Amending certain Directives as regards digitalisation and common specifications (Omnibus IV)

It affects manufacturers, importers and distributors of regulated products, including electrical equipment, radio equipment, lifts, pressure equipment, measuring instruments, recreational craft, marine equipment and outdoor machinery. Consumers and other end-users also receive digital-access rules.

• EU declarations of conformity must be electronic and accessible by internet address or machine-readable code.
• Manufacturers and importers must provide a digital contact on products or accompanying documents.
• Instructions may be electronic, but consumer safety information must remain on paper or on the product.
• The Commission may adopt common specifications as a fallback where harmonised standards are missing or inadequate.

Transitional law

Products placed on the market before national transposition applies may continue to be made available under the previous rules.

• Directive 2000/14/EC (32000L0014)
  • art. 3: adds point (g) defining digital contact
  • art. 4(1): replaces third indent on EC declaration access
  • art. 5(1): replaces paragraph on market placement conditions
  • art. 6(1): replaces paragraph on free movement conditions
  • art. 7: replaces article on presumption of conformity
  • art. 8: amends EC declaration form and adds digital product passport rule
  • art. 14: requires electronic conformity-assessment information and documentation
  • art. Annexes II and V to VIII: amended in accordance with Annex I to proposal
• Directive 2011/65/EU (32011L0065)
  • art. 3: inserts definitions of digital contact and common specifications
  • art. 7: amends manufacturer obligations, digital declaration, contact and electronic documentation
  • art. 8: amends authorised representative documentation obligation
  • art. 9: amends importer contact and electronic documentation obligations
  • art. 10: amends distributor electronic documentation obligation
  • art. 13: adds digital product passport rule for EU declaration information
  • art. 16a: inserts article on common specifications
  • art. 19: adds advisory procedure reference
  • art. Annexes V and VI: amended in accordance with Annex II to proposal
• Directive 2013/53/EU (32013L0053)
  • art. 3: inserts definitions of digital contact and common specifications
  • art. 7: amends manufacturer obligations including digital declaration, contact and instructions
  • art. 8(3): amends authorised representative documentation obligation
  • art. 9: amends importer contact and electronic documentation obligations
  • art. 10(5): amends distributor electronic documentation obligation
  • art. 14a: inserts article on common specifications
  • art. 15: amends declaration access and adds digital product passport rule
  • art. 19: adds electronic information obligation for notified body procedures
  • art. 20(1): amends conformity assessment options referencing common specifications
  • art. 21: amends references to harmonised standards or common specifications
  • art. 22: amends noise measurement conformity assessment references
  • art. 30(7): adds common specifications to notified body competence requirements
  • art. 38(3): adds common specifications to notified body findings
  • art. Annexes I, III, IV and V: amended in accordance with Annex III to proposal
• Directive 2014/29/EU (32014L0029)
  • art. 2: inserts definitions of digital contact and common specifications
  • art. 6: amends manufacturer obligations including digital declaration, contact and instructions
  • art. 7(2): amends authorised representative documentation obligation
  • art. 8: amends importer contact and electronic documentation obligations
  • art. 9(5): amends distributor electronic documentation obligation
  • art. 12a: inserts article on common specifications
  • art. 13: amends conformity assessment and electronic records provisions
  • art. 14: adds digital product passport rule
  • art. 21(7): adds common specifications to notified body competence requirements
  • art. 29(3): adds common specifications to notified body findings
  • art. Annexes II, III and IV: amended in accordance with Annex IV to proposal
• Directive 2014/30/EU (32014L0030)
  • art. 3: inserts definitions of digital contact and common specifications
  • art. 7: amends manufacturer obligations including digital declaration, contact and instructions
  • art. 8(2): amends authorised representative documentation obligation
  • art. 9: amends importer contact and electronic documentation obligations
  • art. 10(5): amends distributor electronic documentation obligation
  • art. 13a: inserts article on common specifications
  • art. 14: adds electronic information obligation for notified body procedures
  • art. 15: adds digital product passport rule
  • art. 24(7): adds common specifications to notified body competence requirements
  • art. 32(3): adds common specifications to notified body findings
  • art. Annexes II, III and IV: amended in accordance with Annex V to proposal
• Directive 2014/31/EU (32014L0031)
  • art. 2: inserts definitions of digital contact and common specifications
  • art. 6: amends manufacturer obligations including digital declaration, contact and instructions
  • art. 7(2): amends authorised representative documentation obligation
  • art. 8: amends importer contact and electronic documentation obligations
  • art. 9(5): amends distributor electronic documentation obligation
  • art. 12a: inserts article on common specifications
  • art. 13: requires electronic conformity assessment documents and correspondence هۀ paragraph 2 typo in proposal literal acknowledgedލ