Regulatory ESSENTIAL



Regulatory ESSENTIALS - modular information package with all the essential information for compliant products in your target market. Conveniently read online at Product-Compliance-Portal ROGER WILLCO.

Laser; Laser device; Laser safety
Stakeholders: Manufacturer, Importer, B2C products, B2B products
Legislation in force: The applicable hamonization legislation is the so-called Low Voltage Directive (LVD) 2014/35/EU which is mandatory since 16 April 2016 (Text with EEA relevance). Laser product requirements for industrial, commercial and consumer products are part of this legislation. The applicable hamonization legislation is the so-called General Product Safety Directive (GPSD) 2001/95/EC which is mandatory since 15 January 2004 (Text with EEA relevance). In case the product is outside the scope of the LVD, follow this directive for consumer products. Valid until 12. December 2024 General product safety regulation (GPSR) for consumer products. Valid from 13. December 2024 on. Successor of 2001/95/EC General EU decision for consumer laser products in relation to GPSD.

Application national: laser

Countries: Image for EEA European Economic Area (EU + Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway),  
Status: Published 2023-03-24 by Torsten Sahm and Inken Green
Last change 2023-12-18 by Torsten Sahm: Legislation in force for this PCT, Laser general requirements
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Analysis of regulatory requirements

Legislation in force for this PCT
Here you will get a linked document in ROGER WILLCO
(only reachable with additional ROGER WILLCO license)

Are legal provisions regulates the product compliance topic? If yes, what is the reference (title, number)?

Scope of legislation
This ESSENTIAL descibes the market access conditions for laser devices used for industrial and consumer purposes.

The following items are not part of this CRF:
Health of persons according to use of laser at the work place (see Directive 2006/25/EC)
Medical devices with lasers (see Medical devices Directive 93/42/EEC and Medical devices Regulation (EU) 2017/745)

Article 1:
This Directive shall apply to electrical equipment designed for use with a voltage rating of between 50 and 1 000 V for alternating current and between 75 and 1 500 V for direct current, other than the equipment and phenomena listed in Annex II.
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Responsible actors
Here you will get textual information

Which actor(s) are responsible for compliance with the legal provisions: e. g. - economic operators (manufacturer, importer, distributor, fulfilment service provider), - user (commercial/industrial/professional), - user (private, consumer)?

Responsible actors
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Which actor(s) are responsible for compliance with the legal provisions: e. g. - economic operators (manufacturer, importer, distributor, fulfilment service provider), - user (commercial/industrial/professional), - user (private, consumer)?

Regulatory market access conditions for the actor(s)
Here you will get textual information

What are the main regulatory requirements (e. g. conformity assessment fulfilment of essential requirements of Annex I 2006/42/EC) prior placing on the market, importation and putting into service (brief description)

Exemption clauses
Here you will get textual information

Exempted devices/products or industry sectors.

Sub-federal legislation of states/counties
Here you will get textual information

E. g. by 2019 an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) on governance of the Electrical Equipment Safety System (EESS) has been signed by Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania.

FTA/MRA status with EU
Here you will get textual information

Has the country signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) or a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) with EU?

Authority
Here you will get related hyperlink(s)

Name of the authority for approval, registration, market surveillance and/or enforcement

Link/Reference to other reference document(s)
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(only reachable with additional ROGER WILLCO license)

Hints
Here you will get related hyperlink(s)

Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes

Hints
Here you will get textual information

Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes

Route to compliance

Formal and administrative requirements

Registration at related authority required?
Here you will get textual information

Product registration? Manufacturer registration? Importer / Representative registration? if required.

Local representative legally required?
Here you will get textual information

[Yes/No]

Hints
Here you will get textual information

Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes

Equipment authorization (approval process)

Approval process (conformity assessment procedure)
Here you will get textual information

Means each legally required approval process prior placing on the market, importation or putting into service

Is the IECEE CB Scheme accepted by the authority/approval body?
Here you will get textual information

"[Yes/ No / no information available] [Text] Information (website)"

Conformance document(s) to show compliance to the authority
Here you will get textual information

e. g. SDoC, technical documentation (for 10 years), filled-in approval forms (e. g. ACMA in AUT)

Conformance document(s) to show compliance to the authority
Here you will get a linked document in ROGER WILLCO
(only reachable with additional ROGER WILLCO license)

e. g. SDoC, technical documentation (for 10 years), filled-in approval forms (e. g. ACMA in AUT)

Conformance document validity and renewal
Here you will get textual information

Validity for Conformance document name mentioned. For mandatory certification validity is important.

Which documents are required by an approval body?
Here you will get textual information

e .g. formal application

Is a factory inspection legally required
Here you will get textual information

Testing & Standards

Specific requirements for testing
Here you will get textual information

e. g. is an accredited test lab. mandatory, limits, test samples, product description

General information to the application of standards
Here you will get textual information

e. g. China: GB standards are mandatory, EU: harmonized standards shall be published in the OJEU with respect to "presumption of conformity"

Source for standards for conformity assessment
Here you will get related hyperlink(s)

Source for standards for conformity assessment
Here you will get textual information

Is in-country testing legally required?
Here you will get textual information

Acceptance of foreign test reports
Here you will get textual information

Regulatory labelling, markings and user information

Regulatory label (mandatory)
Here you will get a linked document in ROGER WILLCO
(only reachable with additional ROGER WILLCO license)

e. g. product label

Regulatory label (mandatory)
Here you will get a image or chart

e. g. product label

Regulatory e-labelling allowed?
Here you will get textual information

e. g. put the regulatory information and labels in a software menu

Required information on the product and/or packaging
Here you will get textual information

e. g. address of the manufacturer/importer, serial number

User instructions language(s)
Here you will get textual information

Regulated by the legal provisions

User instruction requirements and specific compliance notes
Here you will get textual information

Form, sentence inside, simple text. E. g. FCC/ISED compliance information, SAR information, battery, environmental information like waste

Warnings, symbols
Here you will get textual information

e. g. ANSI Z 535.4

Hints
Here you will get textual information

Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes


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