Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Council Directive 89/686/EEC of 21 December 1989 in relation to personal protective equipment, as amended by Directives 93/68/EEC, 93/95/EEC and 96/58/EC (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2000-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European standard, application of EU law, approximation of laws, protective equipment, safety standard

16.3.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 76/3

Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Council Directive
89/686/EEC of 21 December 1989 in relation to personal protective equipment (1), as amended
by Directives 93/68/EEC (2), 93/95/EEC (3) and 96/58/EC (4)

(2000/C 76/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(Publication of titles and references of European harmonised standards under the Directive)

OEN (1)

Reference

Title of the harmonised standards

Year of
ratification

CEN

EN 381-4

CEN

EN 381-7

Protective clothing for users of hand-held chainsaws (cid:151) Part
4: Test methods for chainsaw protective gloves

Protective clothing for users of hand-held chainsaws (cid:151) Part
7: Requirements for chainsaw protective gloves

EN 511

Protective gloves against cold

CEN

CEN

EN 1146/A2

CEN

EN 12270

CEN

EN 12275

CEN

EN ISO 14460

Respiratory protective devices (cid:151) Self-contained open-circuit
compressed air breathing apparatus incorporating a hood
(compressed
hood) (cid:151)
air
Requirements, testing, marking

apparatus with

escape

Mountaineering
requirements and test methods

equipment (cid:151) Chocks (cid:151) Safety

Mountaineering
requirements and test methods

equipment (cid:151) Connectors (cid:151) Safety

for
Protective
Protection
heat
requirements and test methods (ISO 14460:1999)

racing drivers (cid:151)
flame (cid:151) Performance

clothing
against

automobile

and

Cenelec

EN 50286

Cenelec

EN 50321

Electrical insulating protective clothing for low-voltage instal-
lations

Electrically insulating footwear for working on low voltage
installations

(1) OEN (European standardisation body):

(cid:151) CEN: rue de Stassart/De Stassartstraat 36, B-1050 Brussels, tel. (32-2) 550 08 11, fax (32-2) 550 08 19.
(cid:151) Cenelec: rue de Stassart/De Stassartstraat 35, B-1050 Brussels, tel. (32-2) 519 68 71, fax (32-2) 519 69 19.
(cid:151) ETSI: BP 152, F-06561 Valbonne Cedex, tel. (33-4) 92 94 42 12, fax (33-4) 9365 47 16.

1999

1999

1994

1999

1998

1998

1999

1999

1999

NOTE:

(cid:151) any information concerning the availsbility of the standards can be obtained either from the European
standardisation orgnaisations or from the national standardisation bodies of which the list (5)
is
annexed to Directive 98/34/EC of the Euroopean Parliament and Council (6) amended by Directive
98/48/EC (7),

(cid:151) publication of the references in the Official Journal of the European Communities does not imply that the

standards are available in all the Community languages,

(cid:151) the Commission ensures the updating of this list (8).

(1) OJ L 399, 30.12.1989, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 220, 30.8.1993, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 276, 9.11.1993, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 236, 18.9.1996, p. 44.
(5) OJ L 32, 10.2.1996, p. 32.
(6) OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37.
(7) OJ L 217, 5.8.1998, p. 18.
(8) OJ C 183, 13.6.1998, p. 12.
OJ C 338, 6.11.1998, p. 2.
OJ C 357, 21.11.1998, p. 10.
OJ C 157, 4.6.1999, p. 2.
OJ C 318, 5.11.1999, p. 4.
OJ C 40, 12.2.2000, p. 7.