Trevor, the new product specification must be applied by the "date of withdrawal (DOW)" that can be found in the new standard. The date is also posted on the CENELEC and ETSI web site - I don't know about CEN. However, keep in mind that the new product specification is not "harmonized" under most directives (this does not apply to the LVD, for example) until its reference is published in the OJ. That reference will include the official DOW which may differ from the one in the standard. Most often they are identical, but not always. In practice, you can rely upon the DOW in the new standard.
-----Original Message----- From: Trevor Chainey [mailto:tchai...@telesoft-technologies.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 7:47 AM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Generic vs Product Specific Specifications for European Directives If we test to a generic harmonised specification and issue a Declaration of Conformity, what do we need to do if a Product Specific harmonised specification is subsequently released, i.e. if we have just finished testing and then another spec comes along, how long can we continue to declare to the first spec before having to test and declare to the subsequent spec? Trevor Chainey Quality Manager Telesoft Technologies Ltd Telephone 01258 486568
