Gert, I'm not a legal expert by any means. However, if a product is placed on the market in the EU and accompanied with a DoC, isn't it implied that the product meets the legal requirements specified by CENELEC? If CENELEC specifies that a product class must meet a given standard (EN or IEC), doesn't that make it legally binding if that product is place on the market? The standard being the de facto binding document that the DoC is based upon.
I am still a bit confused as to why if in the OJ, a give standard is referenced, that an older standard may be applied if referenced by a product specific standard? I could give hypothetical examples; yet, it seems at though anything listed within the OJ takes legal precedence, regardless of additional product specific requirements. I should point out that in EN61326-1:2006, Annex ZA (NORM), Note 2 specifies EN61000-3-2:2006 as the applicable standard, though it's not in Section 2. Regards, Dave Spencer Xerox Corp. From: [email protected] on behalf of ce-test, qualified testing bv - Gert Gremmen Sent: Fri 10/2/2009 3:36 PM To: John Woodgate; [email protected] Subject: RE: Mains harmonics & flicker test equipment John Standards are private products, and there should not be a "legally" reference in your reply. Standards are binding agreements between civil parties only, and private parties may agree to use old standards. If CENELEC states that a standard has been withdrawn, so what ? If the older standard is useful as an agreement between parties, that's ok. If the European Committee agrees with that is another story; the EC might conclude that the docopocossed standard gives no presumption of conformity anymore, and that opinion is reflected legally in the OJ only, regardless dow, dopocoposs or other dates. In the case of EN 61326, being harmonized at date of application, referring to EN 61000-3-2:2000, gives presumption of compliance. At the same time EN 61000-3-2:2006 (if harmonized at the same date) gives presumption of compliance too. The fault is in EN 61326-1:2006 standard, but such Faults are not uncommon. Again, IEC nor CENELEC create legally binding documents (unless agreed upon by contract between parties). Gert Gremmen Van: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Namens John Woodgate Verzonden: vrijdag 2 oktober 2009 14:59 Aan: [email protected] Onderwerp: Re: Mains harmonics & flicker test equipment In message <78eac2d97114034eb62aaa10fcc251060a8d8...@usa7061ms01.na.xerox.net>, dated Fri, 2 Oct 2009, "Spencer, David H" <[email protected]> writes: >"IF" there was a dramatic change between the two, for a proper DoC >would both versions need to be applied? No; the new version supersedes the old at the docopocoss, and legally the old EN (but not the old IEC version) ceases to exist. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk Things can always get better. But that's not the only option. John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK - 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]>
