LED lamps sold in Europe must be affixed CE certification label

The European Commission noted that, LED lamps and similar products used in European sales ce certification label must be affixed (subject to the Low Voltage Directive 2006/95 / ec and EMC Directive 2004/108 / ec). This requirement has recently changed. Official Journal of the European Union (ojeu) released the latest Low Voltage Directive (lvd) 2014/35 / eu on March 29, 2014, this directive will replace the original Low Voltage Directive 2006/95 / ec.

Low voltage command will take effect on April 19, 2016 in the member countries and the implementation of legislation, replacing the old Low Voltage Directive 2006/95 / ec on April 20, 2016, no transition period.

The new Directive 2014/35 / eu compared to the original instructions 2006/95 / ec major updates to the following:

1. Instruction introduction of new legislative framework (nfl) (ec) 765/2008 (accreditation and market surveillance activities) and 768/2008 / ec (general framework product sales), defined the manufacturer, authorized representative, importer and distributor Suppliers (collectively, economic operators) of the call of duty;

2. New "manufacturer", "importer", "distributor" and "authorized representative" and other operators to define and accountability requirements. (For example, conformity marking, labeling and product traceability);

3. For the convenience of consumers, market surveillance information exchange bureaux and economic operators, in addition to mailing address, the new directive to encourage economic operators to provide a network address;

4. Specify the conformity assessment is mainly the responsibility of the manufacturer and the conformity assessment process without intervention agency announcement;

5. Clearly defined technical documentation should contain sufficient risk analysis and assessment;

6. Provides detailed market supervision, the risk of electrical products processing and post-protection process;

7. The manufacturer and the importer's name, registered trade name or trademark and address must appear on the device, and when the device size or nature of the equipment is not allowed to be present on the packaging or user manual;

8. A new directive sets out when finding ce mark, ce declaration of conformity, technical documentation, or manufacturer information does not meet the requirements, manufacturers and importers should take timely corrective action to correct the non-conformity. Otherwise, the relevant Member States will take measures to restrict or prohibit the sale of products in the market and ensure that sales of products being recalled from the market;

9. Member States need to develop suitable for violation of the directive related to the Member States to punish the rule of law, including criminal punishment of serious violations of.

EU exporters of LED lighting should be noted that since April 19, 2016, LED bulbs and electrical products with similar sales in Europe through CE certification label must meet the new Low Voltage Directive 2014/35 / eu.