There is nothing in the LVD or EMC Directives that prevent the DOC from being signed by a non-resident of the EU. I can't find the document at the moment, but somewhere in my files I have a magazine article quoting a DG representative as confirming this fact. If no one else presents confirmation, I will try to find it.
Richard Woods Sensormatic Electronics ---------- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: alternate test sites List-Post: [email protected] Date: Friday, July 11, 1997 10:55AM Greetings, These 2 questions may seem rather naive, but I never really had to address them. Any help by those who have direct experience would be greatly appreciated. 1. I heard the statement "The EU does not accept emissions data from a semi-anechoic chamber (SAC)" Since I deal mostly with ITE, I looked in EN55022-1987, para. 10.3.3 and see no mention of the use of anything but an OATS. The question is "Does all testing to EN55022 have to be performed at an OATS or can I use a SAC which has a "good" normalized site attenuation (<+/- 4 dB)?" It would seem to me that if you are self certifying, you would want to be confident the equipment passes with enough margin that it would pass anywhere. If you felt confident using a current probe and a scope, then go ahead and self-certify. 2. My second question deals with the famous person who signs test reports and is the responsible person (i.e. jail time) should the data be found to be bogus. Again, assume we are self certifying ITE equipment. I was told that the responsible person must be a resident of the EU. A company in the States could not self certify and place the CE mark on equipment with "only" the head of quality signature, assuming the head of quality lives in Anytown USA. I also heard that less than reputable companies in the States find "some European guy" who will sign anything and can vanish if the need arises. Some of this sounds like urban legend to me, but I appreciate any comments you may have. Thanks in advance... Jim Nadolny AMP Inc. jim [email protected]
