Apple to cease selling Mac Pro in EU from 1st March

neil_g said:
so much for the elusive mac pro refresh..
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Apple did announce they'd be a refresh in 2013, but it does seem unlikely now.It depends I guess if they have genuinely taken the pro off the market to comply with safety legislation and not for other reasons. In which case it would make sense to leave it off the market for the update, but TBH I'm not convinced about that
 
Looks like Apple might just be using the EU rules to their own advantage.

From the comments in the link

I've read the directive (you can read it here, slide 32 to 36 www.slideshare.net/miraclejackhsu/introduce-iec-60950-1-2nd-ed-a1for-client) and the regulation DOES NOT BAN UNGUARDED FANS. It splits unguarded fans into 3 categories based on whether they cause pain or injury.

I ran the numbers for standard 10cm case fans and even up to 3000 rpm (faster than the Mac Pro's max speed) they are still considered so safe then can be put on the outside of the case with no guard and still be legal. Even the next dangerous category can be unguarded on the inside as long as there's a warning label.

I just can't see how any of the Mac Pro's fans could possibly fail these rules, and I can't just help but think Apple are using it as a PR excuse to deflect attention away from failing the electrical port protection requirements.
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