- Explosion suppression systems
- 3.1.7.
- Explosion decoupling systems
- ANNEX III
- MODULE B: EU-TYPE EXAMINATION
- ANNEX IV
- MODULE D: CONFORMITY TO TYPE BASED ON QUALITY ASSURANCE OF THE PRODUCTION PROCESS
- 2.
- Manufacturing
- 3.
- Quality system
- 4.
- Surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body
- 5.
- CE marking, EU declaration of conformity and attestation of conformity
- 8.
- Authorised representative
- ANNEX V
- MODULE F: CONFORMITY TO TYPE BASED ON PRODUCT VERIFICATION
- 2.
- Manufacturing
- 3.
- Verification
- 4.
- Verification of conformity by examination and testing of every product
- 5.
- CE marking, EU declaration of conformity and attestation of conformity
- 7.
- Authorised representative
- ANNEX VI
- MODULE C1: CONFORMITY TO TYPE BASED ON INTERNAL PRODUCTION CONTROL PLUS SUPERVISED PRODUCT TESTING
- 2.
- Manufacturing
- 3.
- Product checks
- 4.
- CE marking, EU declaration of conformity and attestation of conformity
- 5.
- Authorised representative
- ANNEX VII
- MODULE E: CONFORMITY TO TYPE BASED ON PRODUCT QUALITY ASSURANCE
- 2.
- Manufacturing
- 3.
- Quality system
- 4.
- Surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body
- 5.
- CE marking, EU declaration of conformity and attestation of conformity
- 8.
- Authorised representative
- ANNEX VIII
- MODULE A: INTERNAL PRODUCTION CONTROL
- 2.
- Technical documentation
- 3.
- Manufacturing
- 4.
- CE marking, EU declaration of conformity and attestation of conformity
- 5.
- Authorised representative
- ANNEX IX
- MODULE G: CONFORMITY BASED ON UNIT VERIFICATION
- 2.
- Technical documentation
- 3.
- Manufacturing
- 4.
- Verification
- 5.
- CE marking, EU declaration of conformity and attestation of conformity
- 6.
- Authorised representative
- ANNEX X
- EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY (No XXXX)(1)
- ANNEX XI
- PART A
- PART B
- ANNEX XII
- STATEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
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