Ian, The so-called "Blue Guide" can be helpful in understanding some of the terminology that is common to CE marking directives.
Ref http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newapproach/legislation/guide/index.htm >From the new Machinery Directive (yes, not EMC, but the concepts port okay). ‘placing on the market’ means making available for the first time in the Community machinery or partly completed machinery with a view to distribution or use, whether for reward or free of charge; ‘putting into service’ means the first use, for its intended purpose, in the Community, of machinery covered by this Directive; Demonstration is different from evaluation. To my way of thinking a demonstration shows that a product can do something close to what your customer needs, but not necessarily exactly what they need. It is conducted under the oversight of people (employees of the product manufacturer) who know the product well, particularly with regard to the hazards or shortcomings not yet fully addressed to the satisfaction of the directive. If you have a situation where the customer's typical production crew are operating the product, or the product is attempting to perform the process specifically needed by customer, then you are outside the spirit of the demonstration allowance. Regards, Lauren Crane Product Regulatory Analyst Corporate Product EHS Lead Applied Materials Inc. Austin, TX 512 272-6540 [#922 26540] The content of this message is Applied Materials Confidential. If you are not the intended recipient and have received this message in error, any use or distribution is prohibited. Please notify me immediately by reply e-mail and delete this message from your computer system. Thank you. Save paper and trees! Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. "Gordon,Ian" <[email protected]> Sent by: [email protected] 02/12/2009 05:30 AM To "IEEE EMC & SAFETY PSTC" <[email protected]> cc Subject Demonstration equipment All Am I correct in my deduction that if a piece of equipment normally covered by the EMC directive was supplied to a customer as a demonstration unit then it would be covered by part 2 section 14 of the UK 2006 Statutory Instrument (or equivalent local legislation)? Thus non compliant equipment could be demonstrated if suitably marked. However what does the second part of the phrase "Cannot be placed on the market or put into service until it is made compliant" mean? I understand "placed on the market" but not "put into service". Does this mean we could not turn the equipment on at a customer site? Or does it mean that as long as the equipment has been operated for evaluation purposes only and not sold to the customer then that is acceptable? Ian Gordon The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential and are provided solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any copying, disclosure, distribution, or use of this e-mail, its attachments or any information contained therein is unauthorised and strictly prohibited and you should please contact the sender immediately and delete this e-mail and any attachments from your system. No responsibility is accepted for any virus or defect that might arise from opening this e-mail or attachments, whether or not it has been checked by anti-virus software. - 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]>
