Brian Harlowe wrote: <snip> > The reason I raised the question was that I had seen somewhere and I > thought it was in this group. > That due to a number of reasons but mainly the controversy over > CE+CE= CE matter. That the guidelines had been withdrawn for > further revision. > > I would be grateful to hear if anyone else has any information on > this > > Brian Harlowe >
Brian, and everyone The EMC Directive itself has been under review by the SLIM (Simpler Legislation for the Internal Market) team of Government experts and industry. They have recommended that a review of the EMC Directive be undertaken in a number of areas, one of which is differences between the Guidelines and the Directive, but the Guidelines have not been withdrawn. SLIM has also recommended a review of CE + CE = CE. The Guidelines are purely advisory. In their introductory notes, they state that they are not binding - "the legally binding provisions are those transposing the EMC Directive" - these are the laws in each member state. The fact that SLIM has recommended changes does not necessarily mean that they will happen. The recommendations are being considered by the Commission, who should have produced a "Communication" to the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament by 9 November. I understand that this has been delayed. The Commission can reject some or all of the SLIM recommendations, but must give specific reasons if they so do. This process is likely to result in proposals to amend the Directive (and as a consequence, the Guidelines) but this may take some time. I have a copy of the final SLIM report (Word 6). If anyone would like a copy, please e-mail me. Best wishes Brian Jones EMC Consultant and Competent Body Signatory --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators).
