Jim Nadolny wrote > 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.
Article 10 of the EMC Directive states: 1. ...shall be certified by an EC declaration of conformity issued by the manufacturer or his authorised representative established within the Community. ... Where neither the manufacturer nor his authorised representative is established within the Community, the above obligation to keep the EC declaration of conformity available shall be the responsibility of the person who places the apparatus on the Community market. The same requirements are then applied to the Technical Construction File. Unless there is something else I have missed, the manufacturer, his authorised representative and the person who keeps the DoC could all be resident outside the EU. -- Regards, Phil Ford phil_f...@uk.xyratex.com tel +44 (0)1705 443255 fax +44 (0)1705 499315 Xyratex, Langstone Road, Havant, PO9 1SA, United Kingdom
