Electrical Equipment (Low Voltage Directive)

Some key points of interest about equipment in and out of scope:

• Equipment that intentionally communications over radio waves and is covered by the Radio Equipment Directive (replacing the
  R&TTE Directive). This Directive drops the low end of the voltage for 0 volts (for both AC and DC ranges).
• Medical devices are not covered by the LVD, as the Medical Devices Directive contains its own electrical safety requirements
• Electrical machines should not declare the LVD with the Machinery Directive. Whilst the current Machinery Directive calls upon
  the Safety Objectives of the LVD, European guidance states that a Machinery Declaration must not list the LVD
• Specific electrical machines, that operates within the voltage ranges of the LVD, maybe excluded by the Machinery Directive if
  they are covered by one of six categories (domestic household, IT, audio and video, ordinary office machinery, low voltage
  switch/control gear and electric motors). Such equipment must be CE marked under the LVD.

The Low Voltage Directive was replaced on the 20th April 2016, by 2014/35/EU, so therefore from this date any new Declarations should
quote the new Directive number.