# Low Voltage Directive — Certification marks and hazardous-area classifications: cross-market equivalences

For Low Voltage Directive, market / system is EU; applies to is mains-powered above 50V AC or 75V DC; governing standard / law is 2014/35/EU, verified against its source on 2026-08-11.

- **Designation:** Low Voltage Directive _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Market / system:** EU _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Applies to:** mains-powered above 50V AC or 75V DC _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Governing standard / law:** 2014/35/EU _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> If your device is mains-powered above 50V AC or 75V DC, the Low Voltage Directive (2014/35/EU) also applies

## Source

- https://blog.promise.legal/fcc-certification-ce-marking-connected-devices-hardware-startups/

Last verified: 2026-08-11. Review by: 2027-08-11.
Part of [Certification marks and hazardous-area classifications: cross-market equivalences](https://referencesource.org/certification-standards-equivalence/).