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More+Electric and Electronic Products-Low Voltage Directive (LVD)
ElectricandElectronicProductsLowVoltageDirective(LVD)TheLowVoltageDirectiveregulateselectricalandelectronicequipmentdesignedforusewithavoltageratingofbetween50and1,000Voltsforalternatingcurrentandbetween75and1,500Voltsfordirectcurrent.Thedirectiverequiresthatproductsunderitsscopemustbesafeforusersundergeneralcircumstancesandproperuse.TheLVDisaself-assesseddirectiveand,assuch,doesn’trequiretheinvolvementofaNotifiedBody.ProductExamplesHerewelistsomeexamplesofproductsundertheLowVoltageDirective(LVD):ACadaptersLEDlightingElectricalcoffeemachinesKitchenmixersHairdryersAnnexIIoftheDirectiveincludesalistofexemptedproducts,suchashouseholdplugsandsocketsoutlets.LearnMorea.LowVoltageDirectiveforEUForImportersb.ListofProductsCoveredbytheLowVoltageDirectivec.OfficialTextoftheDirective