NEW LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK

With a view to modernizing and strengthening the single market for goods and improving the conditions for placing a wide range of products on the European Union market, the New Legislative Framework (NLF) was adopted in July 2008.

The NLF includes a package of measures aimed at improving market surveillance and developing conformity assessment by clarifying the rules for accreditation and the requirements for notifying conformity assessment bodies.

In addition, it clarifies the meaning of the CE marking and increases its credibility. Finally, it establishes a common legal framework for use in future legislation by defining terms commonly used in product legislation and procedures to enable future sectoral legislation to become more consistent and easier to implement.
The NLF, through the repeal/revision of some of its original constituents, consists of 3 documents:

Since 1 December 2018, the references of harmonised standards have been published through Commission implementing decisions and have therefore been removed from the Official Journal of the European Union. You can access the summary list of all the titles and references of harmonised standards under the new legal framework and find out more here.

The Commission’s main objective is to align product harmonization legislation with the reference provisions of Decision 768/2008/EC. The regulations and directives that have been drawn up on the basis of these reference provisions can be consulted here.

The IPQ is involved in a wide range of this harmonised legislation, either as the Competent Authority or the Notifying Authority, or both.

  • Directive 2014/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of simple pressure vessels;
  • Directive 2014/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of non-automatic weighing instruments;
  • Directive 2014/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of measuring instruments;
  • Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits;
  • Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pressure equipment;
  • Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of March 9, 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC;
  • Regulation (EU) 2016/426 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on appliances burning gaseous fuels and repealing Directive 2009/142/EC.

  • Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 18, 2009 on the safety of toys;
  • Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing Council Directive 89/106/EEC;
  • Directive 2013/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pyrotechnic articles;
  • Directive 2013/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of November 20, 2013 on recreational craft and personal watercraft and repealing Directive 94/25/EC;
  • Directive 2014/28/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market and supervision of explosives for civil uses;
  • Directive 2014/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility;
  • Directive 2014/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to elevators and safety components for elevators;
  • Directive 2014/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres;
  • Directive 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment and repealing Directive 1999/5/EC;
  • Directive 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of July 23, 2014 on marine equipment and repealing Council Directive 96/98/EC;
  • Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union;
  • Regulation (EU) 2016/424 of the European Parliament and of the Council of March 9, 2016 on cableway installations.