Date: 2026-01-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/153 of 23 January 2026 on the harmonised standards for welding equipment drafted in support of Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1784
**Executive Summary**
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/153, dated January 23, 2026, concerns harmonised standards for welding equipment, supporting Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1784. It publishes the reference of standard EN 14717:2024 in the Official Journal of the European Union. The decision enters into force upon its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Objective:** To publish the reference of a harmonised standard for welding equipment in the Official Journal of the European Union.
* **Reference Standard:** EN 14717:2024 on welding and allied processes- Environmental checklist
* **Conformity:** Compliance with the harmonised standard EN 14717:2024 confers a presumption of conformity with essential requirements set out in Union harmonisation legislation.
* **Entry into Force:** The decision enters into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Member States**
* **Impact:** Member States must regard products conforming to the harmonised standard EN 14717:2024 as compliant with the requirements of Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1784.
* **Action Required:** Recognize and apply the reference of standard EN 14717:2024.
**Stakeholder: Welding Equipment Manufacturers**
* **Impact:** Compliance with standard EN 14717:2024 creates presumption of conformity with essential requirements of EU regulations, facilitating market access.
* **Action Required:** Align products with standard EN 14717:2024 to ensure compliance and benefit from presumption of conformity.
**Stakeholder: European Committee for Standardisation (CEN)**
* **Impact:** CEN's drafted standard EN 14717:2024 is officially recognized and referenced in the Official Journal.
* **Action Required:** Ensure availability and correct interpretation of the standard.
Key Entities Referenced
Regulation (EU) 2019/1784: Commission Regulation laying down ecodesign requirements for welding equipment
EN 14717: Harmonised standard on welding and allied processes, specifically addressing environmental checklists
European Committee for Standardisation (CEN): Body requested to draft harmonised standards for welding equipment.
Directive 2009/125/EC: European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-related products
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2026/153 27.1.2026
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION(EU) 2026/153
of 23 January 2026
on the harmonised standards for welding equipment drafted in support of Commission
Regulation (EU) 2019/1784
(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 10(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 9(2) of Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(2), Member
States are to regard a product for which harmonised standards have been applied, the reference numbers of which
have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, as conforming to all the relevant requirements of
the applicable implementing measure to which such standards relate. Article 4 of Commission Regulation
(EU) 2019/1784(3) and Annex III thereto lay down the relevant measurement and calculation requirements for
welding equipment.
(2) By Commission Implementing Decision C(2018) 3309(4) the Commission made a request to the European
Committee for Standardisation (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation for the
drafting of harmonised standards in support of Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1784 (‘the request’).
(3) On the basis of the request, CEN drafted standard EN 14717 on welding and allied processes.
(4) The Commission together with the CEN, has assessed whether the standard EN 14717:2024 complies with the
request.
(5) The standard EN 14717:2024 satisfies the requirements which it aims to cover, and which are set out in Regulation
(EU) 2019/1784. It is therefore appropriate to publish the reference of that standard in the Official Journal of the
European Union.
(6) 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 date of its
publication,
(1) OJ L 316, 14.11.2012, p. 12, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2012/1025/oj.
(2) Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for the setting of
ecodesign requirements for energy-related products (OJ L 285, 31.10.2009, p. 10, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2009/125/oj).
(3) Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1784 of 1 October 2019 laying down ecodesign requirements for welding equipment pursuant to
Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 272, 25.10.2019, p. 121, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/
reg/2019/1784/oj).
(4) Commission Implementing Decision C(2018) 3309 of 4 June 2018 on a standardisation request to the European Committee for
Standardisation and to the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of
the European Parliament and of the Council as regards ecodesign requirements for welding equipment.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2026/153/oj 1/3EN
OJ L, 27.1.2026
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The reference of a harmonised standard for welding equipment drafted in support of Regulation (EU) 2019/1784, listed in
the Annex to this Decision, is hereby published 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, 23 January 2026.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
2/3 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2026/153/ojEN
OJ L, 27.1.2026
ANNEX
No Reference of the standard
1. EN 14717:2024
Welding and allied processes – Environmental check list
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2026/153/oj 3/3