Directive 94/ 9/ ec of the european parliament and the council of 23 march 1994 on the approximation of the laws of the member states concerning equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres oj l 100, 19. the atex directive / 34/ eu covers equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres. direttiva 94/ 9/ ce del parlamento europeo e del consiglio, del 23 marzo 1994, concernente il ravvicinamento delle legislazioni degli stati membri relative agli apparecchi e sistemi di protezione destinati a essere utilizzati in atmosfera potenzialmente esplosiva oj l 100, 19. it is aligned with the new legislative framework policy. ec declaration of conformity = atex declaration of conformity = doc single market new approach atex directive and the ec declaration of conformity ( doc) the 94/ 9/ ec directive is a directive of the new approach: it requires the ce mark and the ec declaration of conformity ( doc). 2 according to the agreement related to the european economic area ( eea) ( council and commission decision 94/ 1/ ec of 13 december 1993 ( oj l 1, 3. the new atex directive / 34/ eu1 is the result of the alignment of the previous atex directive 94/ 9/ ec to the " new legislative framework" ( nlf) 2, in particular to decision no 768/ / ec3, as well as to pdf the provisions of the treaty on the functioning of the european union ( tfeu) after the treaty of lisbon. the atex directive 94/ 9/ ec “ new approach” directive published on 19 april 1994 ( oj l 100) corrected on 26 january ( oj l 21) and ( oj l direttiva 304) in force as from 1 july amended on 31 october ( oj l 284) the atex directive 94/ 9/ ec implementation and operation guidance documents:. 1) the territories of liechtenstein, iceland and norway have to be considered, for the implementation of directive 94/ 9/ ec, in the same direttiva atex 94 9 ce pdf right as of the eu territory. the directive defines the essential health and pdf safety requirements and conformity assessment procedures, to be applied before products are placed on the eu market. directive 94/ 9/ ec. the doc, accompanies the product during its placing on the market. 1– 29 ( es, da, de, el, en, fr, it, nl, pt).