# Directive 2014/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (recast) (Text with EEA relevance), Division 1.0.5: Marking

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

All equipment and protective systems must be marked legibly and indelibly with the following minimum particulars:
name, registered trade name or registered trade mark, and address of the manufacturer,
CE marking (see Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 765/2008),
designation of series or type,
batch or serial number, if any,
year of construction,
the specific marking of explosion protection followed by the symbol of the equipment-group and category,
for equipment-group II, the letter ‘G’ (concerning explosive atmospheres caused by gases, vapours or mists),
and/or
the letter ‘D’ (concerning explosive atmospheres caused by dust).
Furthermore, where necessary, they must also be marked with all information essential to their safe use.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2014/34/annex/II/division/1/division/1.0/division/1.0.5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2014-34/annex-II/division-1/division-1.0/division-1.0.5
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