Cables have a transition period for compliance to RoHS recast until July 2019, per article 2.2:
“2. Without prejudice to Article 4(3) and 4(4), Member States shall provide that EEE that was outside the scope of Directive 2002/95/EC, but which would not comply with this Directive, may nevertheless continue to be made available on the market until 22 July 2019.” The U.S. Department of Commerce has a pretty decent FAQ for RoHS Recast: http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/standards/Markets/Western%20Europe/European%20Union/Webpage%20RoHS%20II%20FAQ%20final.pdf Patty Knudsen Product Safety Engineering 17095 Via del Campo San Diego, CA 92127 858-485-3748 Teradata Labs [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]%0b>teradata.com<http://www.teradata.com/> The information contained in this message is private and confidential, is the property of Teradata Corporation, and is solely for the use of its intended recipient. If you are not the person to whom this e-mail is addressed, or if it has been sent to you in error, please notify the sender immediately. If you are not the intended recipient, please note that permission to use, copy, disclose, alter or distribute this message, and any attachments, is expressly denied. Please consider the environment before printing. From: Monrad Monsen [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 4:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [PSES] CE Marking of Power Cables Must power cables imported and sold in Europe have a CE mark and manufacturer's name & address starting 3 January 2013 in accordance with the recast RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU? Similarly, must the power cable have its own declaration of conformity (DOC)? It appears that AC power cables shipped in separate boxes would meet the definition of EEE in article 3 definition (1) as the AC power cable is "equipment for the ... transfer ... of such currents and fields and designed for use with a voltage rating not exceeding 1 000 volts for alternating current". For companies that sell worldwide, many ship the power cables alone in their own boxes separate from the system products since their products are sold worldwide and the correct power cable must be selected for each order as applicable for each customer's country. Usually, the power cable is imported in the same shipment as the system, but there are other times when the power cable is imported alone either to replace a damaged power cable (field replacement unit) or sold to support moving a product already in Europe to change plug types (different plugs used for moves to other countries within Europe or to different power distribution units). Hence, it would appear that power cables would need to comply with the European rules individually for compliance instead of depending on the system product (like a server) for the CE marking. As a result, it appears that power cables will now require a CE mark, be labeled with the manufacturer's name & address, and have its own DOC by 3 January 2013. Note: All opinions given in this e-mail are purely my own and do not necessarily reflect the positions of any company I work for. Thanks. Monrad Monsen +1.303.272.9612 - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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]<mailto:[email protected]>> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. 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]<mailto:[email protected]>> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> David Heald <[email protected]<mailto:[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.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. 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]>
