Hello Theo, This is absolutely right! After 7 April 2000, no approvals (neither national nor European) may be issued. Thanks for the clarification.
Best regards Winfried > -----Original Message----- > From: H.T. Hildering [SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 1999 2:23 PM > To: Pohl, Winfried; Leslie Bai; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: RE: Using RTTE directive before April 2000? > > Winfried, > > An addition: > The statement is valid only for approvals, that have been effectuated > before > the 8th of April 2000 (as part of the transition arrangement), based upon > the present regimes in force (either TTE/SES or National). They may > continue for a year, up to the 7th of April 2001. > > New equipment (without approval history), entering the EU market after the > 7th of April 2000, shall use the R&TTE approach. > > Best regards, > > Theo Hildering > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pohl, Winfried [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 15 December 1999 13:19 > To: Leslie Bai; H.T. Hildering; [email protected]; > [email protected]; > [email protected] > Subject: RE: Using RTTE directive before April 2000? > > Leslie, > ok you are right! Radio transmitters approved nationally (like e.g. Short > Range Devices) may continue to be put on the market in the specific > country > for one year longer (up to 7 April 2001). > They have to bear the national approval mark and the CE mark (for > compliance > with art 10.5 of the EMC Directive). > > Best regards > > Winfried Pohl > CETECOM ICT Services GmbH > Tel.: +49 681 598 8110 > Fax: +49 681 598 8775 > email [email protected] > > http://www.cetecom.de > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Leslie Bai [SMTP:[email protected]] > > Sent: Friday, December 10, 1999 5:43 PM > > To: Pohl, Winfried; H.T. Hildering; [email protected]; > > [email protected]; [email protected] > > Subject: RE: Using RTTE directive before April 2000? > > > > > > Case 3 is different from Case 1. > > > > Case 3 only covers radio equipment which don't > > fall within the scope of Directive 98/13/EC. > > Otherwise, > > It has to comply with either Directive 99/5/EC (Case > > 1) > > or 98/13/EC (Case 2). > > > > As far as I know, for the first 2 cases, it is > > requested > > to clearly specify which Directive has been applied in > > the documentation of the equipment to avoid the > > confusion of the meaning of the CE mark. > > > > In the 3rd case, the documentation should mention, > > that the CE mark indicates that the equipment complies > > with the EMC (89/336/EC) and LVD (73/23/EC) Directives > > and not with Directive 98/13/EC or 99/5/EC. > > > > It is NOT correct to state that as of April 8 2000 > > notified > > bodies under Directive 98/13/EC would legally not > > further > > exist. > > > > If my understanding is wrong, pls correct me. > > > > Rgds, > > Leslie > > > > > > > > --- "Pohl, Winfried" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > Case 3 is unknown to me. It should be identical to > > > case 1! > > > > > > Reason: There will be no further national > > > regulations concerning the market > > > access after April 7, 2000. Please see also > > > Article 6 of the Directive > > > "Placing on the market > > > 1. Member States shall ensure that apparatus is > > > placed > > > on the market only if it complies with the > > > appropriate > > > essential requirements identified in Article 3 and > > > the > > > other relevant provisions of this Directive when it > > > is prop- > > > erly installed and maintained and used for its > > > intended > > > purpose. It shall not be subject to further national > > > provi- > > > sions in respect of placing on the market." > > > > > > Nevertheless there will exist national "interface > > > specifications". These > > > will apply > > > * for wired products for the purpose of interworking > > > with the specific > > > networks and > > > * for radio products in the case of non harmonized > > > frequency > > > spectrums. > > > > > > Thes interface specifications do not regulate the > > > market access! > > > > > > Best regards > > > > > > Winfried Pohl > > > CETECOM ICT Services GmbH > > > Tel.: +49 681 598 8110 > > > Fax: +49 681 598 8775 > > > email [email protected] > > > > > > http://www.cetecom.de > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Leslie Bai [SMTP:[email protected]] > > > > Sent: Friday, December 10, 1999 2:20 AM > > > > To: H.T. Hildering; [email protected]; > > > [email protected]; > > > > [email protected] > > > > Subject: RE: Using RTTE directive before April > > > 2000? > > > > > > > > > > > > There is a transition regime applies. > > > > > > > > Before April 8, 2000, we knew what we should > > > do.... > > > > > > > > Between April 8, 2000 and April 7, 2001, the > > > > transition > > > > regime applies and manufacturers can place on the > > > > market > > > > and put into service equipment which > > > > Case 1. complies with Directive 99/5/EC > > > > Case 2. complies with Directive 98/13/EC (for > > > > equipment > > > > within its scope) > > > > Case 3. complies with national regulations (for > > > radio > > > > equipment, which don't fall within teh scope of > > > > Directive > > > > 98/13/EC). > > > > > > > > In Case 1 and Case 2, equipment can freeely move > > > > according to the provisions of the Directives. > > > > In Case 3, Articles 28 and 30 apply. > > > > > > > > As of April 8, 2001, ONLY Directive 99/5/EC > > > applies. > > > > > > > > Rgds, > > > > Leslie > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- "H.T. Hildering" <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > The situation is simple, > > > > > > > > > > The European Commission has stated that the > > > R&TTE > > > > > directive will come > > > > > effectively in force on the 8th of April 2000 > > > for > > > > > all EU countries. > > > > > Therefore all member countries are obliged to > > > > > transpose it into their > > > > > national regulation before that date. > > > > > All member countries shall start to use the > > > R&TTE > > > > > directive at the 8th of > > > > > April. > > > > > > > > > > Best regards > > > > > > > > > > Theo Hildering > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: [email protected] > > > > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > Sent: 08 December 1999 22:13 > > > > > To: [email protected]; > > > [email protected] > > > > > Subject: Using RTTE directive before April 2000? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Listmembers: > > > > > > > > > > I have a question that perhaps some of you can > > > help > > > > > me with. I'm developing > > > > > a regulatory compliance plan for a new telecom > > > > > product that is scheduled to > > > > > begin shipping in the first quarter of 2000. > > > The > > > > > exact date is not certain, > > > > > but it is likely to be before the April 8, 2000 > > > date > > > > > that appears in the > > > > > RTTE > > > > > directive. > > > > > > > > > > If possible, I would like to avoid the whole > > > > > notified body route called out > > > > > by the current directive 98/13/EC, especially > > > since > > > > > it would only be > > > > > required > > > > > for the brief period until April 2000. > > > > > > > > > > I seem to recall that a new directive can be > > > used as > > > > > soon as *any* member > > > > > state has transposed it into national law. If > > > so, > > > > > this suggests that the > > > > > RTTE directive could be used prior to April 2000 > > > if > > > > > at least one member > > > > > state > > > > > has transposed it into national law. > > > > > > > > > > In the case of the UK, however, recent postings > > > on > > > > > the emc-pstc listserver > > > > > indicate that the draft legislation for the UK > > > calls > > > > > out an effective date > > > > > of > > > > > April 8, 2000. In other words, even if the UK > > > > > transposes the directive > > > > > prior > > > > > to April 2000, the national law itself will call > > > out > > > > > an effective date of > > > > > April 8. I do not know what the other member > > > states > > > > > are planning to do. > > > > > > > > > > So, am I stuck with using directive 98/13/EC and > > > the > > > > > notified body route if > > > > > the product ships prior to April 8, 2000? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Joe Randolph > > > > > Telecom Design Consultant > > > > > Randolph Telecom, Inc. > > > > > > > > > > --------- > > > > > This message is coming from the emc-pstc > > > discussion > > > > > list. > > > > > To cancel your subscription, send mail to > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" > > > > > (without the > > > > > quotes). For help, send mail to > > > [email protected], > > > > > [email protected], [email protected], or > > > > > === message truncated === > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. > > Yahoo! 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