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EU ATEX Equipment Directive 2014/34/EU

Directive 2014/34/EU governs the placing on the market of equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (ATEX),…

What EU ATEX Equipment Directive 2014/34/EU requires

Directive 2014/34/EU governs the placing on the market of equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (ATEX), requiring conformity assessment by a notified body for Equipment Group II Category 1 and Category 2 products, CE marking, and the Ex marking system indicating zone suitability, with the complementary ATEX Workplace Directive 1999/92/EC governing employer obligations at hazardous sites.

Pillar: Industrial IoT & Energy · Authority: European Parliament and the Council of the European Union · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:

Primary source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014L0034

SHA-256 integrity: 506edf92e77824073be2e34f34902245831d126ba62fa1460de9554fef3f2167

Primary Citations — 6 traced to source

  • {"title":"Directive 2014/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014L0034","section":"Articles 1, 2, 13-16, Annexes I, II, III, IV, VIII, X","relevance":"Primary EU ATEX product directive establishing equipment group and category classification, essential health and safety requirements in Annex II, conformity assessment modules (EC type-examination, internal production control), CE and Ex marking requirements, and manufacturer, importer, and distributor obligations"}
  • {"title":"Directive 1999/92/EC on Minimum Requirements for Improving the Safety and Health Protection of Workers Potentially at Risk from Explosive Atmospheres (ATEX Workplace Directive)","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:31999L0092","section":"Articles 3-7, Annex I (zone classification), Annex II (warning signs)","relevance":"Complementary workplace safety directive requiring employers to classify hazardous areas into zones, assess explosion risk, select ATEX-certified equipment of appropriate category for each zone, and maintain an explosion protection document; creates the regulatory demand for ATEX-certified products under Directive 2014/34/EU"}

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