DWD Conformity assessment and Notified Bodies
DWD Conformity assessment and Notified Bodies
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Pre-products
Under the Drinking Water Directive (DWD) 2020/2184 and Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/368, the EU has implemented a conformity assessment system purely about the final prod...
Risk based approach = risk groups and CF
The new EU framework for materials in contact with drinking water, created under the Drinking Water Directive (EU) 2020/2184 and its implementing acts, introduces a risk-based ...
What is conformity assessment and the NLF
What is conformity assessment and the NLF Under the Drinking Water Directive (DWD), all products and materials in contact with drinking water must undergo a conformity assessm...
Declaration of conformity and DWD Compliance mark
With the adoption of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/371, the Drinking Water Directive (2020/2184) introduces a new European mark for products and materials in contac...
Certificate(s). Yes, there is more than 1
When placing products in contact with drinking water on the EU market, manufacturers will encounter different types of certificates issued by conformity assessment bodies. Thes...
Module B and Module C/D - the way to get a certificate
The new European system for materials and products in contact with drinking water, set out under Directive (EU) 2020/2184 and its delegated regulations, relies on the New Legis...
Technical documentation
Under the Drinking Water Directive (DWD) and its implementing regulations, every manufacturer placing a product on the EU market must prepare and maintain Technical Documentati...
Importer, manufacturer, distributor, huh?
When we talk about CE marking, the New Legislative Framework (NLF) is very clear: every product placed on the EU market has someone legally responsible for ensuring it complies...
EU Blue Guide
The DWD is based on the New Legislative Framework, and whilst CE Marking is not used many rules from this framework continue to be applicable. For that reason it is also very u...
When Do I Need to Inform the Notified Body of Changes?
One of the questions that comes up often under the Drinking Water Directive is: “When do I actually need to call my Notified Body if I make a change?” Manufacturers don’t want ...
Expiry date
Generally a Module B certificate should not expire as its related to the technical design of a product. However in case of DWD regulators have imposed a regulatory expiry dat...