Gert, Do you know if Switzerland generally follows the same rules -- including the use of "harmonized" standards allowing for self-certification when applying the RTTE Directive?
Even though the OJ is not a factor in Swiss law, for standards announced in the OJ, does Switzerland require the intervention of a NB? Best regards, Don Umbdenstock Sensormatic > ---------- > From: CE-test - Ing. Gert Gremmen - ce-marking and > more...[SMTP:[email protected]] > Reply To: CE-test - Ing. Gert Gremmen - ce-marking and more... > Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 1:41 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: European Economic Area > > <<File: Gert Gremmen.vcf>> > Hello Group > > I am currently involved in an R&TTE procedure with > bakom in Switzerland. It is believed that Switzerland > follows the same procedures as the EC as an alternative to it's > own. A standard notification procedure by a NB referring to the R&TTE > directive should be sufficient. > > Regards, > > Gert Gremmen, (Ing) > > ce-test, qualified testing > > =============================================== > Web presence http://www.cetest.nl > CE-shop http://www.cetest.nl/ce_shop.htm > /-/ Compliance testing is our core business /-/ > =============================================== > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: [email protected] > >>[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Tom Smith > >>Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 7:07 PM > >>To: [email protected] > >>Subject: RE: European Economic Area > >> > >> > >> > >>Try: > >> > >>http://www.bakom.ch > >> > >>Regards, > >>Tom Smith > >>Manager, Homologation and Safety > >>Sanmina Canada ULC > >>Phone (403) 295-5156 > >>Cell Phone (403) 875-1291 > >>FAX (403) 295-8862 > >>Email: [email protected] > >> > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: [email protected] > >>[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of [email protected] > >>Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 2:11 AM > >>To: [email protected] > >>Subject: Re: European Economic Area > >> > >> > >> > >>Thanks Brian for giving us an updating on the status in Switzerland. > >> > >>Does it exist any web-site describing the Swiss EMC, telecom and safety > >>requirements ? > >> > >>Best regards > >>Amund Westin, Oslo/Norway > >> > >> > >>On Fri, 14 Sep 2001 15:35:23 +0100 "Brian Jones" <[email protected]> > >>wrote: > >>> > >>>Richard and everyone > >>> > >>>The directives do not apply in Switzerland and therefore the CE > >>marking has > >>>no legal significance. As far as EMC is concerned, Switzerland > >>has its own > >>>laws including the Law of Electricity 1902, The Law of > Telecommunications > >>>1991, the Law of Broadcasting 1991, and Ordinance SR 734, Article 4 of > >>which > >>>contains EMC provisions. This was the position when I last checked in > >>>detail a couple of years ago. I am not aware of any changes, but > perhaps > >>>one of the list members from Switzerland could update us if anything > has > >>>changed recently, and on other provisions such as safety. > >>> > >>>Best wishes > >>> > >>>Brian > >>> > >>>Brian Jones > >>>EMC Consultant and Competent Body Signatory > >>> > >>>Keep up to date with EMC Matters newsletter > >>>e-mail [email protected] for a free sample in .pdf format > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>----- Original Message ----- > >>>From: <[email protected]> > >>>To: <[email protected]> > >>>Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 2:29 PM > >>>Subject: RE: European Economic Area > >>> > >>> > >>>> > >>>> Thanks for the clarification, Brian. What is the legal state of the > >>>> Directives and CE marking in Switzerland? If they don't apply, > >>what does? > >>>> > >>>> Richard Woods > >>>> > >>>> ---------- > >>>> From: Brian Jones [SMTP:[email protected]] > >>>> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 8:56 AM > >>>> To: [email protected]; [email protected] > >>>> Subject: European Economic Area > >>>> > >>>> Richard and everyone > >>>> > >>>> The three EFTA countries which are parties to the European Economic > >>>> Area > >>>> agreement are Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein. They apply the > >>>> directives > >>>> as if they were members of the EU. Although Switzerland is an EFTA > >>>> member, > >>>> it did not join the others in EEA membership. > >>>> > >>>> Best wishes > >>>> > >>>> Brian Jones > >>>> EMC Consultant and Competent Body Signatory > >>>> > >>>> Keep up to date with EMC Matters newsletter > >>>> e-mail [email protected] for a free sample in .pdf format > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>> From: <[email protected]> > >>>> To: <[email protected]> > >>>> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 1:17 PM > >>>> Subject: RE: CE Mark and GOST > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > > >>>> > One slight correction. The Directives and CE marking also legally > >>>> apply in > >>>> > the EFTA member states: Norway, Iceland and Switzerland and > >>>> perhaps a > >>>> couple > >>>> > more that I don't recall at the moment. > >>>> > > >>>> > Richard Woods > >>>> > > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ------------------------------------------- > >>>> This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety > >>>> Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. > >>>> > >>>> Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ > >>>> > >>>> To cancel your subscription, send mail to: > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> with the single line: > >>>> unsubscribe emc-pstc > >>>> > >>>> For help, send mail to the list administrators: > >>>> Michael Garretson: [email protected] > >>>> Dave Heald [email protected] > >>>> > >>>> For policy questions, send mail to: > >>>> Richard Nute: [email protected] > >>>> Jim Bacher: [email protected] > >>>> > >>>> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > >>>> No longer online until our new server is brought online and the > old > >>>messages are imported into the new server. > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>>------------------------------------------- > >>>This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety > >>>Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. > >>> > >>>Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ > >>> > >>>To cancel your subscription, send mail to: > >>> [email protected] > >>>with the single line: > >>> unsubscribe emc-pstc > >>> > >>>For help, send mail to the list administrators: > >>> Michael Garretson: [email protected] > >>> Dave Heald [email protected] > >>> > >>>For policy questions, send mail to: > >>> Richard Nute: [email protected] > >>> Jim Bacher: [email protected] > >>> > >>>All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > >>> No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old > >>messages are imported > >>into the new server. > >>> > >> > >> > >>-- > >>Get your firstname@lastname email for FREE at http://Nameplanet.com/?su > >> > >>------------------------------------------- > >>This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety > >>Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. > >> > >>Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ > >> > >>To cancel your subscription, send mail to: > >> [email protected] > >>with the single line: > >> unsubscribe emc-pstc > >> > >>For help, send mail to the list administrators: > >> Michael Garretson: [email protected] > >> Dave Heald [email protected] > >> > >>For policy questions, send mail to: > >> Richard Nute: [email protected] > >> Jim Bacher: [email protected] > >> > >>All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > >> No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old > >>messages are imported into the new server. > >> > >> > >>------------------------------------------- > >>This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety > >>Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. > >> > >>Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ > >> > >>To cancel your subscription, send mail to: > >> [email protected] > >>with the single line: > >> unsubscribe emc-pstc > >> > >>For help, send mail to the list administrators: > >> Michael Garretson: [email protected] > >> Dave Heald [email protected] > >> > >>For policy questions, send mail to: > >> Richard Nute: [email protected] > >> Jim Bacher: [email protected] > >> > >>All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > >> No longer online until our new server is brought online and > >>the old messages are imported into the new server. > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. 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