Ing., Thanks - I was thinking that the EN publication was far more closely linked to the subsequent OJ publication than it apparently is. I also had the impression that some test labs utilized EN standards prior to their OJ publication; perhaps anticipating that by the time the product in question is tested, enters production, ships, and finally hits the market, that the OJ publication would have occured. Since the member states must then adopt and republish the provisions of the EC OJ, it sounds like the full legal latency could be most of a year (?).
Eric "Ing. Gert Gremmen" <[email protected]> on 01/12/98 03:32:19 PM To: Eric Lifsey/AUS/NIC, "'EMC-PSTC'" <[email protected]> cc: Subject: RE: EN61326-1 Hello Eric, As far as I understand, EN-standards are published by CENELEC, a private organization in Europe and made available by many standardization institutes in europe and beyond. After this, the European Commission (EU-government) decides to "announce" this standard in The Official Journal "part C" . From this date of this standard may officially be used by the market for the purpose of self declaration, so-called route 10.1 of the EMC-directive. In any of the member states legal rights are gained only after the OJ publication is followed by a publication in the Official Journal of the respective countries. Route 10.2 users and their associated test houses ( must be competent bodies) may choose any standard including new and/or prEN versions of any standard, judged upon by the competent body. Last publications in the OJ for EMC were the beginning of September. Any list that is newer should be up to date. :<) Regards, Ing. Gert Gremmen == CE-test, qualified testing, Consultancy, Compliance tests for EMC and Electrical Safety 15 Great EMC-design tips available ! Visit our site : http://www.cetest.nl The Dutch Electronics Directory http://www.cetest.nl/electronics.htm == -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: [email protected] [SMTP:[email protected]] Verzonden: maandag 12 januari 1998 18:34 Aan: Ing. Gert Gremmen; 'Phillip Ford'; 'EMC-PSTC' Onderwerp: RE: EN61326-1 I just placed an order with DECO for "BS EN 61326-1:1997". So it must (?) have been published in the OJ, I presume. It will arrive tomorrow via FedX. I'll provide all a report then (DOP/DOW...) and report whether there were any changes from the IEC edition that I already have. Eric Lifsey Compliance Engineer National Instruments "Ing. Gert Gremmen" <[email protected]> on 01/11/98 04:23:22 AM Please respond to "Ing. Gert Gremmen" <[email protected]> To: "'Phillip Ford'" <[email protected]>, "'EMC-PSTC'" <[email protected]> cc: (bcc: Eric Lifsey/AUS/NIC) Subject: RE: EN61326-1 As I believe up to now this standard has not been published in the O.J., but will probably be announced soon. For those that are interested, I maintain a page of harmonised standards on my website that stays on top of the publications in the O.J. http://www.cetest.nl/emc-harm.htm Regards, Ing. Gert Gremmen == CE-test, qualified testing, Consultancy, Compliance tests for EMC and Electrical Safety 15 Great EMC-design tips available ! Visit our site : http://www.cetest.nl == -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: Phillip Ford [SMTP:[email protected]] Verzonden: vrijdag 9 januari 1998 11:08 Aan: EMC-PSTC Onderwerp: EN61326-1 Has EN61326-1 been published in the OJEC yet? -- Regards, Phil Ford [email protected] tel +44 (0)1705 443255 fax +44 (0)1705 499315 Xyratex, Langstone Road, Havant, PO9 1SA, United Kingdom http://www.xyratex.com/
