Short answer
The Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU covers electrical equipment designed for use with a voltage rating between 50 and 1,000 V AC or between 75 and 1,500 V DC. The manufacturer demonstrates safety through internal production control (module A), usually by testing against harmonised standards, and no notified body is required.
Typical products
Household appliances, power tools, lighting, cables and extension leads, power supplies, IT and audio-video equipment powered from the mains.
Common harmonised standards
- EN 60335-1 and part 2 standards for household appliances
- EN IEC 62368-1 for audio, video and IT equipment
- EN IEC 60598 series for luminaires
- EN 61558 series for transformers and power supplies
Documents you need
- Safety test report against the relevant standard
- Risk assessment
- Circuit diagrams and list of critical components with their certificates
- User manual and safety warnings in the language of the destination country
- EU Declaration of Conformity covering LVD, EMC and RoHS together
Authority in Romania
Electrical consumer products are checked by ANPC, the National Authority for Consumer Protection.