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In the case of the LVD, there is a requirement to provide safety instructions to the user. It doesn’t specifically mention translations (yet) but note well that the directive has been published in all the official languages of the EU and it is the local language edition that the regulators and market surveillance authorities in each country are going to work from.
Of course, the legal context arises not from the directive itself but from the transposition of that directive into legislation in each country. Unsurprisingly the German transposition of the LVD is written in the German language. By the way, a glimpse into the future… When the LVD is revised to align with the revised New Approach, it is likely to include the following text or similar: Manufacturers shall ensure that the product is accompanied by instructions and safety information in a language which can be easily understood by consumers and other end-users, as determined by the Member State concerned. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of rwellman Sent: 20 November 2009 12:06 To: Kim Boll Jensen Cc: EMC PSTC Subject: Re: Language of safety instructions Hello Kim, I don't find this request unreasonable, to translate documentation into a local language, but to say the CE marking is invalid because you do not translate safety documentation into German is news to me. You need to ask your source where they are coming from and have them provide you the legal requirement to back up their demand. Best regards, Ron Wellman > Hi all > > > > We have been met with requirements from Germany that all safety information > shall be in German, or else the CE marking is invalid. The product is a laser product under the following standards; EN 60825 and EN 61010. None > of > these standards have any requirements like this. > > > > Is there a specific German requirements and what does it include. > > > > Are there any other countries with same kind of requirements? > > > > Best regards, > > > > Mr. Kim Boll Jensen > > Bolls Rådgivning > > Ved Gadekæret 11F > > DK-3660 Stenløse > > > > Phone: +45 48 18 35 66 > > > > [email protected] > > www.bolls.dk > > > > > - > ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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]> > - 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]> - 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]>
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In the case of the LVD, there is a requirement to provide safety
instructions to the user. It doesn’t specifically mention translations (yet)
but note well that the directive has been published in all the official languages
of the EU and it is the local language edition that the regulators and market
surveillance authorities in each country are going to work from. Of course, the legal context arises not from the directive itself
but from the transposition of that directive into legislation in each country.
Unsurprisingly the German transposition of the LVD is written in the German
language. By the way, a glimpse into the future… When the LVD is revised to align with the revised New Approach, it
is likely to include the following text or similar: Manufacturers shall ensure
that the product is accompanied by instructions and safety information in a
language which can be easily understood by consumers and other end-users, as
determined by the Member State concerned. From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of rwellman
Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ For help, send mail to the list administrators: For policy questions, send mail to: ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ For help, send mail to the list administrators: For policy questions, send mail to: |
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