Precisely my understanding as well, and that of the UK DTi if I am not very much mistaken.
Regards Nick. At 11:44 -0400 27/6/03, [email protected] wrote: >There are two possible situations. > >1) An ITE device is sold without a power supply, and the input voltage of >the product is rated in the SELV range (e.g., 9V DC). In this case, the >product is not subject to the LVD since the input voltage falls below the >minimum level specified in the LVD. However, if it is a consumer product, it >is subject to the General Product Safety Directive which basically says the >product must be safe. EN 60950 can be used to demonstrate safety. If it is >not a consumer product, the Liability for Defective Products Directive takes >over. Again, EN 60950 can be used to demonstrate safety. CE marking is not >required for either of the later two Directives nor do they need to be >listed on the DoC. > >2) The same ITE device is sold with a power supply. In this case, the input >voltage to the complete product is the main voltage and the complete product >is subject to the LVD. > >Richard Woods >Sensormatic Electronics >Tyco International > > >-----Original Message----- >From: David Gelfand [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 10:20 AM >To: EMC List >Subject: CE without LVD? > > > >Hello Group, > >A ITE product (not ours!) is powered by an CE marked external ac-dc power >supply and has only SELV ports. I believe this product must be tested to EN >60950, and that in the CE Declaration of Conformity it must declare >conformity to the LVD via EN 60590. > >It is being suggested that this product does not need safety testing and >does not need to include the reference to EN 60950 and the LVD in the CE >DoC, since it is SELV circuits only. > >Can you provide me with references to back my point of view? > >Thanks, > >David. > >David Gelfand >Approvals/Design Engineer >Memotec 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: > 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 > >------------------------------------------- >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 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
