As an EMC/safety third party test agency, I have performed both CE-Mark certifications and e-mark type testing of electronic devices. 95/54/EC type testing may be performed by third party test agencies, or by the manufacturer, but must be witnessed by a Notified Body. Paragraph 15.3 of the "Guidelines on the Application of Council Directive 89/336/EEC" discusses EMC for motor vehicles and devices intended for fitment into motor vehicles. Since the laptop computer, with car power supply may be operated by a passenger, while the car is being driven, 95/54/EC is mandatory. CE marking is mandatory for usage outside the automobile. Although not mandatory, I suggest testing to ISO 7627-0 to verify immunity to automotive powerline transients.
Doug Frazee EMC Compliance Engineer Windermere Information Technology Systems MILCOM Compliance Laboratories (MCL) division 401 Defense Highway Annapolis, MD 21401 USA (410) 266-1793 (410) 266-1751 FAX [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 19, 1998 3:38 AM To: [email protected] Subject: CE and/or e-mark for products operated in vehicles Dear compliance colleagues, I like to hear you opinion about the question, which directive a product should observe which can be operated in a vehicle (e.g. car), but also in other environments. For products which are designed to be operated exclusively in vehicles like car audio equipment or car power supplies it seems to be clear that this euipment falls under the EC-Directive 95/54 and must carry the e-mark. Products which can be used in different environments, e.g. a laptop computer equipped with GPS-system, have to carry therefore the CE-mark and the e-mark and must comply to both directives (95/54 and 89/336) ?? Please give me your comment. Kind regards Andreas Thomas Product Safety Toshiba Europe
