LVD DIRECTIVE 2014/35/EU

　　PRINCIPAL ELEMENTS OF THE SAFETY OBJECTIVES FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT DESIGNED FOR USE WITHIN

　　CERTAIN VOLTAGE LIMITS

　　1.General conditions

　　(a)the essential characteristics,the recognition and observance of which will ensure that electrical equipment will be

　　used safely and in applications for which it was made,shall be marked on the electrical equipment,or,if this is not

　　possible,on an accompanying document;

　　(b)the electrical equipment,together with its component parts,shall be made in such a way as to ensure that it can

　　be safely and properly assembled and connected;

　　(c)the electrical equipment shall be so designed and manufactured as to ensure that protection against the hazards set

　　out in points 2 and 3 is assured,providing that the equipment is used in applications for which it was made and is

　　adequately maintained.

　　2.Protection against hazards arising from the electrical equipment

　　Measures of a technical nature shall be laid down in accordance with point 1,in order to ensure that:

　　(a)persons and domestic animals are adequately protected against the danger of physical injury or other harm which

　　might be caused by direct or indirect contact;

　　(b)temperatures,arcs or radiation which would cause a danger,are not produced;

　　(c)persons,domestic animals and property are adequately protected against non-electrical dangers caused by the

　　electrical equipment which are revealed by experience;

　　(d)the insulation is suitable for foreseeable conditions.

　　3.Protection against hazards which may be caused by external influences on the electrical equipment

　　Technical measures shall be laid down in accordance with point 1,in order to ensure that the electrical equipment:

　　(a)meets the expected mechanical requirements in such a way that persons,domestic animals and property are not

　　endangered;

　　(b)is resistant to non-mechanical influences in expected environmental conditions,in such a way that persons,

　　domestic animals and property are not endangered;

　　(c)does not endanger persons,domestic animals and property in foreseeable conditions of overload.

　　EQUIPMENT AND PHENOMENA OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THIS DIRECTIVE

　　Electrical equipment for use in an explosive atmosphere

　　Electrical equipment for radiology and medical purposes

　　Electrical parts for goods and passenger lifts

　　Electricity meters

　　Plugs and socket outlets for domestic use

　　Electric fence controllers

　　Radio-electrical interference

　　Specialised electrical equipment,for use on ships,aircraft or railways,which complies with the safety provisions drawn up

　　by international bodies in which the Member States participate.

　　Custom built evaluation kits destined for professionals to be used solely at research and development facilities for such

　　purposes.