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[url=http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2000:104:0008:0008:EN DF]2000/C 104/07[/url] 7 t7 Z% E& A- ^& x/ i
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COMMISSION OPINION
" r1 N2 \' S) m u* Q0 O( yof 30 March 2000 w% p$ T: O7 p# h* E X$ s
within the framework of Council Directive 73/23/EEC relating to electrical equipment designed for0 Q, K: y0 e+ U% r/ ?; ~* B
use within certain voltage limits
) |6 _- M3 O6 ]# g" C& Q(2000/C 104/07)
* K$ O$ c' L, C- X* T(Text with EEA relevance)( R8 v$ y& l+ y: [0 k
This opinion is based on Article 9 of Council Directive5 F( s+ Q* c- n# s( `9 _ l2 C) B
73/23/EEC of 19 February 1973 relating to electrical! @1 y0 v/ k! C# Q. i. M9 z5 L) b1 [
equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (1). It
& @( n0 i) H) e8 q# N& Crefers to the application of Article 5 of that Directive.
% U( ]" h2 p' o* E: PIn accordance with Article 5 of Directive 73/23/EEC, references1 x& }9 _# t8 x; e
to harmonised standards EN 60335-1 and EN 60335-2-9 were5 ]: a1 A# M% [4 ?. L1 I6 |! R8 c
published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (2).$ U q$ e. \ E9 `
Those standards, adopted by the European Standards Body
; y3 R: }) {) P! }- S" U" lCenelec, are entitled as follows:
4 K$ F. D8 v$ M— EN 60335-1 Safety of household and similar appliances: R" c- Q2 x& y, u9 m9 t; z
— Part 1: General requirements.
$ ? I. G; n3 M( N— EN 60335-2-9 Safety of household and similar appliances
( w' @. h% l2 l3 h& E% L+ R" @5 {— Part 2: Particular requirements for3 v, Y5 a- G. j' v) ]2 h. ]
toasters, grills, roasters and similar
/ d% {& @( C& D6 @( T0 S# Rappliances.4 A6 s6 r) ?2 ~4 r
In the context of an application of the safeguard clause
# @2 g. f# e0 p' ] O5 D mprocedure in accordance with Article 9 of the Low Voltage
8 q# q/ l: l! j5 D) YDirective, a shortcoming in the harmonised standard) u3 N9 ~5 y; W; @! I& y' o, }
EN 60335-2-9, applied in conjunction with EN 60335-1, was
8 H; g9 k4 e# p6 K( h8 p' ^brought to the attention of the Commission.
! R. N4 I; K1 u& {% Q! z/ W! DThis refers to the risk of high non-working surface5 s4 w' j( }3 w# M3 b4 }4 L
temperatures of apparatus covered by EN 60335-2-9. This
$ T9 L, N9 n4 a sstandard, in its current version, does not address the risk in7 `9 @, ?& Z* N, Q% C6 `& R
relation to non-working surface temperatures. The safety
' o' N D2 x1 t: k, zobjectives, as laid down in Annex I, Section 1(d) and 2(b) to
+ f7 {$ ^( m0 m7 n: BDirective 73/23/EEC require electrical equipment to be
5 k5 B. f* k* R4 E- Bdesigned and manufactured so as to ensure that protection' Q. }. ?; n- ^& k' }) b
against hazards in relation to surface temperatures is assured.
5 j! a' ^. M, h" g4 g7 @Due to the absence of adequate specifications in relation to
b/ h1 q7 o" Z7 q- h+ Lnon-working surface temperatures, EN 60335-2-9 cannot
" S9 K8 Z' D- m8 c: J0 Xtherefore necessarily guarantee full compliance with the Low
) I; I9 y% Q! V8 a+ `9 u R4 K0 A, s" ~Voltage Directive. In relation to the hazards in connection with- V6 ~* l! b: ~" U' B" X; `+ }+ W
non-working surface temperatures, EN 60335-2-9 (clause 11)
0 Q1 K" N- {% ?( s) @and EN 60335-1 (clause 11), as listed in the abovementioned
, @2 J* m& ~3 P9 }0 opublication in the Official Journal of the European Communities,3 X# \0 r# r& y: a7 u* Y
are therefore not regarded as giving a presumption of9 r6 O- x5 l" H6 e) o9 V6 Z0 Y7 y
conformity with the stated safety objectives.0 c. ?) Y) H8 [, }
These conclusions as detailed were supported by the representatives
) Q8 X( j; W" P3 d5 {of national administrations at the meeting of the Low0 w/ U" a: B! w" ?' ?
Voltage Working Party of 17 and 18 June, 1999.
# {+ O4 z: V+ j% f' L7 iThe European Standards body Cenelec has been requested by
$ E4 b- x6 o( a0 F: ~2 W0 ^the Commission to ensure that the abovementioned hazard is
- V. h A. \ P5 N9 Y, ^adequately addressed in a revised version of this standard. A& @# b) p# t5 f. b; g9 H8 Z& L# Z
revision of EN 60335-2-9 is currently under way.
# N ^- m; k3 c3 I' s2 aIn the absence of a revised harmonised standard, manufacturers,' X! T: W# c5 \1 t
when establishing compliance of relevant electrical1 k K/ I" p; _
equipment with the Low Voltage Directive, must therefore
# L" X. O0 Z, h. U5 v& Waddress the risk of non-working surface temperatures. This
1 h1 M0 ?* M# Z& A/ j$ _0 k( a3 ^may require a risk analysis and assessment in order to ensure# h+ L! ?6 K1 m: m# @" a" s, l
that equipent is designed and manufactured in such a way as to
2 E) W1 {0 n- t* ~reduce as much as is reasonably possible the risk in relation to% a2 m2 K! Z* V; c; d9 M
non-working appropriate surface temperatures. |
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