ntr179-C_2022247EN.01000101-E0179
(179) Even where the manufacturer uses a harmonised standard (where its reference is published in the OJEU and which aims to cover certain risks) to satisfy essential requirements, the risk assessment has to be carried out and he must check whether the harmonised standard covers all risks of the product. This is because it cannot be assumed that the harmonised standard covers all requirements of all legislative acts applicable to a given product (or, indeed, all the requirements of the specific act under which it has been developed) or whether the product in question introduces also other risks not considered in the harmonised standard.
Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-25 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.