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ATEX Directive - Guidance documents List of updates 2006-2012

Guidelines on the application of Directive 94/9/EC ATEX Guidelines 4th Edition September 2012: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/mechanical/documents/guidance/atex/applicat ion a) changes with regard to the 3rd Edition (June 2009 Update May 2011): - graphic renovation of cover (new logo of European Commission) and addition of "Note to the 4th Edition - September 2012", including 2 new footnotes - 3.10 (rewording of "Safety, controlling or regulating devices as defined in Article 1.2") - 6.6 (addition of a second paragraph to "Pressure Equipment 97/23/EC (PED)") - 6.10 (new point on "Marine Equipment Directive 96/98/EC (MED)") - 10.1.3 (addition of a third paragraph on "Form of the instructions") - 10.2.1 (new point on "Minimum content of a European standardised ATEX Test and Assessment Report") - 14 (update of "Useful websites") - new version of the "Borderline list - ATEX products (12 July 2012)" b) changes with regard to the 3rd Edition (June 2009): - graphic renovation of cover (new logo of DG Enterprise and Industry) - 10.1.3 and 7.1 ("Information for repair, maintenance and overhaul of equipment") - 3.7.3, 4.1.2.3 and 6.3 (update to the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC) - 14 (update of "Useful websites") - update of European Commission's web addresses c) changes with regard to the August 2008 update: - 3.3 and 10.2 (February 2009)

- note 3 at page 5 (full title of the ATEX Directive 94/9/EC) - addition of Annex II: Borderline list - ATEX products - update of European Commission's web addresses - new codification of LVD and EMC Directives: 3.9, 5.2.2, 6.1, 6.2 - new addresses of CEN and CENELEC: 13.1 d) changes with regard to the 2nd Edition (July 2005): - 5.2.1 (January 2006) - 9.3, 11.7 (November 2006) - 3.7.5, Table 1 (July 2007) - 3.10, 4.1.1, 9.5, 10.1.5, 10.2, 10.3 and 11.4 (July 2008) - 13.1 and 14 (August 2008)

Consideration Papers by the ATEX Standing Committee: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/mechanical/documents/guidance/atex/standin gcommittee a) new Consideration Papers: - Electrical Trace Heating Systems (revised version) (July 2012) - Automatically lubricating systems (July 2010) - Clarification for equipment with categories two or three (July 2010) - Steam Turbines (June 2009) - ExNBG Clarification Sheets: Status and use (July 2008) - Transportable, pressurised cabins (modules) (July 2008) b) new/revised versions of Consideration Papers: - How should the Directive be applied to filter units and vented silo bins? (revised version) (addition of Vented silo bins to the previous version on Filter units) (July 2011) - Petrol Pumps (November 2006) - Fork Lift Trucks (November 2006)

ExNBG Clarification Sheets noted by the ATEX Standing Committee: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/mechanical/documents/guidance/atex/clarifica tion a) new noted Clarification Sheets (January 2012): - 10/388 - 10/397 - 11/400 b) new noted Clarification Sheets (November 2009): - 00/020 - 00/035 - 00/038 - 99/080 - 02/111 - 02/112 - 02/113 - 02/114 - 04/161 - 07/264 - 07/265 - 07/266 - 07/267 - 07/268 - 07/269 - 07/282 - 07/283 - 09/338 c) update of the whole list and new consolidated list in pdf format (June 2009)

Last update: September 2012

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