Vic, It is my understanding once it is printed and distrubuted to member states, they have one year to impliment it.
Duane >> CTR 21 passed the European Council vote on 20 July, and was notified >> on 21 June to all National Member States. >> >> This means that CTR21 Pan-European approvals can now be issued. >> > >Andrea, > >I am not quite sure how it works, but it seems to me that I remember that >any decision by the European Commission needs to be transposed into >national regulation in the member states, or something to that effect, >before it takes effect. Seems to me that the member states will need a >couple of days (weeks ... months ....) to do that and that the effective >date even from a Council perspective cannot be the date when ACTS or some >body of that ilk agreed to the CTR. It may well be that some organizations >are willing to let you use their Notified Body number and the CE marking as >soon as they have satisfied themselves that indeed your gadget meets all >the applicable requirements. However, a member state that has not yet >transposed that new agreement into national regulation, may not want to >accept that before they have to. Question is, by what date do the member >states have to implement CTR21 ??? > >By the way, something went screwy with your dates as you have the member >states notified before the Council made its determination. > >Ciao, > >Vic Boersma
