RE: European Economic Area
Hello Group I am currently involved in an RTTE procedure with bakom in Switzerland. It is believed that Switzerland follows the same procedures as the EC as an alternative to it's own. A standard notification procedure by a NB referring to the RTTE directive should be sufficient. Regards, Gert Gremmen, (Ing) ce-test, qualified testing === Web presence http://www.cetest.nl CE-shop http://www.cetest.nl/ce_shop.htm /-/ Compliance testing is our core business /-/ === -Original Message- From: owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org [mailto:owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org]On Behalf Of Tom Smith Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 7:07 PM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: RE: European Economic Area Try: http://www.bakom.ch Regards, Tom Smith Manager, Homologation and Safety Sanmina Canada ULC Phone (403) 295-5156 Cell Phone (403) 875-1291 FAX (403) 295-8862 Email: tom.sm...@sanmina.com -Original Message- From: owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org [mailto:owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org]On Behalf Of am...@westin.org Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 2:11 AM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Re: European Economic Area Thanks Brian for giving us an updating on the status in Switzerland. Does it exist any web-site describing the Swiss EMC, telecom and safety requirements ? Best regards Amund Westin, Oslo/Norway On Fri, 14 Sep 2001 15:35:23 +0100 Brian Jones e...@brianjones.co.uk wrote: Richard and everyone The directives do not apply in Switzerland and therefore the CE marking has no legal significance. As far as EMC is concerned, Switzerland has its own laws including the Law of Electricity 1902, The Law of Telecommunications 1991, the Law of Broadcasting 1991, and Ordinance SR 734, Article 4 of which contains EMC provisions. This was the position when I last checked in detail a couple of years ago. I am not aware of any changes, but perhaps one of the list members from Switzerland could update us if anything has changed recently, and on other provisions such as safety. Best wishes Brian Brian Jones EMC Consultant and Competent Body Signatory Keep up to date with EMC Matters newsletter e-mail newslet...@brianjones.co.uk for a free sample in .pdf format - Original Message - From: wo...@sensormatic.com To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 2:29 PM Subject: RE: European Economic Area Thanks for the clarification, Brian. What is the legal state of the Directives and CE marking in Switzerland? If they don't apply, what does? Richard Woods -- From: Brian Jones [SMTP:e...@brianjones.co.uk] Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 8:56 AM To: wo...@sensormatic.com; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: European Economic Area Richard and everyone The three EFTA countries which are parties to the European Economic Area agreement are Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein. They apply the directives as if they were members of the EU. Although Switzerland is an EFTA member, it did not join the others in EEA membership. Best wishes Brian Jones EMC Consultant and Competent Body Signatory Keep up to date with EMC Matters newsletter e-mail newslet...@brianjones.co.uk for a free sample in .pdf format - Original Message - From: wo...@sensormatic.com To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 1:17 PM Subject: RE: CE Mark and GOST One slight correction. The Directives and CE marking also legally apply in the EFTA member states: Norway, Iceland and Switzerland and perhaps a couple more that I don't recall at the moment. Richard Woods --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Healddavehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server. --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Heald
RE: European Economic Area
Try: http://www.bakom.ch Regards, Tom Smith Manager, Homologation and Safety Sanmina Canada ULC Phone (403) 295-5156 Cell Phone (403) 875-1291 FAX (403) 295-8862 Email: tom.sm...@sanmina.com -Original Message- From: owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org [mailto:owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org]On Behalf Of am...@westin.org Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 2:11 AM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Re: European Economic Area Thanks Brian for giving us an updating on the status in Switzerland. Does it exist any web-site describing the Swiss EMC, telecom and safety requirements ? Best regards Amund Westin, Oslo/Norway On Fri, 14 Sep 2001 15:35:23 +0100 Brian Jones e...@brianjones.co.uk wrote: Richard and everyone The directives do not apply in Switzerland and therefore the CE marking has no legal significance. As far as EMC is concerned, Switzerland has its own laws including the Law of Electricity 1902, The Law of Telecommunications 1991, the Law of Broadcasting 1991, and Ordinance SR 734, Article 4 of which contains EMC provisions. This was the position when I last checked in detail a couple of years ago. I am not aware of any changes, but perhaps one of the list members from Switzerland could update us if anything has changed recently, and on other provisions such as safety. Best wishes Brian Brian Jones EMC Consultant and Competent Body Signatory Keep up to date with EMC Matters newsletter e-mail newslet...@brianjones.co.uk for a free sample in .pdf format - Original Message - From: wo...@sensormatic.com To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 2:29 PM Subject: RE: European Economic Area Thanks for the clarification, Brian. What is the legal state of the Directives and CE marking in Switzerland? If they don't apply, what does? Richard Woods -- From: Brian Jones [SMTP:e...@brianjones.co.uk] Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 8:56 AM To: wo...@sensormatic.com; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: European Economic Area Richard and everyone The three EFTA countries which are parties to the European Economic Area agreement are Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein. They apply the directives as if they were members of the EU. Although Switzerland is an EFTA member, it did not join the others in EEA membership. Best wishes Brian Jones EMC Consultant and Competent Body Signatory Keep up to date with EMC Matters newsletter e-mail newslet...@brianjones.co.uk for a free sample in .pdf format - Original Message - From: wo...@sensormatic.com To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 1:17 PM Subject: RE: CE Mark and GOST One slight correction. The Directives and CE marking also legally apply in the EFTA member states: Norway, Iceland and Switzerland and perhaps a couple more that I don't recall at the moment. Richard Woods --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Healddavehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server. --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Healddavehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server. -- Get your firstname@lastname email for FREE at http://Nameplanet.com/?su --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators
Re: European Economic Area
Thanks Brian for giving us an updating on the status in Switzerland. Does it exist any web-site describing the Swiss EMC, telecom and safety requirements ? Best regards Amund Westin, Oslo/Norway On Fri, 14 Sep 2001 15:35:23 +0100 Brian Jones e...@brianjones.co.uk wrote: Richard and everyone The directives do not apply in Switzerland and therefore the CE marking has no legal significance. As far as EMC is concerned, Switzerland has its own laws including the Law of Electricity 1902, The Law of Telecommunications 1991, the Law of Broadcasting 1991, and Ordinance SR 734, Article 4 of which contains EMC provisions. This was the position when I last checked in detail a couple of years ago. I am not aware of any changes, but perhaps one of the list members from Switzerland could update us if anything has changed recently, and on other provisions such as safety. Best wishes Brian Brian Jones EMC Consultant and Competent Body Signatory Keep up to date with EMC Matters newsletter e-mail newslet...@brianjones.co.uk for a free sample in .pdf format - Original Message - From: wo...@sensormatic.com To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 2:29 PM Subject: RE: European Economic Area Thanks for the clarification, Brian. What is the legal state of the Directives and CE marking in Switzerland? If they don't apply, what does? Richard Woods -- From: Brian Jones [SMTP:e...@brianjones.co.uk] Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 8:56 AM To: wo...@sensormatic.com; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: European Economic Area Richard and everyone The three EFTA countries which are parties to the European Economic Area agreement are Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein. They apply the directives as if they were members of the EU. Although Switzerland is an EFTA member, it did not join the others in EEA membership. Best wishes Brian Jones EMC Consultant and Competent Body Signatory Keep up to date with EMC Matters newsletter e-mail newslet...@brianjones.co.uk for a free sample in .pdf format - Original Message - From: wo...@sensormatic.com To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 1:17 PM Subject: RE: CE Mark and GOST One slight correction. The Directives and CE marking also legally apply in the EFTA member states: Norway, Iceland and Switzerland and perhaps a couple more that I don't recall at the moment. Richard Woods --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Healddavehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server. --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Healddavehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server. -- Get your firstname@lastname email for FREE at http://Nameplanet.com/?su --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Healddavehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server.
Re: European Economic Area
Richard and everyone The directives do not apply in Switzerland and therefore the CE marking has no legal significance. As far as EMC is concerned, Switzerland has its own laws including the Law of Electricity 1902, The Law of Telecommunications 1991, the Law of Broadcasting 1991, and Ordinance SR 734, Article 4 of which contains EMC provisions. This was the position when I last checked in detail a couple of years ago. I am not aware of any changes, but perhaps one of the list members from Switzerland could update us if anything has changed recently, and on other provisions such as safety. Best wishes Brian Brian Jones EMC Consultant and Competent Body Signatory Keep up to date with EMC Matters newsletter e-mail newslet...@brianjones.co.uk for a free sample in .pdf format - Original Message - From: wo...@sensormatic.com To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 2:29 PM Subject: RE: European Economic Area Thanks for the clarification, Brian. What is the legal state of the Directives and CE marking in Switzerland? If they don't apply, what does? Richard Woods -- From: Brian Jones [SMTP:e...@brianjones.co.uk] Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 8:56 AM To: wo...@sensormatic.com; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: European Economic Area Richard and everyone The three EFTA countries which are parties to the European Economic Area agreement are Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein. They apply the directives as if they were members of the EU. Although Switzerland is an EFTA member, it did not join the others in EEA membership. Best wishes Brian Jones EMC Consultant and Competent Body Signatory Keep up to date with EMC Matters newsletter e-mail newslet...@brianjones.co.uk for a free sample in .pdf format - Original Message - From: wo...@sensormatic.com To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 1:17 PM Subject: RE: CE Mark and GOST One slight correction. The Directives and CE marking also legally apply in the EFTA member states: Norway, Iceland and Switzerland and perhaps a couple more that I don't recall at the moment. Richard Woods --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Healddavehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server. --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Healddavehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server.
RE: European Economic Area
Thanks for the clarification, Brian. What is the legal state of the Directives and CE marking in Switzerland? If they don't apply, what does? Richard Woods -- From: Brian Jones [SMTP:e...@brianjones.co.uk] Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 8:56 AM To: wo...@sensormatic.com; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: European Economic Area Richard and everyone The three EFTA countries which are parties to the European Economic Area agreement are Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein. They apply the directives as if they were members of the EU. Although Switzerland is an EFTA member, it did not join the others in EEA membership. Best wishes Brian Jones EMC Consultant and Competent Body Signatory Keep up to date with EMC Matters newsletter e-mail newslet...@brianjones.co.uk for a free sample in .pdf format - Original Message - From: wo...@sensormatic.com To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 1:17 PM Subject: RE: CE Mark and GOST One slight correction. The Directives and CE marking also legally apply in the EFTA member states: Norway, Iceland and Switzerland and perhaps a couple more that I don't recall at the moment. Richard Woods --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Healddavehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server.
European Economic Area
Richard and everyone The three EFTA countries which are parties to the European Economic Area agreement are Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein. They apply the directives as if they were members of the EU. Although Switzerland is an EFTA member, it did not join the others in EEA membership. Best wishes Brian Jones EMC Consultant and Competent Body Signatory Keep up to date with EMC Matters newsletter e-mail newslet...@brianjones.co.uk for a free sample in .pdf format - Original Message - From: wo...@sensormatic.com To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 1:17 PM Subject: RE: CE Mark and GOST One slight correction. The Directives and CE marking also legally apply in the EFTA member states: Norway, Iceland and Switzerland and perhaps a couple more that I don't recall at the moment. Richard Woods --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Healddavehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server.
