Regarding products for demo's and exhibitions, Enci writes .. >> Therefore the application of CE Marking or lack thereof is meaningless.
You would think so wouldn't you. A small problem arises in that if you have competitors with a CE marked product, they will make it a point to display this and this means potential customers will be signing deals with them and not you because they have better and more reliable information on delivery dates. If you have no competitors, then you are OK. CE marked or not, make sure that the product is safe and further, that it will not go bang when connected to a supply with everybody else's non compliant stuff. It might be an idea to take a large filter if one is affordable. There is nothing quite as memorable as a product that explodes at an exhibition. In fact, it makes the exhibition worth attending the next time, and considering it has been the talk of the industry since the last time, you will get an unusually large crowd, and a quick check through their business cards will reveal they are competitors and not customers if the former exist! Having said this much, I feel it important that I state that these experiences were not personal to me or my current or previous employers. That's the truth. Best regards - Chris -----Original Message----- From: Enci [SMTP:e...@cinepower.com] Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 12:18 PM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: RE: CE Marking - Protoypes Well, I found the guide I was looking for, and the key issue is the "placing on the market" or "taking into service". The guide clearly states demonstrating at an exhibition is not considered to be placing on the market. It also says a notice is required, as descibed below. Therefore the application of CE Marking or lack thereof is meaningless. Enci >Prototype, equipments for demostration aren't covered by the EMC or R&TTE >directive. >This is article 8.2 of RTTE a similar article exist in the EMC directive >"2. At trade fairs, exhibitions, demonstrations, etc., >Member States shall not create any obstacles to the >display of apparatus which does not comply with this >Directive, provided that a visible sign clearly indicates >that such apparatus may not be marketed or put into >service until it has been made to comply." >Ciao >Paolo ------------------------------------------- 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: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson: pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Heald davehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org 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 e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------- 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: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson: pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Heald davehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org 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.
