Richard Not arguing the point either way! Just adding to the pot of "information" (or so I thought!) My general reaction to this type of situation is: - The left hand? - The right hand?? - The one in the middle??? (think about it!) Regards John Allen
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 30 June 2003 13:22 To: [email protected]; [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: CE without LVD? John, If proof were needed that one branch of the Commission doesn't know what the other branch is doing then [COM(2003) 252 Final, of 12 May 2003] is it. All I can say is that many times now I have sat in rooms in Brussels with the European Commission; the DTI and their counterparts in other Member States; industry representatives, consumer groups; and standards bodies where the revision of the LVD has been under discussion in the "Working Group LVD Update" since May 2001 {in fact, even before that if you take into account the discussions within the full LVD Working Party (Working Party of Governmental Experts on Directive 73/23/EEC}. As indicated in my message late last Friday, the Commission ARE producing a draft revision to the LVD that goes down to zero volts. As I also indicated before, it is not (quite) a done deal that the LVD will do down to zero volts with the upper voltage limits remaining the same (unlike the R&TTED, which has now lower limits and no higher limits either). I have previously provided this group with the latest information on the changes to the LVD that, to my knowledge, exists within the public domain. Of course John, if you want a second opinion then please contact the DTI yourself: subsequently, please let this group know I was correct all along. Thanks, Richard Hughes Safety Answers Ltd. _____________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for viruses by MCI's Internet Managed Scanning Services - powered by MessageLabs. For further information visit http://www.mci.com ************************************************************************* Copyright ERA Technology Ltd. 2003. (www.era.co.uk). All rights reserved. The information supplied in this Commercial Communication should be treated in confidence. No liability whatsoever is accepted for any loss or damage suffered as a result of accessing this message or any attachments. _____________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for viruses by MCI's Internet Managed Scanning Services - powered by MessageLabs. For further information visit http://www.mci.com
