Atex guidelines

-3-CONTENTSPAGES1. INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................…………...1.1 General comments ................................................................................................…………1.2 Transitional period ................................................................................................…………...2. OBJECTIVE OF THE ATEX DIRECTIVE 94/9/EC ..................................................………...3. GENERAL CONCEPTS ...................................................................................................………….3.1 Placing ATEX products on the market..................................................................…………...3.2 Putting ATEX products into service......................................................................…………...3.3 Manufacturer.........................................................................................................……………3.4 Manufacturing of ATEX products for own use.....................................................…………3.5 Authorised representative......................................................................................…………3.6 Other persons responsible for placing on the market.............................................…………...3.7 Equipment..............................................................................................................…………..3.7.1 Assemblies...............................................................................................…………..3.7.1.1 Assemblies, which are fully specified configurations of parts..…………3.7.1.2 Assemblies with various configurations.............................…….………….3.7.2 Installations...............................................................................……………………..3.7.3 Electrical Equipment...............................................................................…………...3.8 Autonomous Function...........................................................................................……………3.9 Protective Systems.................................................................................................…………...3.10 Components...........................................................................................................…………...4. IN WHICH CASES DOES DIRECTIVE 94/9/EC APPLY? ......................................………...4.1 ATEX Analysis .....................................................................................................…………...4.1.1 Is the specific explosive atmosphere covered by directive 94/9/EC?......…………...4.1.2 Which kinds of products are covered by directive 94/9/EC?................…….………4.2 Defining the Group and Category of Equipment...................................................…………..4.2.1 Group I....................................................................................................…………...4.2.2 Group II...................................................................................................…………..4.2.3 Levels of Protection for various Categories of Equipment.....................……………4.3 Risk Assessment for Products................................................................................…………..4.4 Classification.........................................................................................................…………..5. EQUIPMENT SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED FROM DIRECTIVE 94/9/EC ............……6. APPLICATION OF DIRECTIVE 94/9/EC ALONGSIDE OTHERS THAT MAYAPPLY................................................................................................................................…………...7. APPLICATION OF DIRECTIVE 94/9/EC TO USED, REPAIRED OR MODIFIEDPRODUCTS AND TO SPARE PARTS.........................................................................………….8. CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES...........................................................…………8.1 Products conforming to directive 94/9/EC……………………………………………………8.2 Quality Assurance and verification at the stage of manufacture ……………………………..8.3 Exceptional derogations of the Conformity Assessment Procedures…………………………9. DESIGNATION OF NOTIFIED BODIES ......................................................................………..5558891010101111111212121313151515161616162021212324252526272929323233