I read in !emc-pstc that Ing. Gert Gremmen <[email protected]> wrote (in <[email protected]>) about 'CTL Decisions - the situation for Europe' on Thu, 18 Dec 2003: > CTL decisions are not relevant within the EC compliance system. > > Whether a manufacturer chooses to declare compliance based or not > based on a > CTL decision is simply not relevant as long as a compliance > justification falls > within a harmonised standard. If a test method can be carried out > two > ways, well then so be it. > The consensus in veryfing compliance of a certain type of equipment > is to follow the test > method the manufacturer carried out, and not an alternative, > whether CTL exists or not. > > CTL are relevant within the mutual recognition schemes between > CB's only, > and possibly as an input towards standard improvements. > > CB are private organistions, and decisons taken by them need no > consideration > by an regulatory system, and therefore need not be denied by EC or > CENELEC. > > The system is simple, and remains simple, in spite of any powers > trying > to complicate affairs.
I don't think any of these statements are correct, or, if formally correct, don't give a sufficiently complete explanation. Certainly, European experts are very prominent in CTL. -- 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.ieee-pses.org/ 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://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
