Richard et al, To respond: >An excellent question! Yes it was. >Let me ask one or two of my own here. > >1. Are we sure that both Sweden and Norway are currently EU members ? >Not just IEC members ? IEC members? Actually, Sweden is a recent member of the EU. Norway is not an EU member. The EEA (European Economic Area), also referred to as EFTA I believe, comprises the EU and various neighboring countries around the EU, which includes Norway. The CE requirements are generally accepted throughout all of these countries. >Regardless of that answer the question really remains valid for the other >items in annex ZB Actually, the 6.2.1.2 Norway question and others in Annex ZB are moot if a type B plug is used instead of a type A plug. >2. Would it be reasonable that these National Requirements are only >applicable when getting a National Approval, and that they are not >applicable to CE marking and compliance with the EN standard ? According to Article 2 of the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) as amended by 93/68/EEC, compliance must be proven prior to placing a product on the market. In accordance with Article 10 of the LVD, the CE marking is the only required product marking. Other markings "liable to deceive third parties as to the meaning and form of the CE marking shall be prohibited." Although, I suppose this means that individual NB marks are still allowed, but not required. Article 12 of the LVD describes that the LVD does not apply to products intended for export to third countries, or outside the EU and EEA. By this definition, the LVD applies to all member states within the EU, and referred to by the agreement on the EEA. >I hope to see a lot of opinions, this should be interesting. Opinions would be nice to see, but the law makers in the EU seem to have made these issues cut and dry. Of course, everything's open to interpretation. Comments? Best regards, Ron Pickard [email protected]
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