Consumer products
Directive 2001/95/EC on general product safety (see this Guidance)
Directive 2011/83/EU on consumer rights
Devices put into service on distance by internet or other electronic services
Directive 2000/31/EC on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market
Devices using energy
Legislation on energy efficiency and energy labelling, see this Overview
Devices which are machinery
Annex I to Directive 2006/42/EC on machinery is applicable via references from Medical Devices Regulation and Medical Devices Directive. The fulfilment of the requirements of this Annex I is examined in the medical devices conformity assessment procedure; other parts of the Machinery Directive do not apply.
Devices which are also measuring and weighing instruments
Directive 2014/32/EU on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of measuring instruments
Devices referring to measurement units
Directive 80/181/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to units of measurement
Devices problematic under aspects of occupational safety
Various directives could apply. See OSHA-page for overview; and in particular the following:
Devices emitting electromagnetic fields
Directive 2013/35/EU on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields)
Radio emitting devices
Directive 2014/53/EU on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment
Low voltage devices covered by Annex XVI of the Regulation on Medical Devices (as from the entry into application of respective Common Specifications); but not devices with a medical purpose
Directive 2014/35/EU on the harmonisation 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
For EU law on waste and in particular electronic and electric waste, see here; see also the navigation bar on the left of the page, linking to further legislation on waste.
Electric / electronic devices with hazardous substances
Directive 2011/65/EU on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment
Devices using particular chemicals
REACH (see also further links on this site)
Classification, labelling, packaging of chemicals (see also further links on this site)
Devices using radioactive substances
Directive 2013/59/Euratom laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation
Legislation on human medicines (applicable via reference from Medical Devices Regulation and Medical Devices Directive)
Overview
Legislation on human tissues (applicable via reference from Medical Devices Regulation and Medical Devices Directive)
Overview
