Hi GRASSO%STKWWHDQ....? You wrote:
> My company is being told that... > > " The law requires the following: > 1. Within 1-5 days: To be able to present a DoC to French authorities > 2. Within 8 days: To be able to show successful test reports" > > > Can anyone answer the following: > > 1. Is this a FRENCH only requirement - or for ALL EU counties > 2. If so what law is being referenced... > I'm assuming you relate to EMC. I don't know the French rules, but the UK is subject to the Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations, Statutory Instrument 1992 No. 2372. Regulation 28 states that 'No person shall supply..." and refers to Reg. 30. Reg. 30(d) states that 'The manufacturer has properley issued an EC decleration of Conformity....' Note the past tense in 'issued' implying that the certificate must already exist. Under the UK regs, there is no strict requirement to test under the Standards route, so the second point you raise is not relevant in UK law. The point being that under EC rules, if the CE mark is applied legally in the UK, there is a 'presumption of conformity' and the French must allow it in. Under the Technical Construction file route, the file must have been present for the Competent body to judge. This file however need not be kept as a singular entity, but must be produced within a reasonable time - currently the feeling is that that means two working weeks or so. Having said that, the customer can demand what he wants I suppose, but those requirements are outside the scope of the question. Hope that helps clear the mists, a bit. Chris Dupres EMC Specialist. VG Microtech. [email protected] tel +44 (0) 1825 761077 fax +44 (0) 1825 768343 'Opinions expressed are personal, not necessarily Corporate'
