On 30 September 2017, the EN 12312-6:2014 + A1:2009 for Aircraft ground support equipment – Specific requirements – Part 6: De-icers and de-icing/anti-icing equipment was supeseded by the version EN 12312-6:2017. The superseded version may not be used as proof of conformity with the Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC).
Household Standards Superseded
Today (September 29, 2017), the following European harmonised standards are superseded:
EN 60335-2-23:2003 – Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety – Part 2-23: Particular requirements for appliances for skin or hair care is superseded by the version A2:2015.
EN 60335-2-97:2006 – Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety – Part 2-97: Particular requirements for drives for rolling shutters, awnings, blinds and similar equipment and its amendments are superseded by version A12:2015.
New Lists of European Harmonised Standards Published
On the September 8, 2017, the European Commission published a new list of European harmonised standards for the following directives:
- the Low Voltage Directive (2014/35/EU)
- the ATEX Directive (2014/34/EU)
If any of these directives apply to your products, we recommend you to check if the standards you or your suppliers have used have been amended, or that new relevant standards have been included in the list.
The following standards have been added to the list for the Low Voltage Directive:
EN 60335-2-9:2003 – Household and similar electrical appliances — Safety — Part 2- 9: Particular requirements for grills, toasters and similar portable cooking appliances – IEC 60335-2-9:2002 (Modified);
EN 60335-2-9:2003/A2:2006 – IEC 60335-2-9:2002/A2:2006;
EN 60335-2-9:2003/A13:2010/AC:2012 ;
EN 60335-2-9:2003/A13:2010/AC:2011 ;
EN 60335-2-9:2003/A13:2010 ;
EN 60335-2-9:2003/A12:2007 ;
EN 60335-2-9:2003/A1:2004 IEC 60335-2-9:2002/A1:2004 .
The following standards have been added to the list for the ATEX Directive:
EN 1839:2017 – Determination of the explosion limits and the limiting oxygen concentration (LOC) for flammable gases and vapours;
EN 14986:2017 – Design of fans working in potentially explosive atmospheres;
EN ISO 16852:2016 – Flame arresters — Performance requirements, test methods and limits for use (ISO 16852:2016);
EN 60079-30-1:2017 – Explosive atmospheres — Part 30-1: Electrical resistance trace heating — General and testing requirements (IEC/IEEE 60079-30-1:2015 (Modified)).
The PDF documents with the new lists of standards have been added to the CE Marking Library of our online platform already. The new and amended standards are being included in the standards database.
If you have questions, please let us know.
European Commission Updates Lists of Standards
On the 12th of August, the European Commission published a new list of European harmonised standards for the following directives:Read More
New List of Standards for Machinery
The European Commission has published a new list of European harmonised standards for the Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC). If you are a machine manufacturer with CE marked machinery, we recommended you to download the new list and check if the standards you applied have been amended. The list may also contain newly adopted standards that apply to your machinery.Read More
Is the future of the CE marking’s regulatory system in danger?
Last week, this blogpost of the good folks at European Law Blog was brought to our attention. In a well written article, Megi Medzmariashvili informs us about an interesting case that will be brought to the European Court of Justice soon. This ‘James Elliot Construction case’ concerns the interpretation of the practice of ‘attaching’ harmonised standards to European directives and regulations. This practice is a specific feature of the CE marking directives and the EU’s regulatory approach called the New Legislative Framework.
If the European Court of Justice will follow the opinion of the Attorney General in this case, this could lead to end of one of the corner stones of the CE marking system: the referring to standards developed by private standardisation bodies. It also potentially endangers the European standardisation’s financial model and it could bring an end to the protection of harmonised standard’s copyrights. We’ll be following the developments in this case with great interest!
We thank European Law Blog and Megi Medzmariashvili for allowing us to repost their blog post here: