Per the guide on the recent LVD update, I think the answer is "it depends". Here is an excerpt:
However, other electrical components which are intended to be incorporated into other equipment and for which a risk assessment can be undertaken[7], such as - transformers and electrical motors, are covered as such by the Directive and must be CE marked. If one were to make an inductive loop antenna that needed to be assessed for hazardous voltage, it could be viewed in the same light as the transformer in the excerpt. As the RTTED includes the LVD and EMCD, it looks like at least some antennas require a CE mark. Don Umbdenstock Manager Compliance Engineering Tyco Safety Products / Sensormatic 6600 Congress Avenue Boca Raton, FL 33487 USA Phone: 561.912.6440 djumbdenst...@tycoint.com From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of John Woodgate Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 11:52 AM To: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: Re: EU DoC for Antennas In message <2a93eb060712110730w1f0425c7u5d068e4249cf6...@mail.gmail.com>, dated Tue, 11 Dec 2007, Grace Lin <graceli...@gmail.com> writes: >Does a manufacturer need to have an EU Declaration of Conformity for >antennas which work with hand-held remote controllers? The antenna >contains no electronic circuit. A RF device typically is certified >with certain models of antennas. For antenna itself (shipping >separately and can work with different model of products), is there any >need for an EU DoC? I'm not entirely sure what the RTTE Directive requires, but I can't see that either the LVD or the EMCD requires a DoC for an antenna. I would include with the antenna a list of the products it is intended to work with and a warning not to use it with any other product. (Just to show that all the 'angles' have been considered.) > >Is BNC connector (popular connector) a problem? In what way? I don't see any problem. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk For very important information, please turn over. John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to emc-p...@ieee.org Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas emcp...@ptcnh.net Mike Cantwell mcantw...@ieee.org For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org David Heald: emc-p...@daveheald.com All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to emc-p...@ieee.org Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas emcp...@ptcnh.net Mike Cantwell mcantw...@ieee.org For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org David Heald: emc-p...@daveheald.com All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
