§32 適合宣言書の翻訳

Article 15.2 requires the declaration of conformity to be translated. When a market surveillance authority requests a copy, it should be made available in the language required by the Member State on whose territory the electrical equipment is placed or made available. The Union harmonisation legislation does not specify which economic operator is required to fulfil this obligation.

The LVD requires the manufacturer, importer and, where mandated, the authorised representative to keep a copy of the declaration of conformity. It may be worth, for practical reasons, in case of imported electrical equipment, for the manufacturer and the importer to consider and have contractual arrangements in place as to who provides the translation required in the Member State concerned. It is recommended that any translation should be of sufficient quality to be acceptable to a Member State authority. However, if the time is of essence, the officially translated template in Annex IV in all EU languages, as part of the whole LVD translated text in the OJEU, can provide the necessary basis for the mandatory information to be supplied to the Member State concerned.

If a translation of the EU declaration of conformity is not signed by the manufacturer, a copy of the original EU declaration of conformity signed by the manufacturer must be provided together with the translated version.

See also chapter 4.4 "EU Declaration of conformity" in “The 'Blue Guide' on the implementation of EU product rules”.