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title: "LVD vs RED: electrical safety and radio equipment scope"
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description: "Compare the Low Voltage Directive and Radio Equipment Directive for electrical safety, radio scope, CE files, chargers, adapters, and harmonised standards."
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# LVD vs RED: electrical safety and radio equipment scope

Compare the Low Voltage Directive and Radio Equipment Directive for electrical safety, radio scope, CE files, chargers, adapters, and harmonised standards.

*Side-by-side* *EU product law*

## LVD vs RED electrical safety and radio scope

The LVD applies to electrical equipment within 50-1000 V AC or 75-1500 V DC, unless an exclusion applies. RED applies to radio equipment and brings the LVD safety objectives into RED Article 3 without the LVD voltage limits.

Use this comparison to route CE files for mains products, chargers, adapters, and connected radio products without treating LVD and RED as duplicate labels.

LVD vs RED is mainly a scope and CE-file routing question. A wired electrical product inside the LVD voltage bands may sit under the LVD, while a product that intentionally emits or receives radio waves is routed through RED. RED Article 3 still requires health and safety protection, EMC, and effective radio-spectrum use, but radio equipment within RED is not subject to the LVD itself except through RED Article 3(1)(a).

## LVD vs RED: side-by-side comparison

A focused comparison for deciding whether electrical safety evidence belongs in an LVD file, a RED file, or a separate charger or adapter file.

- **LVD**: Applies to electrical equipment designed for use within the LVD voltage bands, unless an LVD exclusion applies.
- **RED**: Applies to radio equipment and incorporates safety, EMC, and radio-spectrum requirements through RED Article 3.

| Dimension | LVD | RED | Operational implication | Sources |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Scope boundary | Electrical equipment designed for use at 50-1000 V AC or 75-1500 V DC, other than Annex II exclusions. | Electrical or electronic products that intentionally emit or receive radio waves for radio communication or radiodetermination, including products completed with an antenna or similar accessory for that purpose. | A mains-powered product without radio capability may stay in LVD; a connected radio product is routed through RED even when electrical safety evidence is still needed. | [Directive 2014/35/EU on electrical equipment within certain voltage limits](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014L0035&ref=sorena.io) - Supports LVD voltage scope and Annex II exclusion framing.<br>[Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A32014L0053&ref=sorena.io) - Supports RED definition of radio equipment. |
| Covered actors | LVD Article 3 and Annex I require safe construction for intended use, including protection against hazards from contact, temperatures, arcs, radiation, insulation issues, external influences, and foreseeable overload. | RED Article 3(1)(a) requires health and safety protection, including the LVD safety objectives, but with no voltage limit applying. | Radio equipment does not escape electrical safety assessment; the legal route is RED Article 3(1)(a), not a second LVD declaration for the same radio equipment. | [Directive 2014/35/EU on electrical equipment within certain voltage limits](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014L0035&ref=sorena.io) - Supports LVD Article 3 and Annex I safety objectives.<br>[Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A32014L0053&ref=sorena.io) - Supports RED Article 3(1)(a), including LVD safety objectives with no voltage limit. |
| Trigger | The LVD is about electrical safety objectives. EMC concerns are normally handled under the EMC Directive unless another product-specific route applies. | RED Article 3(1)(b) requires an adequate level of EMC, and Article 3(2) requires effective and efficient use of radio spectrum to avoid harmful interference. | A RED file needs safety, EMC, and radio-spectrum evidence. An LVD file does not prove radio performance or spectrum use. | [Directive 2014/35/EU on electrical equipment within certain voltage limits](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014L0035&ref=sorena.io) - Supports that LVD conformity is tied to safety objectives.<br>[Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A32014L0053&ref=sorena.io) - Supports RED Article 3(1)(b) EMC and Article 3(2) radio-spectrum requirements. |
| Core obligations | LVD applies only when the product is within its own scope and is not displaced by a more specific route for the same equipment. | RED Article 1(4) says RED-covered radio equipment is not subject to the LVD, except as set out in RED Article 3(1)(a). The LVD guide repeats that RED-covered radio equipment shall not be subject to the LVD. | For the same radio equipment, cite RED for safety. Keep a separate LVD file only for distinct non-radio equipment such as an external charger or intelligent adapter when it is independently in LVD scope. | [European Commission LVD guidelines](https://ec.europa.eu/docsroom/documents/31221?ref=sorena.io) - Supports the LVD guide explanation of the LVD and RED relationship.<br>[Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A32014L0053&ref=sorena.io) - Supports RED Article 1(4) excluding direct LVD application to RED-covered radio equipment. |
| Evidence record | The LVD guide treats products with integrated plugs or outlets at 230 V, such as mobile-phone chargers, and multiple travel adapters with supplies or electronics as LVD-covered. A simple plug-system travel adapter with no covered element is not LVD-covered. | RED Article 3(3)(a) can require radio equipment in specified categories or classes to interwork with accessories, in particular common chargers. | Assess the radio product and charger separately when they are separate products: the radio unit may be RED while the mains charger or intelligent adapter may be LVD. | [European Commission LVD guidelines](https://ec.europa.eu/docsroom/documents/31221?ref=sorena.io) - Supports LVD guide examples for chargers, multiple travel adapters, intelligent adapters, and simple travel adapters.<br>[Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A32014L0053&ref=sorena.io) - Supports RED Article 3(3)(a) accessory and common-charger requirement where specified for categories or classes. |
| Standards and presumption of conformity | LVD harmonised standards cited in the OJEU create presumption of conformity with the LVD safety objectives covered by those standards or parts. | RED harmonised standards cited in the OJEU create presumption of conformity with RED Article 3 requirements covered by those standards or parts; if standards for Article 3(2) or 3(3) are missing or only partly applied, RED Article 17 routes the equipment to EU-type examination or full quality assurance for those requirements. | Tag each standard to the directive and essential requirement it supports. An electrical safety standard may help the RED Article 3(1)(a) argument, but it does not supersede radio-spectrum evidence. | [Directive 2014/35/EU on electrical equipment within certain voltage limits](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014L0035&ref=sorena.io) - Supports LVD presumption of conformity through OJEU-cited harmonised standards.<br>[Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A32014L0053&ref=sorena.io) - Supports RED presumption of conformity and Article 17 conformity assessment routing where standards are absent or partly applied.<br>[European Commission harmonised standards overview](https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/single-market/goods/european-standards/harmonised-standards_en?ref=sorena.io) - Supports the general OJEU and presumption-of-conformity context for harmonised standards. |
| Enforcement | LVD manufacturers draw up Annex III technical documentation, perform or have performed the conformity assessment, draw up the EU declaration, affix CE marking, and keep technical documentation and the declaration for 10 years after placing on the market. | RED manufacturers draw up Article 21 technical documentation before placing radio equipment on the market, keep it continuously updated, draw up the EU declaration, affix CE marking, and keep the documentation and declaration for 10 years after placing on the market. | A combined compliance pack can share an index, but each document should identify whether it supports LVD safety, RED Article 3(1)(a), RED Article 3(1)(b), RED Article 3(2), or an Article 3(3) requirement. | [Directive 2014/35/EU on electrical equipment within certain voltage limits](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014L0035&ref=sorena.io) - Supports LVD manufacturer obligations for technical documentation, EU declaration, CE marking, and 10-year retention.<br>[Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A32014L0053&ref=sorena.io) - Supports RED technical documentation, EU declaration, CE marking, and 10-year retention obligations. |
| Overlap and reuse | Electrical equipment designed for use at 50-1000 V AC or 75-1500 V DC, other than Annex II exclusions. | Electrical or electronic products that intentionally emit or receive radio waves for radio communication or radiodetermination, including products completed with an antenna or similar accessory for that purpose. | A mains-powered product without radio capability may stay in LVD; a connected radio product is routed through RED even when electrical safety evidence is still needed. | [Directive 2014/35/EU on electrical equipment within certain voltage limits](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014L0035&ref=sorena.io) - Supports LVD voltage scope and Annex II exclusion framing.<br>[Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A32014L0053&ref=sorena.io) - Supports RED definition of radio equipment. |
| Practical decision rule | Electrical equipment designed for use at 50-1000 V AC or 75-1500 V DC, other than Annex II exclusions. | Electrical or electronic products that intentionally emit or receive radio waves for radio communication or radiodetermination, including products completed with an antenna or similar accessory for that purpose. | A mains-powered product without radio capability may stay in LVD; a connected radio product is routed through RED even when electrical safety evidence is still needed. | [Directive 2014/35/EU on electrical equipment within certain voltage limits](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014L0035&ref=sorena.io) - Supports LVD voltage scope and Annex II exclusion framing.<br>[Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A32014L0053&ref=sorena.io) - Supports RED definition of radio equipment. |

Sources for Scope boundary - LVD:

- [Directive 2014/35/EU on electrical equipment within certain voltage limits](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014L0035&ref=sorena.io) - Supports LVD voltage scope and Annex II exclusion framing.
  - Quote: "between 75 and 1 500 V"

Sources for Scope boundary - RED:

- [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A32014L0053&ref=sorena.io) - Supports RED definition of radio equipment.
  - Quote: "intentionally emits and/or receives radio waves"

Sources for Covered actors - LVD:

- [Directive 2014/35/EU on electrical equipment within certain voltage limits](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014L0035&ref=sorena.io) - Supports LVD Article 3 and Annex I safety objectives.
  - Quote: "the principal elements of the safety objectives"

Sources for Covered actors - RED:

- [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A32014L0053&ref=sorena.io) - Supports RED Article 3(1)(a), including LVD safety objectives with no voltage limit.
  - Quote: "but with no voltage limit applying"

Sources for Trigger - LVD:

- [Directive 2014/35/EU on electrical equipment within certain voltage limits](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014L0035&ref=sorena.io) - Supports that LVD conformity is tied to safety objectives.
  - Quote: "safety objectives referred to in Article 3"

Sources for Trigger - RED:

- [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A32014L0053&ref=sorena.io) - Supports RED Article 3(1)(b) EMC and Article 3(2) radio-spectrum requirements.
  - Quote: "avoid harmful interference"

Sources for Core obligations - LVD:

- [European Commission LVD guidelines](https://ec.europa.eu/docsroom/documents/31221?ref=sorena.io) - Supports the LVD guide explanation of the LVD and RED relationship.
  - Quote: "Radio equipment falling within the scope"

Sources for Core obligations - RED:

- [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A32014L0053&ref=sorena.io) - Supports RED Article 1(4) excluding direct LVD application to RED-covered radio equipment.
  - Quote: "shall not be subject to Directive 2014/35/EU"

Sources for Evidence record - LVD:

- [European Commission LVD guidelines](https://ec.europa.eu/docsroom/documents/31221?ref=sorena.io) - Supports LVD guide examples for chargers, multiple travel adapters, intelligent adapters, and simple travel adapters.
  - Quote: "charger for mobile phones"

Sources for Evidence record - RED:

- [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A32014L0053&ref=sorena.io) - Supports RED Article 3(3)(a) accessory and common-charger requirement where specified for categories or classes.
  - Quote: "in particular with common chargers"

Sources for Standards and presumption of conformity - LVD:

- [Directive 2014/35/EU on electrical equipment within certain voltage limits](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014L0035&ref=sorena.io) - Supports LVD presumption of conformity through OJEU-cited harmonised standards.
  - Quote: "presumed to be in conformity"

Sources for Standards and presumption of conformity - RED:

- [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A32014L0053&ref=sorena.io) - Supports RED presumption of conformity and Article 17 conformity assessment routing where standards are absent or partly applied.
  - Quote: "has not applied or has applied only in part"
- [European Commission harmonised standards overview](https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/single-market/goods/european-standards/harmonised-standards_en?ref=sorena.io) - Supports the general OJEU and presumption-of-conformity context for harmonised standards.
  - Quote: "references of harmonised standards"

Sources for Enforcement - LVD:

- [Directive 2014/35/EU on electrical equipment within certain voltage limits](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014L0035&ref=sorena.io) - Supports LVD manufacturer obligations for technical documentation, EU declaration, CE marking, and 10-year retention.
  - Quote: "keep the technical documentation"

Sources for Enforcement - RED:

- [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A32014L0053&ref=sorena.io) - Supports RED technical documentation, EU declaration, CE marking, and 10-year retention obligations.
  - Quote: "drawn up before radio equipment is placed"

Sources for Overlap and reuse - LVD:

- [Directive 2014/35/EU on electrical equipment within certain voltage limits](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014L0035&ref=sorena.io) - Supports LVD voltage scope and Annex II exclusion framing.
  - Quote: "between 75 and 1 500 V"

Sources for Overlap and reuse - RED:

- [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A32014L0053&ref=sorena.io) - Supports RED definition of radio equipment.
  - Quote: "intentionally emits and/or receives radio waves"

Sources for Practical decision rule - LVD:

- [Directive 2014/35/EU on electrical equipment within certain voltage limits](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014L0035&ref=sorena.io) - Supports LVD voltage scope and Annex II exclusion framing.
  - Quote: "between 75 and 1 500 V"

Sources for Practical decision rule - RED:

- [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A32014L0053&ref=sorena.io) - Supports RED definition of radio equipment.
  - Quote: "intentionally emits and/or receives radio waves"

### How should teams route LVD and RED evidence?

- Classify each physical item separately: radio unit, wired terminal equipment, external charger, power supply, travel adapter, cable, and accessory.
- For RED-covered radio equipment, map electrical safety to RED Article 3(1)(a) instead of adding LVD as a second directive for the same equipment.
- For separate chargers or intelligent adapters, keep an LVD scope and evidence record when the item is independently in LVD scope.
- Tag harmonised standards and test reports to the exact LVD or RED essential requirement they support.

Sources for the practical decision rule:

- [Directive 2014/35/EU on electrical equipment within certain voltage limits](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014L0035&ref=sorena.io) - Supports the LVD route for voltage-scoped electrical equipment and LVD CE evidence.
  - Quote: "electrical equipment designed for use"
- [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A32014L0053&ref=sorena.io) - Supports the RED route for radio equipment, Article 3 requirements, and LVD exclusion for RED-covered radio equipment.
  - Quote: "shall not be subject to Directive 2014/35/EU"
- [European Commission LVD guidelines](https://ec.europa.eu/docsroom/documents/31221?ref=sorena.io) - Supports practical LVD/RED relationship guidance and charger and adapter examples.
  - Quote: "Radio Equipment Directive"

## What changes when a product is radio equipment?

The LVD starts from voltage-rated electrical equipment: 50-1000 V AC or 75-1500 V DC, excluding the equipment and phenomena listed in LVD Annex II. RED starts from an electrical or electronic product that intentionally emits or receives radio waves for radio communication or radiodetermination, including products completed with an accessory such as an antenna for that purpose.

For a radio product, do not cite the LVD as a parallel directive just because mains safety is relevant. RED Article 1 says radio equipment within RED is not subject to Directive 2014/35/EU except through RED Article 3(1)(a), which incorporates the LVD safety objectives with no voltage limit.

- Use LVD for non-radio electrical equipment inside the voltage bands, subject to Annex II exclusions.
- Use RED for radio equipment, including receive-only products and equipment below 9 kHz when they meet the RED radio-equipment scope described in the LVD guide.
- Keep fixed-line terminal equipment without radio capability in the LVD/EMC route when it falls within the LVD voltage range.

Sources for this answer:

- [Directive 2014/35/EU on electrical equipment within certain voltage limits](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014L0035&ref=sorena.io) - Supports the LVD voltage bands, Annex II exclusions, safety objectives, technical documentation, EU declaration, and CE marking route.
- [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A32014L0053&ref=sorena.io) - Supports RED radio-equipment scope and the rule that RED-covered radio equipment is not subject to the LVD except through RED Article 3(1)(a).
- [European Commission LVD guidelines](https://ec.europa.eu/docsroom/documents/31221?ref=sorena.io) - Explains the LVD relationship with RED, including wired terminal equipment, sound and TV receive-only equipment, equipment below 9 kHz, and the statement that RED-covered radio equipment is not subject to the LVD.

## What should the CE file contain?

For an LVD product, the CE file should demonstrate the LVD safety objectives, the conformity assessment in Annex III, the technical documentation, the EU declaration of conformity, and the CE marking. The LVD also allows a single EU declaration of conformity when more than one Union act requires a declaration.

For a RED product, the file should be organised around RED Article 3. Article 3(1)(a) covers health and safety, including LVD safety objectives without voltage limits; Article 3(1)(b) covers EMC; Article 3(2) covers effective and efficient radio-spectrum use to avoid harmful interference; and Article 3(3) adds class-specific requirements such as accessory interworking and common chargers where delegated measures make them applicable.

- Route LVD files by voltage scope, Annex II exclusions, safety-objective evidence, standards, EU declaration, and CE marking.
- Route RED files by Article 3 requirement, intended operating conditions, frequency bands and RF power information where applicable, technical documentation, EU declaration, and CE marking.
- Use one EU declaration only when it identifies every applicable Union act and publication reference; do not list LVD as applicable to RED-covered radio equipment unless another non-radio item in the product package is separately in LVD scope.

Sources for this answer:

- [Directive 2014/35/EU on electrical equipment within certain voltage limits](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014L0035&ref=sorena.io) - Supports LVD technical documentation, EU declaration, CE marking, and the single-declaration rule for multiple Union acts.
- [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A32014L0053&ref=sorena.io) - Supports RED Article 3 requirements, intended-operating-condition assessment, technical documentation, EU declaration, and CE marking.

*Recommended next step*

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## Route mixed electrical and radio CE files

Map your product family into LVD-covered electrical equipment, RED-covered radio equipment, separate chargers, and adapters, then keep each source-linked evidence route clear.

- [Open Research Copilot](/solutions/research-copilot.md): Ask scoped LVD and RED questions with cited EU source material.
- [Talk through implementation](/contact.md): Review product scope, standards, CE files, and evidence routing.

## Chargers, adapters, and radio products

Chargers and adapters should not be routed by product name alone. The LVD guide treats products with integrated plugs or outlets at 230 V, such as mobile-phone chargers, as LVD products. It also treats multiple travel adapters with a charger, switch, USB port, overvoltage protection, overload protection, LED signalling, or similar electronics as LVD-covered, while simple travel adapters that only convert one national plug system to another national socket system are not covered by the LVD.

A radio product and its charger can therefore require different CE-file routing. The radio unit may be under RED, while a separate mains charger or intelligent travel adapter may need its own LVD route if it is separately placed on the market and within LVD scope.

- Separate the radio unit, external power supply, supplied charger, cable, and adapter in the bill of materials.
- Check whether a charger or intelligent adapter is a separate electrical product in the LVD voltage range.
- Do not use the radio product's RED file as a substitute for the charger's LVD evidence unless the same artifact actually supports the relevant requirement.

Sources for this answer:

- [European Commission LVD guidelines](https://ec.europa.eu/docsroom/documents/31221?ref=sorena.io) - Supports the LVD guide examples for mobile-phone chargers, multiple travel adapters with supplies or electronics, and simple travel adapters outside LVD scope.
- [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A32014L0053&ref=sorena.io) - Supports RED Article 3(3)(a) on radio equipment interworking with accessories, in particular common chargers, where class-specific requirements apply.

## Primary sources

- [Directive 2014/35/EU on electrical equipment within certain voltage limits](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014L0035&ref=sorena.io) - Supports the LVD route for voltage-scoped electrical equipment and LVD CE evidence.
  - Quote: "electrical equipment designed for use"
- [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A32014L0053&ref=sorena.io) - Supports the RED route for radio equipment, Article 3 requirements, and LVD exclusion for RED-covered radio equipment.
  - Quote: "shall not be subject to Directive 2014/35/EU"
- [European Commission LVD guidelines](https://ec.europa.eu/docsroom/documents/31221?ref=sorena.io) - Supports practical LVD/RED relationship guidance and charger and adapter examples.
  - Quote: "Radio Equipment Directive"
- [European Commission harmonised standards overview](https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/single-market/goods/european-standards/harmonised-standards_en?ref=sorena.io) - Supports the general OJEU and presumption-of-conformity context for harmonised standards.
  - Quote: "references of harmonised standards"

## Related Topic Guides

- [Are chargers and power adapters covered by the EU Low Voltage Directive? | LVD FAQ](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/faq/chargers-and-adapters.md): LVD FAQ for chargers, external power supplies, travel adapters, CE marking, technical documentation, instructions, harmonised standards, and EMC, RED, and RoHS overlap.
- [Are components covered by the Low Voltage Directive? | LVD FAQ](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/faq/components.md): How the LVD treats basic components, electrical components intended for incorporation, CE marking, and evidence for finished electrical equipment.
- [EU Low Voltage Directive applicability test](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/applicability-test.md): Check whether electrical equipment falls under the EU Low Voltage Directive by voltage rating, Annex II exclusions, components, evaluation kits, batteries, CE marking, and adjacent EU product rules.
- [EU Low Voltage Directive compliance guide](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/compliance.md): Concrete LVD compliance guide covering scope, safety objectives, manufacturer duties, internal production control, EU declaration, CE marking, technical documentation, labels, importer and distributor checks, and post-market action.
- [EU Low Voltage Directive deadlines and compliance calendar](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/deadlines-and-compliance-calendar.md): Calendar checkpoints for LVD 2014/35/EU: current-law status, release evidence gates, OJEU standard withdrawals, 10-year records, and post-market triggers.
- [EU Low Voltage Directive exclusion triage workflow](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/exclusion-triage-workflow.md): A concrete LVD exclusion triage workflow for voltage scope, Annex II exclusions, components, evaluation kits, radio equipment, EMC, Machinery, and evidence records.
- [EU Low Voltage Directive FAQ: scope, duties, CE marking](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/faq.md): Answers to practical LVD questions on voltage limits, Annex II exclusions, batteries, chargers, components, economic operators, instructions, standards, CE marking, and post-market controls.
- [EU Low Voltage Directive post-market controls](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/post-market-controls.md): LVD post-market controls for corrective action, recalls, complaints, technical documentation, EU declarations, authority cooperation, and 2019/1020 market surveillance.
- [EU Low Voltage Directive requirements](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/requirements.md): LVD requirements for voltage scope, Annex I safety objectives, economic operator duties, internal production control, technical files, EU declarations, CE marking, standards, and market surveillance.
- [EU Low Voltage Directive scope and covered products](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/scope-and-products.md): Scope notes for the EU Low Voltage Directive: voltage limits, Annex II exclusions, components, chargers, adapters, and boundaries with RED, Machinery, and EMC rules.
- [EU LVD standard selection and OJEU checks](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/standard-selection.md): How to select Low Voltage Directive harmonised standards, check OJEU status, map Annex I safety objectives, and document alternatives in the technical file.
- [Household Appliances under the Low Voltage Directive | LVD FAQ](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/faq/household-appliances.md): FAQ on how household and similar electrical appliances are treated under the EU Low Voltage Directive, including scope, safety objectives, CE marking, documentation, standards, and operator roles.
- [Low Voltage Directive vs EMC Directive: safety and EMC comparison](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/low-voltage-directive-vs-emc-directive.md): Compare the EU Low Voltage Directive and EMC Directive by scope, safety objectives, electromagnetic disturbance, immunity, CE marking, declarations, documentation, and standards.
- [Low Voltage Directive vs Machinery Regulation boundary](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/low-voltage-directive-vs-machinery-regulation.md): Grounded comparison of the LVD and EU machinery law boundary for electrical equipment, machine electrical hazards, control gear, documentation, and CE marking.
- [LVD Annex II exclusions under Directive 2014/35/EU](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/annex-ii-exclusions.md): Practical EU Low Voltage Directive guide to Annex II excluded equipment, boundary cases, and records to keep when a product is outside LVD scope.
- [LVD combined CE files for multi-regime products](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/combined-ce-files.md): How to keep EU declarations, standards, risk assessments, instructions, labels, and technical documentation aligned when LVD products also trigger EMC, RED, RoHS, machinery, or market-surveillance checks.
- [LVD Compliance Checklist](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/checklist.md): EU Low Voltage Directive checklist covering scope, safety objectives, standards, technical documentation, EU declaration, CE marking, labelling, traceability, and post-market duties.
- [LVD conformity assessment and CE marking](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/conformity-assessment-and-ce.md): EU Low Voltage Directive guide to internal production control, technical documentation, harmonised standards, EU declarations of conformity, and CE placement.
- [LVD Conformity Assessment Template](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/lvd-conformity-assessment-template.md): Template fields for documenting Low Voltage Directive scope, Annex I safety objectives, standards, technical documentation, EU declaration, CE marking, and production control evidence.
- [LVD Essential Safety Hazards and Objectives](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/essential-safety-hazards.md): EU Low Voltage Directive hazard map for Annex I safety objectives: electrical contact, heat, arcs, radiation, insulation, assembly, overload, mechanical, environmental, and foreseeable-use risks.
- [LVD Essential Safety Requirements](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/essential-safety-requirements.md): Annex I safety objectives under the EU Low Voltage Directive: safe construction, markings, instructions, electrical hazards, external influences, insulation, temperature, and technical-file evidence.
- [LVD harmonised standard update workflow](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/harmonized-standard-update-impact-workflow.md): Workflow for checking Low Voltage Directive harmonised standard updates, affected products, withdrawal dates, presumption of conformity, retesting, technical files, and declarations.
- [LVD Harmonised Standards and OJEU Citations](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/harmonized-standards.md): Track Low Voltage Directive harmonised standards by OJEU reference, presumption of conformity, restrictions, withdrawals, replacements, and technical-file evidence.
- [LVD importer obligations FAQ | Directive 2014/35/EU](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/faq/importers.md): What importers must check before placing LVD electrical equipment on the EU market: conformity assessment, CE marking, EU declaration, traceability, storage, corrective action, and authority cooperation.
- [LVD instructions and labelling requirements | FAQ](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/faq/instructions-and-labelling.md): What the Low Voltage Directive requires for instructions, safety information, traceability, manufacturer/importer labels, CE marking, and retained evidence.
- [LVD Internal Production Control: Module A Evidence](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/internal-production-control.md): How manufacturers document Low Voltage Directive Module A: technical documentation, safety objectives, harmonised standards, EU declaration, CE marking, and production controls.
- [LVD penalties and enforcement](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/penalties-and-fines.md): How penalties and enforcement work under the EU Low Voltage Directive: Member State penalty rules, market surveillance action, recalls, restrictions, and cooperation.
- [LVD release evidence gates workflow](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/release-evidence-gates-workflow.md): Product-release gates for EU Low Voltage Directive evidence: voltage scope, safety objectives, standards, technical documentation, EU declaration, CE marking, labelling, production control, operator checks, and post-market triggers.
- [LVD spare parts FAQ | CE marking and evidence](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/faq/spare-parts.md): How to handle spare parts under the EU Low Voltage Directive when a part is electrical equipment, built into finished equipment, imported, modified, or documented for repair.
- [LVD Technical Documentation Checklist](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/technical-documentation.md): What to keep in EU Low Voltage Directive technical documentation: product identity, design and manufacturing records, risk assessment, standards, tests, declaration, CE marking, instructions, and authority access.
- [LVD voltage scope triage workflow](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/voltage-scope-triage-workflow.md): A concrete Low Voltage Directive scope workflow for AC/DC thresholds, intended-use claims, Annex II exclusions, components, chargers, adapters, and RED, EMC, or Machinery routing.
- [LVD voltage thresholds: 50-1000 V AC and 75-1500 V DC](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/voltage-thresholds.md): How the EU Low Voltage Directive voltage limits work for rated input and output voltage, battery-powered equipment, chargers, Annex II exclusions, and RED, EMC, or Machinery routing.
- [LVD vs MSR: Low Voltage Directive and Market Surveillance Regulation](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/lvd-vs-msr.md): Compare LVD electrical-equipment conformity duties with Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 market surveillance, economic-operator cooperation, corrective action, online sales, and border controls.
- [LVD vs RoHS: electrical safety vs substance restriction](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/lvd-vs-rohs.md): Compare LVD and RoHS at the CE file boundary: electrical safety evidence, hazardous-substance restriction, declarations, standards, and documentation overlap.
- [What happens when an LVD harmonised standard is withdrawn or replaced? | LVD FAQ](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/faq/standards-withdrawal.md): How LVD manufacturers should handle OJEU standard withdrawals, replacement references, presumption of conformity, technical documentation updates, and transition dates.
- [When are battery-powered products covered by the Low Voltage Directive? | LVD FAQ](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/faq/battery-powered-products.md): LVD FAQ explaining when battery-only products, bundled chargers, adapters, external power supplies, and integrated supplies fall inside or outside Directive 2014/35/EU.
- [Which AC and DC voltage thresholds bring equipment into the Low Voltage Directive? | LVD FAQ](/artifacts/eu/low-voltage-directive/faq/ac-and-dc-thresholds.md): LVD FAQ explaining the 50-1000 V AC and 75-1500 V DC scope thresholds, input and output ratings, exclusions, and common product edge cases.


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