John, I would agree that the ability to have face to face meetings with the Competent Body is of key importance. There are a number of bodies designated in the United States at this time, called Conformity Assessment Bodies, which hold equal status in the EU to any Competent Body in the EU. Bottom line: You no longer have to go to the EU to find a designated body to review and approve your TCFs.
Notified Bodies have no part in assessing TCFs under Article 10.2 of the EMC Directive. Notified Bodies dealt with radio transmitting devices under Article 10.5 but the overwhelming majority of those devices now fall under the R&TTE Directive. Best Regards, Barbara _______________________________________ Barbara L. Judge Vice President Compliance Certification Services Designated TCB and CAB 561F Monterey Road Morgan Hill, CA 95037 408-463-0885 ext.104 Fax: 408-463-0888 e-mail: [email protected] http://www.ccsemc.com -----Original Message----- From: John Woodgate [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2001 1:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: TCF for EMC directive I read in !emc-pstc that Stuart Lopata <[email protected]> wrote (in <002e01c124e5$aadceac0$1301a8c0@newberry>) about 'TCF for EMC directive', on Tue, 14 Aug 2001: > Does anyone know of any good information on how to make a technical > construction file (TCF) for the EMC directive? My company is working on > obtaining its CAB certification neccessary to provide our customers with a > CE mark. > If at all possible, DON'T use the TCF route. It can be practicable if you are in Europe and can have face-to-face meetings with your Notified Body. You can almost certainly use the standards route now, which has far fewer uncertainties. What sort of product is involved? -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co..uk Eat mink and be dreary! ------------------------------------------- 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: http://www.rcic.com/ click on "Virtual Conference Hall," ------------------------------------------- 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: http://www.rcic.com/ click on "Virtual Conference Hall,"
