Commission: EN IEC 60079-15:2019 with amendment A11:2026 becomes a harmonised standard under the ATEX Directive — equipment protection by type of protection “n”, reference to EN 60079-15:2010 deleted from 10 May 2028
The Official Journal of the EU of 10 November 2026 published Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/2480. The standard EN IEC 60079-15:2019 as amended by EN IEC 60079-15:2019/A11:2026 has been added to the list of harmonised standards under Directive 2014/34/EU (equipment and protective systems for potentially explosive atmospheres), and the reference to the previous edition EN 60079-15:2010 will be deleted with a deferral until 10 May 2028.
- The decision amends Annex I to Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1668: it deletes row 76 (EN 60079-15:2010) and inserts row 76a — EN IEC 60079-15:2019 “Explosive atmospheres – Part 15: Equipment protection by type of protection “n”” with amendment EN IEC 60079-15:2019/A11:2026.
- The decision entered into force on the day of its publication, 10 November 2026. From that day, compliance with EN IEC 60079-15:2019 as amended by A11:2026 confers a presumption of conformity with the essential health and safety requirements of Annex II to Directive 2014/34/EU that the standard covers.
- The deletion of row 76, i.e. the reference to EN 60079-15:2010, applies from 10 May 2028. The Commission deferred the withdrawal to give manufacturers sufficient time to prepare for the application of the new edition.
- The new edition results from standardisation request C(2023) 4798 of 20 July 2023 addressed to CEN and CENELEC. The Commission, together with CEN, assessed that EN IEC 60079-15:2019 as amended by A11:2026 satisfies the requirements it aims to cover.
- For a laboratory testing explosion-protected equipment: until 10 May 2028 both editions are on the list, afterwards only EN IEC 60079-15:2019 with amendment A11:2026 — it is worth checking which edition the scope of accreditation and the test procedure refer to. The decision does not describe the technical changes between the editions.