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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 ~+ c; I# [* c" y) L4 Z
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COMMISSION OPINION+ c: _0 i4 M8 z' w9 V
of 30 March 20008 z& ?3 [% ?5 T- J0 ]
within the framework of Council Directive 73/23/EEC relating to electrical equipment designed for
' v1 Y# ]0 s$ o8 B& A" Z% Guse within certain voltage limits( m- T# B; I# ]8 l
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This opinion is based on Article 9 of Council Directive
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equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (1). It( o8 e& D K9 @+ }
refers to the application of Article 5 of that Directive.
' o2 O9 T3 W& C& c7 x0 y$ t3 oIn accordance with Article 5 of Directive 73/23/EEC, references
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/ f) i; W- T1 T! Dpublished in the Official Journal of the European Communities (2).! e8 _+ V' u4 B* k8 E" Y
Those standards, adopted by the European Standards Body
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' C7 v! q" X9 o" q— EN 60335-1 Safety of household and similar appliances( T8 |. X4 P7 U3 G5 ^7 q
— Part 1: General requirements./ `6 N, Y; X1 [2 T
— EN 60335-2-9 Safety of household and similar appliances8 D, @% T9 A0 e8 M1 [( B$ X" H# O0 i8 z
— Part 2: Particular requirements for, E& K4 q+ p# Q+ w. {
toasters, grills, roasters and similar
+ t8 D. x6 X0 d& I3 z! N5 l& Fappliances.
" j! n0 T& b( u+ J0 y! cIn the context of an application of the safeguard clause
7 ^. `2 k/ i' U8 h4 g: W! Fprocedure in accordance with Article 9 of the Low Voltage
, N6 k6 J$ g2 H) q+ tDirective, a shortcoming in the harmonised standard" x4 ^6 ?8 X; s2 c6 [
EN 60335-2-9, applied in conjunction with EN 60335-1, was3 y+ v8 o3 u f5 m3 W
brought to the attention of the Commission.
, K- P' R$ m" |! b" a$ c; XThis refers to the risk of high non-working surface
' J c6 k4 L% S% xtemperatures of apparatus covered by EN 60335-2-9. This) ~5 m# Q, s; a3 V. X8 b
standard, in its current version, does not address the risk in
; x3 s7 H% T/ ?) Z8 C9 L9 d, Zrelation to non-working surface temperatures. The safety
# I$ Y; X5 o. Q; l8 U5 o/ Robjectives, as laid down in Annex I, Section 1(d) and 2(b) to# R; b9 m4 ~0 V
Directive 73/23/EEC require electrical equipment to be
" V$ r' t( ^6 v0 `. A' Edesigned and manufactured so as to ensure that protection7 Z7 k7 A" h6 L0 s! c; x. |& |
against hazards in relation to surface temperatures is assured.2 R& F- F% H, L- q" X$ }; J6 R
Due to the absence of adequate specifications in relation to3 K% I( ^- }/ b5 P0 }1 T
non-working surface temperatures, EN 60335-2-9 cannot
c. t( H1 T$ Z! v) s" O/ Jtherefore necessarily guarantee full compliance with the Low3 n! b% p2 U, N
Voltage Directive. In relation to the hazards in connection with* o- P8 ]( X$ R* R. ], Q, X, g
non-working surface temperatures, EN 60335-2-9 (clause 11)/ v: {- K' ^2 Y3 O
and EN 60335-1 (clause 11), as listed in the abovementioned% w( m$ n# c3 Y3 h5 z2 m( K
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities,% i9 Q2 s- o- V2 m
are therefore not regarded as giving a presumption of
' T( C* q0 `/ H, ~$ w' W3 iconformity with the stated safety objectives.1 s# H. e/ |; n+ [4 J8 j8 ^/ i* U0 p
These conclusions as detailed were supported by the representatives) s- V5 q+ \! C2 _
of national administrations at the meeting of the Low
8 J! b/ @3 X4 S! z) l" X! s. pVoltage Working Party of 17 and 18 June, 1999.6 Y9 g. q; j' l
The European Standards body Cenelec has been requested by
9 D* D/ D4 x) n4 T' Bthe Commission to ensure that the abovementioned hazard is
5 _" T$ V8 h- k0 f% Sadequately addressed in a revised version of this standard. A% d. \) I2 m7 ~% R2 D7 `
revision of EN 60335-2-9 is currently under way.
) s) H# {+ Y: _! XIn the absence of a revised harmonised standard, manufacturers,
) K9 S' [, U8 d: K! }- dwhen establishing compliance of relevant electrical- f, c4 z' f( |! f3 C9 J; R! P
equipment with the Low Voltage Directive, must therefore& L( w5 T% ?6 V) u- O- \
address the risk of non-working surface temperatures. This
: q( D M# ~ M' pmay require a risk analysis and assessment in order to ensure* _# c7 \+ c6 s# Q
that equipent is designed and manufactured in such a way as to, ]" `( Y* a# x) v
reduce as much as is reasonably possible the risk in relation to
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