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! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. 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