Date: 2025-07-18Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1464 of 17 July 2025 on the harmonised standard EN 60335-2-14:2006 on particular requirements for kitchen machines drafted in support of Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and the Council
**Executive Summary:**
This Commission Implementing Decision addresses harmonised standard EN 60335-2-14:2006 regarding particular requirements for kitchen machines, drafted in support of Directive 2014/35/EU. Due to safety concerns raised by Germany regarding the standard's compliance with essential health and safety requirements, the Commission has decided not to publish the reference of this harmonised standard in the Official Journal of the European Union. This decision was made on 17 July 2025 and takes effect upon publication in the Official Journal.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Subject:** Harmonised standard EN 60335-2-14:2006 for kitchen machines.
* **Directive Supported:** Directive 2014/35/EU on electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits.
* **Formal Objection:** Germany raised a formal objection to the standard, stating it does not adequately ensure the non-touchability of cutting blades in blenders, thus not meeting safety objectives.
* **Standard Deficiencies:** The Commission concluded that the harmonised standard fails to meet the safety objectives laid down in points 1c, 2a, 2c and 3b of Annex I to Directive 2014/35/EU.
* **Decision:** The Commission decided not to publish the reference of harmonised standard EN 60335-2-14:2006 (and its amendments/corrections) in the Official Journal of the European Union.
* **Legal Basis:** The decision is based on Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 and Directive 2014/35/EU.
* **Entry into Force:** This decision takes effect upon its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
**Impact Analysis:**
* **Manufacturers of Kitchen Machines:**
* *Impact:* Cannot presume compliance with Directive 2014/35/EU by conforming to EN 60335-2-14:2006. Products referencing this standard may face challenges in demonstrating conformity with EU safety requirements.
* *Action Required:* Manufacturers must use alternative means to demonstrate compliance with the essential health and safety requirements of Directive 2014/35/EU.
* **Member States:**
* *Impact:* Need to be aware that EN 60335-2-14:2006 does not provide presumption of conformity with Directive 2014/35/EU.
* *Action Required:* Ensure that market surveillance activities take into account that compliance with EN 60335-2-14:2006 does not automatically ensure compliance with the Directive.
* **European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) / European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (Cenelec):**
* *Impact:* The standard they drafted has been deemed non-compliant with safety objectives.
* *Action Required:* CEN/Cenelec may need to revise the standard to address the safety concerns raised.
Key Entities Referenced
European Commission: The executive branch of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, and managing the EU's day-to-day business.
Directive 2014/35/EU: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits.
Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council 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.
EN 60335-2-14:2006: Harmonised standard on particular requirements for kitchen machines.
Official Journal of the European Union: The official gazette of the European Union, where EU legislation and other important information are published.
European Committee for Standardisation CEN: An organization responsible for developing European standards.
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation Cenelec: An organization responsible for developing European standards in the electrotechnical field.
Germany: A member state of the European Union, which raised a formal objection against harmonised standard EN 60335-2-14:2006.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/1464 18.7.2025
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION(EU) 2025/1464
of 17 July 2025
on the harmonised standard EN 60335-2-14:2006 on particular requirements for kitchen machines
drafted in support of Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and the Council
(Text with EEA relevance)
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 11(1), point (a), thereof,
After consulting the committee established by Article 22(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 12 of Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and the Council(2), electrical
equipment manufactured in conformity with a harmonised standard, the reference to which has been published in
the Official Journal of the European Union, is to be presumed to comply with the essential health and safety
requirements covered by such harmonised standard.
(2) By letter M/511 of 8 November 2012, the Commission made a request to the European Committee for
Standardisation (CEN), the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (Cenelec), and the European
Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) to provide the full list of the titles of harmonised standards and for
the drafting, revision and the completion of harmonised standards, for electrical equipment designed for use within
certain voltage limits in support of Directive 2014/35/EU (‘the request’).
(3) On the basis of this request, CEN and Cenelec drafted harmonised standard EN 60335-2-14:2006, on particular
requirements for kitchen machines, as amended by EN 60335-2-14:2006/A12:2016, EN 60335-2-14:2006/
A11:2012, EN 60335-2-14:2006/A1:2008 and corrected by EN 60335-2-14:2006/AC:2007 and EN
60335-2-14:2006/A11:2012/AC:2016. The reference of the standard was last published in the Official Journal of the
European Unionby Commission communication 2016/C 173/06(3).
(4) On 15 December 2014, Germany raised a formal objection in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EU)
No 1025/2012 against harmonised standard EN 60335-2-14:2006, as amended by EN 60335-2-14:2006/
A12:2016, EN 60335-2-14:2006/A11:2012, EN 60335-2-14:2006/A1:2008 and corrected by EN
60335-2-14:2006/AC:2007 and EN 60335-2-14:2006/A11:2012/AC:2016. Germany explained that the
harmonised standard does not meet the safety objectives of points 1(d), 2(a) and 2(c) of Annex I to
Directive 2006/95/EC, as the standard lays down inadequate provisions concerning the non-touchability of cutting
blades in blenders (with the exception of hand-held blenders) when these are in operation. Germany argued that the
test probe, which is used according to the standard, to assess the accessibility of a mixer’s cutting blades, is not based
on the dimensions of the human body or anthropometric data.
(1) OJ L 316, 14.11.2012, p. 12, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2012/1025/oj.
(2) Directive 2014/35/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 the making available on the market of electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits
(OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p. 357, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/35/oj).
(3) Corrigendum to Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Directive 2006/95/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of the laws of Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for use
within certain voltage limits (OJ C 173, 13.5.2016, p. 162).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/1464/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 18.7.2025
(5) On 26 February 2014, Directive 2014/35/EU was adopted, repealing Directive 2006/95/EC from 20 April 2016.
Harmonised standards were first published under Directive 2014/35/EU by Commission communication 2016/C
249/03(4). The communication did not include a reference to harmonised standard EN 60335-2-14:2006, therefore
there could no longer be a presumption of conformity with Directive 2014/35/EU.
(6) On 12 August 2021, Germany submitted a subsequent update concerning the formal objection of 15 December
2014 against harmonised standard EN 60335-2-14:2006, as last amended by EN 60335-2-14/A2:2021, explaining
that it still did not fully comply with the safety objectives of points 1(c), 2(a), 2(c) and 3(b) of Annex I to
Directive 2014/35/EU.
(7) The formal objection was discussed in the Committee on Electrical Equipment in its meeting on 25 June 2024.
(8) Having examined standard EN 60335-2-14:2006 as amended and corrected, together with Member States’
representatives of the Committee on Electrical Equipment, the Commission concluded that the harmonised standard
fails to meet the safety objectives laid down in points 1(c), 2(a), 2(c) and 3(b) of Annex I to Directive 2014/35/EU.
(9) Taking into consideration the above, the reference to standard EN 60335-2-14:2006 ‘Household and similar
electrical appliances – Safety – Part 2-14: Particular requirements for kitchen machines’ as amended by EN
60335-2-14:2006/A12:2016, EN 60335-2-14:2006/A11:2012, EN 60335-2-14:2006/A1:2008 and corrected by
EN 60335-2-14:2006/AC:2007 and EN 60335-2-14:2006/A11:2012/AC:2016, should not be published in the
Official Journal of the European Union,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Commission hereby decides not to publish the reference of the harmonised standard EN 60335-2-14:2006 ‘Household
and similar electrical appliances – Safety – Part 2-14: Particular requirements for kitchen machines’ as amended by EN
60335-2-14:2006/A12:2016, EN 60335-2-14:2006/A11:2012, EN 60335-2-14:2006/A1:2008 and corrected by EN
60335-2-14:2006/AC:2007 and EN 60335-2-14:2006/A11:2012/AC:2016, in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 17 July 2025.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
(4) Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the
Council on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of electrical equipment
designed for use within certain voltage limits (OJ C 249, 8.7.2016, p. 62).
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/1464/oj