Which directive applies
- Radio equipment, anything that intentionally sends or receives radio waves to communicate or to find a position (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, mobile, GPS, RFID), comes under the Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU. It covers the safety objectives of the Low Voltage Directive with no voltage limit and electromagnetic compatibility, so radio equipment is not subject to those two directives (Article 1(4) of 2014/53/EU; Article 2(2)(a) of 2014/30/EU).
- Other electrical and electronic apparatus comes under the EMC Directive 2014/30/EU and, if its voltage rating is between 50 and 1 000 V AC or 75 and 1 500 V DC, the Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU.
- The RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU usually applies as well. It goes into the same declaration.
One declaration for all the directives
Where a product is subject to more than one EU act requiring an EU declaration of conformity, the manufacturer draws up a single declaration for all of them, naming each act with its publication reference (Article 15(3) of 2014/30/EU and 2014/35/EU, Article 18(3) of 2014/53/EU). The kit uses the model of Annex VI of 2014/53/EU for radio equipment and of Annex IV of 2014/30/EU for other apparatus, in the wording published in the Official Journal in each language you choose.
What is in the files
- the single EU declaration of conformity for each product, in each language you choose;
- the technical documentation, point by point from Annex V of 2014/53/EU, or Annex II of 2014/30/EU and Annex III of 2014/35/EU;
- for radio equipment: the simplified EU declaration of conformity (Annex VII), which can go in the box with the address of the full one, and the information for the instructions and the packaging: frequency bands and maximum power, restrictions in any Member State, and the common charger;
- a read-me with what the kit leaves out.
Radio equipment: dates to know
- Common charger (Article 3(4) and Annex Ia): mobile phones, tablets, cameras, headphones, headsets, handheld consoles, portable speakers, e-readers, keyboards, mice, portable navigation systems and earbuds from 28 December 2024, laptops from 28 April 2026: a USB Type-C receptacle, the pictogram and the label.
- Cybersecurity (Article 3(3)(d), (e) and (f)): Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/30 applies them to radio equipment that connects to the internet, and to radio childcare products, toys and wearables that process personal data, from 1 August 2025. It is repealed with effect from 11 December 2027 (Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/339), when the Cyber Resilience Act applies in full.
What the kit does not do
It does not choose your harmonised standards, test the product or replace a notified body. Your answers decide which directives the declaration lists, and whatever you leave empty is marked TO COMPLETE. The kit never writes that a product complies. It does not cover the evidence for RoHS (the RoHS and REACH kit does), the Cyber Resilience Act, national spectrum rules, or the UK.
Nothing you type leaves your browser; the files are built on your device. Templates, not legal advice. The declarations quote the Official Journal; everything you type stays as you typed it and is not translated. The other files are in English.
Sources
- Directive 2014/53/EU (radio equipment), consolidated text of 30 May 2026: Articles 1, 3, 10, 17, 18 and Annexes Ia, V, VI and VII
- Directive 2014/30/EU (electromagnetic compatibility), consolidated text of 30 May 2026: Articles 2 and 15, Annexes II and IV
- Directive 2014/35/EU (low voltage), consolidated text of 30 May 2026: Articles 1 and 15, Annexes II, III and IV
- Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/30, consolidated text of 27 October 2023
- Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/339, repealing 2022/30 from 11 December 2027
- Directive (EU) 2022/2380 (common charger), Article 2
- The ‘Blue Guide’ on the implementation of EU product rules 2022, section 4.4 (single declaration)