Hi Charlie, I understand. Not to put too fine a point on it, I was referring mainly to North America and yes, the EU does instruct member states to create laws and enforce them as well.
Best, -Doug Douglas E Powell Laporte, Colorado USA [email protected] http://www.linkedin.com/in/dougp01 On Thu, Jun 27, 2019 at 10:53 AM Charlie Blackham < [email protected]> wrote: > Doug > > > > EU Directives are not laws – they are instructions to member states to > create laws > > > > The EU also publishes Regulations, Decisions and Recommendations. > > > > More detail / better summary at > https://europa.eu/european-union/eu-law/legal-acts_en and > https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-making-process/types-eu-law_en > > > > Regards > > Charlie > > > > *Charlie Blackham* > > *Sulis Consultants Ltd* > > *Tel: +44 (0)7946 624317* > > *Web: https://sulisconsultants.com/ <https://sulisconsultants.com/> * > > Registered in England and Wales, number 05466247 > > > > *From:* Doug Powell <[email protected]> > *Sent:* 27 June 2019 17:23 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [PSES] Guidelines v Standards v Codes > > > > Good morning all, > > > > I am attempting to explain to a client the differences between guidelines, > standards and codes for products without going into an hour long > explanation of all the ins and outs of regulatory compliance. I suppose I > might call it an executive review or presentation. See if you think my > thoughts are accurate. > > - Codes (Directives) are the law of the land. That is, they describe > what must be done, but not necessarily how to do it. Codes are not used for > the design of products, instead they are focused on protection of people, > animals, property and environment in the workplace as well as public and > residential areas. The writing of codes is the responsibility of the > government entities and may involve committees of interested parties but in > the end are the sole responsibility of that entity. Codes often require the > use of certified products evaluated to certain standards by an accredited > inspection body. > > > - Product standards (Norms), especially for products entering the > marketplace, are requirements in design, construction, test and > installation. Standards tell you what needs to be done and how to do it. > Many standards may used to evaluate and certify products by third parties > which are accredited by a government entity and as such are one way to show > compliance with codes, Standards are almost exclusively written by balanced > committees of professionals, with public review and clause by clause > balloting. > > > - Guidelines are recommended or best practices and may reference > either codes or standards. These guides are often given from experience and > lessons learned. One of the hallmarks of guidelines is the use of > non-mandatory verbs such as "may", "should", "would" or "could". > Guidelines are sometimes compiled by groups of professionals, but may be > from individuals or a result of industry self-regulation. In general, > products reviewed solely to guidelines are not able to be certified by > third parties accredited under government regulation. This said, there are > many guidelines used by reputable organizations and issuance of > certificates, stamps or markings are common. > > Thoughts? > > > > Thanks - Doug > > > > -- > > > > Douglas E Powell > > [email protected] > http://www.linkedin.com/in/dougp01 > > - > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc > discussion list. 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