Hi Treg World and Cynthia When Europe was an Economic Community (EEC), all directives other than certain financial ones were issued as an approximation of the laws of member states. As you suggest, each member would draw up their own legal version.
Following on from the treaty of Maastricht, we became the European Union. This means that published directives appearing in the Official Journal (OJEC) will become law (with one or two exceptions where certain countries did some wheeling and dealing on opt-outs). A very important change that many people missed! Hope this helps. regards: Bill Ellingford Motion Media Technology P.S. Victor, That beautiful city, did I get it right this time! ---------- From: Jon D Curtis[SMTP:j...@world.std.com] Sent: 29 June 1999 16:04 To: treg@world.std.com Subject: BOUNCE treg@world.std.com: Non-member submission from [Cynthia Pleach <cynthia_ple...@digi.com>] (fwd) From: Cynthia Pleach <cynthia_ple...@digi.com> Subject: RE: Packaging vs. Shipping Container I thought that part of being a member of the EU meant writing national laws supporting the directives. Thus national laws in each countries for products requiring the CE marking, would dictate a CE marked product even if marketing in only that country. -----Original Message----- From: Victor L. Boersma [mailto:vboer...@compuserve.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 12:51 PM To: INTERNET:treg@world.std.com Subject: RE: Packaging vs. Shipping Container Message text written by INTERNET:treg@world.std.com > I would suggest that a product can be designed, manufactured and sold within one European Country without having the CE mark applied. It may well be within the scope of some European Directive, but as long as it does not cross any National Border then the CE mark is not required, so long as it meets the local regulations.< The New Approach Directives all spell out that you cannot put any product on the European market (and that includes the local European market) that does not comply with all applicable Directives. One of those requirements is the CE marking. Indeed, it has been made clear by various European officials that the marking is not to enlighten the public, but to help in enforcement of the regulations. You can only put on the CE marking if you make a Declaration of Conformity. That one you sign in blood, and if through market surveillance practices it is established that you put the mark on, but did not meet the requirements, they will fine you out of business. Putting the mark on, but not being in compliance is a punishable offence. Since there are no borders in much of Europe any longer, once a product is put on the market in one member state, it does not get inspected in another member state. Therefore, unless you want to have a dual system (local requirements and pan-European requirements, the very thing that the Union wants to do away with) putting a product on the local market = putting the product on the European market. It could be that inspectors in the UK won't do anything if a product does not carry the CE marking, as long as it has 16 fuses in the cord and the proper tick mark. Ciao, Vic
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