It doesn't _have_ to be either (contrary to what a trading standards officer tried to persuade me once, but then admitted he was wrong when I put him on the spot over it) but at least a VDE or other Notified Body approval is a good idea and will aid your market acceptance.
Nick. At 15:26 +0000 8/1/09, Petrie, Craig D wrote: >Must a European power cord (H05VV-F) be marked as <HAR> for harmonised >or is a marking of <VDE> permissible as it indicates approval by VDE, a >harmonised European safety agency (harmonised indicted by the use of >"<>")? > >Regards, >Craig > - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.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 <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>
