I just became confused about the official effective date of EN 50082-1. I just read a message on this group from Kevin Richardson which states:
<<The effective date of introduction of the new EMC Framework regulations was 1 Jan 97. Your date of 1 Jul 97 I think may have come from very early information distributed from the Spectrum Management Agency (SMA) where it was indicated that specific standards compliance would be introduced on 1 Jan 97 and generic standards compliance would be introduced on 1 Jul 97. It was very quickly realized however this was unworkable and so for not very long after this initial information was circulated it was changed so that the new regulations took effect from 1 Jan 97 for all equipment (as you say not completely all).>> This was in response to the Australian C-tick Effectivity and may not be directly related to the EN 50082-1 standard. But,I was reading in the Nov/Dec 1996 Compliance Engineering magazine (pg.85) that new products entering the European Union for the first time after July 1, 1997 - as well as older products that are substantially modified and retested after that date - must comply with the newer 1996 standard and not the 1992 version. Can anyone out there clear up my confusion about the official start date that new products must meet the new 1996 standard? And if older products can still be accepted before July 1, 1997 which meet the 1992 standard. Thanks in advance, Randy Stephens Electrical Engineer Trek, Inc. Medina, New York
