Kevin, I think you can find the answer in the FAQ on the RTTE site : http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/rtte/faq.htm#informing
It says under the chapter: What information has to be given to the user by the manufacturer? "For apparatus that makes use of radio frequency bands, ........ is intended to be used. In which form is the responsibility of the manufacturer;" Vriendelijke Groeten, Meilleures salutations, mit freundlichen Gruessen, Best regards, Kristiaan Carpentier Regulatory and Approval Engineer From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Kevin Harris Sent: vrijdag 7 mei 2004 20:34 To: EMC-PSTC ([email protected]) Subject: R&TTE Question Dear Colleagues, I have a question concerning labelling under the R&TTE directive. Given a transmitter operating in a frequency band that is not harmonized and therefore having a restricted list of countries appropriate for use, the R&TTE directive instructs the use of the alert symbol ! And then .... Article 6 of the directive says in part "Where it concerns radio equipment, such information shall be sufficient to identify on the packaging and the instructions for use of the apparatus the Member States or the geographical area within a Member State where the equipment is intended to be used and shall alert the user by the marking on the apparatus referred to in Annex VII, paragraph 5, to potential restrictions or requirements for authorization of use of the radio equipment in certain Member States. " The common theme I've seen to fulfill this requirement is a list of countries after the alert symbol (in the two letter acronym form) . I've read the above statement a few times and I can convince myself that the list should be one of where the use of the device is permitted, or on alternate readings of where the device is not permitted. Is there a ruling anywhere that clarifies this statement or is it just left up to the manufacturer to choose? On a side track to this issue.... Whether or not the list is inclusive or exclusive, everybody just had to update their labels and manuals to accommodate last weeks EU expansion :( I wonder how many of us caught that one! Kind Regards, Kevin Harris Manager, Approvals Group Digital Security Controls 3301 Langstaff Road Concord, Ontario CANADA L4K 4L2 Tel: +1 905 760 3000 Ext. 2378 Fax +1 905 760 3020 Email: [email protected] 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
