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Afespo renews its web and clarifies doubts on the CE marking
21/05/2010
May 21, 2010
Afespo, Spanish Association of manufacturers of portable ladders, has transformed its website, www.afespo.com, updating it with a more dynamic, and visual design that allows easier navigation. Through it with rules on safety can be found on the market of the stairs; the 'Manual on good use of the staircase' published by the Association; or the results of the meetings of the CEN (European Committee for standardisation), the Technical Secretary of the Afespo attended regularly to study and discuss the rules that dictate at European level and apply, or may apply in the future, to the market of the stairs.
With regard to the existing doubt about the CE marking on the portable stairs, it has been already resolved by the own Ministry of industry, to the question raised by Afespo, and as they are available on its website, answers:
"The existing definition in the existing Directive 98/37/EC, both new 2006/42/EC (applicable from 29.12.2.009), ruled out clearly which can be regarded as machine a portable ladder unless they have power."
The fact that one or more sections of the ladder to scroll manually does not imply lifting of loads with human force and, therefore, does not change the previous conclusion.
The marking placed on products not covered by the directive is considered marked abuse, pursuant to article 17 of Directive 2006/42/EC.
"Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) 765/2008 prohibits the placement of the CE marking on products for which its use is not covered in Community harmonisation legislation".
