98/100/EC: Commission Decision of 22 January 1998 on the publication of the reference of EN 692 standard 'Mechanical presses - safety' in accordance with Council Directive 89/392/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1998-01-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European standard, harmonisation of standards, machine tool, product safety, technical standard

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 22 January 1998

on the publication of the reference of EN 692 standard ‘Mechanical presses —
safety’ in accordance with Council Directive 89/392/EEC

(Text with EEA relevance)

(98/100/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 89/392/EEC of 14
June 1989 on the approximation of
the
Member States relating to machinery (1), as last amended
by Directive 93/68/EEC (2), and in particular Article 6(1)
thereof,

the laws of

Having regard to the opinion of the committee set up by
Council Directive 83/189/EEC (3), as last amended by
Commission Decision 96/139/EC (4),

Whereas Article 2 of Directive 89/392/EEC states that
machinery may be placed on the market and put into
service only if it does not endanger the health or safety of
persons and, where appropriate, domestic animals or
property, when properly installed and maintained and
used for its intended purpose;

Whereas machinery is presumed to conform to the essen-
tial health and safety requirements referred to in Article 3
of Directive 89/392/EEC if it is in conformity with the
references have been
harmonised standards whose
published in the Official Journal of
the European
Communities;

(1) OJ L 183, 29. 6. 1989, p. 9.
(2) OJ L 220, 30. 8. 1993, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 109, 26. 4. 1983, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 32, 10. 2. 1996, p. 31.

Whereas Member States are required to publish the
references of national standards transposing harmonised
standards;

Whereas France considers that EN 692 standard ‘Mech-
anical presses — safety’ does not fully satisfy the above-
mentioned essential requirements;

Whereas the Commission, after examining the informa-
there are
tion notified by France, acknowledges that
defects
standard regarding presses with full-
revolution clutches, which could expose users to serious
danger;

in that

Whereas it appears that the parts of the standard relating
to guards and control guards and those relating to the use
of closed tools as a means of protection should be clari-
fied; whereas accordingly, a standardisation mandate will
have to be given to the European Committee for Stand-
ardisation (CEN)
to amend the standard as soon as
possible;

Whereas, while awaiting the amendment of the standard
and in the interests of efficiency, account should be taken
of the defects noted, although these do not affect manu-
facturers of presses with friction clutches covered by the
same standard;

Whereas, therefore, EN 692 standard should be published
along with an appropriate warning,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities, in accordance with Article 5(2) of Directive

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89/392/EEC, of harmonised EN 692 standard ‘Mechanical
presses — safety’ adopted by the European Committee for
Standardisation (CEN) on 16 March 1996, shall be accom-
panied by the following warning:

‘This publication does not concern:

presses with full-revolution clutches referred to in EN
692 standard,
in paragraphs 5.2.3, 5.3.2, 5.4.6 and
5.5.2, tables 2, 3, 4 and 5 and Annexes A and B1,

standard transposing harmonised EN 692 standard, they
shall accompany that publication by a warning identical
to that provided for in Article 1.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

in respect of which it grants no presumption of
conformity
of Directive
89/392/EEC.’

provisions

the

to

Done at Brussels, 22 January 1998.

Article 2

Where, pursuant to Article 5(2) of Directive 89/392/EEC,
Member States publish the reference of a national

For the Commission

Martin BANGEMANN

Member of the Commission