Of course you are true. I was saying that you have all the transition time (8 april 2000-7 april 2001) to change from TTE-SES into R&TTE. Normally it gives you time to do the job ! And in most cases the R&TTE reduces the work to be done in the formal approval process.
(but I guess we will have to do the work, but in a voluntary compliance process, according to what our customers requires.) [email protected] wrote: > Folks, you are forgetting that any product that is first placed on the > market prior to April 8 can continue to be sold for an additional year at > which time it must comply with the R&TTE procedures. > > Richard Woods > > ---------- > From: Corinne SALINGRE [SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, December 09, 1999 5:13 AM > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Using RTTE directive before April 2000? > > In the case of the R&TTE, the application date will be 8 april 2000 > for all members states (not before, not after). > Some countries will have legislative problems to achieve the > transposition at that precise moment. However the Directive will be > applicable even in that cases (that can lead to nice questions on how could > you break a law that has not yet been transposed in that country, or how can > the market surveillance authority be designated in the absence of the law > !). > In France also, the transposition into national law is said to be > ready for 8 april. > In my opinion, if your product is to be introduce in very early > 2000, you will have better to use the TTE-SES directive approval scheme and > plan to change it into R&TTE before 7 april 2001 . > And even if the R&TTE excludes some technical aspects (as not being > essential requirements), my customers and the operators will still require > these testings (preferrably done by external tests houses). > I feel that the only difference is the person whom these tests are > essential for ! (notified body now and my customer after 8 april !) > > > > > > [email protected] wrote: > > 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. > > <<File: vcard.vcf>>
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