The following may be useful in interpreting your need for the CE Mark and/or other marks.
With regard to the use of "other marks" in fulfilling the requirements of the LVD (and I can only assume the TTE as well, but don't quote me on that, I'm no expert here...), The LVD States in Article 5 that harmonized standards are appropriate and refers the reader to the Official Journal for a listing of Harmonized Standards; Article 6 states that international Standards are appropriate "Where harmonized standards...have not yet been drawn up and published;" Article 7 states that in the absence of harmonized standards and international standards Member States and their competent administrative authorities "shall also regard as complying with the provisions of article 2 electrical equipment manufactured in accordance with the safety provisions of the standards in force in the Member State of manufacture, if it ensures a safety level equivalent to that required in their own territory;" And finally, article 10 states that "Member states shall take all appropriate steps to ensure that their competent administrative authorities shall accept that there is a presumption of conformity with the provisions of articles 5, 6 and 7 where a mark has been placed on the electrical equipment denoting conformity, or where a certificate of conformity is produced or, in the absence thereof...the declaration of conformity." The implications are that other marks provide some degree of due diligence which is in keeping with the spirit of the Directive. A list of acceptable other marks is on file with the Notified Bodies in the member states, and is also published in the official journal. This means that, for example, the TUV mark is defensible as due-diligence for affixing CE Marking (but does not substitute for CE Marking) as long as all the requirements of the Directive are met in it, and as long as it is acceptable to Notified Bodies and is published as acceptable in the Official Journal. I'll defer to an expert in the TTE directive for it's provisions with regard to "other marks". Sir??? A note about the CB mark. My experience with it is that, although you may only have to perform a single test to an acceptable standard, you may still have to submit a sample of your product to the regulatory authority in question. Regardless of the need for a sample, the delays using this method can be substantial. Before you launch into a CB certificate, know the experience of your peers, and especially your regulatory compliance testing facility, specifically with regard to your PRODUCT, not the standard. If they all have little experience with it, you'll bear the burden of trail blazing. Just know what you're getting yourself into. Good luck. Rick ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- From: INTERNET:[email protected], INTERNET:[email protected] TO: Treg, INTERNET:[email protected] DATE: 5/19/97 11:13 AM RE: Re: Safety Standards! Sender: [email protected] Received: from europe.std.com (europe.std.com [199.172.62.20]) by arl-img-3.compuserve.com (8.6.10/5.950515) id LAA17354; Mon, 19 May 1997 11:12:45 -0400 Received: by europe.std.com (8.7.6/BZS-8-1.0) id LAA02558; Mon, 19 May 1997 11:09:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: from world.std.com by europe.std.com (8.7.6/BZS-8-1.0) id LAA02548; Mon, 19 May 1997 11:09:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: from sigma.itu.ch by world.std.com (5.65c/Spike-2.0) id AA24115; Mon, 19 May 1997 11:09:08 -0400 Received: from ties.itu.ch (ties.itu.ch) by ITU.CH (PMDF V5.0-6 #16074) id <[email protected]> for [email protected]; Mon, 19 May 1997 17:08:13 +0200 Received: from localhost (fitzgera@localhost) by ties.itu.ch (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id RAA07201 for <[email protected]>; Mon, 19 May 1997 17:08:37 +0200 (MET DST) List-Post: [email protected] Date: Mon, 19 May 1997 17:08:37 +0200 (MET DST) From: Edward Fitzgerald <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Safety Standards! In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> To: Treg <[email protected]> Message-Id: <[email protected]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Sender: [email protected] Precedence: list Reply-To: [email protected] Dear Filiz, When considering the use of applying a particular standard you should also consider which markets (Countries) your products are going to enter. As you made reference to VDE and BSI, I assume Germany and the UK atleast and Europe wide is most likely. T=DCV/GS Marks and BS Kite Marks are primarily a marketing requirement for retail market products. If you are considering a wider European market such as Eastern & Western Europe then I would recommend you obtain a CB Certificate based upon EN 60 950, which costs you more initially but will save you a bundle in the long run. Below is an extract from 'The tics Newsletter' April 1997 issue. =09Which Version of EN 60950 is currently valid ? =20 Having considered most of the interpretations on how to arrive at the answer to this question, you will have to refer back to the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) itself. This states that it is the 'Harmonised Standard' that shall be complied with, unfortunately most consider that the action of announcing a standard in the Official Journal ( of the European Communities) is what constitutes the 'Harmonised' status. In fact the LVD states that the 'Harmonised Standard' is the standard that is published in the Member State (MS). Therefore EN 60 950 Amd.3 has been published in the UK, for instance, as BS EN 60 950 : 1992 (Incorporating Amendment Nos. 1, 2 and 3). Likewise it is the version published as the national equivalent in all other EU MS' that is legally applicable under the LVD. I hope this helps you towards formulating a strategy. If you (or any of your colleagues) would like to receive a complimentary copy of 'The tics Newsletter' (tics =3D Telecommunications International Compliance Solutions), then please send me an email with your contact details and full postal address with 'TICS' as the subject heading. On Fri, 16 May 1997, Filiz Eryilmaz wrote: > Hi everybody, > > We are designing a modem reference board with voice > functionality.Primarily we have targeted Europe as a market place.I 've > been informed that for Safety;Europe is harmonised and complying with > EN60950 was enough. Lately I learned about some other documents like: > > BSI UK BS415/EC65 and BS7002/EC950 > VDE Germany VDE0884 > > I think by complying with EN60950,you can affix CE Mark on your > product.But what about VDE and BSI Safety Marks? > I got really confused.I would appreciate any help. > > -- > Thank you in advance. > > Filiz Eryilmaz > MT 3K-215 > Tel:(908)9576943 > Fax:(908)9576878 > [email protected] > Best regards, Edward Fitzgerald Int'l Approvals Consultant [and Editor of 'The tics Newsletter'] Email : [email protected] ********************************** * GSM Tel : +44 4685 33 100 * * Office Tel : +44 1590 67 93 22 * * Office Fax : +44 1590 67 93 23 * * * ** European Technology Services ** PLEASE DO NOT SEND EMAIL TO '[email protected]' AFTER 28-March-97
