1.3.9 EC or UK Declaration of Conformity
An EC or UK Declaration of Conformity is a declaration made by the manufacturer, or his authorised representative, that the equipment described complies with the relevant EU or GB supply legislation. It is the legal document enabling an item to be placed on the European Economic Area (EEA) or GB markets respectively and taken into service.
For the user of lifting equipment, the EC or UK Declaration of Conformity is the product ‘birth certificate’ and confirmation that the equipment complies with the relevant EU or UK requirements and it should be retained as part of the lifting equipment records. For lifting equipment, the EU requirements are in the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and also, for electrically operated lifting equipment, the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (89/336/EEC) as amended by EC Directive 92/31/EEC for the GB requirements these are The Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008.