“CE” Declaration of Conformity

Under European Union law, many machines and devices require CE marking and an EU Declaration of Conformity in order to be sold in the European Economic Area. The mark and the declaration are simply the manufacturer’s attestation that the machine complies with the applicable directives.

The CE Declaration of Conformity is usually included in the instruction manual, although it can also be a standalone document.

Under the Machinery Directive, this declaration—like the instruction manual—must be written in the official language of the country where the product is sold. As a result, technical translators frequently translate these declarations. I myself have translated hundreds of them.

The good news is that they are very easy to translate because the content is straightforward, and—above all—because the content is basically the same for all declarations. Please find an example below

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 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Supplier’s name: ………………………………………………………………….
Address: ……………………………………………………………………………………
Declarant identification (name, address, telephone/fax, ID document — VAT/National ID/Passport — and the extent of the manufacturer’s representation)

We hereby declare, under our sole responsibility, the conformity of the product:
Name of the apparatus, brand, model, manufacturer, country of manufacture, batch or serial number (where applicable), origin and number of units

to which this declaration refers, with the following standard(s) or other normative document(s):
Title and/or number and date of the standard(s) or other normative document(s)

in accordance with the provisions of Directive 99/05/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999, transposed into Spanish law by Royal Decree 1890/2000 of 20 November 2000. (1)

Place, date and signature.

(1) If the above Directive does not apply but Directives 73/23/EEC and 89/336/EEC, both amended by Directives 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC, the latter Directives and their national transpositions must be referenced.

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