Ordinance on electrical equipment
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | First regulation of the Product Safety Act |
| Short title: | Ordinance on electrical equipment |
| Previous title: | First ordinance on the Equipment and Product Safety Act |
| Abbreviation: | 1. ProdSV |
| Type: | Federal Ordinance |
| Scope: | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Issued on the basis of: | § 8 ProdSG |
| Legal matter: | Special administrative law , hazard prevention law |
| References : | 8053-4-1 |
| Original version from: | June 11, 1979 ( BGBl. I p. 629 ) |
| Entry into force on: | January 1, 1980 |
| Last revision from: | March 17, 2016 ( BGBl. I p. 502 ) |
| Entry into force of the new version on: |
April 20, 2016 |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version. | |
The Ordinance on Electrical Equipment contains the provisions applicable in Germany on the quality of electrical devices.
With this regulation, the European Low Voltage Directive is implemented in German law .
The ordinance applies to " equipment for use at a nominal voltage between 50 and 1,000 V for alternating current and between 75 and 1,500 V for direct current, insofar as it is technical work equipment or ready-to-use objects or parts of them."
It doesn't apply to
- electrical equipment for use in an explosive atmosphere,
- electro-radiological and electro-medical equipment,
- electrical parts of passenger and freight elevators,
- Electricity meter,
- Household plugs and sockets,
- Devices for the power supply of electric pasture fences,
- electrical equipment under the aspect of radio interference suppression,
- special electrical equipment which is intended for use on ships, in aircraft or in railways and which complies with the safety regulations of international institutions to which the member states belong,
- Customized and application-specific test modules that are used by experts exclusively in research and development facilities for research and development purposes.
According to Section 3 of this ordinance, new electrical equipment may only be placed on the market if
- they are manufactured in accordance with the state of the art in safety technology in the European Community,
- when properly installed and maintained and when used as intended, they do not endanger the health and safety of people, pets, farm animals or goods.
Manufacturers and importers are obliged to affix a CE mark to their products, to issue an EU declaration of conformity and to keep certain technical documents ready.
