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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]
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COMMISSION OPINION# b# L z u0 O6 J% L- W. d
of 30 March 2000 L @# a2 U' Z9 A8 o$ \
within the framework of Council Directive 73/23/EEC relating to electrical equipment designed for3 @$ G" V! @9 n. N
use within certain voltage limits
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(Text with EEA relevance)& c8 L+ b7 Z3 c" i- S& Z- q- u' \
This opinion is based on Article 9 of Council Directive( @9 ]4 s; O1 y- {; \1 ]
73/23/EEC of 19 February 1973 relating to electrical
! |8 E+ c4 u4 Y4 \3 I' A9 M sequipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (1). It
5 b( x, m& W1 b" V, v) c# K) ~refers to the application of Article 5 of that Directive.3 h9 S ?. L$ S; x, R' M1 w3 _
In accordance with Article 5 of Directive 73/23/EEC, references
0 B# u) G1 |2 _" `+ oto harmonised standards EN 60335-1 and EN 60335-2-9 were
: T) A( a7 _( R. g2 Xpublished in the Official Journal of the European Communities (2).
+ ], K) \: J6 A( R( Q2 IThose standards, adopted by the European Standards Body1 z" q8 _7 _# }, X4 {4 F
Cenelec, are entitled as follows:
9 j, i. r" l# K4 }— EN 60335-1 Safety of household and similar appliances( b" w( K5 J, b! v
— Part 1: General requirements.( B" H# E" v/ ~0 n* |& f& ?* i: E
— EN 60335-2-9 Safety of household and similar appliances% q* d! L6 z0 f0 e
— Part 2: Particular requirements for
3 e/ n1 t: [+ @9 s3 _5 mtoasters, grills, roasters and similar
# P- q& f2 |+ _- w ]" Uappliances.
( z) S1 ?1 C$ y- C( ]In the context of an application of the safeguard clause% E& y. q0 l0 e2 O, K6 W
procedure in accordance with Article 9 of the Low Voltage
, g1 _6 s2 b* ]6 F dDirective, a shortcoming in the harmonised standard
7 }( ?+ P# o, v& |# hEN 60335-2-9, applied in conjunction with EN 60335-1, was% C5 @2 U. E4 B; U3 o
brought to the attention of the Commission.% K. n+ u$ |! a; o
This refers to the risk of high non-working surface- e+ l2 c: D) {- w
temperatures of apparatus covered by EN 60335-2-9. This
# s% j# b5 x' X5 C5 \* f$ S. Wstandard, in its current version, does not address the risk in, @2 X8 w x+ @ x/ z' L; K; K
relation to non-working surface temperatures. The safety# G/ L2 ~3 O7 v3 j. j, o) {
objectives, as laid down in Annex I, Section 1(d) and 2(b) to
9 W6 q( j6 d2 e& K; q* \3 W7 VDirective 73/23/EEC require electrical equipment to be
7 Z- v) H3 L+ o* sdesigned and manufactured so as to ensure that protection \# c2 v! E6 c. f- i
against hazards in relation to surface temperatures is assured./ `" G6 J0 T! z. v# V _" f
Due to the absence of adequate specifications in relation to
: x" q. ^0 S' J3 L: L6 ^non-working surface temperatures, EN 60335-2-9 cannot
# i% A. f* H. K3 D3 @( Otherefore necessarily guarantee full compliance with the Low) `8 L3 Y4 N8 E4 o8 ~/ H
Voltage Directive. In relation to the hazards in connection with! O: j+ o: q8 A4 u# t
non-working surface temperatures, EN 60335-2-9 (clause 11)
7 }% G! s3 u' \5 S v3 m7 ]: L4 {and EN 60335-1 (clause 11), as listed in the abovementioned4 e1 g) J. P* R) y* K
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities,
# ]3 Y- N- T- m+ D4 `. qare therefore not regarded as giving a presumption of
' o! s! T8 i" \; [$ d; [7 dconformity with the stated safety objectives.
+ x- x1 |% X. y" [" k) LThese conclusions as detailed were supported by the representatives
2 r& `0 \0 Z3 c' n. {; d. kof national administrations at the meeting of the Low# i# G2 X4 ^7 O: W& ^/ s/ A# y! v
Voltage Working Party of 17 and 18 June, 1999.
/ V& D: \& j; @The European Standards body Cenelec has been requested by
5 ^& V( I6 s8 j; A2 E% _the Commission to ensure that the abovementioned hazard is
: \$ [* }8 U, m% hadequately addressed in a revised version of this standard. A
! @: l& V" ~# ?revision of EN 60335-2-9 is currently under way. z5 t7 Z4 _$ T
In the absence of a revised harmonised standard, manufacturers,' R% P+ Q% X6 e1 t ~- L, Y
when establishing compliance of relevant electrical8 Y2 ^ y! c6 P; A% z8 T
equipment with the Low Voltage Directive, must therefore
1 S: g& H& P; f% |$ K- `4 Aaddress the risk of non-working surface temperatures. This
3 C) _2 j+ h+ B# `8 T5 ]may require a risk analysis and assessment in order to ensure0 R1 ~8 G( q! W- s- j# s
that equipent is designed and manufactured in such a way as to
/ Z6 ?6 }8 A: W: E2 Sreduce as much as is reasonably possible the risk in relation to
E$ c2 U# E$ s$ L9 Rnon-working appropriate surface temperatures. |
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