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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] / ]* C$ x, X- z2 c
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COMMISSION OPINION1 }9 ^& X" f$ J
of 30 March 2000+ g/ |8 n) g8 J- y
within the framework of Council Directive 73/23/EEC relating to electrical equipment designed for
/ B5 I0 N1 G* T, k9 Y+ \use within certain voltage limits9 c& e3 {* H. T4 B/ N0 }
(2000/C 104/07)4 E8 S! M: N( Z) G
(Text with EEA relevance)
2 P1 F9 I- \, M5 q( c( r9 W$ YThis opinion is based on Article 9 of Council Directive
( b x3 V; |8 J. T5 B73/23/EEC of 19 February 1973 relating to electrical
3 `+ l- E/ G* t, Sequipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (1). It9 w6 D. ~" W, _' L5 a! ?2 b! V* t. D
refers to the application of Article 5 of that Directive.
* Y1 p9 a- a$ e8 fIn accordance with Article 5 of Directive 73/23/EEC, references
& R( j9 C$ b* |1 [6 qto harmonised standards EN 60335-1 and EN 60335-2-9 were2 O- _2 v- v) Y1 k- L
published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (2).
1 V& k! a5 a5 M% V4 z% ^' H, [) QThose standards, adopted by the European Standards Body
" O# S3 l2 Z% o2 ]Cenelec, are entitled as follows:0 ]' ^% y O; M L
— EN 60335-1 Safety of household and similar appliances1 L; F2 L* ]7 [, S) `
— Part 1: General requirements.
2 S6 ^$ U- t" n) L! h— EN 60335-2-9 Safety of household and similar appliances
# ~- ?1 D) S W6 f) a— Part 2: Particular requirements for( j# v; A4 X; @1 r# ]* ~6 S
toasters, grills, roasters and similar) _& h h1 v1 H/ C) G6 t" i
appliances.
6 P x( |1 D' U1 m. J/ Z( s3 K0 LIn the context of an application of the safeguard clause/ ]0 I K5 {* B1 ^, N
procedure in accordance with Article 9 of the Low Voltage
- H1 X2 c/ W9 ODirective, a shortcoming in the harmonised standard
- N# M" n; K; x3 @EN 60335-2-9, applied in conjunction with EN 60335-1, was
1 W" A& ~# q5 s! B' c; i$ a' s- sbrought to the attention of the Commission.
% l% n! s7 q7 C5 ^3 X7 t; l5 S' vThis refers to the risk of high non-working surface0 Y- P/ P* q4 S* m! a
temperatures of apparatus covered by EN 60335-2-9. This l- z/ h3 p6 b7 \
standard, in its current version, does not address the risk in
* Q5 u! c2 ^/ j# m" drelation to non-working surface temperatures. The safety
& `& X% v5 E/ ]) Cobjectives, as laid down in Annex I, Section 1(d) and 2(b) to( {+ g; c, b) p& N% [1 C$ ^, @
Directive 73/23/EEC require electrical equipment to be; o. O: s4 k1 _& r
designed and manufactured so as to ensure that protection; _, \8 I: U) x+ k) ?
against hazards in relation to surface temperatures is assured.
, J- m1 x1 o' w: yDue to the absence of adequate specifications in relation to, Z- l4 @) O# ^" c& a3 H# C$ g
non-working surface temperatures, EN 60335-2-9 cannot
2 l7 F ^9 U- Y7 p( q) N1 htherefore necessarily guarantee full compliance with the Low1 M0 R: I: g1 w& C/ q+ V3 ^
Voltage Directive. In relation to the hazards in connection with$ w3 P0 Z% _0 G3 J0 \$ N: e- d$ O
non-working surface temperatures, EN 60335-2-9 (clause 11)8 ^- d2 M7 v& b$ ?* g
and EN 60335-1 (clause 11), as listed in the abovementioned
6 Q/ N5 o3 S3 u3 i; ~* x; ipublication in the Official Journal of the European Communities,
7 D4 P0 f* P8 Q; M# J! w- ^are therefore not regarded as giving a presumption of
: H8 d& `: T% e- f' yconformity with the stated safety objectives./ Y# U; v# ^: D1 v' \" ], q
These conclusions as detailed were supported by the representatives
, k0 E9 f8 S3 D6 b e0 ?of national administrations at the meeting of the Low
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The European Standards body Cenelec has been requested by
- [2 v. w# E# {+ j5 s' tthe Commission to ensure that the abovementioned hazard is
$ u; P$ `: l5 m; P7 N: ^adequately addressed in a revised version of this standard. A
" b" r# X1 _# m% R* v; V# Wrevision of EN 60335-2-9 is currently under way.+ b3 a. Z- r) D8 Z& r* J2 S
In the absence of a revised harmonised standard, manufacturers,' }# F) l, N6 T
when establishing compliance of relevant electrical
! u. a9 B5 O! a1 O+ L$ Z' I1 Tequipment with the Low Voltage Directive, must therefore. e% e2 B. G ~1 Y, a
address the risk of non-working surface temperatures. This
" A$ s+ P/ g$ V$ Pmay require a risk analysis and assessment in order to ensure3 k- R3 `/ P7 x$ c: O; s2 Z
that equipent is designed and manufactured in such a way as to- w9 K7 d. w* |3 t
reduce as much as is reasonably possible the risk in relation to
# G$ G# |- C% P. |8 Bnon-working appropriate surface temperatures. |
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