Here is a direct quote from the Machinery Directive: "Whereas, for trade fairs, exhibitions, etc., it must be possible to exhibit machinery which does not conform to this Directive; whereas, however, interested parties should be properly informed that the machinery does not conform and cannot be purchased in that condition"
Technically France must comply with the directives, but if they are adding their own requirements it would probably be a long uphill battle to fight. I have heard other stories of countries asking for specific requirements that are nowhere mentioned in the directives. The manufacturers have given up and complied with the requests because they can't afford to have their equipment impounded in a warehouse for five years while they fight the local government. Patty Elliot TUV Rheinland of N.A. [email protected] Personal opinions, not corporate --------------------------------------------------------- At 05:34 PM 3/11/97 est, Andy Garcia wrote: > >Good Afternoon From Sunny South Florida; > >I've just been informed by our regulatory folk that France now requires ALL >products to be CE marked prior to importation into the country. Apparently >this applies to evaluation units, demos, or even prototypes. Obviously, >this cannot be totally true, since prototype equipment that goes throughout >the world for demonstration purposes (while still in the product >development cycle) cannot possibly be expected to fulfill all relevent >compliance requirements. > >I seem to recall seeing that equipment in this condition could be allowed >entry into THE ENTIRE EEC. Why is France so special? Can they really >impart their own requirements in addition to what the rest of the EEC has >agreed to? > >I would appreciate anyone's thoughts on this, and if anyone could possibly >point to where this might actually be in print, it would be of great help. >I've already looked throughout our applicable directives and saw nothing >with regard to demo or prototype equipment. > >Thanks to all for your help. > >Andy Garcia >Lead EMC/Safety Engineer >Coulter Corporation >Miami, FL >
