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General Requirements EN 50014:1998 Vs EN 60079-0:2006: Background Information

This document compares the requirements of EN 50014:1998 and EN 60079-0:2006, which replaces the former as a harmonized standard under the ATEX Directive. It outlines key differences between the standards, such as considerations for external heating/cooling, service temperature definitions, small component requirements, and zone 0 specifications. Actions are described for determining if products still comply and for updating documentation and certification if needed.

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General Requirements EN 50014:1998 Vs EN 60079-0:2006: Background Information

This document compares the requirements of EN 50014:1998 and EN 60079-0:2006, which replaces the former as a harmonized standard under the ATEX Directive. It outlines key differences between the standards, such as considerations for external heating/cooling, service temperature definitions, small component requirements, and zone 0 specifications. Actions are described for determining if products still comply and for updating documentation and certification if needed.

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General Requirements

EN 50014:1998 vs EN 60079-0:2006
Background Information
 Special
EN 50014 ceases to have harmonised status under the ATEX Directive in Spring consideration of
2008 although a pragmatic overlap to October 2008 may be assumed. The external sources of
purpose of this data sheet is to give some guidance when considering equivalence heating and cooling
to EN 60079-0:2006 which replaces it as a harmonised standard.
 Re-definition of
Not all equipment is affected by every difference, and it may be that some items of “Service
equipment which meet EN 50014 also meet the relevant requirements of EN
60079-0: 2006. The principal differences are listed alongside, although there are Temperature” used
many more minor differences which are not listed. to decide pre-
conditioning of
Note that EN 60079-0:2004 was never harmonised because it did not contain all plastic enclosures
the information necessary to interface with the ATEX Directive. However, the date
of withdrawal of EN 50014 was fixed as three years after the ratification of EN  Importation of Small
60079-0:2004. We thus have the curious situation that a standard has remained Component
harmonised for well over a year after it was formally withdrawn
requirements from
Required Actions Ex i.
1. If you are satisfied that none of the changes apply to your product, record that  Consideration of
fact within the technical file (i.e. the set of documentation including the EC-Type circulating currents
Examination Certificate and associated report) and amend your Declaration of in enclosures
Conformity to show that the technical basis of compliance with the EHSRs of the
directive is EN50014 plus a review against EN 60079-0:2006 which showed that  Gasket retention
there were no changes which materially affected the “state of technological
progress” with respect to the product. (See the words in the pre-amble to Annex II  Additional ATEX
of the directive.) requirements on
Operating Faults
2. If you are not sure whether or not the changes apply to your product, seek
advice from Baseefa. Normally changes relating to EN 50014/EN 60079-0 will be  Acceptance of RTI as
handled along with the particular protection concept but if only the general alternative to TI
requirements are affected, there is a standard price, with two possible outcomes
 Importation of Zone 0
2.a If the changes are not relevant, we will issue a supplement to the EC-Type requirements for
Examination Certificate that we have issued, showing that conformity with the
Essential Health and Safety Requirements of the directive is maintained.
static and light metal
 Relaxation in light
2.b If the changes are relevant, we will provide a list of all relevant changes
together with a quotation for performing any necessary tests in order to bring your metal requirements
documentation up to date. We will also provide advice on the options of issuing a for Group II
supplementary certificate or providing a new certificate within both the IECEx and
ATEX schemes.
 New anti-static tests

Remember that Declarations of Conformity should no longer refer to EN 50014 as a


harmonised standard. However, a pragmatic extension to October 2008 may be
reasonable as the European Commission gave zero notice.
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