Thanks, John, What fun additional tangles....oh what fun the 'string theory' of standards.
I guess the sensible approach is to consider the CENLEC's dop to dow dates as a defacto transition period. Regards, Lauren -----Original Message----- From: John Woodgate [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, September 08, 2014 3:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PSES] More Tangled.... RE: [PSES] Are unlisted EN standards that are undated references immediately effective? In message <a0454f8a72d94cf2a0e4fca9a863a...@blupr03mb119.namprd03.prod.outlook.com> , dated Mon, 8 Sep 2014, "Crane, Lauren" <[email protected]> writes: >And then cites IEC 61000-4-5 as an undated reference (which indeed has >a new ?published? edition available), it seems I must use that edition >immediately!? > When this, or a similar, issue has been raised in CENELEC in the past, it has always been held that Community policy is that a new standard *never* comes into effect immediately. It is always accepted that industry needs time to react to the change. There is still an issue: 'immediately' with respect to what instant? The only reasonable answer is the first day on which a company can actually buy the published standard. (Of course, companies who send people to participate in standards work get to know what's coming, but that's the compensation for the costs they absorb.) One can indulge in further complication: published in what language? One might have to wait a long tome for publication in some languages. The answer seems to be that if it's published in English, French or German, it's published, no matter how delayed the version in Latgalian proves to be. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. With best wishes. See www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Quid faciamus nisi sit? 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.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://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) 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.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://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) 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]>
