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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]
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COMMISSION OPINION
9 h+ }5 K2 ?% T' f: ?' W$ o dof 30 March 2000
4 d6 b* ~3 m) s, O1 [1 o2 Z4 g# L8 ~within the framework of Council Directive 73/23/EEC relating to electrical equipment designed for
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% w4 }( `2 H& M, X R W. U+ }(Text with EEA relevance)
5 C) }- T( q1 Q" B% ^This opinion is based on Article 9 of Council Directive: m1 f) {3 |, |& D/ f
73/23/EEC of 19 February 1973 relating to electrical( R# t/ A. ?/ B. e8 m3 v
equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (1). It* x3 P6 x: G% |2 P* `; e) h- {, I
refers to the application of Article 5 of that Directive. Q4 t: d: r3 v, G8 {% z9 |1 P
In accordance with Article 5 of Directive 73/23/EEC, references" b+ b3 `3 t% r# m6 c; s/ R5 ]2 }
to harmonised standards EN 60335-1 and EN 60335-2-9 were1 E& G; B4 {- F2 J: ^3 D
published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (2).
! y5 S0 u+ L, L/ u' \Those standards, adopted by the European Standards Body
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# x# }+ t( x# X9 C% l( X— EN 60335-1 Safety of household and similar appliances3 `) h" S- o! U: p8 l4 P
— Part 1: General requirements.
' z0 T, Q9 M& T" o, e— EN 60335-2-9 Safety of household and similar appliances
u3 B9 @3 k0 j( J— Part 2: Particular requirements for
' t2 ?" b- _7 t B" ztoasters, grills, roasters and similar
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In the context of an application of the safeguard clause; M/ T% ~) i1 J0 y% x7 W9 w
procedure in accordance with Article 9 of the Low Voltage% |$ b* X, }4 `* P" b
Directive, a shortcoming in the harmonised standard# z* x+ S6 V/ d# o Y
EN 60335-2-9, applied in conjunction with EN 60335-1, was+ P0 t$ }3 T; u6 k+ e
brought to the attention of the Commission.2 z8 C* n/ a9 r2 `7 d
This refers to the risk of high non-working surface( q/ [' e) w$ i, W) U# }
temperatures of apparatus covered by EN 60335-2-9. This* x8 R- [# H f
standard, in its current version, does not address the risk in# O/ a: |6 U, O2 h$ G" d
relation to non-working surface temperatures. The safety2 P0 Z* ]: @) L$ h1 p8 y6 g
objectives, as laid down in Annex I, Section 1(d) and 2(b) to
+ f1 g: K- P' C, C5 l7 Q. `0 ]Directive 73/23/EEC require electrical equipment to be
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against hazards in relation to surface temperatures is assured.
* h$ {5 a$ w" ~. x5 H/ q1 F! RDue to the absence of adequate specifications in relation to
! o6 A7 o: F1 t+ P1 Q' @non-working surface temperatures, EN 60335-2-9 cannot
+ B) M6 u, V5 Itherefore necessarily guarantee full compliance with the Low& q& X- ]! U% Q, W Z
Voltage Directive. In relation to the hazards in connection with5 I, v( z, l U
non-working surface temperatures, EN 60335-2-9 (clause 11)2 C' A; ]! \3 ` ^) v
and EN 60335-1 (clause 11), as listed in the abovementioned
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are therefore not regarded as giving a presumption of
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These conclusions as detailed were supported by the representatives9 ]8 b! n. _( D4 y9 [# q5 c
of national administrations at the meeting of the Low
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The European Standards body Cenelec has been requested by
" G/ K1 x+ m" i! Z z, C8 R0 Sthe Commission to ensure that the abovementioned hazard is0 s2 [ k, |, B4 n+ P8 D
adequately addressed in a revised version of this standard. A
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In the absence of a revised harmonised standard, manufacturers,
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equipment with the Low Voltage Directive, must therefore
$ v* i: t5 l' U, P7 aaddress the risk of non-working surface temperatures. This! p9 o) a: [$ P
may require a risk analysis and assessment in order to ensure4 k: t! `- P# M1 J
that equipent is designed and manufactured in such a way as to
( \' y G: F: J) i$ j/ J7 t% Mreduce as much as is reasonably possible the risk in relation to
. |, E+ l9 R( U: y( O8 r8 r: Rnon-working appropriate surface temperatures. |
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