In message <[email protected]>, dated Fri, 3 Sep 2010, Monrad
Monsen <[email protected]> writes:
>Do you interpret the European Union rules for implementing the new
>EN60950-1:2006+A11:2009 (2nd Edition) safety standard on products the
>same way that I do?
No. Your message is far too long and complicated to address your points
in context.
You have not taken 'placed on the market' into account. Products not
complying with the new standard must be placed on the market, i.e.
shipped by the manufacturer or, for imported products, by the importer
in the EU, into the distribution chain before 1 December, but need not
be taken into service by that date. Nominally, such products should be
cleared from the distribution chin within about a year, but this is
usually not policed and enforced. It does not apply in the rare case
where the standard itself has been found to be seriously defective.
Your point 3 about servicing is correct.
You wrote:
Others are only concerned about ensuring that only 2nd Edition
compliant products are imported into Europe starting 1 December 2010.
They are correct.
However, I am having difficulty finding manufacturers that are
attempting to ensure that only 2nd Edition safety compliant products
arrive at the ultimate customer's site and are installed ("put into
service") on 1 December or later.
This is NOT necessary (and is impossible for the manufacturer to
control!), as you have not taken 'placed on the market' into account,
even though you cited Section 2.3.1 (page 18). Taking into service comes
after placing on the market.
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