Dear All If I may correct the address given below slightly: I believe that it should read:
europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/com/pdf/2002/com2002_0759en01.pdf The 'en' directs you to the English language bit of the site. Also, if I may augment what John Woodgate said earlier. I agree that the CE Mark certainly is for the benefit of customs officials and regulatory authorities but the consumer is also very much the target. Living here in Europe (and having to endure the occasional consumer programme on TV) I can vouch for this! A few years ago we were forever having it drummed into us what the CE mark meant and that we should always look for it when purchasing a product. Depending on which type of product you buy the consumer nowadays sometimes (mistakenly) also takes this to be a sign of product quality. Certainly as far as the R&TTE Directive is concerned this is very much not the case! Taking up another point made by a contributor; different Directives did indeed mandate different rules about where the CE mark needs to be placed. This is why you could see it anywhere and everywhere! Neil's pointers below are the best guide. Best regards, John Roche Patton & Associates (UK) Ltd. Orchard House 8, Tudor Close FINDON, West Sussex. BN14 0UH. UK GB. TEL: +44 1903 877 327. FAX: +44 1903 877 023 INTERNET: [email protected] Web Page: http//www.patton-assoc.com Telecommunications Consulting, Design and Type Approval/Certification for Europe, North America and the Pacific Rim <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< > Having shelves of Standards, Directives, etc I turned to the nearest > document that just happened to be the current edition (well, as of a > couple of weeks ago) to the proposed new EMC Directive as found at > europa.eu.int/eur-lex/com/pdf/2002/com2002_0759en01.pdf (I hope I got > that lot right!). > > The quote is from Annex III, page 29, second paragraph after the logo. > > Text to the same effect but with slightly different wording and a caveat > is to be found in the "Guide to the Implementation of directives based > on the New Approach and the Global Approach" available for download > and in paper from the European Commission on page 45 and the paragraph > immediately below the logo. > > Hope this helps. > > Neil Helsby <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Best regards, John Roche Patton & Associates (UK) Ltd. Orchard House 8, Tudor Close FINDON, West Sussex. BN14 0UH. UK GB. TEL: +44 1903 877 327 FAX: +44 1903 877 023 INTERNET: [email protected] Web Page: http//www.patton-assoc.com Telecommunications Consulting, Design and Type Approval/Certification for Europe, North America and the Pacific Rim 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] Archive is being moved, we will announce when it is back on-line. All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
