Most deviations are from the IEC placing itself on a position it has no right to be -according to the European Commission-, so some aspects of the IEC are unacceptable to the EC -in casu CENELEC- to be used as a harmonized standard. If CENELEC still wants the standard, then some modifications are necessary.
Most often these modifications are on "Clauses" that make an IEC standard escape 'certain test aspects , so not satisfying the essential requirements for the EMC-directive , or due to "limits under consideration". The EC states that or there are, or there are no limits. "Under consideration" suggest that compliance is achieved while there is not. Basically all these impairs are caused by the EC representing European Law, and the IEC being a private organization, not allowed to create exemptions to the Essential requirements. Regards, Gert Gremmen, (Ing) ce-test, qualified testing =============================================== Web presence http://www.cetest.nl CE-shop http://www.cetest.nl/ce_shop.htm /-/ Compliance testing is our core business /-/ =============================================== >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf >>Of [email protected] >>Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 2:32 PM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: RE: Standards >> >> >> >>Paul, the EU Commission has encouraged CENELEC and CEN to adopt IEC/ISO >>standards whenever possible. CENELEC and CEN have agreements with the IEC >>that the former will not work on standards that are currently underway in >>the IEC unless there is an urgent need for a standard and the IEC cannot >>meet the needed date. In many if not most cases, proposed >>standards follow a >>parallel approval process in CENELEC/CEN and IEC. However, there are >>sometimes unique EU requirements that cause EU deviations to occur. >>Amendments to IEC documents may also follow this common approval process; >>but, again, EU deviations may and sometimes do occur. >> >>Richard Woods >> >>---------- >>From: Finn, Paul [SMTP:[email protected]] >>Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 4:14 PM >>To: 'emc-pstc' >>Subject: Standards >> >> >>Please bear with me on this one, this is not my strong point. >> >>I am under the impression that the EN standards are derived from thier IEC >>equivalent. Also for compliance with the EMC directive we test to the >>applicable EN standard. >> >>When the IEC version(s) are amended is it safe to assume that the >>equivalent >>EN will be amended? Alternatively is it possible the EN already includes >>the IEC amendments? >> >>Any comments would be greatly appreciated. >> >> >> >>Paul Finn, Manager Test and Certification Group >>Panametrics Inc. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>------------------------------------------- >>This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety >>Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. >> >>To cancel your subscription, send mail to: >> [email protected] >>with the single line: >> unsubscribe emc-pstc >> >>For help, send mail to the list administrators: >> Jim Bacher: [email protected] >> Michael Garretson: [email protected] >> >>For policy questions, send mail to: >> Richard Nute: [email protected] >> >> >>------------------------------------------- >>This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety >>Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. >> >>To cancel your subscription, send mail to: >> [email protected] >>with the single line: >> unsubscribe emc-pstc >> >>For help, send mail to the list administrators: >> Jim Bacher: [email protected] >> Michael Garretson: [email protected] >> >>For policy questions, send mail to: >> Richard Nute: [email protected] >> >>
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