Posted for Chris Allen:
------------------------ From: Chris Allen <[email protected]> Subject: RE: Country of origin Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 15:42:37 +0100 To: [email protected] > > > I find the "problem" given below a little tenuous, as Puerto Rico is a country > in it's own right and a commonwealth of the US, not one of the States. > However, > I would be only too happy to agree with Richard's approach as I could claim > that > as part of the British Commonwealth, that my products were manufactured in > Canada (although independent), who already have active MOUs/MRAs with the US > thus avoiding the long wait for the legislation to be put in place between the > US and Europe. > > On the other hand, manufacturers in Canada, Australia, St. Kitts and Nevis > etc. > might like to claim that they are part of Europe using this route the other > way > round. Actually if we think about this long enough, I am sure we could end up > with a single world-wide market very quickly !! > > Regards, with tongue firmly planted in cheek, > > Chris. > > > > > > "WOODS, RICHARD" <[email protected]> on 13/04/99 13:13:21 > > Please respond to "WOODS, RICHARD" <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > cc: (Chris Allen/GB/3Com) > Subject: RE: Country of origin > > > > > My company has for years produced products in Puerto Rico and has labeled > our products as "made in the USA". A couple of years ago, UK customs decided > in their own wisdom that Puerto Rico is not part of the USA and that our > products must be labeled "made in Puerto Rico". > > So, to answer your question, the final assembly point is the point of > manufacture. But as you can see from my example, what we really have here is > a political situation. So in reality, any country can require you to label > as they see fit. I have noticed that on cars sold in the US, there is an > explanation on the sticker as to what was manufactured where. Other > countries may have this requirement for some types of products. However, we > have not encountered this need for office equipment. > > ---------- > From: [email protected] [SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 1999 3:39 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Country of origin > > Dear groupe, > > This question is not a safety or EMC issue but I think that some of > you > have been involved in something like this before. > > On the label with compliance information we normally also add > something > like : "Country of origin " or " Made in" this is required by some > of the > EU directives and others (normally just the country of the main > company who > have the legal responsibility. ) > > But my questions are; > > -what is the rules for this information, is it just country of the > company > or is it the country where it is assembled, and what if it is partly > made > in different countries ? > > -which authoryties requires this informations other than EU > directives (and > FCC part 68) > > Best regards, > > Mr. Kim Boll Jensen > i-data, Denmark > > > > > --------- > 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). > > --------- > 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). > > > > > > > > > > ---------------End of Original Message----------------- -------------------------- Ed Price [email protected] Electromagnetic Compatibility Lab Cubic Defense Systems San Diego, CA. USA 619-505-2780 List-Post: [email protected] Date: 04/13/1999 Time: 08:33:42 Military & Avionics EMC Services Our Specialty Also Environmental / Metrology / Reliability -------------------------- --------- 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).
