Jacowleff, Bill wrote: > > Greetings and Happy New Year to all: > > First let me thank everyone on the list for the help and background > provided throughout 1999. I am coming near the end of launching my first > Industrial CE product and having been part of this group has certainly made > a hard task much easier. > > Today's questions is in regards to marking of shipping boxes, > cartons etc. Our new product is properly CE marked on it's case. Is it > necessary to show the CE mark on any of the shipping boxes or cartons? > Our packaging complies with the packaging directive, but I would like to > know if there are any external marking requirements that I should be aware > of. > > Thank you in advance for your response. > > Best Regards, > > Bill Jacowleff > VDO Control Systems > Airpax Instruments > 150 Knotter Drive > Cheshire, CT 06410 > Phone: 203 271-6394 > FAX: 203 271-6200 > [email protected] >
Bill It's not mandatory, but I would recommend it. It should remove the need for anyone (such as customs officials) to open the boxes to check that the product carries the marking. The relevant part of the European Commission Guidelines states (I quote verbatim): "It would be sensible, but it is not mandatory, to more readily facilitate free movement to affix the CE marking to more than one place, for example, marking the outer packaging, as well as the apparatus inside can be ascertained without opening the package. There is nothing in the Directive to prevent this." Best wishes Brian Jones EMC Consultant and Competent Body signatory --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators).
