2006/704/EC: Commission Decision of 20 October 2006 on the publication with restriction of the reference of standard EN 848-3:1999 Safety of woodworking machines — One side moulding machines with rotating tool — Part 3: Numerical control (NC) boring machines and routing machines in accordance with Directive 98/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2006) 4901)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-10-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European standard, harmonisation of standards, machinery, product safety, safety standard, wood industry

21.10.2006

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 291/35

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 20 October 2006

the reference of standard EN 848-3:1999 ‘Safety of
on the publication with restriction of
woodworking machines — One side moulding machines with rotating tool — Part 3: Numerical
control (NC) boring machines and routing machines’ in accordance with Directive 98/37/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council

(notified under document number C(2006) 4901)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/704/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

regard to Directive 98/37/EC of

Having
the European
Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 on the appro-
ximation of
relating to
machinery (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,

the Member States

the laws of

Having regard to the opinion of the standing committee set up
by Article 5 of Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure
for
technical
standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society
Services (2),

information in the field of

the provision of

Whereas:

(1) Where a national standard transposing a harmonised
standard, the reference of which has been published in
the Official Journal of the European Union, covers one or
more essential health and safety requirements set out in
Annex I to Directive 98/37/EC, the machine built in
accordance with this standard is presumed to meet the
essential requirements concerned.

(2)

safety of woodworking machines,

The reference of standard EN 848-3:1999 concerning
the
adopted by
the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) on
1 July 1999, has been published in the Official Journal
of the European Union (3).

(1) OJ L 207, 23.7.1998, p. 1. Directive as amended by Directive

98/79/EC (OJ L 331, 7.12.1998, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37. Directive as last amended by the 2003

Act of Accession.

(3) OJ C 110, 15.4.2000, p. 38.

(4)

(5)

(6)

Following a formal objection lodged by Sweden,
the
Commission decided by Decision 2002/1002/EC (4) not
to withdraw the reference of standard EN 848-3:1999
from the Official
Journal of the European Union. Conse-
quently, standard EN 848-3:1999 continued to confer
a presumption of conformity to the essential safety
requirements set out in Directive 98/37/EC.

In relation to the formal objection lodged by Sweden, the
Commission mandated the European Standardisation
Organisation (CEN) to amend standard EN 848-3:1999
by 1 January 2005, in order to give special attention to
the risk of ejection of pieces and to the installation of
protective features providing enhanced protection.

Pursuant to Article 6(1) of Directive 98/37/EC, on 28
July 2005, Germany lodged a formal objection in
respect of standard EN 848-3:1999.

it

fails

standard

examined

established that

EN 848-3:1999,

the
Having
to meet
Commission has
essential health and safety requirements 1.1.2(a)
(Prin-
ciples of safety integration), 1.3.2 (Risk of break-up
during operation), 1.3.3 (Risks due to falling or ejected
objects) and 1.4.1 (General requirements for guards and
protection devices) of Annex I to Directive 98/37/EC.
The
clause
5.2.7.1.2 (b), paragraphs 1 to 6, concerning the charac-
teristics of and the choice of materials for curtain guards,
especially strip curtains, are not adequate to prevent the
foreseeable ejection of parts of tools.

EN 848-3:1999 in

specifications

of

(7)

CEN has not yet amended standard EN 848-3:1999, as
requested in the
standardisation mandate No 311
awarded to it as regards Directive 98/37/EC.

(4) OJ L 349, 24.12.2002, p. 103.

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(8)

(9)

Journal of

Pending the amendment of standard EN 848-3:1999, in
the interest of safety and legal certainty, the publication
in the Official
the
reference of standard EN 848-3:1999 should therefore
be accompanied by an appropriate warning. Member
States should add an identical warning in their national
standards transposing standard EN 848-3:1999.

the European Union of

reference of

The
therefore be replaced accordingly,

standard EN 848-3:1999 should

Article 2

Where, pursuant to Article 5(2) of Directive 98/37/EC, Member
States publish the reference of a national standard transposing
harmonised standard EN 848-3:1999, they shall add to that
publication a warning identical to that set out in the Annex
to this Decision.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Done at Brussels, 20 October 2006.

the

Journal of

the European Union
The publication in the Official
standard EN 848-3:1999 ‘Safety of
reference of
of
woodworking machines — One side moulding machines
with rotating tool — Part 3: Numerical control
(NC) boring
machines and routing machines’
is replaced by the text set
out in the Annex.

For the Commission

Günter VERHEUGEN
Vice-President

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Official Journal of the European Union

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‘(Publication of titles and references of harmonised standards under the directive)

ANNEX

ESO (1)

Reference and title of the harmonised standard
(and reference document)

First publication OJ

Reference of
superseded standard

Date of cessation of
presumption of
conformity of
superseded standard
Note 1

CEN

EN 848-3:1999
Safety of woodworking machines — One side
moulding machines with rotating tool — Part
3: Numerical control
(NC) boring machines
and routing machines

15.4.2000

—

Warning: With regard to the characteristics of and the choice of materials for curtain guards, especially strip curtains, this
publication does not concern clauses 5.2.7.1.2 (b), paragraphs 1 to 6, of this standard, the application of which does not
confer a presumption of conformity to the essential health and safety requirements 1.3.2, 1.3.3 and 1.4.1 of Annex I to
Directive 98/37/EC in conjunction with essential health and safety requirement 1.1.2 (a) of that Annex.

(1) ESO: European Standardisation Organisation:

— CEN: rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Brussels, Tel. (32-2) 550 08 11; fax (32-2) 550 08 19 (http://www.cenorm.be),
— CENELEC: rue de Stassart 35, B-1050 Brussels, Tel. (32-2) 519 68 71; fax (32-2) 519 69 19 (http://www.cenelec.org),
— ETSI: 650, route des Lucioles, F-06921 Sophia Antipolis, Tel. (33) 492 94 42 00; fax (33) 493 65 47 16 (http://www.etsi.org).

Note 1

Generally the date of cessation of presumption of conformity will be the date of withdrawal (“dow”), set by the
European Standardisation Organisation, but attention of users of these standards is drawn to the fact that in
certain exceptional cases this can be otherwise.

Note 2.1 The new (or amended) standard has the same scope as the superseded standard. On the date stated, the
superseded standard ceases to give presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the directive.

Note 3

In case of amendments, the referenced standard is EN CCCCC:YYYY, its previous amendments, if any, and the
new, quoted amendment. The superseded standard (column 3) therefore consists of EN CCCCC:YYYY and its
previous amendments, if any, but without the new quoted amendment. On the date stated, the superseded
standard ceases to give presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the directive.

Note 4

Presumption of conformity for a product is achieved by complying with the requirements of Part 1 and the
relevant Part 2 when this Part 2 is also listed in the OJ under Directive 98/37/EC.

Note:

— Any information concerning the availability of the standards can be obtained either from the European Standardi-
sation Organisations or from the national standardisation bodies of which the list is annexed to the Directive
98/34/EC (1) of the European Parliament and Council amended by the Directive 98/48/EC (2).

— Publication of the references in the Official Journal of the European Union does not imply that the standards are available

in all the Community languages.

— This list replaces all the previous lists published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Commission ensures

the updating of this list.

More information about harmonised standards on the Internet at http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/newapproach/
standardization/harmstds/

(1) OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37.
(2) OJ L 217, 5.8.1998, p. 18.’