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99.60 Withdrawal effective Apr 6, 2016
CEN
CEN/TC 305 Potentially explosive atmospheres - Explosion prevention and protection
European Norm
13.230 Explosion protection
Withdrawn
1.1 This European Standard specifies the requirements for the design and construction of non-electrical equipment, intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres, protected by the type of protection Constructional Safety "c".
1.2 This European Standard supplements the requirements in EN 13463-1, the contents of which also apply in full to equipment constructed in accordance with this European Standard.
1.3 The type of ignition protection described in the standard can be used either on its own or in combination with other types of ignition protection to meet the requirements for equipment of Group I, category M2 or Group II, categories 1 and 2 depending on the ignition hazard assessment in EN 13463-1. Type of ignition protection "c" is not applicable for Group I for M1. These requirements are specified in EN 50303.
NOTE Most category 3 equipment, only needs to meet the requirements of EN 13463-1, but some category 3 equipment may have to meet the requirements of European Standard for some of the ignition sources identified in the ignition hazard assessment.
Legislation related to this standard
Equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (ATEX)
Harmonized/SupportingDirective 2014/34/EU Of The European Parliament And Of The Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (recast)
Harmonized/Supporting
WITHDRAWN
EN 13463-5:2003
WITHDRAWN
EN 13463-5:2011
99.60
Withdrawal effective
Apr 6, 2016
PUBLISHED
EN ISO 80079-37:2016