From: "Rene Debets" <[email protected]>
---------- From: [email protected] on behalf of Jon D Curtis Sent: Thursday, September 11, 1997 5:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: BOUNCE [email protected]: Non-member submission from [[email protected]] (fwd) From: [email protected] Subject: Re: CE Marking Hello there, I'm new to this forum, but couldn't resist giving my opinion. Richard wrote: >If I am a manufacturer in member state of the European Union, and I make a >product which I sell exclusively to my customer located in the same member >state: > >Have I placed my product on the "Community Market" ? > >Or is this transaction only taking place within a "National Market" ? > >If there are EU Directives applicable to my type of product am I required >to place the CE Marking on my products (assuming they are compliant) ? > >Does anything change if my business is actually owned by a large >international company whose headquarters are not in the EU ? My response we should remember that compliance with the EU Directives is required to cross EU borders. We show compliance with the applicable directives by placing the CE mark on our products. However if you manufacture and supply a product only in country A, then do the EU Directives apply and do we apply the CE mark? There is no requirement to comply with the EU Directives in this scenario or to apply the CE mark. However each of the EU countries has assimilated the EU directives into their National Regulations, so as the national regulations of Country A must be complied with, then steps are being taken to comply with the EU Directives. All that should remain is the CE mark and a Declaration of Conformity. By manufacturing and selling a product in country 'A' in Europe you are effectively placing this product on the EC market (since there are no limits on moving goods once they are placed on the EC market) and as a result you allways have to apply at least the basic the CE mark. The telecom CE mark can be avoided by applying for approval to a national standard (if they still exist). The scenario is the same if your company is owned outside the EU, but you manufacture within the EU. The scenario is different if your owned by a non EU company and you only import their goods to the EU. You are then the first importer of these goods to the EU and as such, are responsible for ensuring compliance with the EU Directives (the goods are afterall crossing an EU Border). The border crossing is irrelevant. Anybody inside or outside the EC who places goods on the EC market is responsible for complying with the requirements for putting on the CE mark. Manufacturer and importer can decide who will carry the responsibility for the CE mark. The one who signs (person) is the one held responsible. Best regards, Rene Debets Cynthia wrote: >From: [email protected] >Date: 04-Aug-97 > > > >Under the TTE directive, it would depend on your product type, >but most would require a CE XXX crossed hockey stick. WIth >XXX being the number of the notified body that granted approval. > Could someone direct me to a location on the web, where I may pick up these TTE graphics (the annex VI and Annex VII markings). Cheers, Colin McGeechan, Product Regulations Specialist, Hewlett-Packard Ltd, [email protected] RCIC - http://www.rcic.com Regulatory Compliance Information Center
