Yes, there is a reason. There is a "Toy Directive" which (I'm on unfamiliar ground here) deals mostly with child safety. As such, some really passive hunks of plastic (i.e. "Barbie" Dolls (and "Ken" Dolls, for gender equality) come with CE marks on them. When it comes to children, any piece of material, no matter how "passive" is suspected as a hazard. My understanding is that the Toy Directive requires testing to prove that toys don't present physical (i.e choking, strangulation) or chemical (i.e. toxicity) hazards to our most precious citizens.
My guess is that the toys that you are thinking of are completely exempt from the EMC or Low Voltage Directives that most of us deal with. Their CE marking is probably based on the Toy Directive or some other non-electrical safety requirement. It's a whole different question than the one posed by Courtland regarding passive electrical components, which, I assume; aren't toys. Actually, along a different line of reasoning, (that doesn't apply to toys) I wonder if some manufacturers are CE marking items which are exempt from all of the New Approach directives? I wonder if they are affixing the CE mark as if to say, "we're exempt from everything, so we must be CE approved"? It could just be a way of ensuring that their goods don't get bottled up in customs. Happy Holidays! Chris > -----Original Message----- > From: Ralph Cameron [SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 12:17 PM > To: Courtland Thomas; emcpost > Subject: Re: CE Marking Passive devices > > > Many passive plastic and paper toys coming from China carry the CE label. > Is > there a reason for it ? > > > Ralph Cameron > EMC Consultiant and Suppression of Consumer Electronics > (After sale) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Courtland Thomas" <[email protected]> > To: "emcpost" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 12:36 PM > Subject: CE Marking Passive devices > > > > > > Hello group, > > > > I would like to know if there are any requirements for CE Marking a > cable > or > > any passive device, such as a basic surge protector. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Courtland Thomas > > Patton Electronics > > > > > > ------------------------------------------- > > 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] > ------------------------------------------- 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]
