EU: New harmonized standards for the LVD Directive published in the EU Official Journal

The EU Commission has published the Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/713 of 4 May 2022 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1956 as regards harmonised standards for several products groups covered by the Low Voltage Directive

The new standards are relevant for example for appliances for heating liquids, battery chargers, instantaneous water heaters, thermal-storage room heaters, toilets, multifunctional shower cabinets, skin exposure to ultraviolet and infrared radiation, and other electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits.

Among the standards newly declared as harmonized standards under the LVD Directive are:

EN 60335-2-29:2021 Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety – Part 2-29: Particular requirements for battery chargers
EN IEC 60335-2-84:2021 Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety – Part 2-84: Particular requirements for toilets
EN IEC 60335-2-105:2021 Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety – Part 2-105: Particular requirements for multifunctional shower cabinets
EN 60335-2-21:2021 Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety – Part 2-21: Particular requirements for storage water heaters
EN IEC 61010-2-011:2021 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use – Part 2-011: Particular requirements for refrigerating equipment
EN IEC 61914:2021 Cable cleats for electrical installations
EN IEC 61010-2-040:2021 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use – Part 2-040: Particular requirements for sterilizers and washer-disinfectors used to treat medical materials
And others

A harmonised standard is a European standard developed by a recognised European Standards Organisation: CEN, CENELEC, or ETSI. It is created following a request from the European Commission to one of these organisations. Manufacturers, other economic operators, or conformity assessment bodies can use harmonised standards to demonstrate that products, services, or processes comply with relevant EU legislation. A harmonized standard allows a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the EU product legislation. The references of harmonised standards must be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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