The Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC states in annex III that a declaration of conformity (DOC) "must contain the following elements: ... the last two digits of the year in which the CE marking was affixed." I note that a like statement is not listed for the EMC Directive.
I interpret this requirement as listing the year in which the CE mark was first affixed to this model number product. If true, then the signature date on the DOC would not be adequate because a company may make a later change to a DOC and re-issue the DOC long after the first CE mark was affixed to this product line. I looked through the DOCs of others in our industry, and I do not see this being followed anywhere. What are your interpretations of this requirement? My interpretation is that the "last two digits of the year" statement is merely a minimum of two digits, but it allows for using a four digit year. Most people avoid using two digit years after the year 2000 crunch, so I'd prefer to use a four digit year. You can view the low voltage directive by going to "http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/electr_equipment/lv/direct/text.htm"; <http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/electr_equipment/lv/direct/text.htm> and clicking on the language version of choice ("en" for English, etc.). Again, the requirement is found in annex III. Thanks. -- Monrad L. Monsen Compliance Program Manager Storage Group Sun Microsystems [email protected] 303.272.9612 Office - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
