Joseph, 1) Yes. 2) A manufacturer can follow the standards route for a product that doesn't change much/has little variation, but the TCF route would be best for a product that has many variations. 3) No. If you affix the mark, you should be prepared to justify the compliance.
Ther are plenty of organizations that provide seminars, in various levels of detail, regarding this issue. Seek some out and take them. You will be doing yourself and your organization a favor. Welcome to compliance engineering!!! Good Luck. Regards, John Juhasz Fiber Options Bohemia, NY -----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]
