
Article 1 
The references of harmonised standard EN 143:2000 are replaced by the text set out in the Annex.
Article 2 
Where, pursuant to Article 5(4) of Directive 89/686/EEC, Member States publish the references of the national standards transposing the harmonised standard referred to in Article 1, they shall add to that publication a warning identical to that provided for in the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 March 2006.
For the Commission
Günter VERHEUGEN
Vice-President
ANNEX
ESO Reference and title of the harmonised standard (and reference document) First publication in OJ Reference of superseded standard Date of cessation of presumption of conformity of superseded standard
CEN EN 143:2000Respiratory protective devices — Particle filters — Requirements, testing, marking 24.1.2001 EN 143:1990 Date expired (31.8.2000)


Warning: As regards particle filters the filtering efficiency of which is exclusively or partially achieved by the use of materials based on non-woven electrically-charged fibres, this publication does not concern clauses 8.7.2.4, last sentence, 8.7.3.4, last sentence, and 10 of the standard, in respect of which there shall be no presumption of conformity with the basic health and safety requirements of Directive 89/686/EEC. This warning shall also be taken into account in the application of the following harmonised standards: EN 149:2001; EN 405:2001; EN 1827:1999; EN 12083:1998; EN 12941:1998; EN 12941:1998/A1:2003; EN 12942:1998; EN 12942:1998/A1:2002; EN 13274-7:2002.
— Any information concerning the availability of the standards can be obtained either from the European Standardisation Organisations or from the national standardisation bodies of which the list is annexed to the Directive 98/34/EC.
— Publication of the references in the Official Journal of the European Union does not imply that the standards are available in all the Community languages.
— This list replaces all the previous lists published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Commission ensures the updating of this list.More information about harmonised standards on the Internet at http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/newapproach/standardization/harmstds/