Overview#
The EU Declaration of Conformity is the document where a manufacturer formally states that a product meets every piece of EU legislation that applies to it. It is signed, and one declaration can cover several applicable laws at once.
The document names the specific directives and regulations the product is declared against, and it lists the standards the manufacturer used to show compliance. It identifies the product and the company taking responsibility.
What it contains#
Product
Identification of the model or type covered
Legislation
The EU directives and regulations that apply
Standards
The harmonised or other standards used
Signature
The name and signature of the responsible person
Where it fits#
The declaration is the formal statement that justifies the CE marking. Sitting underneath it is the technical documentation, the evidence file that backs up what the declaration claims. For a product under RoHS, the declaration cites RoHS among the legislation applied.