I'll try to give this a shot. It is against the law to sell products in Europe which do not meet each country's safety and EMC regulations. These regulations have been harmonized across the EC by use of the EN standards (EN 61010, etc.) The CE mark is YOUR claim that a product meets all the applicable standards for its product family. You can self certify (do your own tests, hire a test lab, etc.), which means that YOU are responsible for defending your evidence should your CE marking ever be challenged. You can also hire a group like TUV to certify (third party) your application of the CE mark. They bring their wisdom, expertise, and cachet to the table, and take much of the legal burden off of you. This is perhaps advisable if you are not well schooled in these standards. It is not, however, required that you take this route. First thing to do is hook up with a reputable test house, as you will need them in any case to do a lot of the testing. Then, you can decide to bring in a Competent Body or not.
Hope this helps. Paul O'Shaughnessy Affymetrix, Inc. Boston, MA -----Original Message----- From: FRIES [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 10:36 AM To: '[email protected]' Subject: Getting Started Dear Group, I'm just getting started in the world of EMI and would like to ask a few questions. I'm not sure if I should be going the TCF route or the Standards Route. The company that I work for manufactures products which have many variants. 1) Is it EC law that a manufacturer must perform EMI testing before applying the CE mark? 2) If a manufacturer follows the Standards Route, does EC law require each variant to be tested? 3) If, when testing, the limit is exceeded, can the CE mark still be applied? 4) Are the services of a Competent Body required in order to put together a TCF or can the manufacturer do that on his own? Thanks in advance, Joseph C. Fries ------------------------------------------- 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]
