Commission Directive 97/53/EC of 11 September 1997 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 79/196/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning electrical equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres employing certain types of protection (Text with EEA relevance)

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 97/53/EC of 11 September 1997 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 79/196/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning electrical equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres employing certain types of protection (Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 76/117/EEC of 18 December 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning electrical equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,
Having regard to Council Directive 79/196/EEC of 6 February 1979 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning electrical equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres employing certain types of protection (2), as last amended by Commission Directive 94/26/EC (3), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas it is necessary to adapt the contents of Annex I to Directive 79/196/EEC to technical progress by incorporating seven new European standards recently drawn up by the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (Cenelec);
Whereas, in view of the present state of technical progress, it is now necessary to adapt the contents of the harmonized standards referred to in Annex I to Directive 79/196/EEC;
Whereas, in view of the nature of the equipment concerned, a provision should be made for transitional arrangements in order to enable the industry to adapt appropriately to the changes to the standards;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Adaptation to Technical Progress of the Directives for the Elimination of Technical Barriers in the Sector of Electrical Equipment for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres,