[PSES] Translation of EU Declaration

2014-05-30 Thread Jim Hulbert
The re-cast EMCD and LVD both state that the EU declaration must be translated into the language required by a member state into which the apparatus is to be made available. Does that mean a product sold throughout the EU must have a declaration translated into all 20+ languages? Jim Hulbert

Re: [PSES] Translation of EU Declaration

2014-05-30 Thread John Woodgate
In message 7B9D892F88F070469771832D78B3086E282D7A9E@013-BR1MPN1-012.MGDPBI.global.p vt, dated Fri, 30 May 2014, Jim Hulbert jim.hulb...@pb.com writes: The re-cast EMCD and LVD both state that the EU declaration must be translated into the language required by a member state into which the

Re: [PSES] Translation of EU Declaration

2014-05-30 Thread Knudsen, Patricia
The RoHS recast directive has the same requirement, which is now in effect. We translated our DoCs into the five most common languages of the EU countries where we ship and made them available if anyone asks (an English version goes with the equipment). So far no one has asked for a

Re: [PSES] Translation of EU Declaration

2014-05-30 Thread Mark Gandler
another factor to consider while analyzing the request for DoC translation. Some EU countries, for example France, have language laws, dictating all information available to the user to be translated to an official language. This by default will cover DoC. This is particularly important for