A new structure for the EU LVD directive: The European union new legislative framework and new low voltage directive

Author

Maynard, Mark W.

Author_Institution

Bus. Dev. Dept., SIEMIC, Inc., Milpitas, CA, USA

fYear

2015

fDate

18-20 May 2015

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

Changes in the European Union legislative process over the past decade have resulted in common sets of definitions, requirements, roles and responsibilities that are finding their way into EU Directive updates. These changes have shaped the new EU Low Voltage Directive (LVD) 2014/35/EU, helping to ensure products within the scope of this directive are compliant prior to being placed into EU market countries, and remain in compliance throughout their life cycle. This new directive will fully repeal and replace the previous Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC on April 20, 2016, at which time all products entering the EU will be required to meet the new 2014/35/EU criteria.

Keywords

electronic products; government policies; international collaboration; legislation; product life cycle management; EU Directive updates; EU LVD directive; EU Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU; EU market countries; European Union legislative process; LVD 2014/35/EU; product life cycle; Economics; Electromagnetic compatibility; Europe; Low voltage; Safety; Standards; Surveillance; EU; European Union; LVD; NLF); New Legislative Framework; low voltage directive;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Product Compliance Engineering (ISPCE), 2015 IEEE Symposium on

Conference_Location

Chicago, IL

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISPCE.2015.7138704

Filename

7138704