Some good questions there: What language is 'required' is up to each member state to decide. Some may well accept English (as they have done for many years) but the new wording does offer them some additional flexibility. There are precedents for certain countries requesting localised DoCs.
The wording does say "shall be translated" rather than "shall be provided" or made available. The timing of the "translation" or how it should be presented is not specified. These aspects may be dealt with in future guidance documents. E.g an updated Blue Guide or directive specific guide. Unfortunately we cannot expect to see a revised Blue Guide before the new RoHS directive comes into force and I don't think the RoHS FAQ deals with these matters either. Regards Peter - -----Original Message----- From: Monrad Monsen [[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 08:41 PM GMT Standard Time To: [email protected] Subject: Language Translations for EU Declarations of Conformity (DOCs) RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU, Article 13 (EU Declaration of Conformity) section 2 states: "The EU declaration of conformity ... shall be translated into the language or languages required by the Member State on the market of which the product is placed or made available." This raises some questions: 1. What languages are required by the member states for translating declarations of conformity (DOCs)? 2. Would English suffice for a DOC? I would hope that any one language within the community would be acceptable for the DOC, and English would be the easiest language for American companies to use. 3. If a member state does want a DOC in a language other than English, would they the English version immediately and then allow the manufacturer time to translate the DOC like a period of two months? RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU becomes mandatory on 1 January 2013, so these questions are urgent. 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]>
