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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]
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, Z9 j7 }/ y$ M& eCOMMISSION OPINION: O1 ^9 o9 z( w. A2 h
of 30 March 2000( [; l" y2 t8 M# g1 G; B
within the framework of Council Directive 73/23/EEC relating to electrical equipment designed for l$ L9 a: Z* i. h
use within certain voltage limits* l) }. v9 `- ^) I2 T4 v* g1 }
(2000/C 104/07)
+ n% y# R' e7 c r9 `: s Y+ r(Text with EEA relevance)2 `% j; d) }# x
This opinion is based on Article 9 of Council Directive q8 Z5 [. E3 u7 c/ R. o
73/23/EEC of 19 February 1973 relating to electrical6 P$ I+ b4 y9 e4 Q4 u
equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (1). It
- X$ L. G" e6 ^ ]1 c0 Jrefers to the application of Article 5 of that Directive.0 K; h, ~ l1 _3 I$ Y7 H
In accordance with Article 5 of Directive 73/23/EEC, references
5 b2 `" x: P2 f% kto harmonised standards EN 60335-1 and EN 60335-2-9 were
1 ?3 P. J6 l: {% Xpublished in the Official Journal of the European Communities (2).
5 \ ]7 [& z' E/ SThose standards, adopted by the European Standards Body
, Z* D# a1 p; ^% q9 B' MCenelec, are entitled as follows:9 \8 I- p7 I, F% P) r, ~8 E. c
— EN 60335-1 Safety of household and similar appliances
0 I& |- ?) ~* U— Part 1: General requirements.( r/ L2 P" |# I' u
— EN 60335-2-9 Safety of household and similar appliances
7 h; [5 R; {- k2 l% [2 h3 s Y— Part 2: Particular requirements for' w1 R1 K* |6 {, v. s5 a
toasters, grills, roasters and similar; N3 n: c1 a5 o+ `3 j* k# c2 a
appliances./ o, x5 B$ k( n, L6 ~) r5 @
In the context of an application of the safeguard clause# b5 v+ {0 d/ X3 }/ D5 J2 _+ m9 V- K
procedure in accordance with Article 9 of the Low Voltage
3 f, w. ?; u8 D' C) \. _* ~Directive, a shortcoming in the harmonised standard7 w7 f" S2 z& J4 D3 S8 t! V
EN 60335-2-9, applied in conjunction with EN 60335-1, was& W" v- s6 }/ ]
brought to the attention of the Commission.
) f1 W/ D( z8 r' ~2 N: X- t' h7 S5 PThis refers to the risk of high non-working surface
0 J6 O C) ?1 S; O" k" utemperatures of apparatus covered by EN 60335-2-9. This
/ c& _& Z1 g- j' Y. i$ j3 Wstandard, in its current version, does not address the risk in2 B h* P Q& e" V+ V5 {4 U" G5 l
relation to non-working surface temperatures. The safety$ l) U! z1 z. @% Q4 f7 ` v" |
objectives, as laid down in Annex I, Section 1(d) and 2(b) to
8 ?; E. X6 @# ]Directive 73/23/EEC require electrical equipment to be* _7 s" P* S! s
designed and manufactured so as to ensure that protection: \! s) `+ u$ l
against hazards in relation to surface temperatures is assured.- V0 {! O; h7 `0 {. l
Due to the absence of adequate specifications in relation to, p9 N5 |! i) G) s: {" v; I
non-working surface temperatures, EN 60335-2-9 cannot
) b* m5 U& H0 b) `; M7 Btherefore necessarily guarantee full compliance with the Low3 [' Z9 f9 ? a) E, v+ Y. N
Voltage Directive. In relation to the hazards in connection with
1 b0 K; Z/ Y( a3 Z N0 gnon-working surface temperatures, EN 60335-2-9 (clause 11)8 O% r* X( }9 _7 {, s
and EN 60335-1 (clause 11), as listed in the abovementioned7 Q' v% d6 t2 g2 n7 V6 d/ z
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities,4 U. p8 [6 N8 g9 C$ x4 E( a
are therefore not regarded as giving a presumption of
3 |" ~; j$ \! q# yconformity with the stated safety objectives.3 v, G9 y2 L$ ~. ?$ O( [
These conclusions as detailed were supported by the representatives# V9 w% V* |. K7 G- F L6 {! x2 u8 [
of national administrations at the meeting of the Low% Q9 T5 H; C3 p1 C
Voltage Working Party of 17 and 18 June, 1999.
& _4 j5 R L8 p; kThe European Standards body Cenelec has been requested by
+ s! Z6 V( o h; B; M( M# A& Z, pthe Commission to ensure that the abovementioned hazard is
, m6 z2 R! r- x7 W% T+ Radequately addressed in a revised version of this standard. A, V% S+ Y$ X* P5 |/ E
revision of EN 60335-2-9 is currently under way.
9 o0 E3 Y. L/ J f3 e6 L/ `* E3 EIn the absence of a revised harmonised standard, manufacturers,4 b0 V# T$ f/ U$ M* A' Y, U
when establishing compliance of relevant electrical
' J [, X' Y8 C$ w0 V5 U+ S" Fequipment with the Low Voltage Directive, must therefore
) G6 z/ `" @) G: t+ z) N% Qaddress the risk of non-working surface temperatures. This
0 B8 ?/ u0 p7 Hmay require a risk analysis and assessment in order to ensure
- u: j M7 q' \; lthat equipent is designed and manufactured in such a way as to
. D1 f) H+ k2 T1 r8 F( Hreduce as much as is reasonably possible the risk in relation to
2 r- c& w% S) d7 ]. L0 Jnon-working appropriate surface temperatures. |
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