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[url=http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2000:104:0008:0008:ENDF]2000/C 104/07[/url] , l$ Q- x/ Z% h# v. m
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COMMISSION OPINION4 o$ o% k. K6 X5 \; [2 w
of 30 March 2000
& t1 u G6 f0 z* {9 w% ^within the framework of Council Directive 73/23/EEC relating to electrical equipment designed for- h6 T, V3 k5 x7 v, q5 N, V/ t
use within certain voltage limits
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(Text with EEA relevance)7 w+ m! z4 b) L* c9 u( r
This opinion is based on Article 9 of Council Directive0 w2 F: K! B: _& P0 E
73/23/EEC of 19 February 1973 relating to electrical1 @& h0 |- r5 N
equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (1). It" H2 l; k* a" Z9 {. l& h
refers to the application of Article 5 of that Directive.
; I# b& @3 Y+ M, s1 T& GIn accordance with Article 5 of Directive 73/23/EEC, references" b0 {9 P8 Z+ R; k$ U: H
to harmonised standards EN 60335-1 and EN 60335-2-9 were+ A1 _. x! L2 w- P; A) c
published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (2).
; P S) A6 A& C) `8 j2 ^! N1 r) F1 ~/ z% YThose standards, adopted by the European Standards Body) |: H( G. y! q
Cenelec, are entitled as follows:
* d& S% \2 O+ e; J. `— EN 60335-1 Safety of household and similar appliances
$ k5 w. R2 h) o— Part 1: General requirements.+ l5 N5 ^7 w. J
— EN 60335-2-9 Safety of household and similar appliances9 |/ \0 B. M7 a3 s8 ]( x
— Part 2: Particular requirements for
& N" j7 S j5 E- m L1 r# Btoasters, grills, roasters and similar/ E" I0 n. @+ O, G4 t. r9 p
appliances.
9 n H6 a. H3 P3 A t. r2 L# UIn the context of an application of the safeguard clause
5 ?; {) O4 v! p0 }! q6 C* G0 Yprocedure in accordance with Article 9 of the Low Voltage
0 G1 C& W8 W, V$ M v6 T7 o% rDirective, a shortcoming in the harmonised standard' g# h% R7 W: @5 ]' X# r
EN 60335-2-9, applied in conjunction with EN 60335-1, was, r* V- b/ a! f
brought to the attention of the Commission.
4 }# U. v6 H; M* e" t4 TThis refers to the risk of high non-working surface
: k k$ o6 w7 Utemperatures of apparatus covered by EN 60335-2-9. This$ q6 G# g- {8 }
standard, in its current version, does not address the risk in$ m; \- E. L$ @) b! E" [ T6 s
relation to non-working surface temperatures. The safety
0 b% W5 g2 n) D, O" |: Nobjectives, as laid down in Annex I, Section 1(d) and 2(b) to. r- _, n' _2 n: Z. \
Directive 73/23/EEC require electrical equipment to be
' U( |5 q8 M- }5 e7 ]designed and manufactured so as to ensure that protection
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Due to the absence of adequate specifications in relation to* c% b4 ]) \6 k& d
non-working surface temperatures, EN 60335-2-9 cannot
: l6 m2 m) h$ z4 o0 ctherefore necessarily guarantee full compliance with the Low
! T* y* d2 m. n& f9 @' \Voltage Directive. In relation to the hazards in connection with
0 ]& E* N7 R6 Unon-working surface temperatures, EN 60335-2-9 (clause 11)
' H% k( W2 u* m! A. u0 l; q* F% Gand EN 60335-1 (clause 11), as listed in the abovementioned! p- E. U9 i6 {+ y/ y
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities, U8 ~2 i8 V( n' {$ J( P1 C
are therefore not regarded as giving a presumption of. m5 W2 W$ P, p" F% \
conformity with the stated safety objectives.( ~0 r, L6 c0 Z6 d# c9 b2 W
These conclusions as detailed were supported by the representatives
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Voltage Working Party of 17 and 18 June, 1999.
; V) T# \( a& F2 C2 B) EThe European Standards body Cenelec has been requested by
. p6 I) W* S# A1 S, \. xthe Commission to ensure that the abovementioned hazard is* t! I4 m4 J& m2 k# Y% e
adequately addressed in a revised version of this standard. A2 j! w0 l! m' F+ M4 O+ _4 ~
revision of EN 60335-2-9 is currently under way.. {3 k1 t3 f, a; I5 N* d9 q& |9 g' P1 }) z
In the absence of a revised harmonised standard, manufacturers,
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equipment with the Low Voltage Directive, must therefore
% B; M9 g1 L# Aaddress the risk of non-working surface temperatures. This* a' K( k" w. R( ?! C, c; k8 n
may require a risk analysis and assessment in order to ensure
# ~9 p- u9 c5 ]8 wthat equipent is designed and manufactured in such a way as to' q' W5 K( V* K1 j
reduce as much as is reasonably possible the risk in relation to
+ K9 F. w) z: C& D( P! q2 O" dnon-working appropriate surface temperatures. |
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