EU directive
RoHS Directive
2011/65/EU
What it covers
RoHS limits ten hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, including motors, control units and remotes. The manufacturer keeps technical documentation showing the limits are met, usually based on supplier declarations and material testing, and covers RoHS in the EU declaration of conformity and the CE marking. Delegated Directive (EU) 2015/863 added four phthalates, applying from 22 July 2019.
- Official number
- 2011/65/EU
- Kind
- EU directive
- Issued by
- European Parliament and Council
- Regions
- European Union, European Economic Area
- Applies to
- Shading motors (blinds, shutters, awnings), Door and gate operators
- Marking
- CE
- Applies from
- 2013-01-03
- Official text
- eur-lex.europa.eu
Key dates
Certification programs
- CE marking The manufacturer states, in an EU Declaration of Conformity, that the product meets the EU legislation that applies to it. For motorised shading drives this is typically the Low Voltage Directive and the EMC Directive, or the Radio Equipment Directive when the product contains a radio. Under the Low Voltage and EMC Directives the manufacturer can carry out the conformity assessment itself; under the Radio Equipment Directive this is allowed only when the relevant harmonised standards are applied in full, otherwise a notified body must be involved. CE marking is therefore a manufacturer declaration, not an independent certificate, and the mark alone does not say which standards were applied (the Declaration of Conformity lists them).
Market-access guides
Sources
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