John and others, The GPSD has been updated, so I suggest you look instead for "DIRECTIVE 2001/95/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 3 December 2001 on general product safety". Alternatively, you download this directive at: http://europa.eu.int/comm/consumers/cons_safe/prod_safe/gpsd/index_en.htm Article (3)2, second para states "A product shall be presumed safe as far as the risks and risk categories covered by relevant national standards are concerned when it conforms to voluntary national standards transposing European standards, the references of which have been published by the Commission in the Official Journal of the European Communities in accordance with Article 4." Hence my mentioning of EN 60065 and EN 60825-1. It should be mentioned that, although the date for implementing national legislation has passed, not all Member States (including the UK) have done this. Regards, Richard Hughes <http://europa.eu.int/c mm/consumers/cons_safe/prod_safe/gpsd/index_en.htm> In a message dated 05/04/2004 21:24:11 GMT Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
Hi Folks Turkey really wants to join the EU (hence the distress when Greek Cypriot Cyprus rejected unification last week - and the EU Commission was'nt happy either!). They appear to be doing their best to make the technical side easier. See here for the 1997 agreement between the EC and Turkey http://europa.eu.int/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexapi!prod!CELEXnumdoc <http://europa.eu.int/smartapi/cgi/sga_ oc?smartapi!celexapi!prod!CELEXnumdoc&l =EN&numdoc=21997D0721(01)&model=guichett> &lg=EN&numdoc=21997D0721(01)&model=guichett It mentions a whole lot of Directives including the LVD & EMCD, and the GPS [for GPS search for " 3a. 392 L 0059: Council Directive 92/59/EEC of 29 June 1992 on general products safety (OJ No L 228, 11. 8. 1992, p. 24")]. Our experience is that the Turkish Customs look for the CE Marking - and then ask for the Technical Files! (one customer caught a real cold over that one!) See also the TSI site (complex and difficult to navigate, last time I looked) Contact me offline at [email protected] if we could be of assistance. John Allen ERA Technology Ltd (from home) ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] ; [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 7:41 PM Subject: Re: IR remote control requirements for Turkey Albertine, You seem to be neglecting the importance of safety. Assuming the equipment controlled remotely is for an item of domestic equipment, then IEC/EN 60065 would seem to be applicable. Likewise, since your device contains LEDs, then IEC/EN 60825-1 would also apply. Of course, this does not mean that you need to go to a third party test lab, but you should at carry out your own evaluation based on those clauses which apply. Some while ago I brought this community's attention to IEC 60825-1 Annex G - Information to be provided by manufacturers of LEDs. Personally I do not know if Turkey have equivalent legislation to the General Product Safety Directive (which applies to this product type in Europe). Perhaps others in this forum could enlighten us? Regards, Richard Hughes ================================================================= In a message dated 05/04/2004 16:46:09 GMT Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Hello Group, Does anyone know what the requirements would be for an Infrared remote control in Turkey? I am wondering if EMC test reports and a Declaration of Conformity are enough to place this product on the market there. Thanks in advance for your input! Albertine Venema Sr. Approval Engineer Telefication BV
