I don't believe Germany or any other EU country can impose additional legal restraints on the importation or use of equipment beyond the CE requirements. If this were allowed, each nation could, and probably would, impose additional restrictive requirements for the importation and use of products in their country -- exactly what the EU is trying to avoid. This said, any CUSTOMER can then decide what criteria a product must meet before purchasing it, but that's a negotiation between the customer and the supplier -- not a legal restraint or condition of trade.
> -----Original Message----- > From: WOODS, RICHARD [SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, April 23, 1998 4:32 PM > To: 'emc-pstc' > Subject: RE: GS Requirements > > Did I miss something along the way? Did Germany delete the "Equipment > Safety > Law" of 24 June 1968 and ammended 13th August 1980? Article 3 of the law > says, "The manufacturer or importer of technical equipment may only > display > or put into circulation if it is of such a nature, in accordance with the > generally recognized rules of technology and the work safety and accident > prevention regulations . . ." The article then goes on to say " The > manufacturer or importer of an item of technical equipment may affix there > to the symbol "GS = geprfte Sicherheit (safety tested) . . . if the > equipment has undergone a type test by a Test Centre." The law goes on to > describe how the technical rules are developed. > > Remember that an EU state may have any law affecting equipment as long as > it > does not conflict with a Directive. Germany has at least two such > requirements: ergonomics for workstations (PCs) and human exposure to EMF. > One cannot receive a GS mark for a PC unless it complies with the > ergonomic > requirements of ZH1. That is the law and it is not in conflict with any > directive since there is no directive on ergonomics nor are there any > harmonized standards. Likewise there is no directive on EMF exposure. The > ENV 50166 series will eventually become the harmonized standards. > > Again, all of this is moot if Germany has repealed the Equipment Safety > Law > which I don't beleive they have. > > Richard Woods > Sensormatic Electronics > [email protected] > Views expressed by the author do not necessarily represent those of > Sensormatic. > > > > ---------- > > From: Ing. Gert Gremmen[SMTP:[email protected]] > > Sent: Thursday, April 23, 1998 3:14 PM > > To: WOODS, RICHARD; 'emc-pstc' > > Subject: Re: GS Requirements > > > > Hello Richard, > > > > No other requirements are necessary for your products then > "manufacturers > > declaration", based on EMC and/or LVD requirements/tests, who are backed > > up > > by appropriate standards to attach the ce-mark and export to europe. > Make > > sure safety instructions are in the right European language. Although > the > > lVD directive does not insist on this, local authorities are keen on > > maintaining safety. If any problems occcur, directly contact the > > European > > Commission by means of the appropriate office for compliants. Make sure > > you > > have a representative in Europe, who can be contacted for inspection of > > technical files. > > > > Regards, > > > > Gert Gremmen Ing. > > > > == Ce-test, Qualified testing == > > Consultants in EMC, Electrical safety and Telecommunication > > Compliance tests for European standards and ce-marking > > Member of NEC/IEC voting committee for EMC. > > Our Web presence: http://www.cetest.nl > > List of current harmonized standards http://www.cetest.nl/emc-harm.htm > > 15 great tips for the EMC-designer http://www.cetest.nl/features01.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > > Van: WOODS, RICHARD <[email protected]> > > Aan: 'emc-pstc' <[email protected]> > > Datum: woensdag 22 april 1998 21:02 > > Onderwerp: GS Requirements > > > > > > >Equipment sold in Germany must comply with the GS requirements. > Somewhere > > in > > >the bowels of the German Government, there must be a list of standards > > that > > >must be met in order to comply with the GS requirements. Does anyone > know > > >where one can find this list? What agency is responsible for > > >maintaining/changing the list? Is there a legal methodology that must > be > > >followed in order to change the list, especially a public notice prior > to > > >the change? Given that a change is going to take place, are there > > standard > > >transition rules? > > > > > >The particular case at hand is that TUV has informed me that the EMF > > human > > >exposure standards have changed. VDE 0848 parts 2 and 4 have been > > replaced > > >by ENV 50166-1 and ENV 50166-2. Any further information that anyone has > > in > > >this regard would be helpful, especially information on any transition > > >rules. > > > > > > > > >Richard Woods > > >Sensormatic Electronics > > >[email protected] > > >Views expressed by the author do not necessarily represent those of > > >Sensormatic. > > > > >
