Low Voltage Directive (LVD)

LVD Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU · Consolidated version of 30 May 2026 · Official text on EUR-Lex

Harmonised standards under this act (653)

Contents of the act

CHAPTER 1 – GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Article 1 – Subject matter and scope
• Article 2 – Definitions
• Article 3 – Making available on the market and safety objectives
• Article 4 – Free movement
• Article 5 – Supply of electricity

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 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

• Article 12 – Presumption of conformity on the basis of harmonised standards
• Article 13 – Presumption of conformity on the basis of international standards
• Article 14 – Presumption of conformity on the basis of national standards
• Article 15 – EU declaration of conformity
• Article 16 – General principles of the CE marking
• Article 17 – Rules and conditions for affixing the CE marking

CHAPTER 4 – UNION MARKET SURVEILLANCE, CONTROL OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT ENTERING THE UNION MARKET AND UNION SAFEGUARD PROCEDURE

• Article 18 – Union market surveillance and control of electrical equipment entering the Union market
• Article 19 – Procedure for dealing with electrical equipment presenting a risk at national level
• Article 20 – Union safeguard procedure
• Article 21 – Compliant electrical equipment which presents a risk
• Article 22 – Formal non-compliance

CHAPTER 4a – EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

• Article 22a – Application of emergency procedures
• Article 22b – Presumption of conformity based on standards and common specifications
• Article 22c – Prioritisation of market surveillance activities and mutual assistance among authorities

CHAPTER 5 – COMMITTEE, TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

• Article 23 – Committee procedure
• Article 24 – Penalties
• Article 25 – Transitional provisions
• Article 26 – Transposition
• Article 27 – Repeal
• Article 28 – Entry into force
• Article 29 – Addressees

Annexes

• ANNEX I – PRINCIPAL ELEMENTS OF THE SAFETY OBJECTIVES FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT DESIGNED FOR USE WITHIN CERTAIN VOLTAGE LIMITS
• ANNEX II – EQUIPMENT AND PHENOMENA OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THIS DIRECTIVE
• ANNEX III – MODULE A
• ANNEX IV – EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY (No XXXX) (
• ANNEX V – Time-limits for transposition into national law and dates of application of the Directives set out in Part B of Annex V to Directive 2006/95/EC