§1.5 Scope of the Guide

This Guide discusses non-food and non-agricultural products referred to as industrial products or products whether for use by consumers or professionals. The product-related legislation that deals with these products will be referred throughout the text indistinctly as Union harmonisation legislation, sectoral Union harmonisation legislation or Union harmonisation acts. The New Legislative Framework consists of a set of legal documents. In particular Decision No 768/2008/EC provides for elements, which are partially or totally implemented in product-related Union harmonisation legislation addressing various public interests. The guide gives guidance for the implementation of the provisions and concepts laid down in the New Legislative Framework (24) as well as for the general application of market surveillance provisions according to Regulation (EU) 2019/1020. Where there are product-specific deviations or provisions the guide refers to sectoral guides, which exist for almost all sectoral Union harmonisation legislation. The present Guide has the ambition of explaining the different elements of the New Legislative Framework as well as market surveillance in detail and of contributing to a better overall understanding of the system so that legislation is implemented properly and is therefore effective for the protection of public interests such as health and safety, the protection of consumers, the protection of the environment and public security, as well as the proper functioning of the internal market for economic operators. Furthermore, the Guide promotes the goals of the Commission’s better regulation policy by clarifying existing legislation, thus contributing to the development of more comprehensive, coherent and proportionate legislation. Each of these chapters should be read in conjunction with the explanations set out above, in other words against the general background, and in conjunction with the other chapters, as they are all interlinked and should not be seen in isolation. This guide primarily relates to the Union legislation on: — The restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (Directive 2011/65/EU) — Appliances burning gaseous fuels (Regulation (EU) 2016/426) — Ecodesign requirements for energy-related products (Directive 2009/125/EC and all implementing Regulations for specific product groups that have been adopted under this Framework Directive) — Simple pressure vessels (Directive 2014/29/EU) — Toys’ safety (Directive 2009/48/EC) — Electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (Directive 2014/35/EU) — Machinery (Directive 2006/42/EC) — Electromagnetic compatibility (Directive 2014/30/EU) — Measuring instruments (Directive 2014/32/EU) — Non-automatic weighing instruments (Directive 2014/31/EU) — Cableway installations (Regulation (EU) 2016/424) — Radio equipment (Directive 2014/53/EU) — Medical devices (Regulation (EU) 2017/745, replacing Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC as of 26 May 2021) — In vitro diagnostic medical devices (Directive 98/79/EC to be replaced by Regulation (EU) 2017/746 as of 26 May 2022) — Pressure equipment (Directive 2014/68/EU) — Transportable Pressure equipment (Directive 2010/35/EU) — Aerosol Dispensers (Directive 75/324/EEC as amended) — Lifts (Directive 2014/33/EU) — Recreational craft (Directive 2013/53/EU) — Equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (Directive 2014/34/EU) — Explosives for civil uses (Directive 2014/28/EU) — Pyrotechnics (Directive 2013/29/EU) — Regulation on the Labelling of Tyres (Regulation (EU) No 2020/740) — Personal protective equipment (Regulation (EU) 2016/425) — Marine equipment (Directive 2014/90/EU) — Noise emission in the environment by equipment for use outdoors (Directive 2000/14/EC) — Emissions from non-road mobile machinery (Regulation (EU) 2016/1628) — Energy labelling (Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 and all delegated Regulations for specific product groups that have been adopted under this Framework Regulation and those adopted under Directive 2010/30/EU, the predecessor of Regulation 2017/1369) — Fertilising Products (Regulation (EU) 2019/1009) — Unmanned aircraft systems (drones) (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945) However, elements of this Guide might be relevant for other Union harmonisation legislation going even beyond the realm of products listed above. This is particularly true for the various definitions in the Guide as well as the chapters bearing on standardisation, conformity assessment, accreditation and market surveillance where other Union harmonisation legislation rely on the same definitions or concepts. In particular, chapter 7 on market surveillance will be of relevance for the legislation included in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020. A larger list of legislation concerned is provided in Annex 1. The Guide does not attempt to cover: — the Directive on General Product Safety (25). Guidelines for the management of the European Union Rapid Information System ‘RAPEX’ have been adopted in 2018 (RAPEX Guidelines) (26), — the Union legislation on motor vehicles, construction products, REACH, and other chemicals beyond the legislation included in the list above or the general aspects mentioned above, including market surveillance, — the Union food legislation including the chemical safety of food contact materials.

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