The Technical Committee TC 145, within the European Committee for Standardization (CEN), deals with the standardization of safety requirements for plastics and rubber machines. We list here below the Working Groups that belong to TC 145 with the updating of their activity.

				WG 1 = EN 201:1997/A2:2005 - WI 00145033  [Electric injection moulding machines]
				The Amendment EN 201:1997/A2:2005 was published in the OJEU n. C 336 on 31.12.2005.

				WG 1 = EN 201:1997 rev - WI 00145041  [Injection moulding machines]
				EN 201 was published in the OJEU n. C 169 on 4.6.1997. Amendment EN 201:1997/A1:2000 was published in the OJEU n. C 142 on 20.5.2000. In August 2001 TC 145 decided to revise the standard in order to include also the text of the second amendment. The draft revision of EN 201 has been sent to CEN enquiry in November and will expire on 8.4.2008. WG 1 met on February 25-26, 2008 to examine the comments that will be sent to enquiry.

				WG 2 = EN 289:2004 - WI 00145042  [Presses]
				The standard EN 289:2004 was published in the OJEU n. C 336 on 31.12.2005. The document has been submitted to UAP as Simple Amendment in the frame of the new Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and will expire on 30.4.2008.

				WG 3 = EN 1114-1:1996 - WI 00145039  [Extruders and extrusion lines - Part 1: Extruders]
				EN 1114-1 was published in the OJEU n. C 141 on 8.5.1997; in April 2001 TC 145 confirmed this standard for five further years. After the second review it has been decided to revise the standard. Bernd Nötel of NAM/DIN has been appointed as WG 3 Convenor. The draft standard was sent to CEN first enquiry in December and will expire on 6.5.2008. WG 3 will meet on April 23-24, 2008 to examine the documents that will be sent during enquiry.

				WG 3 = EN 1114-2:1998 - WI 00145043  [Extruders and extrusion lines - Part 2: Die face pelletisers]
				EN 1114-2 was published in the OJEU n. C 317 on 15.10.1998; in October 2002 TC 145 confirmed this standard for five further years. The document has been submitted to to UAP as Simple Amendment in the frame of the new Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC in and will expire on 7.5.2008. In the meantime the second review, that will expire on 14.5.2008, has been launched.

				WG 3 = EN 1114-3:2001 - WI 00145044  [Extruders and extrusion lines - Part 3: Haul-offs]
				EN 1114-3 was published in the OJEU n. C 332 on 27.11.2001. The document has been submitted to UAP as Simple Amendment in the frame of the new Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and will expire on 14.5.2008. In the meantime the second review, that will expire on 25.3.2008, has been launched.

				WG 4 = EN 1417:1996 - WI 00145045  [Two roll mills]
				EN 1417 was published in the OJEU n. C 93 on 22.3.1997. In December 2001 TC 145 confirmed this standard for five further years. The document has been submitted to to UAP as Simple Amendment in the frame of the new Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and will expire on 7.5.2008. In the meantime the second review, that will expire on 27.4.2008, has been launched.

				WG 5 = EN 422:1995 - WI 00145040  [Blow moulding machines intended for the production of hollow articles]
				EN 422 was published in the OJEU n. C 229 on 8.8.1996. In December 2000 TC 145 confirmed the standard for five further years. After an enquiry per correspondence closed in March 2005, the WG has been reactivated, Mr Claudio Celata of UNI-ASSOCOMAPLAST has been appointed as WG 5 Convenor. The draft standard was sent to CEN first enquiry in January and will expire on 10.6.2008. WG 5 will meet on May 15-16, 2008 to examine the documents that will be sent during enquiry.

				WG 6 = EN 12012-1:2007 - WI 00145046  [Size reduction machines - Part 1: Blade granulators]
				The new EN 12012-1 was published by CEN on 21.3.2007. The document has been submitted to UAP as Simple Amendment in the frame of the new Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and will expire on 7.5.2008.

				WG 6 = EN 12012-2/A1:2003 - WI 00145047  [Size reduction machines - Part 2: Strand pelletizers]
				EN 12012-2 was published in the OJEU n. C 141 on 14.6.2002. Amendement EN 12012-2:2001/A1:2003 was published in the OJEU n. C 336 on 31.12.2005. The document has been submitted to UAP as Simple Amendment in the frame of the new Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and will expire on 7.5.2008.