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Union harmonisation legislation applies to finished products, as defined by the scope of each specific Union harmonisation legislation. Yet, the concept of product varies between different pieces of Union harmonisation legislation. The objects covered by legislation are referred to, for instance, as products, equipment, apparatus, devices, appliances, instruments, materials, assemblies, components or safety components, units, fittings, accessories, systems or partly completed machinery. Thus, within the terms of a specific Union harmonisation act, components, spare parts or sub-assemblies may be regarded as finished products and their end-use may be the assembly or incorporation into a finished product. If this is the case, such products must comply with the applicable legislation at the time they are placed on the Union market (and/or put into service), that is, when they are first supplied for distribution, consumption or use on the Union market. When a finished product incorporating another product is placed on the Union market, the manufacturer is responsible for the compliance of the complete product with the applicable legislation. The manufacturer of this finished product can rely on the conformity assessment of the integrated product to build the Declaration of Conformity, conformity assessment and documentation of the product.
Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-25 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.