Hello Therese, There does not have to be a complaint against your equipment in order for a Notified Body to examine it. European authorities have the right to take off-the-shelf products and examine them for compliance to the directives. Germany and France are especially gung-ho on testing samples for the EMC directive, regardless of whether or not there have been any complaints against the equipment.
If you manufacture smaller, more portable equipment (such as a computer), your chance of being routinely audited is much greater than if you manufacture large production-line equipment. The Declaration of Conformity that is shipped with your equipment is a legal document that states your product complies with the directive(s), and the authorities have the right to verify the conformance. Patty Elliot TUV Rheinland of N.A. (619) 792-2770 [email protected] Personal opinion, not corporate ------------------------------------------------------ At 11:54 AM 1/17/97 -0600, Therese A. Klein wrote: >I'm hoping someone could clarify the EU law. > >I've been told a EU member's government agency has taken one of our >products to a Competent Body to verify conformance to the Directives. > >My understanding of the law is that there must have been a complaint, or >incident, from a customer, for this to occur. Or does that only apply >to competitors submitting competitive product for analysis? > >As we all know, every Competent Body, and test lab can produce different >results. > >I will greatly appriciate any comments, thanks. > >Therese Klein >EMC Project Engineer >Rockwell Automation >[email protected] >
