The symbol ISO 7000-3500 "Electronic instructions for use" is for medical
equipment. The related EU regulation is:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:072:0028:0031:EN:PDF
This regulation specifies, among other requirements, “exclusive use by
professional users” and requires a risk assessment.
If your equipment is not medical equipment, you cannot (or should not) use the
symbol.
I know of no regulation that prohibits electronic instructions, but standards
and regulations specify statements which are traditionally printed on paper and
which must accompany the equipment.
Stay safe, and best regards,
Rich
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Seconding Brian’s motion to allow the QR Code as an approved method to provide
DoC information.
We recently Include Symbol ISO 7000-3500 "Electronic instructions for use" and
the QR Code in the Symbol table in the basic safety information provided on
paper with each product.
Currently provide paper DoC also.
Symbol ISO 7000-3500 Function/description :
To indicate on product or product packaging that relevant information for use
of the product is available in electronic form rather than, or in addition to,
printed paper form.
Link <https://www.iso.org/obp/ui#iso:grs:7000:3500>
https://www.iso.org/obp/ui#iso:grs:7000:3500
Respectfully,
Chuck August-McDowell
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Brian, This is another method that needs to be on the list of accepted paths
to show compliance, in my opinion.
Of course, the acceptance for any such methods need to come from
the Euro Commission, meeting Euro legal requirements and having the buy-in of
all the interested parties – such as the Customs Officers who are charged with
either clearing or refusing entry to CE marked items and are looking for
further justification (MDoC in particular).
I see this as a long slog to get anywhere unless some very
influential group that the EU folks admire takes it on with a passion. Do you
know anyone at the WTO?
I guess, if your company is gutsy enough you can try it and see
how it goes; sometimes changes are made in fact and later the paperwork catches
up.
:>) br, Pete
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Hello All,
Apologies for “hijacking the thread”, but we’ve been considering the
now-ubiquitous(post pandemic) QR Code as a method of delivering information
about the product – user manual, declarations for the EU, MC documentation,
etc. A small accessible code label could really help make information
accessible to the customer, using the cell phone.
Does this also still fall under the “not-yet” category?
Best Regards,
Brian C.
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Carl et al,
This question has been asked before and the official answer
seems to still be ‘not yet’.
Some folks in the IEEE PSES TAC/ITE interest group have been
working to put together a draft proposal that would allow digital documentation
(thumb drive or even website) to meet the requirements. As noted, there are
many interests in this way outside our usual working circle. Nothing has
developed from this yet; maybe sometime in the future.
Keep your hopes up though; pie in the sky is what keeps us going
some time.
:>) br, Pete
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Carl
A number of other Directives such as RED and Machinery also require DoC to be
provided with equipment
In the absence of Guidance that says you can provide it electronically it is
best to work on the basis that you must not – Customs / Market enforcement will
expect to be able to find the DoC if they inspect the product, and if it’s not
in print format they won’t be able to as they’re not going to load up a CD or
USB stick, and you will be considered to be shipping “non-compliant” product
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Group,
I've not been able to find anything that suggests that the EU DoC can be
provided with the product electronically for a medical device. I sent an
inquiry to the commission and received no response. The MDD and MDR require
that the DoC is shipped with each product and I have a customer that would
like to include it on a thumb drive document package that will ship with the
device rather than a paper hard-copy.
Do any of you have experience with this question that you can share?
Thanks in advance,
Carl
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