The requirement for date coding the Declaration of Conformity (DoC) under the Low Voltage Directive is contained in Directive 93/68/EEC. This directive modifies the CE marking scheme contained in many directives and adds CE marking to the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC.
For the Low Voltage Directive specifically, it adds, "The EC declaration of conformity must contain the following elements: .... -the last two digits of the year in which the marking was affixed." I think your reading material may be a little confused. The declaration of conformity applies to a single item of your production. Therefore the date on it will change as different units of the product are marked at diferent times. Thus consumer confusion as to which standards were used to approve the product should be minimized as the standards applied will always be those in force when the CE marking is applied. Unless your distribution channel is years long, the consumer will always be getting product with a current date on it. Jon D. Curtis, P.E. Director of Engineering email: [email protected] Curtis-Straus LLC phone: (508) 263-1897 409 Massachusetts Avenue fax: (508) 263-4164 Acton, MA 01720 http://world.std.com/~jdc/ USA On Fri, 26 Apr 1996 [email protected] wrote: > Folks, > > Various bits of literature I have here state that, with respect > to the LVD, our Declaration of Conformity must show the year that > the CE mark was first applied to the product. > > Can anyone tell me where in the official documents this is shown > as a requirement? > > Seems to me that this could be confusing to a customer if the > standards are changed/or updated. > > Thanks in advance, > > Bill Wray > Dolby Labs > San Franciso > >
