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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] 5 n) j3 S! c; S! h. E, N7 c3 X; e
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5 {, @& E3 k1 C4 c* ECOMMISSION OPINION$ b6 v8 {$ T' b3 ^8 V3 q
of 30 March 2000
* m$ l& M, B- i, x. T7 y0 F4 Mwithin the framework of Council Directive 73/23/EEC relating to electrical equipment designed for
$ ~- b+ [. E/ b; k3 [* m2 yuse within certain voltage limits
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(Text with EEA relevance)
0 B4 C5 Y, m3 @1 ?( H3 QThis opinion is based on Article 9 of Council Directive! V# P. q8 C' `$ f4 h
73/23/EEC of 19 February 1973 relating to electrical
1 w( ]7 S5 I/ h& ~1 _& kequipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (1). It0 Z# `8 O: d$ x" `3 ?% R, ] r* J
refers to the application of Article 5 of that Directive.
* }7 h7 A# u. X% p) G. S: AIn accordance with Article 5 of Directive 73/23/EEC, references! m( G, e: k9 @0 h; A# T0 q U3 e5 Q9 H
to harmonised standards EN 60335-1 and EN 60335-2-9 were5 l/ A2 V( \: u0 x
published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (2).- p; b% }2 [, X* G& v, P# q% ^7 s/ L
Those standards, adopted by the European Standards Body3 V2 V) {7 u8 ?
Cenelec, are entitled as follows:
3 J F. h+ i- s3 @4 l+ w, w9 G— EN 60335-1 Safety of household and similar appliances
) L8 m) R, W- o' y— Part 1: General requirements.
* E. X( P1 H# i: ^— EN 60335-2-9 Safety of household and similar appliances+ s' m* E2 v# _
— Part 2: Particular requirements for V/ p/ l6 {( y3 W
toasters, grills, roasters and similar
7 {7 {# Y) I% k Wappliances.6 w" K: F+ W5 `2 K
In the context of an application of the safeguard clause
) {' l1 }' }! ~" pprocedure in accordance with Article 9 of the Low Voltage
( v: u& W1 W, p: H8 w) p( S0 ~Directive, a shortcoming in the harmonised standard
* g$ ~# m: V0 v$ ]) G, }EN 60335-2-9, applied in conjunction with EN 60335-1, was
# U4 Q k! O, _1 ~% Y$ Ybrought to the attention of the Commission.
% B! }# ]; W9 [. o' g+ x+ kThis refers to the risk of high non-working surface' B6 J Z' _2 x4 `0 q
temperatures of apparatus covered by EN 60335-2-9. This
# s5 ~/ X X0 \) U+ m6 o' Kstandard, in its current version, does not address the risk in
% D) W2 \3 h% Erelation to non-working surface temperatures. The safety) k) D+ @) \+ i. w
objectives, as laid down in Annex I, Section 1(d) and 2(b) to/ ?1 e; H4 J. O5 e7 f( Z* q
Directive 73/23/EEC require electrical equipment to be) c& C' Y) N2 |) S* D
designed and manufactured so as to ensure that protection1 q4 S+ @5 [( k0 \' ~' q; L
against hazards in relation to surface temperatures is assured.
# F3 K) J! ]/ ]# f# C, ADue to the absence of adequate specifications in relation to
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therefore necessarily guarantee full compliance with the Low! m5 L2 V0 s- r% r4 R. ^+ b% [
Voltage Directive. In relation to the hazards in connection with+ J0 r2 R p6 k- S% b
non-working surface temperatures, EN 60335-2-9 (clause 11)
4 S1 c; H) @3 O2 e4 F1 Fand EN 60335-1 (clause 11), as listed in the abovementioned; v& G" D, G7 L$ A
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities,
# {( x' V8 Z# [' [' \are therefore not regarded as giving a presumption of
4 H# z0 x4 h0 ^$ `7 Q$ d2 }+ W2 Qconformity with the stated safety objectives.- l b- ^# z; V
These conclusions as detailed were supported by the representatives# a' R. j* i; g. p0 J9 y
of national administrations at the meeting of the Low
* O5 M m9 n! Z3 S( |Voltage Working Party of 17 and 18 June, 1999.
1 |. d8 Q0 ~, aThe European Standards body Cenelec has been requested by
V/ a5 `6 d4 W, L: u) F/ _the Commission to ensure that the abovementioned hazard is! l' Y" c' h, ^
adequately addressed in a revised version of this standard. A1 w- ^9 O6 {/ a K
revision of EN 60335-2-9 is currently under way.
8 p2 G' Q: g q0 w# [, }! Z* e5 cIn the absence of a revised harmonised standard, manufacturers,
# `5 |, Z, m. z/ K( A9 L6 N' y8 J6 Bwhen establishing compliance of relevant electrical& ?# u; X; q+ l! F# I5 ^
equipment with the Low Voltage Directive, must therefore: x: L- b; Q6 d5 _
address the risk of non-working surface temperatures. This
2 U% ~( R4 S: ymay require a risk analysis and assessment in order to ensure) Z; `9 W& E+ G5 E3 O! H
that equipent is designed and manufactured in such a way as to
5 P7 `% T, f$ l: l# ireduce as much as is reasonably possible the risk in relation to5 P; V, P: B' w, ~
non-working appropriate surface temperatures. |
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