Dear George the resolution 92/98 says in the Annex II that: "Periodicamente, el organismo de certificacion tomara muestras en fabrica o en el mercado para determinar el cumplimiento con la Certificacion de Conformidad de Tipo original." It says something like: the certification bodies have to make sure that the products are the same that the test sample by taking samples from the manufacture point or from the market. I guess this point served the Iram and other certification bodies to require factory inspection, because it is much more lucrative than having to test products (from the market) at their own expense.
As for the marks, it seems that the true safety mark is the "S" mark, while the "IRAM" mark or the "UL" mark or the"TUV" mark serve to indicate which certification body did approve the product. This is only my guess since the resolution 92/98 does not mention anyhting about marking. Alain Gigabyte Technology Safety Dpt mailto:[email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 11:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Argentina Resolution 92/98 Gents and Ladies, I would like your input on the exact requirements of the subject resolution to ITE office products. We have multiple inkjet and laser printers certified in Argentina under the most recent requirements, viz. tendering of a CB Report with product sample if requested. Our people there are using IRAM as their agency of choice. I am being informed that in the near future our certified products must bear both the IRAM safety mark (inverted triangle containing "IRAM") and the "Republica Argentina S" mark (rather like a circular target with large S in the middle). I am also informed that IRAM must now inspect every factory that builds printers for marketing under our logo in Argentina. It is difficult to obtain information on these new requirements that do not read like a typical legal document. The best I've seen so far is that on UL's website, which does describe the need for a recognized product certification mark under Phase III of the resolution. It does not mention a need for multiple Argentina marks. Nowhere have I found reference to mandatory factory inspections by IRAM or other OAA (official gov't body) designated agencies. This seems a bit of overkill, if true, as all of our supplier factories are already under follow- up services from UL, CSA, and TUVR (or other GS mark issuing agency). Thanks in advance for any insight you may offer regarding Res. 92/98! George Alspaugh Product Safety Lexmark International Inc. ------------------------------------------- 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.
