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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] + |* b; u2 A$ r. e
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* X* f0 z' O7 p; \% W2 e" h3 GCOMMISSION OPINION H1 ~+ j/ L9 C6 t/ D. G5 I
of 30 March 2000
4 K( R( E& ^+ c2 xwithin the framework of Council Directive 73/23/EEC relating to electrical equipment designed for6 I/ k( Y; |& A. w; ?4 |& T' q
use within certain voltage limits
/ D: \* E( X) u$ B- Q5 }(2000/C 104/07)
4 G; R, T$ E2 L) V+ `) A5 ?7 E(Text with EEA relevance)1 K# q( }: ]; i* J5 d
This opinion is based on Article 9 of Council Directive6 a: I2 g+ d' s# K9 ]( j8 A
73/23/EEC of 19 February 1973 relating to electrical7 e7 `! y( f* V- [; H! A' `
equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (1). It
" s( N2 T- t$ G7 W+ K/ @ Krefers to the application of Article 5 of that Directive.
/ u5 g% B# C4 U1 C5 Q- A: _$ `In accordance with Article 5 of Directive 73/23/EEC, references
1 o8 r( G+ N* e( Pto harmonised standards EN 60335-1 and EN 60335-2-9 were( _$ Y6 a9 g K. c* t( Q1 \
published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (2).( a: @: j! S9 F. P
Those standards, adopted by the European Standards Body
, q( G: b: X9 ~; OCenelec, are entitled as follows:, ^! X. h/ ~5 C+ q
— EN 60335-1 Safety of household and similar appliances
8 ^" g/ \' n$ E6 Z: S— Part 1: General requirements.
* ^1 t2 v8 j5 C% }9 y. D$ G( ?+ ]2 f— EN 60335-2-9 Safety of household and similar appliances7 J# N/ r4 L) A# T2 r8 e6 H I; b
— Part 2: Particular requirements for
; {8 `# B5 r, l" Z0 ^5 K' qtoasters, grills, roasters and similar j2 M8 }/ U: ~1 |$ U5 t- T
appliances.
9 L; }- x; D2 I1 xIn the context of an application of the safeguard clause% E; W$ i2 \$ I- i
procedure in accordance with Article 9 of the Low Voltage
, l4 {; z' e9 D3 Z( \0 kDirective, a shortcoming in the harmonised standard
/ ~9 z0 }4 ^; O5 ^1 `$ ^- H0 LEN 60335-2-9, applied in conjunction with EN 60335-1, was0 I2 c# {# b, a* I P: U
brought to the attention of the Commission.
: d3 h3 {- c! H& _This refers to the risk of high non-working surface
! ?7 G% X; g/ Btemperatures of apparatus covered by EN 60335-2-9. This2 f! Q9 | P# N0 L4 S( k H @
standard, in its current version, does not address the risk in$ y4 ]( T. ?8 _1 q# T1 U6 b
relation to non-working surface temperatures. The safety
% s5 h9 j7 d4 ^1 Q! i; z1 Kobjectives, as laid down in Annex I, Section 1(d) and 2(b) to, P# G1 K3 C& d7 p
Directive 73/23/EEC require electrical equipment to be8 G* v; H6 y4 B$ ^) t7 `
designed and manufactured so as to ensure that protection
. y+ F* [6 N, F# W& H/ Tagainst hazards in relation to surface temperatures is assured.$ ^$ ~" [; w+ k% a, i
Due to the absence of adequate specifications in relation to
n2 D3 U6 `( E4 ?0 H8 a1 S" _ anon-working surface temperatures, EN 60335-2-9 cannot
; L- G8 y; W0 `* Wtherefore necessarily guarantee full compliance with the Low
! e/ Q; y: u1 \- HVoltage Directive. In relation to the hazards in connection with
, ^5 |8 O% \+ c' c! enon-working surface temperatures, EN 60335-2-9 (clause 11)7 J7 f2 m2 T; \/ e3 a* k
and EN 60335-1 (clause 11), as listed in the abovementioned
8 a5 i. d; ~6 a1 V* w) Fpublication in the Official Journal of the European Communities,7 d" S8 s# Q* d9 H& J5 z
are therefore not regarded as giving a presumption of
$ T1 i1 d8 `3 b8 cconformity with the stated safety objectives.
! a9 h; D# r5 Q' F2 \4 G6 K% pThese conclusions as detailed were supported by the representatives* N4 _2 H' g& x! m3 @) M
of national administrations at the meeting of the Low
. g# M- v* e; H! @) [1 k$ c% ?% e1 hVoltage Working Party of 17 and 18 June, 1999.
, i$ X+ B9 u$ H- [The European Standards body Cenelec has been requested by+ D7 l! R& A+ N5 j& k1 r4 |
the Commission to ensure that the abovementioned hazard is' V) s6 I K! I7 g6 Q( ?2 Y
adequately addressed in a revised version of this standard. A
. c3 j% N- O- c9 \( ^' _$ {revision of EN 60335-2-9 is currently under way." ?& o1 Q3 r# ^* _% C
In the absence of a revised harmonised standard, manufacturers,
/ v, _7 U9 X% m' @9 |) r& rwhen establishing compliance of relevant electrical
1 A+ W& l. ?# @8 m+ Vequipment with the Low Voltage Directive, must therefore" v3 F# K1 R* z9 C* ?
address the risk of non-working surface temperatures. This; j$ ^( Q0 s/ Q& K6 Q& M' c
may require a risk analysis and assessment in order to ensure
! k( J8 ~6 d5 s& ^% B9 ^that equipent is designed and manufactured in such a way as to' m& S4 u4 A3 O( T6 M& c0 C0 ?/ i
reduce as much as is reasonably possible the risk in relation to
6 h! ?' P+ G! {& D9 e8 o) B6 I3 n' Unon-working appropriate surface temperatures. |
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