RE: Using RTTE directive before April 2000?
As I stated before, the RTTE directive is fully in force from the 8th of April 2000. The TTE/SES directive (98/13/EG) is withdrawn at the same moment, so there is NO overlap (Articl. 20). In some specific cases (e.g. voice-telephony, Articl. 18.3) member states can request for a 30 months delay on a national basis, but I haven't seen something in that direction up to now. So let's stick to the basics of the RTTE directive: - There is a transition regime which allows manufacturers to continue with the older approvals, set BEFORE the 8th of April 2000 (under TTE/SES procedures and marking OR under national regimes), but NOT longer than 1 year. After the 8th of April 2001 even these older products shall enter the EU market according to the new rules of the RTTE directive. - However, when it relates to NEW products market access (not second hand), the RTTE is FULLY in force from the 8th of April 2000. So there is no choice. - When it concerns radio (transmitter apparatus), to be used with NON-harmonised frequencies (country-specific) , there should be a warning signal on the equipment, so that the USER is aware (The special sign, 0 with a diagonal line, see Annex VII, (5)). The user manual should describe clearly in which countries it is allowed to use. This warning signal shall be stated on the package as well. After the 8th of April 2001 ALL PRODUCTS entering the EU market must satisfy the RTTE procedures AND marking. - How to deal with the RTTE? The RTTE directive put a high pressure now on the EN Standardisation bodies to generate new Harmonised Standards, based upon the Essential requirements. (CEN, CENELEC, ETSI). For most products this Harmonised Standards will come too late. To cope with the situation, it is allowed for telecom equipment to use the present CTR's - as far as the equipment falls under its scope, as a presumption of conformity to the essential RTTE requirements. Generally speaking the new requirements are less stringent, so it is technically justified to use the older Standards. However, a warning should be given for safety matters. The RTTE directive has a new approach towards safety. It includes also the requirements of directive 73/23/EEG, WITHOUT the supply restrictions, so battery operated equipment is included now (Artcl.3.1a). That means that ALL risks arising from the use shall be covered as well, e.g. acoustical shock, and EMF (!) etc. With regard to EMF we have seen the impact already with the mandate to the EU Standardisation bodies to define new requirements, first for GSM and other mobile equipment (before April 2000 !) So, after the 8th of April, manufacturers can better choose the Technical Construction File (TCF) approach as described under Annex IV, and ask an RTTE Notified Body (see Annex IV and V) for an Opinion. (A written statement about your TCF). This gives no guarantee in liability issues, but in case that it goes wrong, you can show in a fair way your careful and prudent approach. Best regards, Theo Hildering, Senior Consultant, KTL-Arnhem, The Netherlands Web-site: www.ktl.com -Original Message- From: Leslie Bai [mailto:leslie_...@yahoo.com] Sent: 10 December 1999 02:20 To: H.T. Hildering; j...@aol.com; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org; t...@world.std.com Subject:RE: Using RTTE directive before April 2000? There is a transition regime applies. Before April 8, 2000, we knew what we should do Between April 8, 2000 and April 7, 2001, the transition regime applies and manufacturers can place on the market and put into service equipment which Case 1. complies with Directive 99/5/EC Case 2. complies with Directive 98/13/EC (for equipment within its scope) Case 3. complies with national regulations (for radio equipment, which don't fall within teh scope of Directive 98/13/EC). In Case 1 and Case 2, equipment can freeely move according to the provisions of the Directives. In Case 3, Articles 28 and 30 apply. As of April 8, 2001, ONLY Directive 99/5/EC applies. Rgds, Leslie --- H.T. Hildering h.t.hilder...@ktl.com wrote: The situation is simple, The European Commission has stated that the RTTE directive will come effectively in force on the 8th of April 2000 for all EU countries. Therefore all member countries are obliged to transpose it into their national regulation before that date. All member countries shall start to use the RTTE directive at the 8th of April. Best regards Theo Hildering -Original Message- From: owner-emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:owner-emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of j...@aol.com Sent: 08 December 1999 22:13 To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org; t...@world.std.com Subject: Using RTTE directive before April 2000? Listmembers: I have a question that perhaps some of you can help me with. I'm developing a regulatory compliance plan for a new telecom product that is scheduled to begin shipping in the first quarter of 2000
RE: Using RTTE directive before April 2000?
Message text written by Roger Magnuson As you know, the current Directive took much too long to implement in certain countries (no names...) and I guess this is the reason for this unusal approach. Roger, the approach is not unusual under the terms of the Treaty of Maastricht which no longer requires that the member states must transpose the Directive before it is implemented. That was one of the victories of that Treaty (some will not see it that way). The only thing unusual is that the RTTE Directive is implemented, POST MAASTRICHT, all the other ones so far were PRE MAASTRICHT. This will be the norm in the future, in particular for the new EMC Directive. Ciao, Vic
RE: Using RTTE directive before April 2000?
There is a transition regime applies. Before April 8, 2000, we knew what we should do Between April 8, 2000 and April 7, 2001, the transition regime applies and manufacturers can place on the market and put into service equipment which Case 1. complies with Directive 99/5/EC Case 2. complies with Directive 98/13/EC (for equipment within its scope) Case 3. complies with national regulations (for radio equipment, which don't fall within teh scope of Directive 98/13/EC). In Case 1 and Case 2, equipment can freeely move according to the provisions of the Directives. In Case 3, Articles 28 and 30 apply. As of April 8, 2001, ONLY Directive 99/5/EC applies. Rgds, Leslie --- H.T. Hildering h.t.hilder...@ktl.com wrote: The situation is simple, The European Commission has stated that the RTTE directive will come effectively in force on the 8th of April 2000 for all EU countries. Therefore all member countries are obliged to transpose it into their national regulation before that date. All member countries shall start to use the RTTE directive at the 8th of April. Best regards Theo Hildering -Original Message- From: owner-emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:owner-emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of j...@aol.com Sent: 08 December 1999 22:13 To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org; t...@world.std.com Subject: Using RTTE directive before April 2000? Listmembers: I have a question that perhaps some of you can help me with. I'm developing a regulatory compliance plan for a new telecom product that is scheduled to begin shipping in the first quarter of 2000. The exact date is not certain, but it is likely to be before the April 8, 2000 date that appears in the RTTE directive. If possible, I would like to avoid the whole notified body route called out by the current directive 98/13/EC, especially since it would only be required for the brief period until April 2000. I seem to recall that a new directive can be used as soon as *any* member state has transposed it into national law. If so, this suggests that the RTTE directive could be used prior to April 2000 if at least one member state has transposed it into national law. In the case of the UK, however, recent postings on the emc-pstc listserver indicate that the draft legislation for the UK calls out an effective date of April 8, 2000. In other words, even if the UK transposes the directive prior to April 2000, the national law itself will call out an effective date of April 8. I do not know what the other member states are planning to do. So, am I stuck with using directive 98/13/EC and the notified body route if the product ships prior to April 8, 2000? Joe Randolph Telecom Design Consultant Randolph Telecom, Inc. - This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc (without the quotes). For help, send mail to ed.pr...@cubic.com, jim_bac...@monarch.com, ri...@sdd.hp.com, or roger.volgst...@compaq.com (the list administrators). - This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc (without the quotes). For help, send mail to ed.pr...@cubic.com, jim_bac...@monarch.com, ri...@sdd.hp.com, or roger.volgst...@compaq.com (the list administrators). __ Do You Yahoo!? Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com - This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc (without the quotes). For help, send mail to ed.pr...@cubic.com, jim_bac...@monarch.com, ri...@sdd.hp.com, or roger.volgst...@compaq.com (the list administrators).
RE: Using RTTE directive before April 2000?
Joe, To the best of my knowledge, the implementation of RTTE differs from all previous telecoms directives as *all* Member States *must* start using it on April 8, 2000. The current TTE Directive is valid until April 7, 2000. As you know, the current Directive took much too long to implement in certain countries (no names...) and I guess this is the reason for this unusal approach. Roger Magnuson Manager, Marketing Business Development TGC AB Dalvagen 28, 169 56 SOLNA, Sweden TEL: +46 856250050 (direct) FAX: +46 856250045 mobile: +46 707770594 mailto:ro...@tgc.se internet: http://www.tgc.se -Original Message- From: treg-appro...@world.std.com [mailto:treg-appro...@world.std.com]On Behalf Of j...@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 1999 10:13 PM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org; t...@world.std.com Subject: Using RTTE directive before April 2000? Listmembers: I have a question that perhaps some of you can help me with. I'm developing a regulatory compliance plan for a new telecom product that is scheduled to begin shipping in the first quarter of 2000. The exact date is not certain, but it is likely to be before the April 8, 2000 date that appears in the RTTE directive. If possible, I would like to avoid the whole notified body route called out by the current directive 98/13/EC, especially since it would only be required for the brief period until April 2000. I seem to recall that a new directive can be used as soon as *any* member state has transposed it into national law. If so, this suggests that the RTTE directive could be used prior to April 2000 if at least one member state has transposed it into national law. In the case of the UK, however, recent postings on the emc-pstc listserver indicate that the draft legislation for the UK calls out an effective date of April 8, 2000. In other words, even if the UK transposes the directive prior to April 2000, the national law itself will call out an effective date of April 8. I do not know what the other member states are planning to do. So, am I stuck with using directive 98/13/EC and the notified body route if the product ships prior to April 8, 2000? Joe Randolph Telecom Design Consultant Randolph Telecom, Inc.
RE: Using RTTE directive before April 2000?
The situation is simple, The European Commission has stated that the RTTE directive will come effectively in force on the 8th of April 2000 for all EU countries. Therefore all member countries are obliged to transpose it into their national regulation before that date. All member countries shall start to use the RTTE directive at the 8th of April. Best regards Theo Hildering -Original Message- From: owner-emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:owner-emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of j...@aol.com Sent: 08 December 1999 22:13 To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org; t...@world.std.com Subject:Using RTTE directive before April 2000? Listmembers: I have a question that perhaps some of you can help me with. I'm developing a regulatory compliance plan for a new telecom product that is scheduled to begin shipping in the first quarter of 2000. The exact date is not certain, but it is likely to be before the April 8, 2000 date that appears in the RTTE directive. If possible, I would like to avoid the whole notified body route called out by the current directive 98/13/EC, especially since it would only be required for the brief period until April 2000. I seem to recall that a new directive can be used as soon as *any* member state has transposed it into national law. If so, this suggests that the RTTE directive could be used prior to April 2000 if at least one member state has transposed it into national law. In the case of the UK, however, recent postings on the emc-pstc listserver indicate that the draft legislation for the UK calls out an effective date of April 8, 2000. In other words, even if the UK transposes the directive prior to April 2000, the national law itself will call out an effective date of April 8. I do not know what the other member states are planning to do. So, am I stuck with using directive 98/13/EC and the notified body route if the product ships prior to April 8, 2000? Joe Randolph Telecom Design Consultant Randolph Telecom, Inc. - This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc (without the quotes). For help, send mail to ed.pr...@cubic.com, jim_bac...@monarch.com, ri...@sdd.hp.com, or roger.volgst...@compaq.com (the list administrators). - This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc (without the quotes). For help, send mail to ed.pr...@cubic.com, jim_bac...@monarch.com, ri...@sdd.hp.com, or roger.volgst...@compaq.com (the list administrators).
