> ----------
> From: Nick Williams[SMTP:[email protected]]
> Reply To: Nick Williams
> Sent: 02 April 2001 17:23
> To: John Woodgate
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: Equipment for own use (was gas appliance)
>
>
> This is going to look a bit like I'm picking an argument, which is
> not my intention. I am genuinely interested to get some more
> information on this if I can.
>
In the same spirit I am going to challenge your statement below.
> I'm interested to know where this idea that equipment which is not in
> 'free circulation' is excluded from the directives comes from, or
> more specifically, what official documentation exists to support it.
> I know for a fact that the UK HSE take the view that equipment
> manufactured for the maker's own use does have to be CE marked (I
> have correspondence from them to this effect) and given that the new
> draft of the machinery directive appears to explicitly say this, it
> would appear that the Commission agree with them.
I refer to Statutory Instrument 1994 no 3260 cited as The Electrical
Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994 which is the Enacting Legislation in the UK
for Directive 73/23/EEC (the LVD).
Regulation 14 Prohibition on supply
14-(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, no person shall supply any
electrical equipment in respect of which requirements of regulations 5(1) {it
must be safe} and 9(1) {it must be CE marked} above are not satisfied.
{my comment in curly brackets}
14-(2) For the purposes of this regulation a supply shall include the
provision of electrical equipment by a manufacturer for use in his own premises
and where a supply consists solely of such provision paragraph (1) above shall
apply to the supply as if the words "and 9(1)" were omitted.
It is worth noting that regs 10 (DoC) & 11 (production control) are not
mentioned. This leaves me with the opinion that for internal use the equipment
must be safe and a DoC be drawn up to say so, but it need NOT be CE marked.
Regulation 12 also appears to exclude secondhand and hired equipment
from regs 9 10 &11.
Any comments?
Best regards, Andy.
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