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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] # e" a' `. q& Z/ Z& b/ Z' f
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COMMISSION OPINION- e% h8 i6 d+ ?( b& J4 Z2 J8 C
of 30 March 20004 w- m! |4 _6 ^
within the framework of Council Directive 73/23/EEC relating to electrical equipment designed for% }& m2 O6 N2 |# H: f4 _
use within certain voltage limits" q* L! I% @) q: D
(2000/C 104/07)
6 F5 W& E0 `/ |$ P$ M(Text with EEA relevance)
3 ~3 g" u1 ]/ `" l/ Z5 u$ Q8 X. BThis opinion is based on Article 9 of Council Directive
* L. Z4 U% A9 w3 C+ H/ ^73/23/EEC of 19 February 1973 relating to electrical' X# e9 h8 q [" p
equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (1). It
# K* X5 K- g0 w% y) nrefers to the application of Article 5 of that Directive.
) m* G' D, ~8 ~5 r4 ~5 _1 _In accordance with Article 5 of Directive 73/23/EEC, references4 ?" u6 [! l9 _, F8 _
to harmonised standards EN 60335-1 and EN 60335-2-9 were1 t0 U7 |! E$ V5 o# B9 X' x
published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (2).
% m" h% T# @/ g6 n1 |+ N/ hThose standards, adopted by the European Standards Body! Q+ O5 f, |( w3 K3 \; W
Cenelec, are entitled as follows:' K) W" L; G8 `$ D* d$ V7 c# r& k
— EN 60335-1 Safety of household and similar appliances
$ f `" }. P: c2 S+ d. _. J— Part 1: General requirements.+ a9 w4 p# L0 k
— EN 60335-2-9 Safety of household and similar appliances
" I4 G; }0 ~ ?! }9 {2 |- X) w— Part 2: Particular requirements for; _3 k: v& y. J' L* @/ D! l
toasters, grills, roasters and similar c9 c2 i! {. M
appliances.
* U6 Q* g5 h: g0 _2 zIn the context of an application of the safeguard clause
7 Y% o0 h1 U4 \8 tprocedure in accordance with Article 9 of the Low Voltage
2 D1 z% z9 L! N8 J# c D) gDirective, a shortcoming in the harmonised standard
3 v: V! q$ d H: |& NEN 60335-2-9, applied in conjunction with EN 60335-1, was
; b( v1 }) W% r5 l) P4 Nbrought to the attention of the Commission.9 u i8 i' K$ b! E6 C
This refers to the risk of high non-working surface4 `( N3 v) e6 x! t
temperatures of apparatus covered by EN 60335-2-9. This) {6 V" M# u5 k+ j6 J
standard, in its current version, does not address the risk in: b, I" a% ]% x$ E4 n
relation to non-working surface temperatures. The safety* a! V, u7 P6 b% X5 V+ `, ~$ ^* J3 @
objectives, as laid down in Annex I, Section 1(d) and 2(b) to: {: r! e2 Q$ E B
Directive 73/23/EEC require electrical equipment to be
7 \6 W: `6 o9 @+ [designed and manufactured so as to ensure that protection
/ k2 }6 g( G' `6 y" @5 eagainst hazards in relation to surface temperatures is assured.
! R8 |2 F8 d2 N- z$ zDue to the absence of adequate specifications in relation to: W' m, m8 A; K9 w
non-working surface temperatures, EN 60335-2-9 cannot9 Z! Q; S1 D+ O# A2 r/ ~
therefore necessarily guarantee full compliance with the Low
' }2 D2 p: `# `% _Voltage Directive. In relation to the hazards in connection with
& I, ~+ @% J3 T( @. `# w, Xnon-working surface temperatures, EN 60335-2-9 (clause 11)8 u. ~8 `' g+ [
and EN 60335-1 (clause 11), as listed in the abovementioned
, ~# Y* A1 C% u7 _. }6 ]8 J; i+ Fpublication in the Official Journal of the European Communities,
0 s: K5 O) l0 Z4 s3 J' K- Jare therefore not regarded as giving a presumption of" F5 i+ E5 @! _9 U3 X+ Q
conformity with the stated safety objectives.
/ E- j% |" Q% U+ U$ D( k' V/ YThese conclusions as detailed were supported by the representatives
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, D; `* D2 q- Y4 GVoltage Working Party of 17 and 18 June, 1999., V7 H- m. f, c
The European Standards body Cenelec has been requested by2 T, B+ s4 v+ B9 L9 W, W1 r% f
the Commission to ensure that the abovementioned hazard is( Y8 U0 P5 F5 r+ P9 Y Z6 M2 A5 T
adequately addressed in a revised version of this standard. A
2 Q$ Y2 v: c$ X$ R( Srevision of EN 60335-2-9 is currently under way.0 J+ ]. y( n7 U! P$ j. O
In the absence of a revised harmonised standard, manufacturers,2 X# Z3 }! S2 u
when establishing compliance of relevant electrical
8 {( [0 @, ~9 D3 requipment with the Low Voltage Directive, must therefore) D6 K$ m% h, w* f+ f
address the risk of non-working surface temperatures. This1 G* F2 D$ S3 }' J& ~, Y" T: G/ J; I
may require a risk analysis and assessment in order to ensure7 S% p8 o# Z7 g/ _
that equipent is designed and manufactured in such a way as to
' I6 O1 f) y; [# }reduce as much as is reasonably possible the risk in relation to
, N* r$ ?. a; W2 e4 R# G8 Vnon-working appropriate surface temperatures. |
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