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]
