Legal provisions of COM(2025)503 - Amendment of Directives 2000/14/EC, 2011/65/EU, 2013/53/EU, 2014/29/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/31/EU, 2014/32/EU, 2014/33/EU, 2014/34/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU, 2014/68/EU and 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards digitalisation and common specifications

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document COM(2025)503 EN
date May 21, 2025

Contents

Article 1 - Amendments to Directive 2000/14/EC

Directive 2000/14/EC is amended as follows:

(1) in Article 3, the following point (g) is added:

‘(g) ‘digital contact’ means any up-to-date and accessible online communication channel through which economic operators can be reached or engaged without the need to register or to download an application.’;

(2) in Article 4(1), the third indent is replaced by the following:

‘the equipment bears CE marking and the indication of the guaranteed sound power level and is accompanied by the internet address or machine-readable code through which the EC declaration of conformity can be accessed.’;

(3) in Article 5, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1. Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure that equipment referred to in Article 2(1) may be placed on the market or put into service only if it conforms to the provisions of this Directive, bears the CE marking and the indication of the guaranteed sound power level and is accompanied by the internet address or machine-readable code through which the EC declaration of conformity can be accessed.’;

(4) in Article 6, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1. Member States shall not prohibit, restrict or impede the placing on the market or putting into service in their territory of equipment referred to in Article 2(1) which complies with the provisions of this Directive, bears the CE marking, the indication of the guaranteed sound power level and is accompanied by the internet address or machine-readable code through which the EC declaration of conformity can be accessed.’;

(5) Article 7 is replaced by the following:

‘Presumption of conformity

Member States shall presume that equipment referred to in Article 2(1) bearing the CE marking and the indication of the guaranteed sound power level and which is accompanied by the internet address or machine-readable code through which the EC declaration of conformity can be accessed conforms to all the provisions of this Directive.’;

(6) Article 8 is amended as follows:

(a)paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1. The manufacturer, or his authorised representative established in the Community, of equipment referred to in Article 2(1) shall, in order to certify that an item of equipment is in conformity with the provisions of this Directive, draw up an EC declaration of conformity, in electronic form, for each type of equipment manufactured; the minimum content of this declaration of conformity is laid down in Annex II.’;

(b)the following paragraph 4 is added:

‘4. Where other Union legislation applicable to the equipment requires the economic operator to include the information that the product complies with the requirements set out in that legislation in a digital product passport or to upload the EC declaration of conformity or instructions in a digital product passport, the information required in Annex II to be included in the EC declaration of conformity and the instructions referred to in Article 11(5) shall be provided only in that digital product passport.’;

(7) Article 14 is amended as follows:

(a)paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

‘3. Member States shall ensure that the Commission and any other Member State may, on a reasoned request, obtain all information, in electronic form, used during the conformity assessment procedure concerning a type of equipment and in particular the technical documentation provided for in Annex V item 3, Annex VI item 3, Annex VII item 2, Annex VIII items 3.1 and 3.3.’;

(b)the following paragraph 4 is added:

‘4. Where appropriate, the manufacturer shall provide the notified body carrying out the conformity assessment procedure with all the information and documentation relating to conformity assessment procedures in electronic form.’;

(8) Annexes II and V to VIII are amended in accordance with Annex I to this Directive.

Article 2 - Amendments to Directive 2011/65/EU

Directive 2011/65/EU is amended as follows:

(1) Article 3 is amended as follows:

(a)the following point (6a) is inserted:

‘(6a) ‘digital contact’ means any up-to-date and accessible online communication channel through which economic operators can be reached or engaged without the need to register or to download an application.’;

(b)the following point (13a) is inserted:

‘(13a) ‘common specifications’ means a set of technical requirements, other than a standard, that provides means of complying with the requirements applicable to a product, device, service, process or system;’;

(2) Article 7 is amended as follows:

(a)in point (c), the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘(c) Where compliance of EEE with the applicable requirements has been demonstrated by the procedure referred to in point (b), manufacturers draw up an EU declaration of conformity, in electronic form, and affix the CE marking on the finished product.’;

(b)in point (e), the second sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Changes in product design or characteristics and changes in the harmonised standards, in the common specifications or in technical specifications by reference to which conformity of EEE is declared shall be adequately taken into account;’;

(c)point (h) is replaced by the following:

‘(h) manufacturers indicate their name, registered trade name or registered trademark as well as their postal address and digital contact on the EEE or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in a document accompanying the EEE. The postal address and digital contact must indicate a single point through which the manufacturer can be reached. Where other applicable Union legislation contains provisions for the affixing of the manufacturer’s name, postal address and digital contact which are at least as stringent, those provisions shall apply;’;

(d)point (j) is replaced by the following:

‘(j) manufacturers, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the EEE with this Directive, in a language which can be easily understood by that authority, and that they cooperate with that authority, at its request, on any action taken to ensure compliance with this Directive of EEE which they have placed on the market.’;

(3) in Article 8, point (b), the second indent is replaced by the following:

‘ further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide that authority, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of an EEE with this Directive,’;

(4) Article 9 is amended as follows:

(a)point (d) is replaced by the following:

‘(d) importers indicate their name, registered trade name or registered trademark as well as their postal address and digital contact on the EEE or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in a document accompanying the EEE. Where other applicable Union legislation contains provisions for the affixing of the importer’s name, postal address and digital contact which are at least as stringent, those provisions shall apply.’;

(b)point (h) is replaced by the following:

‘(h) importers, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it with all the information and documentation, in electronic form, necessary to demonstrate the conformity of an EEE with this Directive in a language which can be easily understood by that authority, and that they cooperate with that authority, at its request, on any action taken to ensure compliance with this Directive of EEE which they have placed on the market.’;

(5) in Article 10, point (d) is replaced by the following:

‘(d) distributors, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of EEE with this Directive, and that they cooperate with that authority, at its request, on any action taken to ensure the compliance with this Directive of the EEE which they have made available on the market.’;

(6) in Article 13, the following paragraph 4 is added:

‘4. Where other Union legislation applicable to EEE requires the economic operator to include the information that the product complies with the requirement set out in that legislation in a digital product passport or to upload the declaration of conformity in a digital product passport, the information required in Annex VI to be included in the EU declaration of conformity shall be provided only in that digital product passport.’;

(7) The following Article 16a is inserted:

‘Article 16a

Common Specifications

1. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt common specifications that enable compliance with the essential requirements set out in Article 4 in any of the following cases:

(a) requirements set out in Article 4 are not covered by harmonised standards, or parts thereof, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union;

(b) requirements set out in Article 4 are covered by harmonised standards, or parts thereof, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, but application of those standards or parts thereof results in non-compliance of materials, components and EEE with the essential requirements set out in Article 4;

(c) where the Commission considers that there is a need to address an urgent concern with regard to non-compliant materials, components and EEE.

Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 19(3).

2. Materials, components and EEE that are in conformity with the common specification shall be presumed to be in conformity with essential requirements, covered by those common specifications or parts thereof, set out in Article 4.’;

(8) in Article 19, the following paragraph 3 is added:

‘3. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.’;

(9) Annexes V and VI are amended in accordance with Annex II to this Directive.

Article 3 - Amendments to Directive 2013/53/EU

Directive 2013/53/EU is amended as follows:

(1) Article 3 is amended as follows:

(a)the following point (19a) is inserted:

‘(19a) ‘digital contact’ means any up-to-date and accessible online communication channel through which economic operators can be reached or engaged without the need to register or to download an application;’;

(b)The following point (20a) is inserted:

‘(20a) ‘common specifications’ means a set of technical requirements, other than a standard, that provide means of complying with the essential requirements applicable to a product, device, service, process or system;’;

(2) Article 7 is amended as follows:

(a)in paragraph 2, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘Where compliance of a product with the applicable requirements has been demonstrated by that procedure, manufacturers shall draw up a declaration referred to in Article 15, in electronic form, and mark and affix the CE marking, as set out in Articles 17 and 18.’;

(b)in paragraph 4, the second sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Changes in product design or characteristics and changes in the harmonised standards or common specifications by reference to which conformity of a product is declared shall be adequately taken into account.’;

(c)paragraphs 6 and 7 are replaced by the following:

‘6. Manufacturers shall indicate their name, registered trade name or registered trademark as well as their postal address and digital contact on the product or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in a document accompanying the product. The postal address and digital contact shall indicate a single point through which the manufacturer can be reached.’;

7. Manufacturers shall ensure that the product is accompanied by instructions and safety information in the owner’s manual in a language or languages which can be easily understood by consumers and other end-users, as determined by the Member State concerned. The instructions and safety information may be provided in electronic form.

The manufacturer shall take into account the intended use and the foreseeable end-user of the product when deciding the specific format for the instructions and safety information.

In the case of product intended for consumers or that can, under reasonably foreseeable conditions, be used by consumers, even if not intended for them, the manufacturer shall provide, in paper format, or mark on the product, the safety information. Such safety information shall be easily visible and legible for consumers.

When drafting the safety information, the manufacturers shall take account of the intended use and foreseeable misuse by the end-user, as well as the role which the instructions play for ensuring safety.

When the instructions, referred to in the first subparagraph, are provided in electronic form, the manufacturer shall:

(a) mark on the product, or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in an accompanying document, how to access them and how to request them in paper format;

(b) present them in a format that makes it possible for the end-user to print and download the instructions and save them on an electronic device so that the end-user can access them at all times, in particular during a breakdown of the product; this requirement also applies where the instructions are embedded in the software of the product;

(c) make them accessible online during the expected lifetime of the product and for at least 10 years after the placing on the market of the product.

However, the end-user may, at time of the purchase of the product, or up to six months after that purchase, request the instructions or safety information in paper format. Where the end-user requests those instructions or safety information, the manufacturer shall provide them to the end-user, free of charge, within one month of receiving the request.’;

(d)in paragraph 9, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Manufacturers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the product, in a language which can be easily understood by that authority.’;

(3) in Article 8(3), point (b) is replaced by the following:

‘(b) further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide that authority, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of a product;’;

(4) Article 9 is amended as follows:

(a)paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

‘3. Importers shall indicate their name, registered trade name or registered trademark as well as their postal address and digital contact on the product or, in the case of components where that is not possible, on the packaging or in a document accompanying the product.’;

(b)in paragraph 9, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Importers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the product, in a language which can be easily understood by that authority.’;

(5) in Article 10(5), the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Distributors shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide that authority, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the product.’;

(6) the following Article 14a is inserted:

‘Article 14a

Common Specifications

1. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt common specifications that enable compliance with the essential requirements set out in Article 4 in any of the following cases:

(a) requirements set out in Article 4 are not covered by harmonised standards, or parts thereof, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union;

(b) requirements set out in Article 4 are covered by harmonised standards, or parts thereof, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, but application of those standards or parts thereof results in non-compliance of products with the essential requirements set out in Article 4; or

(c) where the Commission considers that there is a need to address an urgent concern with regard to non-compliant products.

Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 50(2).

2. Products that are in conformity with the common specification shall be presumed to be in conformity with essential requirements, covered by those common specifications or parts thereof, set out in Article 4.’;

(7) Article 15 is amended as follows:

(a)in paragraph 4, the introductory sentence is replaced by the following:

‘The following products, when made available on the market or put into service, shall be accompanied by the internet address of machine-readable code through which the EU declaration of conformity, referred to in paragraph 3, can be accessed:’;

(b)the following paragraph 6 is added:

‘6. Where other Union legislation applicable to the product requires the economic operator to include the information that the product complies with the requirements set out in that legislation in a digital product passport or to upload the EU declaration of conformity or instructions in a digital product passport, the information required in Annex IV to be included in the EU declaration of conformity and the instructions referred to in Article 7(7) shall be provided only in the digital product passport.’;

(8) in Article 19, the following paragraph 5 is added:

‘5. The manufacturer shall provide the notified body carrying out the conformity assessment procedure with all the information and documentation relating to the conformity assessment procedures in electronic form.’;

(9) in Article 20(1), point (b)(i), the indents are replaced by the following:

‘where the harmonised standards or common specifications relating to points 3.2 and 3.3 of Part A of Annex I are complied with: Module A (internal production control), Module A1 (internal production control plus supervised product testing), Module B (EU type-examination) together with Module C, D, E or F, Module G (conformity based on unit verification) or Module H (conformity based on full quality assurance);

— where the harmonised standards or common specifications relating to points 3.2 and 3.3 of Part A of Annex I are not complied with: Module A1 (internal production control plus supervised product testing), Module B (EU type-examination) together with Module C, D, E or F, Module G (conformity based on unit verification) or Module H (conformity based on full quality assurance);’;

(10) Article 21 is amended as follows:

(a)in point (a), the introductory sentence is replaced by the following:

‘where tests are conducted using the harmonised standard or common specification, any of the following modules:’;

(b)in point (b), the introductory sentence is replaced by the following:

‘where tests are conducted without using the harmonised standard or common specification, any of the following modules:’;

(11) Article 22 is amended as follows:

(a)paragraph 1 is amended as follows:

(i)in point (a), the introductory sentence is replaced by the following:

‘where tests are conducted using the harmonised standard or common specification for noise measurement, any of the following modules:’;

(ii)point (b) is replaced by the following:

‘(b) Where tests are conducted without using the harmonised standard or common specification for noise measurement, Module G (conformity based on unit verification).’;

(b)paragraph 2 is amended as follows:

(i)in point (a), the introductory sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Where tests are conducted using the harmonised standard or common specification for noise measurement, any of the following modules:’;

(ii)point (b) is replaced by the following:

‘(b) Where tests are conducted without using the harmonised standard or common specification for noise measurement, Module G (conformity based on unit verification).’;

(12) in Article 30(7), point (c) is replaced by the following:

‘(c) appropriate knowledge and understanding of the essential requirements, the applicable harmonised standards or common specifications, the relevant Union harmonisation legislation and the relevant national legislation;’;

(13) in Article 38, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

‘3. Where a notified body finds that requirements laid down in Article 4(1) and Annex I or in corresponding harmonised standards or common specifications have not been met by a manufacturer or a private importer, it shall require that manufacturer or private importer to take appropriate corrective measures and shall not issue a conformity certificate.’;

(14) Annexes I, III, IV and V are amended in accordance with Annex III to this Directive.

Article 4 - Amendments to Directive 2014/29/EU

Directive 2014/29/EU is amended as follows:

(1) Article 2 is amended as follows:

(a)the following point (7a) is inserted:

‘(7a) ‘digital contact’ means any up-to-date and accessible online communication channel through which economic operators can be reached or engaged without the need to register or to download an application;’;

(b)the following point (9a) is inserted:

‘(9a) ‘common specifications’ means a set of technical requirements, other than a standard, that provide means of complying with the essential requirements applicable to a product, device, service, process or system;’;

(2) Article 6 is amended as follows:

(a)in paragraph 2, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘Where compliance of a vessel of which the product of PS × V exceeds 50 bar.L with the applicable requirements has been demonstrated by that procedure, manufacturers shall draw up an EU declaration of conformity, in electronic form, and affix the CE marking and the inscriptions provided for in point 1 of Annex III.’;

(b)in paragraph 4, first subparagraph, the second sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Changes in vessels design or characteristics and changes in the harmonised standards, in the common specifications or in other technical specifications by reference to which conformity of a vessel is declared shall be adequately taken into account.’;

(c)in paragraph 6, the first and second sentences are replaced by the following:

‘Manufacturers shall indicate on the vessel their name, registered trade name or registered trademark as well as their postal address and digital contact. The postal address and digital contact shall indicate a single point through which the manufacturer can be reached.’;

(d)paragraph 7 is replaced by the following:

‘7. Manufacturers shall ensure that the vessel is accompanied by the instructions and safety information referred to in point 2 of Annex III in a language which can be easily understood by end-users, as determined by the Member State concerned. The instructions and safety information referred to in point 2 of Annex III may be provided in electronic form. Such instructions and safety information, as well as any labelling, shall be clear, understandable and intelligible.

The manufacturer shall take into account the intended use and the foreseeable end-user of the vessel when deciding the specific format for the instructions and safety information.

In the case of vessel for consumers or that can, under reasonably foreseeable conditions, be used by consumers, even if not intended for them, the manufacturer shall provide, in paper format, or mark on the vessel, the safety information referred to in point 2 of Annex III. Such safety information shall be easily visible and legible for consumers.

When drafting the safety information, the manufacturers shall take account of the intended use and foreseeable misuse by the end-user, as well as the role which the instructions play for ensuring safety.

When the instructions, referred to in the first subparagraph, are provided in electronic form, the manufacturer shall:

(a) mark on the vessel, or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in an accompanying document, how to access them and how to request them in paper format;

(b) present them in a format that makes it possible for the end-user to print and download the instructions and save them on an electronic device so that the end-user can access them at all times, in particular during a breakdown of the vessel; this requirement also applies where the instructions are embedded in the software of the vessel;

(c) make them accessible online during the expected lifetime of the vessel and for at least 10 years after the placing on the market of the vessel.

However, the end-user may, at time of the purchase of the vessel, or up to six months after that purchase, request the instructions or safety information in paper format. Where the end-user requests those instructions or safety information, the manufacturer shall provide them to the end-user, free of charge, within one month of receiving the request.’;

(e)in paragraph 9, the first sentence, is replaced by the following:

‘Manufacturers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the vessel with this Directive, in a language which can be easily understood by that authority.’;

(3) in Article 7(2), point (b) is replaced by the following:

‘(b) further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide that authority, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of a vessel;’;

(4) Article 8 is amended as follows:

(a)in paragraph 3, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Importers shall indicate on the vessel their name, registered trade name or registered trademark as well as their postal address and digital contact or, where that is not possible, in a document accompanying the vessel.’;

(b)in paragraph 9, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Importers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of a vessel in a language which can be easily understood by that authority.’;

(5) in Article 9(5), the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Distributors shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of a vessel.’;

(6) the following Article 12a is inserted:

‘Article 12a

Common Specifications

1. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt common specifications that enable compliance with the essential requirements set out in Annex I in any of the following cases:

(a) requirements set out in Annex I are not covered by harmonised standards, or parts thereof, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union;

(b) requirements set out in Annex I are covered by harmonised standards, or parts thereof, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, but application of those standards or parts thereof results in non-compliance of vessels of which the product of PS × V exceeds 50 bar.L with the essential requirements set out in Article 4; or

(c) where the Commission considers that there is a need to address an urgent concern with regard to non-compliant vessels of which the product of PS × V exceeds 50 bar.L.

Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 39(2).

2. Vessels of which the product of PS × V exceeds 50 bar.L that are in conformity with the common specification shall be presumed to be in conformity with essential requirements, covered by those common specifications or parts thereof, set out in Annex I.’;

(7) Article 13 is amended as follows

(a)paragraph 1 is amended as follows:

(i)in point (a), the introductory sentence is replaced by the following:

‘(a) for vessels manufactured in accordance with the harmonised standards referred to in Article 12 or common specifications referred to in Article 12a, at the choice of the manufacturer, in either of the following two manners:’;

(ii)point (b) is replaced by the following:

‘(b) for vessels not manufactured, or manufactured only partly, in accordance with the harmonised standards referred to in Article 12, or the common specifications referred to in Article 12a, the manufacturer shall submit for examination a prototype, representative of the production envisaged, of the complete vessel and the technical documentation and supporting evidence for examination and assessment of the adequacy of the technical design of the vessel (Module B – production type).’;

(b)paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

‘3. The records and correspondence relating to the conformity assessment procedures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be drawn up, in electronic form, in an official language of the Member State in which the notified body is established or in a language accepted by that body.’;

(c)the following paragraph 4 is added:

‘4. The manufacturer shall provide the notified body carrying out the conformity assessment procedure with all the information and documentation relating to conformity assessment procedures in electronic form.’;

(8) in Article 14, the following paragraph 5 is added:

‘5. Where other Union legislation applicable to the vessel requires the economic operator to include the information that the product complies with the requirements set out in that legislation in a digital product passport or to upload the EU declaration of conformity or instructions in a digital product passport, the information required in Annex IV to be included in the EU declaration of conformity and the instructions referred to in Article 6(7) shall be provided only in that digital product passport.’;

(9) in Article 21(7), point (c) is replaced by the following:

‘(c) appropriate knowledge and understanding of the essential safety requirements set out in Annex I, of the applicable harmonised standards or common specifications and of the relevant provisions of Union harmonisation legislation and of national legislation;’;

(10) in Article 29, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

‘3. Where a notified body finds that the essential safety requirements set out in Annex I or corresponding harmonised standards, or common specifications, or other technical specifications have not been met by a manufacturer, it shall require that manufacturer to take appropriate corrective measures and shall not issue a certificate of conformity.’;

(11) Annexes II, III and IV are amended in accordance with Annex IV to this Directive.

Article 5 - Amendments to Directive 2014/30/EU

Directive 2014/30/EU is amended as follows:

(1) Article 3 is amended as follows:

(a)the following point (15a) is inserted:

‘(15a) ‘digital contact’ means any up-to-date and accessible online communication channel through which economic operators can be reached or engaged without the need to register or to download an application;’;

(b)the following point (17a) is inserted:

‘(17a) ‘common specifications’ means a set of technical requirements, other than a standard, that provide means of complying with the essential requirements applicable to a product, device, service, process or system;’;

(2) Article 7 is amended as follows:

(a)in paragraph 2, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘Where compliance of apparatus with the applicable requirements has been demonstrated by that procedure, manufacturers shall draw up an EU declaration of conformity, in electronic form, and affix the CE marking.’;

(b)in paragraph 4, the second sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Changes in apparatus design or characteristics and changes in the harmonised standards, in the common specifications, or in other technical specifications by reference to which conformity of apparatus is declared shall be adequately taken into account.’;

(c)in paragraph 6, the first and second sentences are replaced by the following:

‘Manufacturers shall indicate, on the apparatus, their name, registered trade name or registered trademark as well as their postal address and digital contact or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in a document accompanying the apparatus. The postal address and digital contact shall indicate a single point through which the manufacturer can be reached.’;

(d)paragraph 7 is replaced by the following:

‘7. Manufacturers shall ensure that the apparatus is accompanied by instructions and the information referred to in Article 18, in a language which can be easily understood by consumers and other end-users, as determined by the Member State concerned. The instructions and information referred to in Article 18 may be provided in electronic form. Such instructions and information, as well as any labelling, shall be clear, understandable and intelligible.

In the case of apparatus intended for consumers or that can, under reasonably foreseeable conditions, be used by consumers, even if not intended for them, the manufacturer shall provide, in paper format, or mark on the apparatus, the information referred to in Article 18. Such information shall be easily visible and legible for consumers.

When drafting the information referred to in Article 18, the manufacturers shall take account of the intended use and foreseeable misuse by the end-user.

When the instructions, referred to in the first subparagraph, are provided in electronic form, the manufacturer shall:

(a) mark on the apparatus, or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in an accompanying document, how to access them and how to request them in paper format;

(b) present them in a format that makes it possible for the end-user to print and download the instructions and save them on an electronic device so that the end-user can access them at all times, in particular during a breakdown of the apparatus;

(c) make them accessible online during the expected lifetime of the apparatus and for at least 10 years after the placing on the market of the apparatus.

However, the end-user may, at time of the purchase of the apparatus, or up to six months after that purchase, request the instructions or information referred to in Article 18 in paper format. Where the end-user requests those instructions or information referred to in Article 18, the manufacturer shall provide them to the end-user, free of charge, within one month of receiving the request.’;

(e)in paragraph 9, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Manufacturers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the apparatus with this Directive, in a language which can be easily understood by that authority.’;

(3) in Article 8(2), point (b) is replaced by the following:

‘(b) further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide that authority, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the apparatus;’;

(4) Article 9 is amended as follows:

(a)in paragraph 3, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Importers shall indicate on the apparatus their name, registered trade name or registered trademark as well as their postal address and digital contact or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in a document accompanying the apparatus.’;

(b)in paragraph 8, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Importers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of apparatus in a language which can be easily understood by that authority.’;

(5) in Article 10(5), the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Distributors shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the apparatus.’;

(6) the following Article 13a is inserted:

‘Article 13a

Common Specifications

1. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt common specifications that enable compliance with the essential requirements set out in Annex I in any of the following cases:

(a) requirements set out in Annex I are not covered by harmonised standards, or parts thereof, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union;

(b) requirements set out in Annex I are covered by harmonised standards, or parts thereof, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, but application of those standards or parts thereof results in non-compliance of equipment with the essential requirements set out in Annex I; or

(c) where the Commission considers that there is a need to address an urgent concern with regard to non-compliant equipment.

Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 41(2).

2. Apparatus that is in conformity with the common specification shall be presumed to be in conformity with essential requirements, covered by those common specifications or parts thereof, set out in Annex I.’;

(7) in Article 14, the following subparagraph is added:

‘The manufacturer shall provide the notified body carrying out the conformity assessment procedure with all the information and documentation relating to conformity assessment procedure in electronic form.’;

(8) in Article 15, the following paragraph 5 is added:

‘5. Where other Union legislation applicable to an apparatus requires the economic operator to include the information that the product complies with the requirements set out in that legislation in a digital product passport or to upload the EU declaration of conformity or instructions in a digital product passport, the information required in Annex IV to be included in the EU declaration of conformity and the instructions referred to in Article 7(7) shall be provided only in that digital product passport.’;

(9) in Article 24(7), point (c) is replaced by the following:

‘(c) appropriate knowledge and understanding of the essential requirements set out in Annex I, of the applicable harmonised standards or common specifications and of the relevant provisions of Union harmonisation legislation and of national legislation;’;

(10) in Article 32, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

‘3. Where a notified body finds that the essential requirements set out in Annex I or corresponding harmonised standards or common specifications or other technical specifications have not been met by a manufacturer, it shall require that manufacturer to take appropriate corrective measures and shall not issue a certificate.’;

(11) Annexes II, III and IV are amended in accordance with Annex V to this Directive.

Article 6 - Amendments to Directive 2014/31/EU

Directive 2014/31/EU is amended as follows:

(1) Article 2 is amended as follows:

(a)the following point (9a) is inserted:

‘(9a) ‘digital contact’ means any up-to-date and accessible online communication channel through which economic operators can be reached or engaged without the need to register or to download an application;’;

(b)the following point (11a) is inserted:

‘(11a) ‘common specifications’ means a set of technical requirements, other than a standard, that provide means of complying with the essential requirements applicable to a product, device, service, process or system;’;

(2) Article 6 is amended as follows:

(a)in paragraph 2, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘Where compliance of an instrument intended to be used for the applications listed in points (a) to (f) of Article 1(2) with the applicable requirements has been demonstrated by that conformity assessment procedure, manufacturers shall draw up an EU declaration of conformity, in electronic form, and affix the CE marking and the supplementary metrology marking.’;

(b)in paragraph 4, first subparagraph, the second sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Changes in instrument design or characteristics and changes in the harmonised standards, in the common specifications, or in other technical specifications by reference to which conformity of an instrument is declared shall be adequately taken into account.’;

(c)in paragraph 6, the first and second sentences are replaced by the following:

‘Manufacturers shall indicate on the instrument their name, registered trade name or registered trademark as well as their postal address and digital contact. The postal address and digital contact shall indicate a single point through which the manufacturer can be reached.’;

(d)paragraph 7 is replaced by the following:

‘7. Manufacturers shall ensure that the instrument intended to be used for the applications listed in points (a) to (f) of Article 1(2) is accompanied by instructions and information in a language which can be easily understood by end-users, as determined by the Member State concerned. The instructions and information may be provided in electronic form. Such instructions and information, as well as any labelling, shall be clear, understandable and intelligible.

The manufacturer shall take into account the intended use and the foreseeable end-user of the product when deciding the specific format for the instructions and information.

In the case of an instrument intended for consumers or that can, under reasonably foreseeable conditions, be used by consumers, even if not intended for them, the manufacturer shall provide in paper format, or mark on the product, the information that is essential for using it in a safe way. Such information shall be easily visible and legible for consumers.

When the instructions, referred to in the first subparagraph, are provided in electronic form, the manufacturer shall:

(a) mark on the instrument, or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in an accompanying document, how to access them and how to request them in paper format;

(b) present them in a format that makes it possible for the end-user to print and download the instructions and save them on an electronic device so that the end-user can access them at all times, in particular during a breakdown of the instrument; this requirement also applies where the instructions are embedded in the software of the instrument;

(c) make them accessible online during the expected lifetime of the instrument and for at least 10 years after the placing on the market of the instrument.

However, the end-user may, at time of the purchase of the instrument, or up to six months after that purchase, request the instructions and information in paper format. Where the end-user requests those instructions and information, the manufacturer shall provide them to the end-user, free of charge, within one month of receiving the request.’;

(e)in paragraph 9, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Manufacturers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the instrument with this Directive, in a language which can be easily understood by that authority.’;

(3) in Article 7(2), point (b) is replaced by the following:

‘(b) further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide that authority, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of an instrument;’;

(4) Article 8 is amended as follows:

(a)in paragraph 3, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Importers shall indicate on the instrument their name, registered trade name or registered trademark as well as their postal address and digital contact.’;

(b)in paragraph 9, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Importers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of an instrument in a language which can be easily understood by that authority.’;

(5) in Article 9(5), the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Distributors shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of an instrument.’;

(6) the following Article 12a is inserted:

‘Article 12a

Common Specifications

1. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt common specifications that enable compliance with the essential requirements set out in Annex I in any of the following cases:

(a) requirements set out in Annex I are not covered by harmonised standards, or parts thereof, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union;

(b) requirements set out in Annex I are covered by harmonised standards, or parts thereof, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, but application of those standards or parts thereof results in non-compliance of instruments with the essential requirements set out in Annex I; or

(c) where the Commission considers that there is a need to address an urgent concern with regard to non-compliant instruments.

Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 41(2).

2. Instruments that are in conformity with the common specification shall be presumed to be in conformity with essential requirements, covered by those common specifications or parts thereof, set out in Annex I.’;

(7) in Article 13, paragraph (2 is replaced by the following:

‘2. The documents and correspondence relating to the conformity assessment procedures referred to in paragraph 1 shall be drawn up, in electronic form, in one of the official languages of the Member State where those procedures are carried out, or in a language accepted by the body notified in accordance with Article 19.’;

(8) in Article 14, the following paragraph 5 is added:

‘5. Where other Union legislation applicable to an instrument requires the economic operator to include the information that the product complies with the requirements set out in that legislation in a digital product passport or to upload the EU declaration of conformity or instructions in a digital product passport, the information required in Annex IV to be included in the EU declaration of conformity and instructions referred to in Article 6(7) shall be provided only in that digital product passport.’;

(9) in Article 23(7), point (c) is replaced by the following:

‘(c) appropriate knowledge and understanding of the essential requirements set out in Annex I, of the applicable harmonised standards or common specifications and of the relevant provisions of Union harmonisation legislation and of national legislation;’;

(10) in Article 31, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

‘3. Where a notified body finds that the essential requirements set out in Annex I or corresponding harmonised standards or common specifications or other technical specifications have not been met by a manufacturer, it shall require that manufacturer to take appropriate corrective measures and shall not issue a certificate of conformity.’;

(11) Annexes II and IV are amended in accordance with Annex VI to this Directive.

Article 7 - Amendments to Directive 2014/32/EU

Directive 2014/32/EU is amended as follows:

(1) Article 4 is amended as follows:

(a)the following point (12a) is inserted:

‘(12a) ‘digital contact’ means any up-to-date and accessible online communication channel through which economic operators can be reached or engaged without the need to register or to download an application;’;

(b)the following point (14a) is inserted:

‘(14a) ‘common specifications’ means a set of technical requirements, other than a standard, that provide means of complying with the essential requirements applicable to a product, device, service, process or system;’;

(2) Article 8 is amended as follows:

(a)in paragraph 2, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘Where compliance of a measuring instrument with the applicable requirements of this Directive has been demonstrated by that conformity assessment procedure, manufacturers shall draw up an EU declaration of conformity, in electronic form, and affix the CE marking and the supplementary metrology marking.’;

(b)in paragraph 4, the second sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Changes in measuring instrument design or characteristics and changes in the harmonised standards, common specifications, normative documents or in other technical specifications by reference to which conformity of a measuring instrument is declared shall be adequately taken into account.’

(c)paragraph 6, the first and second sentences are replaced by the following:

‘Manufacturers shall indicate on the measuring instrument their name, registered trade name or registered trademark, as well as their postal address and digital contact or, where that is not possible, in a document accompanying the measuring instrument and on the packaging, if any, in accordance with point 9.2 of Annex I. The postal address and digital contact shall indicate a single point through which the manufacturer can be reached.’;

(d)in paragraph 7, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘7. Manufacturers shall ensure that the measuring instrument which they have placed on the market is accompanied by the internet address or machine-readable code through which the EU declaration of conformity can be accessed, and by instructions and information in accordance with point 9.3 of Annex I in a language which can be easily understood by end-users, as determined by the Member State concerned. The instructions and information may be provided in electronic form. Such instructions and information, as well as any labelling, shall be clear, understandable and intelligible.

The manufacturer shall take into account the intended use and the foreseeable end-user of the product when deciding the specific format for the instructions and information in accordance with point 9.3 of Annex I.

In the case of measuring instrument intended for consumers or that can, under reasonably foreseeable conditions, be used by consumers, even if not intended for them, the manufacturer shall provide, in paper format, or mark on the product, the information in accordance with point 9.3 of Annex I. Such information shall be easily visible and legible for consumers.

When drafting the instructions and information in accordance with point 9.3 of Annex I, the manufacturers shall take account of the intended use and foreseeable misuse by the end-user, as well as the role which the instructions and information play for ensuring safety.

When the instructions, referred to in the first subparagraph, are provided in electronic form, the manufacturer shall:

(a) mark on the measuring instrument, or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in an accompanying document, how to access them and how to request them in paper format;

(b) present them in a format that makes it possible for the end-user to print and download the instructions and save them on an electronic device so that the end-user can access them at all times, in particular during a breakdown of the measuring instrument; this requirement also applies where the instructions are embedded in the software of the measuring instrument;

(c) make them accessible online during the expected lifetime of the measuring instrument and for at least 10 years after the placing on the market of the measuring instrument.

However, the end-user may, at time of the purchase of the measuring instrument, or up to six months after that purchase, request the instructions and information in accordance with point 9.3 of Annex I in paper format. Where the end-user requests those instructions information in accordance with point 9.3 of Annex I, the manufacturer shall provide them to the end-user, free of charge, within one month of receiving the request.’;

(e)in paragraph 9, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Manufacturers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the measuring instrument with this Directive, in a language which can be easily understood by that authority.’;

(3) in Article 9(2), point (b) is replaced by the following:

‘(b) further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide that authority, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of a measuring instrument;’;

(4) Article 10 is amended as follows:

(a)in paragraph 2, first subparagraph, the second sentence is replaced by the following:

‘They shall ensure that the manufacturer has drawn up the technical documentation, that the measuring instrument bears the CE marking and the supplementary metrology marking and is accompanied by the internet address or machine-readable code through which the EU declaration of conformity can be accessed and by the required documents, and that the manufacturer has complied with the requirements set out in Article 8(5) and (6).’;

(b)in paragraph 3, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Importers shall indicate on the measuring instrument their name, registered trade name or registered trademark as well as their postal address and digital contact or, where that is not possible, in a document accompanying the measuring instrument and on its packaging, if any, in accordance with point 9.2 of Annex I.’;

(c)in paragraph 9, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Importers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of a measuring instrument in a language which can be easily understood by that authority.’;

(5) Article 11 is amended as follows:

(a)in paragraph 2, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘Before making a measuring instrument available on the market and/or putting a measuring instrument into use distributors shall verify that the measuring instrument bears the CE marking and the supplementary metrology marking, that it is accompanied by the internet address or machine-readable code through which the EU declaration of conformity can be accessed, by the required documents, and by instructions and information in accordance with point 9.3 of Annex I, in a language which can be easily understood by end-users in the Member State in which the measuring instrument is to be made available on the market and/or put into use, and that the manufacturer and the importer have complied with the requirements set out in Article 8(5) and (6) and Article 10(3) respectively.’;

(b)in paragraph 5, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Distributors shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of a measuring instrument.’;

(6) the following Article 14a is inserted:

‘Article 14a

Common Specifications

1. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt common specifications that enable compliance with the essential requirements set out in Annex I and in the relevant instrument-specific Annexes covered by those parts of normative documents, in any of the following cases:

(a) requirements set out in Annex I and in the relevant instrument-specific Annexes covered by those parts of normative documents are not covered by harmonised standards, or parts thereof, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union;

(b) requirements set out in Annex I and in the relevant instrument-specific Annexes covered by those parts of normative documents are covered by harmonised standards, or parts thereof, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, but application of those standards or parts thereof results in non-compliance of measuring instruments with the essential requirements set out in Annex I and in the relevant instrument-specific Annexes covered by those parts of normative documents; or

(c) where the Commission considers that there is a need to address an urgent concern with regard to non-compliant measuring instruments.

Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 46(2).

2. Measuring instruments that are in conformity with the common specification shall be presumed to be in conformity with essential requirements set out in Article 6 covered by those common specifications or parts thereof.’;

(7) Article 17 is amended as follows:

(a)the third subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘Records and correspondence relating to conformity assessment procedures shall be drawn up in electronic form, in the official language(s) of the Member State where the notified body carrying out the conformity assessment procedures is established, or in a language accepted by that body.’;

(b)the following subparagraph is added:

‘The manufacturer shall provide the notified body carrying out the conformity assessment procedure with all the information and documentation relating to conformity assessment procedures in electronic form.’;

(8) in Article 18(3), points (f) and (g) are replaced by the following:

‘(f) a list of the harmonised standards and/or normative documents referred to in Article 14, and/or common specifications referred to in Article 14a applied in full or in part, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union;

(g) descriptions of the solutions adopted to meet the essential requirements where the harmonised standards and/or common specification and/or normative documents referred to in Article 14 have not been applied, including a list of the relevant technical specifications applied;’;

(9) in Article 19, the following paragraph 5 is added:

‘5. Where other Union legislation applicable to measuring instruments requires the economic operator to include the information that the product complies with the requirements set out in that legislation in a digital product passport or to upload the EU declaration of conformity or instructions in a digital product passport, the information required in Annex XIII to be included in the EU declaration of conformity and the instructions referred to in  Article 8(7) shall be provided only in that digital product passport.’;

(10) in Article 27(7), point (c) is replaced by the following:

‘(c) appropriate knowledge and understanding of the essential requirements set out in Annex I and in the relevant instrument-specific Annexes, of the applicable harmonised standards or common specifications and normative documents and of the relevant provisions of Union harmonisation legislation and of national legislation;’;

(11) in Article 36, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

‘3. Where a notified body finds that the essential requirements set out in Annex I and in the relevant instrument-specific Annexes or corresponding harmonised standards, normative documents, common specifications or other technical specifications have not been met by a manufacturer, it shall require that manufacturer to take appropriate corrective measures and shall not issue a certificate of conformity.’;

(12) in Article 45(1), point (d) is replaced by the following:

‘(d) the measuring instrument is not accompanied by the internet address or machine-readable code through which the EU declaration of conformity can be accessed;’;

(13) Annexes II and XIII are amended in accordance with Annex VII to this Directive.

Article 8 - Amendments to Directive 2014/33/EU

Directive 2014/33/EU is amended as follows:

(1) Article 2 is amended as follows:

(a)the following point (11a) is inserted:

‘(11a) ‘digital contact’ means any up-to-date and accessible online communication channel through which economic operators can be reached or engaged without the need to register or to download an application;’;

(b)the following point (13a) is inserted:

‘(13a) ‘common specifications’ means a set of technical requirements, other than a standard, that provide means of complying with the essential requirements applicable to a product, device, service, process or system;’;

(2) Article 7 is amended as follows:

(a)in paragraph 2, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘Where compliance of the lift with the applicable essential health and safety requirements has been demonstrated by that procedure, the installer shall draw up an EU declaration of conformity, in electronic form, ensure that the lift is accompanied by the internet address or machine-readable code through which the EU declaration of conformity can be accessed and, affix the CE marking.’;

(b)in paragraph 6, the first and second sentences are replaced by the following:

‘Installers shall indicate, on the lift, their name, registered trade name or registered trademark, as well as their postal address and digital contact. The postal address and digital contact shall indicate a single point through which the installer can be reached.’;

(c)paragraph 7 is replaced by the following:

‘7. Installers shall ensure that the lift is accompanied by the instructions referred to in point 6.2 of Annex I, in a language which can be easily understood by end-users, as determined by the Member State in which the lift is placed on the market. The instructions may be provided in electronic form. Such instructions, as well as any labelling, shall be clear, understandable and intelligible.

When the instructions are provided in electronic form, the installer shall:

(a) mark on the lift, or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in an accompanying document, how to access them and how to request them in paper format;

(b) present them in a format that makes it possible for the end-user to print and download the instructions and save them on an electronic device so that the end-user can access them at all times, in particular during a breakdown of the lift; this requirement also applies where the instructions are embedded in the software of the lift;

(c) make them accessible online during the expected lifetime of the lift and for at least 10 years after the placing on the market of the lift.

However, the end-user may, at time of the purchase of the lift, or up to six months after that purchase, request the instructions in paper format. Where the end-user requests those instructions, the installer shall provide them to the end-user, free of charge, within one month of receiving the request.’;

(d)in paragraph 9, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘Installers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the lift with this Directive, in a language which can be easily understood by that authority.’;

(3) Article 8 is amended as follows:

(a)in paragraph 2, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘Where compliance of a safety component for lifts with the applicable essential health and safety requirements has been demonstrated by that procedure, manufacturers shall draw up an EU declaration of conformity, in electronic form, ensure that the safety component for lifts is accompanied by the internet address or machine-readable code through which the EU declaration of conformity can be accessed, and affix the CE marking.’;

(b)in paragraph 4, first subparagraph, the second sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Changes in product design or characteristics and changes in the harmonised standards, in the common specifications, or in other technical specifications by reference to which conformity of a safety component for lifts is declared shall be adequately taken into account.’;

(c)in paragraph 6, the first and second sentences are replaced by the following:

‘Manufacturers shall indicate on the safety component for lifts their name, registered trade name or registered trademark as well as their postal address and digital contact or, where that is not possible, on the label referred to in Article 19(1). The postal address and digital contact shall indicate a single point through which the manufacturer can be reached.’;

(d)paragraph 7 is replaced by the following:

‘7. Manufacturers shall ensure that the safety component for lifts is accompanied by the instructions referred to in point 6.1 of Annex I, in a language which can be easily understood by end-users, as determined by the Member State concerned. The instructions may be provided in electronic form. Such instructions, as well as any labelling, shall be clear, understandable and intelligible.

When the instructions are provided in electronic form, the manufacturer shall:

(a) mark on the safety component for lifts, or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in an accompanying document, how to access them and how to request them in paper format;

(b) present them in a format that makes it possible for the end-user to print and download the instructions and save them on an electronic device so that the end-user can access them at all times; this requirement also applies where the instructions are embedded in the software of the safety component for lifts;

(c) make them accessible online during the expected lifetime of the safety component for lifts and for at least 10 years after the placing on the market of safety component for lifts.

However, the end-user may, at time of the purchase of the safety component for lift, or up to six months after that purchase, request the instructions in paper format. Where the end-user requests those instructions, the manufacturer shall provide them to the end-user, free of charge, within one month of receiving the request.’;

(e)in paragraph 9, first subparagraph, the first sentence is replaced the following:

‘Manufacturers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the safety components for lifts with this Directive, in a language which can be easily understood by that authority.’;

(4) in Article 9(2), point (b) is replaced by the following:

‘(b) further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide that authority, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the safety components for lifts or the lift;’;

(5) Article 10 is amended as follows:

(a)in paragraph 2, first subparagraph, the second sentence is replaced by the following:

‘They shall ensure that the manufacturer has drawn up the technical documentation, that the safety component for lifts bears the CE marking and that it is accompanied by the internet address or machine-readable code through which the EU declaration of conformity can be accessed and by the required documents, and that the manufacturer has complied with the requirements set out in Article 8(5) and (6).’;

(b)in paragraph 3, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Importers shall indicate on the safety component for lifts their name, registered trade name or registered trademark as well as their postal address and digital contact or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in a document accompanying the safety component for lifts.’;

(c)in paragraph 9, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Importers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of a safety component for lifts in a language which can be easily understood by that authority.’;

(6) Article 11 is amended as follows:

(a)in paragraph 2, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘Before making a safety component for lifts available on the market, distributors shall verify that the safety component for lifts bears the CE marking and that it is accompanied by the internet address or machine-readable code through which the EU declaration of conformity can be accessed, by the required documents and by the instructions referred to in point 6.1 of Annex I, in a language which can be easily understood by end-users, as determined by the Member State concerned and that the manufacturer and the importer have complied with the requirements set out in Article 8(5) and (6) and Article 10(3), respectively.’;

(b)in paragraph 5, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Distributors shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of a safety component for lifts.’;

(7) the following Article 14a is inserted:

‘Article 14a

Common Specifications

1. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt common specifications that enable compliance with the essential requirements set out in Annex I in any of the following cases:

(a) requirements set out in Annex I are not covered by harmonised standards, or parts thereof, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union;

(b) requirements set out in Annex I are covered by harmonised standards, or parts thereof, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, but application of those standards or parts thereof results in non-compliance of lifts and components for lifts with the essential requirements set out in Annex I; or

(c) where the Commission considers that there is a need to address an urgent concern with regard to non-compliant lifts and components for lifts.

Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 42(2).

2. Lifts and safety components for lifts that are in conformity with the common specification shall be presumed to be in conformity with essential requirements, covered by those common specifications or parts thereof, set out in Annex I.’;

(8) in Article 15, the following subparagraph is added:

‘The manufacturer shall provide the notified body carrying out the conformity assessment procedure with all the information and documentation relating to conformity assessment procedures for safety components for lifts in electronic form.’;

(9) in Article 16, the following paragraph 5 is added:

‘5. The installer shall provide the notified body carrying out the conformity assessment procedure with all the information and documentation relating to conformity assessment procedures for lifts in electronic form.’;

(10) in Article 17, the following paragraph 5 is added:

‘5. Where other Union legislation applicable to lifts or safety components for lifts requires the economic operator to include the information that the product complies with the requirements set out in that legislation in a digital product passport or to upload the EU declaration of conformity or instructions in a digital product passport, the information required in Annex II to be included in the EU declaration of conformity and the instructions referred to in Articles 7(7) and 8(7) shall be provided only in that digital product passport.’;

(11) in Article 24(7), point (c) is replaced by the following:

‘(c) appropriate knowledge and understanding of the essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex I, of the applicable harmonised standards or common specifications and of the relevant provisions of Union harmonisation legislation and of its relevant national legislation;’;

(12) in Article 32, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

‘3. Where a notified body finds that the essential health and safety requirements of this Directive or corresponding harmonised standards or common specifications or other technical specifications have not been met by an installer or a manufacturer, it shall require the installer or the manufacturer to take appropriate corrective measures and shall not issue a certificate.’;

(13) in Article 41(1), point (g) is replaced by the following:

‘(g) the name, registered trade name or registered trademark, the postal address and digital contact of the installer, manufacturer or importer has not been indicated in compliance with Article 7(6), Article 8(6) or Article 10(3);’;

(14) Annexes II and IV to XII are amended in accordance with Annex VIII to this Directive.

Article 9 - Amendments to Directive 2014/34/EU

Directive 2014/34/EU is amended as follows:

(1) Article 2 is amended as follows:

(a)the following point (16a) is inserted:

‘(16a) ‘digital contact’ means any up-to-date and accessible online communication channel through which economic operators can be reached or engaged without the need to register or to download an application;’;

(b)the following point (18a) is inserted:

‘(18a) ‘common specifications’ means a set of technical requirements, other than a standard, that provide means of complying with the essential requirements applicable to a product, device, service, process or system;’;

(2) Article 6 is amended as follows:

(a)in paragraph 2, the second, third and fourth subparagraphs are replaced by the following:

‘Where compliance of a product, other than a component, with the applicable requirements has been demonstrated by that procedure, manufacturers shall draw up an EU declaration of conformity, in electronic form, and affix the CE marking.

Where compliance of a component with the applicable requirements has been demonstrated by the relevant conformity assessment procedure, manufacturers shall draw up a written attestation of conformity, in electronic form, as referred to in Article 13(3).

Manufacturers shall ensure that each product is accompanied by the internet address or machine-readable code through which the EU declaration of conformity or the attestation of conformity, as appropriate, can be accessed. However, where a large number of products are delivered to a single end-user, the batch or consignment concerned may be accompanied by a single internet address or machine-readable code through which the EU declaration of conformity can be accessed.’;

(b)in paragraph 4, first subparagraph, the second sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Changes in a product design or characteristics and changes in the harmonised standards, in the common specifications, or in other technical specifications by reference to which conformity of a product is declared shall be adequately taken into account.’;

(c)in paragraph 7, the first and second sentences are replaced by the following:

‘Manufacturers shall indicate, on the product, their name, registered trade name or registered trademark as well as their postal address and digital contact or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in a document accompanying the product. The postal address and digital contact shall indicate a single point through which the manufacturer can be reached.’;

(d)paragraph 8 is replaced by the following:

‘8. Manufacturers shall ensure that the product is accompanied by instructions and safety information in a language which can be easily understood by end-users, as determined by the Member State concerned. The instructions and safety information may be provided in electronic form. Such instructions and safety information, as well as any labelling, shall be clear, understandable and intelligible.

The manufacturer shall take into account the intended use and the foreseeable end-user of the product when deciding the specific format for the instructions and safety information.

In the case of products intended for consumers or that can, under reasonably foreseeable conditions, be used by consumers, even if not intended for them, the manufacturer shall provide in paper format, or mark on the product, the safety information. Such safety information shall be easily visible and legible for consumers.

When drafting the safety information, the manufacturers shall take account of the intended use and foreseeable misuse by the end-user, as well as the role which the instructions play for ensuring safety.

When the instructions, referred to in the first subparagraph, are provided in electronic form, the manufacturer shall:

(a) mark on the product, or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in an accompanying document, how to access them and how to request them in paper format;

(b) present them in a format that makes it possible for the end-user to print and download the instructions and save them on an electronic device so that the end-user can access them at all times, in particular during a breakdown of the product; this requirement also applies where the instructions are embedded in the software of the product;

(c) make them accessible online during the expected lifetime of the product and for at least 10 years after the placing on the market of the product.

However, the end-user may, at time of the purchase of the product, or up to six months after that purchase, request the instructions or safety information in paper format. Where the end-user requests those instructions or safety information, the manufacturer shall provide them to the end-user, free of charge, within one month of receiving the request.’;

(e)in paragraph 10, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Manufacturers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the product with this Directive, in a language which can be easily understood by that authority.’;

(3) in Article 7(2), point (b) is replaced by the following:

‘(b) further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide that authority, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of a product;’;

(4) Article 8 is amended as follows:

(a)in paragraph 2, first subparagraph, the second sentence is replaced by the following

‘They shall ensure that the manufacturer has drawn up the technical documentation, that the product bears the CE marking, where applicable, and that it is accompanied by the internet address or machine-readable code where the EU declaration of conformity or the attestation of conformity can be accessed and by the required documents, and that the manufacturer has complied with the requirements set out in Article 6(5), (6) and (7).’;

(b)in paragraph 3, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Importers shall indicate on the product their name, registered trade name or registered trademark as well as their postal address and digital contact or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in a document accompanying the product.’;

(c)in paragraph 9, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Importers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of a product in a language which can be easily understood by that authority.’;

(5) Article 9 is amended as follows:

(a)in paragraph 2, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘Before making a product available on the market distributors shall verify that the product bears the CE marking, where applicable, and that it is accompanied by the internet address or machine-readable code through which the EU declaration of conformity or the attestation of conformity can be accessed and by the required documents and by instructions and safety information, in a language which can be easily understood by end-users in the Member State in which the product is to be made available on the market, and that the manufacturer and the importer have complied with the requirements set out in Article 6(5), (6) and (7) and Article 8(3) respectively.’;

(b)in paragraph 5, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Distributors shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of a product.’;

(6) the following Article 12a is inserted:

‘Article 12a

Common Specifications

1. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt common specifications that enable compliance with the essential requirements set out in Annex II in any of the following cases:

(a) requirements set out in Annex II are not covered by harmonised standards, or parts thereof, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union;

(b) requirements set out in Annex II are covered by harmonised standards, or parts thereof, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, but application of those standards or parts thereof results in non-compliance of products with the essential requirements set out in Annex II; or

(c) where the Commission considers that there is a need to address an urgent concern with regard to non-compliant products.

Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 39(2).

2. Products that are in conformity with the common specification shall be presumed to be in conformity with essential requirements, covered by those common specifications or parts thereof, set out in Annex II.’;

(7) Article 13 is amended as follows:

(a)paragraph 6 is replaced by the following:

‘6. Documents and correspondence relating to the conformity assessment procedures referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4 shall be drawn up, in electronic form, in a language, determined by the Member State concerned.’;

(b)the following paragraph 7 is added:

‘7. The manufacturer shall provide the notified body carrying out the conformity assessment procedure with all the information and documentation relating to conformity assessment procedures in electronic form.’;

(8) in Article 14, the following paragraph 5 is added:

‘5. Where other Union legislation applicable to a product requires the economic operator to include the information that the product complies with the requirements set out in that legislation in a digital product passport or to upload the EU declaration of conformity or instructions in a digital product passport, the information required in Annex X to be included in the EU declaration of conformity and the instructions referred to in Article 6(7) shall be provided only in that digital product passport.’;

(9) in Article 21(7), point (c) is replaced by the following:

‘(c) appropriate knowledge and understanding of the essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex II, of the applicable harmonised standards or common specifications, of the relevant provisions of Union harmonisation legislation and of national legislation;’ ;

(10) in Article 29, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

‘3. Where a notified body finds that the essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex II or corresponding harmonised standards or common specifications or other technical specifications have not been met by a manufacturer, it shall require that manufacturer to take appropriate corrective measures and shall not issue a certificate of conformity.’;

(11) in Article 38(1), point (e) is replaced by the following:

‘(e) the product is not accompanied by the internet address or machine-readable code through which the EU declaration of conformity or the attestation of conformity, as appropriate, can be accessed;’;

(12) Annexes II to V and VII to X are amended in accordance with Annex IX to this Directive.

Article 10 - Amendments to Directive 2014/35/EU

Directive 2014/35/EU is amended as follows:

(1) Article 2 is amended as follows:

(a)the following point (7a) is inserted:

‘(7a) ‘digital contact’ means any up-to-date and accessible online communication channel through which economic operators can be reached or engaged without the need to register or to download an application;’;

(b)the following point (9a) is inserted:

‘(9a) ‘common specifications’ means a set of technical requirements, other than a standard, that provide means of complying with the safety objectives applicable to a product, device, service, process or system;’;

(2) Article 6 is amended as follows:

(a)in paragraph 2, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘Where compliance of electrical equipment with the safety objectives referred to in Article 3 and set out in Annex I has been demonstrated by the conformity assessment procedure referred to in the first subparagraph, manufacturers shall draw up an EU declaration of conformity, in electronic form, and affix the CE marking.’;

(b)in paragraph 4, first subparagraph, the second sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Changes in product design or characteristics and changes in the harmonised standards referred to in Article 12, the common specifications referred to in Article 12a, the international or national standards referred to in Articles 13 and 14, or in other technical specifications by reference to which conformity of electrical equipment is declared shall be adequately taken into account.’;

(c)in paragraph 6, the first and second sentences are replaced by the following:

‘Manufacturers shall indicate on the electrical equipment their name, registered trade name or registered trademark as well as their postal address and digital contact or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in a document accompanying the electrical equipment. The postal address and digital contact shall indicate a single point through which the manufacturer can be reached.’;

(d)paragraph 7 is replaced by the following:

‘7. Manufacturers shall ensure that the electrical equipment is accompanied by instructions and safety information, in a language which can be easily understood by consumers and other end-users, as determined by the Member State concerned. The instructions and safety information may be provided in electronic form. Such instructions and safety information, as well as any labelling, shall be clear, understandable and intelligible.

The manufacturer shall take into account the intended use and the foreseeable end-user of the electrical equipment when deciding the specific format for the instructions and safety information.

In the case of electrical equipment intended for consumers or that can, under reasonably foreseeable conditions, be used by consumers, even if not intended for them, the manufacturer shall provide, in paper format, or mark on the product, the safety information. Such safety information shall be easily visible and legible for consumers.

When drafting the safety information, the manufacturers shall take account of the intended use and foreseeable misuse by the end-user, as well as the role which the instructions play for ensuring safety.

When the instructions, referred to in the first subparagraph, are provided in electronic form, the manufacturer shall:

(a) mark on the electrical equipment, or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in an accompanying document, how to access them and how to request them in paper format;

(b) present them in a format that makes it possible for the end-user to print and download the instructions and save them on an electronic device so that the end-user can access them at all times, in particular during a breakdown of the electrical equipment; this requirement also applies where the instructions are embedded in the software of the electrical equipment;

(c) make them accessible online during the expected lifetime of the electrical equipment and for at least 10 years after the placing on the market of the electrical equipment.

However, the end-user may, at time of the purchase of the electrical equipment, or up to six months after that purchase, request the instructions or safety information in paper format. Where the end-user requests those instructions or safety information, the manufacturer shall provide them to the end-user, free of charge, within one month of receiving the request.’;

(e)in paragraph 9, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Manufacturers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the electrical equipment with this Directive, in a language which can be easily understood by that authority.’;

(3) in Article 7(2), point (b) is replaced by the following:

‘(b) further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide that authority, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of electrical equipment;’;

(4) Article 8 is amended as follows:

(a)in paragraph 3, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Importers shall indicate on the electrical equipment their name, registered trade name or registered trademark as well as their postal address and digital contact or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in a document accompanying the electrical equipment.’;

(b)in paragraph 9, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Importers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of electrical equipment in a language which can be easily understood by that authority.’;

(5) in Article 9(5), the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Distributors shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of electrical equipment.’;

(6) the following Article 14a is inserted:

‘Article 14a

Common Specifications

1. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt common specifications that enable compliance with the safety objectives referred to in Article 3 and set out in Annex I in any of the following cases:

(a) objectives referred to in Article 3 and set out in Annex I are not covered by harmonised standards, or parts thereof, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union;

(b) objectives referred to in Article 3 and set out in Annex I are covered by harmonised standards, or parts thereof, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, but application of those standards or parts thereof results in non-compliance of electrical equipment with the essential requirements set out in Annex II; or

(c) where the Commission considers that there is a need to address an urgent concern with regard to non-compliant electrical equipment.

Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 23(3a).

2. Electrical equipment that are in conformity with the common specification shall be presumed to be in conformity with safety objectives covered by those common specifications or parts thereof, referred to in Article 3 and set out in Annex I.’;

(7) in Article 15, the following paragraph 5 is added:

‘5. Where other Union legislation applicable to electrical equipment requires the economic operator to include the information that the product complies with the requirements set out in that legislation in a digital product passport or to upload the EU declaration of conformity or instructions in a digital product passport, the information required in Annex IV to be included in the EU declaration of conformity and the instructions referred to in Article 6(7) shall be provided only in that digital product passport.’;

(8) in Article 23, the following paragraph 3a is inserted:

‘3a. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.’;

(9) Annexes III and IV are amended in accordance with Annex X to this Directive.

Article 11 - Amendments to Directive 2014/53/EU

Directive 2014/53/EU is amended as follows:

(1) Article 2 is amended as follows:

(a)the following point (16a) is inserted:

‘(16a) ‘digital contact’ means any up-to-date and accessible online communication channel through which economic operators can be reached or engaged without the need to register or to download an application;’;

(b)the following point (18a) is inserted:

‘(18a) ‘common specifications’ means a set of technical requirements, other than a standard, that provide means of complying with the essential requirements applicable to a product, device, service, process or system;’;

(2) Article 10 is amended as follows:

(a)in paragraph 3, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘Where compliance of radio equipment with the applicable requirements has been demonstrated by that conformity assessment procedure, manufacturers shall draw up an EU declaration of conformity, in electronic form, and affix the CE marking.’;

(b)in paragraph 5, the second sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Changes in radio equipment design or characteristics and changes in the harmonised standards, or in the common specifications, or in other technical specifications by reference to which conformity of radio equipment is declared shall be adequately taken into account.’;

(c)in paragraph 7, the first and second sentences are replaced by the following:

‘Manufacturers shall indicate on the radio equipment their name, registered trade name or registered trademark as well as their postal address and digital contact or, where the size or nature of radio equipment does not allow it, on its packaging, or in a document accompanying the radio equipment. The postal address and digital contact shall indicate a single point through which through which the manufacturer can be reached.’;

(d)paragraph 8 is replaced by the following:

‘8. Manufacturers shall ensure that the radio equipment is accompanied by instructions and safety information. The instructions and safety information may be provided in electronic form in accordance with the sixth subparagraph of this paragraph. The manufacturer shall take into account the intended use and the foreseeable end-user of the radio equipment when deciding the specific format for the instructions and safety information. The instructions shall include the information required to use radio equipment in accordance with its intended use. Such information shall include, where applicable, a description of accessories and components, including software, which allow the radio equipment to operate as intended. Such instructions and safety information, as well as any labelling, shall be clear, understandable and intelligible.

The following information shall also be included in the instructions in the case of radio equipment intentionally emitting radio waves:

(a) frequency band(s) in which the radio equipment operates;

(b) maximum radio-frequency power transmitted in the frequency band(s) in which the radio equipment operates.

In the case of radio equipment referred to in Article 3(4), the instructions shall contain information on the specifications relating to the radio equipment’s charging capabilities and the compatible charging devices, as set out in Part II of Annex Ia. In addition to being included in the instructions, when the manufacturers make such radio equipment available to consumers and other end-users, the information shall be also displayed on a label, as set out in Part IV of Annex Ia. The label shall be included in the instructions and printed on the packaging or affixed to the packaging as a sticker. In the absence of packaging, the sticker with the label shall be affixed to the radio equipment. When the radio equipment is made available to consumers and other end-users, the label shall be displayed in a visible and legible manner and, in the case of distance selling, close to the price indication. Where the size or nature of the radio equipment does not allow otherwise, the label may be printed as a separate document accompanying the radio equipment.

The instructions and safety information referred to in the first, second and third subparagraphs of this paragraph shall be in a language which can be easily understood by consumers and other end-users, as determined by the Member State concerned.

The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 44 in order to amend Parts II and IV of Annex Ia, as a consequence of amendments to Part I of that Annex, or as a consequence of future amendments to labelling requirements, or in the light of technological progress, by introducing, modifying, adding or removing any details in relation to the information, graphic or textual elements, as set out in this Article.’;

In the case of radio equipment intended for consumers or that can, under reasonably foreseeable conditions, be used by consumers, even if not intended for them, the manufacturer shall provide, the safety information in paper format. Such safety information shall be easily visible and legible for consumers.

When drafting the safety information, the manufacturers shall take account of the intended use and foreseeable misuse by the end-user, as well as the role which the instructions play for ensuring safety.

When the instructions, referred to in the first subparagraph, are provided in electronic form, the manufacturer shall:

(a) mark on the radio equipment, or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in an accompanying document, how to access them and how to request them in paper format;

(b) present them in a format that makes it possible for the end-user to print and download the instructions and save them on an electronic device so that the end-user can access them at all times, in particular during a breakdown of the radio equipment; this requirement also applies where the instructions are embedded in the software of the radio equipment;

(c) make them accessible online during the expected lifetime of the radio equipment and for at least 10 years after the placing on the market of the radio equipment.

However, the end-user may, at time of the purchase of the radio equipment, or up to six months after that purchase, request the instructions or safety information in paper format. Where the end-user requests those instructions or safety information, the manufacturer shall provide them to the end-user, free of charge, within one month of receiving the request.’;

(e)paragraph 9 is amended as follows:

(i)the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Manufacturers shall ensure that each item of radio equipment is accompanied by the internet address or machine-readable code through which the EU declaration of conformity can be accessed.’;

(ii)the second sentence is deleted;

(f)in paragraph 12, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Manufacturers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the radio equipment with this Directive, in a language which can be easily understood by that authority.’;

(3) in Article 11(2), point (b), is replaced by the following:

‘(b) further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide that authority, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of radio equipment;’;

(4) Article 12 is amended as follows:

(a)in paragraph 3, the first and second sentences are replaced by the following:

‘Importers shall indicate on the radio equipment their name, registered trade name or registered trademark as well as their postal address and digital contact or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in a document accompanying the radio equipment. This includes cases where the size of radio equipment does not allow it, or where importers would have to open the packaging in order to indicate their name, postal address and digital contact on the radio equipment.’;

(b)in paragraph 9, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Importers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of radio equipment in a language which can be easily understood by that authority.’;

(5) in Article 13(5), the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Distributors shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of radio equipment.’;

(6) the following Article 16a is inserted:

‘Article 16a

Common Specifications

1. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt common specifications that enable compliance with the essential requirements set out in Article 3 in any of the following cases:

(a) requirements set out in Article 3 are not covered by harmonised standards, or parts thereof, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union;

(b) requirements set out in Article 3 are covered by harmonised standards, or parts thereof, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, but application of those standards or parts thereof results in non-compliance of radio equipment with the essential requirements set out in Article 3; or

(c) where the Commission considers that there is a need to address an urgent concern with regard to non-compliant radio equipment.

Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 45(2).

2. Radio equipment that is in conformity with the common specification shall be presumed to be in conformity with essential requirements, covered by those common specifications or parts thereof, set out in Article 3.’;

(7) Article 17 is amended as follows:

(a)in paragraph 3, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘3. Where, in assessing the compliance of radio equipment with the essential requirements set out in Article 3(2) and (3), the manufacturer has applied harmonised standards the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, or common specifications, the manufacturer shall use any of the following procedures:’;

(b)In paragraph 4, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘4. Where, in assessing the compliance of radio equipment with the essential requirements set out in Article 3(2) and (3), the manufacturer has not applied or has applied only in part harmonised standards the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, or common specifications, or where such harmonised standards or common specifications do not exist, radio equipment shall be submitted with regard to those essential requirements to either of the following procedures:’;

(c)the following paragraph 5 is added:

‘5. Where applicable, manufacturers shall provide the notified body carrying out the conformity assessment procedure with all the information and documentation relating to conformity assessment procedures in electronic form.’;

(8) Article 18 is amended as follows:

(a)in paragraph 2, the second subparagraph is deleted;

(b)the following paragraph 5 is added:

‘5. Where other Union legislation applicable to radio equipment requires the economic operator to include the information that the product complies with the requirements set out in that legislation in a digital product passport or to upload the EU declaration of conformity or instructions in a digital product passport, the information required in Annex IV to be included in the EU declaration of conformity and the instructions referred to in Article 10(8) shall be provided only in that digital product passport.’;

(9) in Article 26(7), point (c) is replaced by the following:

‘(c) appropriate knowledge and understanding of the essential requirements set out in Article 3, of the applicable harmonised standards, of the applicable common specifications and of the relevant provisions of Union harmonisation legislation and of national legislation;’;

(10) Annexes Ia, and  III to, IV, V, VI and VII are amended in accordance with Annex XI to this Directive.

Article 12 - Amendments to Directive 2014/68/EU

Directive 2014/68/EU is amended as follows:

(1) Article 2 is amended as follows:

(a)the following point (22a) is inserted:

‘(22a) ‘digital contact’ means any up-to-date and accessible online communication channel through which economic operators can be reached or engaged without the need to register or to download an application;’;

(b)the following point (24a) is inserted:

‘(24a) ‘common specifications’ means a set of technical requirements, other than a standard, that provide means of complying with the essential requirements applicable to a product, device, service, process or system;’;

(2) Article 6 is amended as follows:

(a)in paragraph 2, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘Where compliance of the pressure equipment or assemblies referred to in Article 4(1) and (2) with the applicable requirements has been demonstrated by the procedure referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph, manufacturers shall draw up an EU declaration of conformity, in electronic form, and affix the CE marking.’;

(b)in paragraph 4, first subparagraph, the second sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Changes in design or characteristics of pressure equipment or assemblies and changes in the harmonised standards or in the common specifications or in other technical specifications by reference to which conformity of pressure equipment or assemblies is declared shall be adequately taken into account.’;

(c)in paragraph 6, the first and second sentences are replaced by the following:

‘Manufacturers shall indicate on the pressure equipment or assembly their name, registered trade name or registered trademark, as well as their postal address and digital contact or, where that is not possible, on the packaging or in a document accompanying the equipment or assembly. The postal address and digital contact shall indicate a single point through which the manufacturer can be reached.’;

(d)paragraph 7 is replaced by the following:

‘7. Manufacturers shall ensure that the pressure equipment or assemblies referred to in Article 4(1) and (2) is accompanied by instructions and safety information in accordance with points 3.3 and 3.4 of Annex I in a language which can be easily understood by consumers and other end-users, as determined by the Member State concerned. The instructions and safety information may be provided in electronic form. Such instructions and safety information shall be clear, understandable and intelligible.

Manufacturers shall ensure that the pressure equipment or assemblies referred to in Article 4(3) are accompanied by instructions and safety information in accordance with Article 4(3), in a language which can be easily understood by consumers and other end-users, as determined by the Member State concerned. The instructions and safety information may be provided in electronic form. Such instructions and safety information shall be clear, understandable and intelligible.

The manufacturer shall take into account the intended use and the foreseeable end-user of the pressure equipment or assemblies when deciding the specific format for the instructions and safety information.

In the case of pressure equipment or assemblies intended for consumers or that can, under reasonably foreseeable conditions, be used by consumers, even if not intended for them, the manufacturer shall provide, in paper format, the safety information in accordance with points 3.3 and 3.4 of Annex I. Such safety information shall be easily visible and legible for consumers.

When drafting the safety information, the manufacturers shall take account of the intended use and foreseeable misuse by the end-user, as well as the role which the instructions play for ensuring safety.

When the instructions, referred to in the first subparagraph, are provided in electronic form, the manufacturer shall:

(a) mark on the pressure equipment or assemblies or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in an accompanying document, how to access them and how to request them in paper format;

(b) present them in a format that makes it possible for the end-user to print and download the instructions and save them on an electronic device so that the end-user can access them at all times, in particular during a breakdown of the pressure equipment or assemblies; this requirement also applies where the instructions are embedded in the software of the pressure equipment or assemblies;

(c) make them accessible online during the expected lifetime of the pressure equipment or assemblies and for at least 10 years after the placing on the market of the pressure equipment or assemblies.

However, the end-user may, at time of the purchase of the pressure equipment or assemblies, or up to six months after that purchase, request the instructions or safety information in paper format. Where the end-user requests those instructions or safety information, the manufacturer shall provide them to the end-user, free of charge, within one month of receiving the request.’;

(e)paragraph 9 is amended as follows:

(a)the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Manufacturers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the pressure equipment or assembly with this Directive, in a language which can be easily understood by that authority.’;

(b)the second sentence is deleted;

(3) in Article 7(2), point (b) is replaced by the following:

‘(b) further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide that authority, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the pressure equipment or assembly;’;

(4) Article 8 is amended as follows:

(a)in paragraph 3, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Importers shall indicate their name, registered trade name or registered trademark as well as their postal address and digital contact on the pressure equipment or assembly, or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in a document accompanying the equipment or assembly.’;

(b)paragraph 9 is amended as follows:

(i)the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Importers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of pressure equipment or an assembly in a language which can be easily understood by that authority.’;

(ii)the second sentence is deleted;

(5) Article 9 is amended as follows:

(a)the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Distributors shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of pressure equipment or assemblies.’;

(b)the second sentence is deleted;

(6) the following Article 12a is inserted:

‘Article 12a

Common Specifications

1. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt common specifications that enable compliance with the essential requirements set out in Annex I in any of the following cases:

(a) requirements set out in Annex I are not covered by harmonised standards, or parts thereof, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union;

(b) requirements set out in Annex I are covered by harmonised standards, or parts thereof, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, but application of those standards or parts thereof results in non-compliance of pressure equipment or assemblies referred to in Article 4(1) and (2) with the essential requirements set out in Annex I; or

(c) where the Commission considers that there is a need to address an urgent concern with regard to non-compliant pressure equipment or assemblies.

Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 44(2).

2. Pressure equipment or assemblies that are in conformity with the common specification shall be presumed to be in conformity with essential requirements covered by those common specifications or parts thereof, set out in Annex I.’;

(7) Article 14 is amended as follows:

(a)paragraph 8 is replaced by the following:

‘8. The records and correspondence relating to conformity assessment procedures shall be drafted, in electronic form, in an official language of the Member State where the body responsible for carrying out these conformity assessment procedures is established, or in a language accepted by that body.’;

(b)the following paragraph 9 is added:

‘9. The manufacturer shall provide the notified body carrying out the conformity assessment procedure with all the information and documentation relating to conformity assessment procedures in electronic form.’;

(8) in Article 15(5), the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘The notified body which issued the European approval for materials shall withdraw that approval if it finds that it should not have been issued or if the type of materials is covered by a harmonised standard or common specifications.’;

(9) in Article 17, the following paragraph 5 is added:

‘5. Where other Union legislation applicable to the pressure equipment or assembly requires the economic operator to include the information that the product complies with the requirements set out in that legislation in a digital product passport or to upload the EU declaration of conformity or instructions in a digital product passport, the information required in Annex IV to be included in the EU declaration of conformity and the instructions referred to in Article 6(7) shall be provided only in that digital product passport.’;

(10) in Article 24(7), point (c) is replaced by the following:

‘(c) appropriate knowledge and understanding of the essential safety requirements set out in Annex I, of the applicable harmonised standards or common specifications and of the relevant provisions of Union harmonisation legislation and of national legislation;’;

(11) in Article 25(7), point (c) is replaced by the following:

‘(c) appropriate knowledge and understanding of the essential safety requirements set out in Annex I, of the applicable harmonised standards or common specifications and of the relevant provisions of Union harmonisation legislation and of national legislation;’;

(12) in Article 34, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

‘3. Where a conformity assessment body finds that essential safety requirements set out in Annex I or corresponding harmonised standards or common specifications or other technical specifications have not been met by a manufacturer, it shall require that manufacturer to take appropriate corrective measures and shall not issue a certificate of conformity.’;

(13) Annexes I, III and IV are amended in accordance with Annex XII to this Directive.

Article 13 - Amendments to Directive 2014/90/EU

Directive 2014/90/EU is amended as follows:

(1) in Article 2, the following point (14a) is inserted:

‘(14a) ‘digital contact’ means any up-to-date and accessible online communication channel through which economic operators can be reached or engaged without the need to register or to download an application;’;

(2) Article 12 is amended as follows:

(a)paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

‘3. Where the compliance of marine equipment with the applicable requirements has been demonstrated by the conformity assessment procedure, manufacturers shall draw up an EU declaration of conformity, in electronic form, in accordance with Article 16, and affix the wheel mark in accordance with Articles 9 and 10.’;

(b)paragraphs 7 and 8 are replaced by the following:

‘7. Manufacturers shall indicate their name, registered trade name or registered trademark as well as their postal address and digital contact on the product or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in a document accompanying the product or both, as appropriate. The postal address and digital contact must indicate a single point through which the manufacturer can be reached.

8. Manufacturers shall ensure that the product is accompanied by instructions and all necessary information for safe installation on board and safe use of the product, including limitations of use, if any, that can be easily understood by the end-users, together with any other documentation required by the international instruments or testing standards. The instructions and all the necessary information may be provided in electronic form.

In the case of products intended for consumers or that can, under reasonably foreseeable conditions, be used by consumers, even if not intended for them, the manufacturer shall provide, in paper format, or mark on the product, information for safe installation on board and safe use of the product, including limitations of use. Such safety information shall be easily visible and legible for consumers.

When the instructions, referred to in the first subparagraph, are provided in electronic form, manufacturers shall:

(a) mark on the product, or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in an accompanying document, how to access them and how to request them in paper format;

(b) present them in a format that makes it possible for the end-user to print and download the instructions and save them on an electronic device so that the end-user can access them at all times, in particular during a breakdown of the product; this requirement also applies where the instructions are embedded in the software of the product;

(c) make them accessible online during the expected lifetime of the product and for at least 10 years after the placing on the market of the product.

However, the end-user may, at time of the purchase of the product, or up to six months after that purchase, request the instructions or information for safe installation on board and safe use of the product, including limitations of use in paper format. Where the end-user requests those instructions or information, the manufacturer shall provide them to the end-user, free of charge, within one month of receiving the request.’;

(c)in paragraph 10, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Manufacturers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent authority, promptly provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the product, in a language which can be easily understood by or is acceptable to that authority, grant that authority access to their premises for market surveillance purposes in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 and provide samples or access to samples in accordance with Article 25(4) of this Directive.’;

(3) Article 13 is amended as follows:

(a)paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1. A manufacturer who is not located in the territory of at least one Member State shall, by a written mandate, appoint an authorised representative for the Union and shall indicate in the mandate the name of the authorised representative and the postal address and digital contact through which it can be reached.’;

(b)in paragraph 3, point (b) is replaced by the following:

‘(b) further to a reasoned request from a competent authority, provide that authority, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of a product’;

(4) Article 14 is amended as follows:

(a)paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1.   Importers shall indicate their name, registered trade name or registered trademark as well as their postal address and digital contact on the product or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in a document accompanying the product or both, as appropriate.’;

(b)in paragraph 2, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Importers and distributors shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of a product in a language which can be easily understood by, or is acceptable to, that authority.’;

(5) in Article 15, the following paragraph 4 is added:

‘4. The manufacturer shall provide to the notified body carrying out the conformity assessment procedure all the information and documentation relating to conformity assessment procedures in electronic form.’;

(6) Article 16 is amended as follows:

(a)in paragraph 4, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘When marine equipment is placed on board an EU ship the manufacturer shall upload the EU declaration of conformity covering the equipment concerned onto the database set up by the Commission in accordance with Article 35(4).’;

(b)paragraph 5 is replaced by the following:

‘5. The EU declaration of conformity shall be provided to the notified body or to the bodies which carried out the relevant conformity assessment procedures via the database set up by the Commission in accordance with Article 35(4).’;

(7) the following paragraph 6 is added:

‘6. Where other Union legislation applicable to the marine equipment requires the economic operator to include the information that the product complies with the requirements set out in that legislation in a digital product passport or to upload the EU declaration of conformity or instructions in a digital product passport, the information required Annex III to Decision No 768/2008/EC to be included in the EU declaration of conformity and the instructions referred to in Article 12(8) shall be provided only in that digital product passport.’;

(8) in Article 29(1), point (f) is replaced by the following:

‘(f) the EU declaration of conformity has not been made accessible electronically to the ship;’;

(9) Annex II is amended in accordance with Annex XIII to this Directive.

Article 14 - Transitional provision

Member States shall not impede the making available on the market of products which were placed on the market in accordance with Directives 2000/14/EC, 2011/65/EU, 2013/53/EU, 2014/29/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/31/EU, 2014/32/EU, 2014/33/EU, 2014/34/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU, 2014/68/EU and 2014/90/EU before [PO: Please insert the date set out in Article 15(1), second subparagraph].

Article 15 - Transposition

1. Member States shall adopt and publish, by [OP:Please insert 12 months after entry into force of this amending Directive] at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.

They shall apply those provisions from [OP: Please insert 12 months after entry into force of this amending Directive].

However, Member States shall apply the following provisions from [OP: Please insert 24 months after entry into force of this amending Directive]:

(a)Article 1;

(b)Article 2, point (1)(a), point (2)(a), (c) and(d), and points (3), (4), (5) and (6);

(c)Article 3, point (1)(a), point (2)(a), (c) and(d), and points (3), (4), (5), (7) and (8);

(d)Article 4, point (1)(a), point (2)(a), (c), (d) and(e), and points (3), (4) and (5), point (7)(b) and(c), and point (8);

(e)Article 5, point (1)(a), point (2)(a), (c), (d) and(e), and points (3), (4), (5), (7) and (8);

(f)Article 6, point (1)(a), point (2)(a), (c), (d) and (e), and points (3), (4), (5), (7) and (8);

(g)Article 7, point (1)(a), point (2)(a), (c), (d) and(e), and points (3), (4), (5), (7), (9) and (12);

(h)Article 8, point (1)(a), point (2), point (3)(a), (c), (d) and (e), and points (4) (5), (6), (8), (9), (10) and (13);

(i)Article 9, point (1)(a), point (2)(a), (c), (d) and (e), and points (3), (4), (5), (7), (8) and (11);

(j)Article 10, point (1)(a), point (2)(a), (c), (d) and (e), and points (3), (4), (5) and (7);

(k)Article 11, point (1)(a), point (2)(a), (c), (d), (e) and (f), and points (3), (4) and (5), point (7)(c) and point (8);

(l)Article 12, point (1)(a), point (2)(a), (c), (d) and(e), and points (3), (4), (5), (7) and (9);

(m)Article 13;

(n)Annexe I;

(o)Annex II, point (1) and point (2)(a);

(p)Annex III, point (1)(a)(ii) and (b)(i), point (2)(a), point (3)(a) and point (4);

(q)Annex IV, point (1)(a)(i) and(c), point (2) and point (3)(a);

(r)Annex V, point (2)(a)(i) and (b) and point 3(a);

(s)Annex VI, point (1)(a)(i),(c), (d) and(g) and point (2)(a);

(t)Annex VII, point (1)(b)(i), first indent, (b)(iii), (d)(i), (e)(i), (f)(i), (g)(i), (k)(i), (l)(i), (l)(iv), first indent, and (l)(v), and point (2)(a);

(u)Annex VIII, point (1)(a)(i), (a)(iii), (b)(i) and (b)(iii), point (2)(a)(i), (a)(v), (b)(i) and (b)(v), point (4)(a), point (5)(a), point (6)(a), point (7)(a), point (8)(a), point (9)(a) and point 10(a);

(v)Annex IX, point (1), point (2)(a), (d) and(a), point 5(a) and point 8(a);

(w)Annex X, point (2)(a);

(x)Annex XI, point (1), point (2)(a)(i) and (b), point (3)(a), point (5)(a) and point (6);

(y)Annex XII, point (2)(c)(i), first indent, (c)(iv), (c)(v), first indent, (c)(viii), (e)(i), (f)(ii), (g)(i), (h)(ii), (k)(i), (l)(i), (l)(v) and (l)(viii), and point (3)(a) and (c);

(z)Annex XIII.


2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.

Article 16 - Entry into force

This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 17 - Addressees

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.