FYI. Richard Woods -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> [ mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ] Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 1:20 PM To: "NC_all"@cenelec.be <mailto:> Cc: "PD_all"@cenelec.be; <mailto:> [email protected]; <mailto:[email protected];> [email protected]; <mailto:[email protected];> [email protected]; <mailto:[email protected];> [email protected]; <mailto:[email protected];> [email protected]; <mailto:[email protected];> [email protected]; <mailto:[email protected];> [email protected]; <mailto:[email protected];> [email protected]; <mailto:[email protected];> [email protected]; <mailto:[email protected];> [email protected]; <mailto:[email protected];> [email protected]; <mailto:[email protected];> [email protected]; <mailto:[email protected];> [email protected]; <mailto:[email protected];> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Central Secretariat enquiry on LVD standards and their link to the R&TTE Directive
This message is addressed to all National Committees
with cc to all Permanent Delegates, the Chairmen and Secretaries of CLC/TC
74,
TC 76, TC 79, TC 92, TC 209 and the Reporting Secretariat of IEC/TC 103.
Dear Madam, dear Sir,
On 2000-03-02 an informal EC/CENELEC/ETSI meeting was held concerning the
R&TTE
Directive (R&TTED) and its relation to the LVD and the EMC Directive (EMCD).
The outcome of this meeting was considered as document BT(Bxl/SG)1087
(attached)
by 103 BT which led to the following decisions:
D103/181 BT noted the outcome of the EC/CENELEC/ETSI information meeting of
2000-03-02, concerning the R&TTE Directive and its relation to the
LVD
and the EMC Directive.
D103/182 BT invited CS to arrange a procedure in writing (with deadline
2000-03-31) on the suitability of the identified standards from TC
74,
TC 76, TC 92, TC 209 and SR 103 as harmonised standards under the
R&TTE
Directive (for products falling outside the LVD scope) in view of
subsequent information towards the Commission.
You will read that, as there are no specific requirements for the R&TTED,
additional to the LVD, this means that the LVD standards will be "taken
over" by
the R&TTED (by means of a reference in the OJEC). There are however two
issues
linked to the R&TTED and this in the voltage range 0 V to 50 V AC/75 V DC
(outside the LVD scope) i.e.:
the use of the existing LVD standards in this range as harmonised
standard
under the R&TTED
the possible preparation (following a future mandate) of some specific
harmonised standards (e.g. for alarm systems) for the R&TTE Directive
This Central Secretariat enquiry, in accordance with D103/182, deals with
the
first type of standards.
>From the report on the EC/CENELEC/ETSI meeting and the subsequent 103 BT
decisions, you will understand that it is of utmost importance for CENELEC
to
send a confirmation to the EC that identified standards, listed under the
LVD
can also be used under the R&TTED, including for the lower voltage range.
Together with ETSI and after consultation with the Chairmen/Secretaries of
the
relevant CENELEC technical bodies, we have identified following standards
which
would fall into this context:
EN 60950 "Safety of information technology equipment, including
electrical
business equipment"
EN 60065 "Audio, video and similar electronic apparatus:
Safety
requirements"
EN 60825 "Safety of laser products"
"Part 1: Equipment classification, requirements and user's
guide"
"Part 2: Safety of optical fibre communications systems"
EN 41003 "Particular safety requirements for equipment to be
connected to
telecommunications networks"
EN 60215 "Safety requirements for radio transmitting equipment"
EN 50083-1 "Cabled distribution systems for television and sound
signals.
Part 1: Safety requirements"
Unless advice to the contrary from your side by 2000-03-31 at the latest, we
shall inform the Commission that these standards can also be used for the
R&TTED
in the lower voltage range.
Yours faithfully,
J.-P. Vetsuypens
Division Manager
Programming and technical co-ordination
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