Electrical industry: Community law on equipment subject to voltage limits (repeal. Directive 73/23/EEC). Codification

PURPOSE: codification of legislation.

LEGISLATIVE ACT: Directive 2006/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of the laws of Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (codified version).

CONTENT: the purpose of this Directive is to undertake a codification of Directive 73/23/EEC on the harmonisation of the laws of Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits. The new Directive will supersede the various acts incorporated in it. Their content is fully preserved and they are brought together with only such formal amendments as are required by the codification exercise itself.

ENTRY INTO FORCE : 16/01/2007.