I read in !emc-pstc that Peter L. Tarver <[email protected]> wrote (in <[email protected]>) about 'EN60950:2000 & EN60950-1 last dates of manufacture' on Mon, 4 Nov 2002: >I now wish to change my query, to alleviate the irritation >some may have felt at this being "asked again": is there an >official document available that provides unambiguous >clarity defining "date of cessation of presumption of >conformity of the superseded standard," in the context of >manufacturing?
Look at it this way. You are not allowed to send out from the factory a non-conforming product. A product conforming to a standard but made after its docopocoss is ipso facto *non-conforming* unless it also conforms to the superseding standard. The control of products that are in the distribution chain is a matter for individual member states. It is unlikely that in the normal course of evolution of a standard that the regulatory authorities would take action against a limited number of products in the supply chain. Cui bono? However, if the Commission considered that an old standard was sufficiently unsatisfactory to justify an earlier docopocoss than the dow, or if a regulatory authority found large stocks of old product still unsold after a reasonable time (such as one year) for such stock to be cleared, action might then follow. This is how the matter was handled in most countries when the EMC Directive came into effect, and it seems unlikely that the procedure would change for no good reason. I think this was explained in one of the DTI publications prior to the EMC Directive introduction, but I'm not sure. Have you tried asking the DTI or a Notified Body? -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! ------------------------------------------- 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: Ron Pickard: [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://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list"
