{"id":10650,"date":"2025-05-27T15:43:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T14:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/pages\/article\/declaration-of-conformity-doc-uses-with-ce-markings\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T15:45:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T14:45:38","slug":"declaration-of-conformity-doc-uses-with-ce-markings","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/article\/declaration-of-conformity-doc-uses-with-ce-markings\/","title":{"rendered":"Declaration of Conformity (DoC) uses with CE markings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-714 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/shutterstock_200450732-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Declaration of Conformity\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/article\/declaration-of-conformity\/\">Declaration of Conformity<\/a> (DoC) is a formal written statement by the manufacturer or their authorised representative, stating that the product meets all relevant product supply Directives (occasionally there may be several DoCs, one for each <a href=\"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/article\/chip-regulations\/\">Directive<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The definition of a declaration of conformity is according to the HSE is <em>&#8220;a formal declaration by a manufacturer, or the manufacturer&#8217;s representative, that the product to which it applies meets all relevant requirements of all\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/article\/enforcement-of-health-and-safety-regulations\/\">product safety<\/a> directives\u00a0applicable to that product.\u00a0 It is a sign that a product has been designed and constructed for compliance with relevant\u00a0essential requirements, and has been through the appropriate\u00a0conformity assessment\u00a0processes.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The HSE state:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Most new products must be supplied to end users with a certificate called a Declaration of Conformity which must relate to the particular product placed on the market. 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