CEN (and ISO) have recently distributed a document, CEN/TC 114 N 1121 which
includes the text of an email from Ian Fraser ("EC Policy Director for the
Machiery Directive"), dated dated 2009-09-18.
Mr Fraser seems to be implying that his statement as chairmanof the meeting has
been interpreted as being on behalf of the Commission.
But more interestingly, he states that the Machinery Working Group agreed that,
"Harmonised C-type standards that refer to the categories of EN 954-1 continue
to confer a presumption of conformity until they are amended to refer to
standard EN ISO 13849-1".
Granted, this is not coming from the Commission as such, but it is still a
pretty important opinion.
FULL TEXT:
<beginning of quote>
"Following the discussion at the meeting of the Machinery Working Group held on
7 and 8
July 2009, we have received a number of questions concerning the transition
from standard
EN 954-1 to standard EN ISO 13849-1 on safety-related parts of control systems.
At the meeting of the Machinery Working Group, there was general agreement on
two
aspects:
1. Manufacturers who apply standard EN ISO 13849-1 benefit from a presumption of
conformity, even if the harmonised C-type standard relating to the machinery
concerned still
refers to the categories of EN 954-1;
2. Harmonised C-type standards that refer to the categories of EN 954-1
continue to confer a
presumption of conformity until they are amended to refer to standard EN ISO
13849-1.
These conclusions will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.
During the discussion, several participants indicated that more time was needed
for the
industry, and in particular for SMEs, to adapt to the new standard. As Chairman
of the
meeting, I asked whether it might not be preferable to postpone the date of
cessation of
presumption of conformity for EN 954-1.
In response to this suggestion, on 30 July 2009, Mr. Steiger wrote to the
Commission, on
behalf of the CEN Machinery Sector, to request that the date of cessation of
presumption of
conformity for EN 954-1 be exceptionally postponed until 31 December 2012 [...].
The Commission will reply to this request from CEN. However, given the
complexity of the
issues involved, the Commission intends to consult experts and to seek the
opinion of the
Machinery Working Group to be held on 7 and 8 December 2009, before reaching a
final
decision.
Kind regards,
Ian FRASER
<end of quote>
Regards,
Glyn Garside
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