Requirements check
Power tool
Until 20 January 2027 the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC applies; the Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 takes over on that date with no transition for products placed on the market afterwards. Electrical safety of mains tools is assessed within the machinery framework (LVD safety objectives via its essential requirements), so LVD is not listed separately. UK: the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 are the machinery equivalent and are not a separate id in this dataset — verify. Simple brushed-motor tools without digital electronics may be outside FCC Part 15 — verify; brushless/electronically controlled tools are in scope. NRTL listing is genuinely mandatory when tools are used in US workplaces (OSHA) and expected by retailers for consumer sales. Toy tool sets for children are toys, not power tools.
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Requires electrical and electronic equipment not to generate excessive electromagnetic disturbance and to be adequately immune to it. Compliance is normally self-assessed and leads to CE marking.
Key obligations
- 01Ensure apparatus is designed and manufactured in accordance with the essential requirements of Annex I (limited electromagnetic emissions; adequate immunity for intended use) — Article 7.source
- 02Draw up the technical documentation and carry out the relevant conformity assessment procedure (Article 7(2)).source
- 03Draw up an EU Declaration of Conformity and affix the CE marking; keep the technical documentation and DoC for 10 years (Article 7(2)-(3)).source
- 04Provide information on any specific precautions needed when the apparatus is assembled, installed, maintained or used, so that it preserves EMC conformity.sourceUnverified — check source
The EU's baseline safety law for consumer products, applicable since 13 December 2024. It replaces the General Product Safety Directive and adds duties around traceability, online selling, recalls and having a responsible economic operator in the EU.
Key obligations
- 01Only place safe products on the market. Safety is assessed against the product's characteristics, packaging, instructions, the consumers who will use it, its appearance (food-imitating products) and, where relevant, cybersecurity features.source
- 02A product may only be placed on the EU market if there is a responsible economic operator established in the EU — an EU manufacturer, importer, authorised representative or fulfilment service provider (Article 16).source
- 03Carry out an internal risk analysis and draw up technical documentation; keep product identification and traceability information available (manufacturers, importers and distributors each have tiered duties).source
- 04Report accidents caused by your products and notify dangerous products to the authorities through the Safety Business Gateway.source
Replaces the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC from 20 January 2027 with directly applicable EU-wide rules for machinery safety, adding provisions for digital technologies (AI, connectivity) and allowing digital instructions. Manufacturer obligations do not apply until that date; until then the Machinery Directive governs.
Key obligations
- 01Design and construct machinery in accordance with the essential health and safety requirements (EHSRs) set out in Annex III (Article 10).source
- 02Draw up the technical documentation, carry out the relevant conformity assessment procedure, issue the EU Declaration of Conformity and affix the CE marking (Article 10).source
- 03Provide instructions for use — digital instructions are permitted if the machinery is marked with how to access them, they can be printed and downloaded, and they remain available online for the expected lifetime and at least 10 years; safety information for non-professional users must still be provided in paper form (Article 10(7)).source
- 04Machinery categories listed in Annex I Part A must undergo mandatory third-party conformity assessment; other listed categories (Part B) may self-assess when built to harmonised standards covering all relevant EHSRs.source
The EU's enforcement framework for product rules. Its Article 4 is the practical blocker for online sellers: since 16 July 2021, most CE-marked goods can only be placed on the EU market if an economic operator established in the EU is responsible for compliance tasks — and that operator's contact details must accompany the product.
Key obligations
- 01A product covered by the Article 4 list may only be placed on the EU market if there is an economic operator established in the Union responsible for the Article 4 tasks (applies since 16 July 2021).source
- 02That operator can be: the manufacturer established in the EU; an importer (where the manufacturer is not established in the EU); an authorised representative with a written mandate; or an EU-established fulfilment service provider handling the products (Article 4(2)).source
- 03The operator's tasks (Article 4(3)): verify that the EU Declaration of Conformity and technical documentation exist and keep the DoC available; provide information and documentation to authorities on request; inform authorities when a product presents a risk; cooperate on corrective action.source
- 04The name, registered trade name or trade mark and contact details (including postal address) of the Article 4 operator must be indicated on the product or on its packaging, the parcel or an accompanying document (Article 4(4)).source
The EU's chemicals regulation. For physical-product (article) sellers the practical duties are: communicating Candidate List substances of very high concern (SVHCs) above 0.1% down the supply chain and to consumers, notifying ECHA in some cases, and respecting the Annex XVII restrictions. Full chemical registration applies to substance manufacturers/importers, not typical article sellers.
Key obligations
- 01Article 33(1): if an article contains a Candidate List SVHC above 0.1% weight by weight, provide recipients (businesses in the supply chain) with sufficient information for safe use — at minimum the name of that substance. This applies per article within a complex product.source
- 02Article 33(2): on request from a consumer, provide the same safe-use information (at minimum the substance name) within 45 days, free of charge.source
- 03Article 7(2): EU producers/importers of articles must notify ECHA when a Candidate List substance is present above 0.1% w/w AND its total quantity in those articles exceeds 1 tonne per producer/importer per year — no later than 6 months after the substance is added to the Candidate List. Notification is not required where exposure of humans and the environment can be excluded.source
- 04Notify articles containing Candidate List SVHCs above 0.1% w/w to ECHA's SCIP database (a duty under the Waste Framework Directive, submitted via ECHA).sourceUnverified — check source
Restricts ten hazardous substances — including lead, mercury, cadmium and four phthalates — in electrical and electronic equipment. Compliance is self-assessed, documented through material declarations, and forms part of the CE marking.
Key obligations
- 01Ensure homogeneous materials do not exceed the Annex II maximum concentrations: 0.1% by weight for lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium, PBB, PBDE, DEHP, BBP, DBP and DIBP; 0.01% for cadmium.source
- 02The four phthalates (DEHP, BBP, DBP, DIBP) were added by Delegated Directive (EU) 2015/863 and apply to most EEE from 22 July 2019 (medical devices and monitoring/control instruments from 22 July 2021).source
- 03Carry out the internal production control procedure in line with Module A of Decision 768/2008/EC, draw up technical documentation, and keep it (with the EU Declaration of Conformity) for 10 years (Article 7).source
- 04Draw up an EU Declaration of Conformity and affix the CE marking to the finished product (Article 7).source
Extended producer responsibility for electronics: producers must register in each EU country where they sell, finance the collection and recycling of e-waste, and mark products with the crossed-out wheeled bin symbol. It is a waste-law obligation, separate from CE marking.
Key obligations
- 01Register as a producer in the national WEEE register of each Member State where you place EEE on the market before selling there (Article 16).source
- 02Finance at least the collection, treatment, recovery and environmentally sound disposal of WEEE from private households (Article 12; Article 13 covers non-household WEEE) — in practice usually via a producer compliance scheme.source
- 03Distance sellers: appoint an authorised representative in each Member State where you sell but are not established, to fulfil the producer obligations there (Article 17).source
- 04Mark EEE with the crossed-out wheeled bin symbol shown in Annex IX (Article 14(4)), plus a mark identifying that it was placed on the market after 13 August 2005 (Article 15(2)).source
Documents you will need
Deduplicated across everything above
- EU Declaration of ConformityKept for 10 years after the apparatus is placed on the market.source
- Technical documentationIncludes the EMC assessment and test reports; kept for 10 years.source
- Instructions and EMC use informationInformation needed to install/use the apparatus in accordance with its intended purpose without breaching EMC requirements.source
- Traceability informationProduct identification (type/batch/serial) plus manufacturer and EU responsible operator contact details must accompany the product.source
- Instructions for useDigital format allowed with access marking, printability and 10-year availability; paper safety information mandatory for non-professional users.source
- Written mandate (when using an authorised representative)The authorised representative must hold a written mandate covering the Article 4 tasks.source
- EU Declaration of Conformity + technical documentation availabilityThe EU operator must be able to verify these exist and produce them for authorities on request.source
- Supplier declarations / full material disclosuresEvidence that Candidate List SVHCs are below 0.1% w/w per article, or the basis of your Article 33 communications.source
- Article 33 safe-use communicationsRecords of the information passed to recipients and provided to consumers within the 45-day deadline.source
- Technical documentation per EN IEC 63000Material declarations, analytical test reports and supplier certificates organised per the harmonised documentation standard.source
- National producer register entries and registration numbersMany Member States require the WEEE registration number on invoices/webshop; requirements vary nationally.source
- User informationInstructions/packaging must inform users about separate collection and the crossed-out bin symbol.source
- Treatment information for recyclersFree of charge, identifying components, materials and the location of dangerous substances (Article 15).source
Upcoming deadlines that affect this product
- 2027-01-20Machinery Regulation appliesRegulation (EU) 2023/1230 applies from 20 January 2027 (Article 54 as corrected by corrigendum), replacing the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. There is no transition period for products placed on the market from that date.source
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