ATEX directives

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Directive 2014/34/EU

European Union directive
Text with EEA relevance
Title	Equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres
History
Entry into force	18 April 2014
Other legislation
Replaces	94/9/EC
Current legislation

Directive 1999/92/EC

European Union directive
Text with EEA relevance
Title	Minimum requirements for improving the safety and health protection of workers potentially at risk from explosive atmospheres
Current legislation

The ATEX directives are two of the EU directives describing the minimum safety requirements for workplaces and equipment used in explosive atmospheres. The name is an initialization of the term ATmosphères EXplosibles (French for "explosive atmospheres").