To prove conformity with the basic health and safety regulations,
harmonised standards are used. Various, mostly equivalent,
protection types have been standardised harmoniously (see
table)
This conformity assessment process the directives sets out
different procedures.Technicalappendix
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2. German Equipment and Product Safety Act (GPSG),
06/01/2004, Federal Law Gazette Part 09/01/2004 2.
Empty enclosures are components and are certified the
factory such. For device category the manufacturer
can perform the conformity assessment itself. This is
the category set down the ATEX directive 1999/92/EC
applicable for each appropriate zone. Installing certified components does not create
a certified equipment.4
ATEX directive 94/9/EC
ATEX directive 94/9/EC
Article the European Community Formation Treaty deals
with the equalization laws the Member States. Eleventh supplementary regulation the GPSG (11th
GPSGV), 12/12/1996, Federal Law Gazette 1914, last
amended Article the Act the restructuring the
safety technical equipment and consumer products,
06/01/2004 Federal Law Gazette Part 09/01/2004 17. The production assembled enclosures monitored
by notified body. addition,
quality assurance must monitored for the devices of
categories and 2.
The ATEX directive 94/9/EC was transferred into national law. The ATEX
directive 94/9/EC sets out the basic requirements for health
and safety protection directive following the new concept. the requirements laid out
in the Official Journal the are met, then will in
compliance with the standard requirements for conformity
(presumption conformity).
For Germany these are:
1. For devices of
categories and this conformity check must carried out at
a notified body the form type-examination. this, additional tests must carried
out.
Weidmüller has devices and components its product range.
It aimed manufacturers equipment and components
designed for used potentially explosive atmosphere areas.
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Weidmüller offers customer-specific devices available certified
solutions.
This directive sets out the requirements for the products
depending their equipment group and category
