Date: 2019-07-15Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1202 of 12 July 2019 on the harmonised standards for equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres drafted in support of Directive 2014/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council
**Executive Summary:**
This Commission Implementing Decision EU 2019/1202, dated 12 July 2019, concerns harmonised standards for equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres, in support of Directive 2014/34/EU. It publishes the reference to harmonised standard EN IEC 60079-0:2018 in the Official Journal of the European Union and withdraws the reference to EN 60079-0:2012 A11:2013 as of 6 July 2021. The decision enters into force upon its publication.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Publication of Standard:**
* The reference to harmonised standard EN IEC 60079-0:2018, "Explosive atmospheres - Part 0: Equipment - General requirements (IEC 60079-0:2017)," is published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
* **Withdrawal of Previous Standard:**
* The reference to harmonised standard EN 60079-0:2012 A11:2013, "Explosive atmospheres - Part 0: Equipment - General requirements (IEC 60079-0:2011 Modified IS1:2013)," is withdrawn from the Official Journal of the European Union, effective 6 July 2021.
* **Entry into Force:**
* This decision takes effect upon its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
**Impact Analysis:**
**Manufacturers:**
* *Impact:* Manufacturers of equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres must comply with the new standard EN IEC 60079-0:2018.
* *Action Required:* Manufacturers need to update their designs and testing procedures to align with EN IEC 60079-0:2018 and should be aware that EN 60079-0:2012 A11:2013 will no longer be valid after 6 July 2021.
**Conformity Assessment Bodies:**
* *Impact:* Conformity assessment bodies will need to assess products against the updated standard EN IEC 60079-0:2018.
* *Action Required:* Update assessment procedures to reflect EN IEC 60079-0:2018 and discontinue assessments based on EN 60079-0:2012 A11:2013 after 6 July 2021.
**European Commission:**
* *Impact:* The Commission ensures that harmonised standards support Directive 2014/34/EU and are published accordingly.
* *Action Required:* Publish the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union and monitor the implementation of the updated standard.
**Member States:**
* *Impact:* National regulations and market surveillance activities must align with the updated harmonised standards.
* *Action Required:* Ensure national regulations reference EN IEC 60079-0:2018 and that market surveillance reflects the change.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
European Parliament: The parliamentary body of the European Union, directly elected by EU citizens.
Council of the European Union: A body composed of government ministers from each EU member state.
European Commission: An executive branch of the European Union responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.
Directive 2014/34/EU: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres.
Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European standardisation.
EN IEC 60079-0:2018: A harmonised standard for Explosive atmospheres Part 0: Equipment General requirements IEC 600790:2017
Brussels: The de facto capital city of the European Union, located in Belgium, where the decision was made.
15.7.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 189/71
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2019/1202
of 12 July 2019
on the harmonised standards for equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially
explosive atmospheres drafted in support of Directive 2014/34/EU of the European Parliament and
of the Council
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012
on European standardisation, amending Council Directives 89/686/EEC and 93/15/EEC and Directives 94/9/EC,
94/25/EC, 95/16/EC, 97/23/EC, 98/34/EC, 2004/22/EC, 2007/23/EC, 2009/23/EC and 2009/105/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decision 87/95/EEC and Decision No 1673/2006/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council (1), and in particular Article 10(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 12 of Directive 2014/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (2),
products which are in conformity with harmonised standards or parts thereof the references of which have been
published in the Official Journal of the European Union, are to be presumed to be in conformity with the essential
health and safety requirements set out in Annex II to that Directive covered by those standards or parts thereof.
(2) By letter BC/CEN/46-92 – BC/CLC/05-92 of 12 December 1994, the Commission made a request to CEN and
CENELEC for the drafting and revision of harmonised standards in support of Directive 94/9/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council (3). That Directive was replaced by Directive 2014/34/EU without changing the
essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex II to Directive 94/9/EC.
(3) In particular, CEN and CENELEC were requested to draft a standard on the design and testing of equipment for
use in potentially explosive atmospheres – part 0: General requirements as indicated in Chapter I.1 of the stan
dardisation programme agreed between CEN and CENELEC and the Commission and attached to request
BC/CEN/46-92 – BC/CLC/05-92. CEN and CENELEC were also requested to revise the existing standards with
a view to aligning them to the essential health and safety requirements of Directive 94/9/EC.
(4) On the basis of the request BC/CEN/46-92 – BC/CLC/05-92, CENELEC revised standard ‘EN 60079-0:2012 +
A11:2013 Explosive atmospheres - Part 0: Equipment - General requirements (IEC 60079-0:2011 Modified +
IS1:2013)’. As a result of that revision CENELEC submitted to the Commission standard ‘EN IEC 60079-0:2018:
Explosive atmospheres - Part 0: Equipment - General requirements (IEC 60079-0:2017)’.
(5) The Commission together with CENELEC has assessed whether the standard ‘EN IEC 60079-0:2018’ drafted by
CENELEC complies with the request BC/CEN/46-92 – BC/CLC/05-92.
(6) The standard ‘EN IEC 60079-0:2018’ satisfies the requirements which it aims to cover and which are set out in
Annex II to Directive 2014/34/EU. It is therefore appropriate to publish the reference of that standard in the
Official Journal of the European Union.
(7) Standard ‘EN IEC 60079-0:2018’ replaces standard ‘EN 60079-0:2012’. It is therefore necessary to withdraw the
reference to standard ‘EN 60079-0:2012’ from the Official Journal of the European Union. In order to give manufac
turers sufficient time to prepare for application of the revised standard, it is necessary to defer the withdrawal of
the reference to standard ‘EN 60079-0:2012’.
(8) Compliance with a harmonised standard confers a presumption of conformity with the corresponding essential
requirements set out in Union harmonisation legislation from the date of publication of the reference of such
standard in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Decision should therefore enter into force on the day of
its publication,
(1) OJ L 316, 14.11.2012, p. 12
(2) Directive 2014/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the
Member States relating to equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (OJ L 96, 29.3.2014,
p. 309).
(3) Directive 94/9/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 23 March 1994 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States
concerning equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (OJ L 100, 19.4.1994, p. 1).L 189/72 EN Official Journal of the European Union 15.7.2019
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The reference to harmonised standard ‘EN IEC 60079-0:2018, Explosive atmospheres - Part 0: Equipment - General
requirements (IEC 60079-0:2017)’ drafted in support of Directive 2014/34/EU is hereby published in the Official Journal
of the European Union.
Article 2
The reference to harmonised standard ‘EN 60079-0:2012 + A11:2013, Explosive atmospheres - Part 0: Equipment -
General requirements (IEC 60079-0:2011 Modified + IS1:2013)’ drafted in support of Directive 2014/34/EU is hereby
withdrawn from the Official Journal of the European Union as from 6 July 2021.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 12 July 2019.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER