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Union harmonisation legislation in most cases only specifies the mandatory minimum content of the EU Declaration of Conformity but additional useful information is generally accepted. Manufacturers may make use of this flexibility and start using the new model structure set out in the Annexes of the aligned directives ahead of their entry into application. Where products comply with the requirements of both the old and new Directives, economic operators could refer to the two Directives in the EU Declaration of Conformity (‘old’ and aligned Directives), indicating the corresponding periods of application for each of the directives. For example, for a product in the scope of Directive 2014/30/EU, the EU Declaration of Conformity could contain the following statement:

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-25 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.