MessageI had the same question last year. When you look at the PECAS for the new members, Poland was not listed as having any arrangements in place for the EMC and LVD. Neither did Cypress. I posed this very question to the EU and received this response.
Short answer: as of 1-May-04, CE mark required. Before 1-May-04, only existing law accepted. No transition period where both, national and CE marks are OK. Long Answer: From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, 05 January, 2004 8:56 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: RE: A/810565 - deadline 6.1.2004 - PECAs for Cyprus and Poland Dear Mr Cantwell, Thank you for your e-mail, which has been passed on to me. As far as Poland is concerned, the EC Directives 73/23/EEC on low voltage (LVD) and 89/336/EEC on electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) have been transposed into Polish national law by, respectively, the regulation of the Minister of Economy, Labour and Social Policy of 12 March 2003 on essential requirements for electrical equipment (Journal of Laws of 2003, no. 49, item 414) and the regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure of 2 April 2003 on electromagnetic compatibility (Journal of Laws of 2003, no. 90, item 848). Both regulations provide for the use of CE marking to indicate compliance with the essential requirements. However, please note that these regulations only enter into force on the date of accession of the Republic of Poland to the European Union (i.e. 1 May 2004). Until then, products being placed on the Polish market must meet the requirements of the existing Polish legislation in these areas. For additional information, I suggest that you contact the Ministry of Economy, Labour and Social Policy and the Ministry of Infrastructure: http://www.mpips.gov.pl/ http://www.mi.gov.pl/ Regarding Cyprus the situation is similar with the one in Poland. Cyprus has not concluded either a PECA agreement with the Union and although both directives have been transposed into the Cypriot national law they will enter into force upon accession,on 1 May 2004. Until then, products being placed on the Cypriot market must meet the requirements of the existing Cypriot legislation in these areas. For additional information , I suggest that you contact the Planning Bureau: Toulla Patsali [[email protected]] Yours sincerely, Maria Marini From: GROSS Seija (ENTR) Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 9:47 AM To: MARINI CHRISTOFORIDES Maria (ENTR) Cc: MCCLENAGHAN Thomas (ENTR) Subject: FW: A/810565 - deadline 6.1.2004 - PECAs for Cyprus and Poland -----Original Message----- From: Mike Cantwell [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 5:26 AM To: ENTR /G/1 REGUL. COORD&MRA Subject: A/810565 - deadline 6.1.2004 - PECAs for Cyprus and Poland To whom it may concern: I see that Cyprus and Poland will be new members of the EU in 2004 but I have been unable to locate any information on PECAs with these countries. Does Cyprus and Poland legally require the CE mark with regards to the Low Voltage and EMC Directives? If not required legally, do these countries accept the CE mark and allow free movement of products? I would appreciate any assistance you could provide. Thanks, Mike Cantwell, PE, NCE Cantwell Engineering LLC 1232 Rio Grande Dr. Allen, TX 75013 USA Tel: (214) 547-1666 Cell: (469) 831-8701 mailto:[email protected] AIM: CantwellEMC 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
