To emc-pstc group, Below is an email I just received from Ing. Osvaldo D. Petroni of IRAM. It sheds a little bit more light on the topic of Resolution 92/98. And for those of you wishing to visit IRAM's web site, put on your Spanish glasses first as that is the only way to see the sights.
Scott s_doug...@ecrm.com p.s. Gads, I love this email stuff! Thanks again to Walter Fricke in Germany, Jack Schanker in New York and Osvaldo D. Petroni in Argentina for all the help putting this together. ir...@sminter.com.ar writes: >Dear Mr. Douglas, > >I received your last two messages and I would like to thank you for >sending >me the file with the resultant English translation of Resolution 92/98. >Probably, we are going to use this text as a basis to prepare an English >version of the Resolution. > >Anyway, we are currently discussing with UL an agreement on co-operation >in >such a way that UL could act as inspection agent and/or testing agency for >IRAM. Within this context, UL has nominated a group of their professionals >to work specifically on Resolution 92/98 matters. As far as we know, UL >has >prepared a full set of documents related to this subject in English. To >obtain these information please contact at UL to Mr. Jaime M. Cadena >Villacres (cade...@ul.com) or Mr. Tim R. Calland (calla...@ul.com). > >In respect to your preliminary comments, you were right when you >understood >that Resolution 92/98 is similar to Low Voltage Directive in the European >Union. Safety requirements detailed in Annex I of the resolution are >practically the same of the Directive 73/23 of the EU. > >Regarding to the applicable standards, the Resolution S.I.C.&M. 92/98 >establishes that the Essential Safety Requirements are understood as fully >satisfied if the electrical equipment satisfy the corresponding IRAM or >IEC >standard. > >Finally, regarding our organization, IRAM is the National Standardization >Body of Argentina and also operates as a Certification Body for Products, >Services, Quality Systems and Environmental Management. We are a non >profit >private association that was founded in 1935. If you are interested in >knowing more about IRAM, please visit our web site at >http://www.iram.com.ar. > >Sincerely, > > > > Ing. Osvaldo D. Petroni > JEFE DPTO. ELÉCTRICA-ELECTRÓNICA > DIRECCIÓN DE NORMALIZACIÓN > --------- 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, j...@gwmail.monarch.com, ri...@sdd.hp.com, or roger.volgst...@compaq.com (the list administrators).
