Hi Richard & Treg world Yes, goods being approved under the current regime may be placed on the market any time in the next couple of years (April 2001). It also means that the approval body route can continue to be used during the period April 2000 to April 2001 if a client wished to pursue the old (or should I say current) route rather than use the R&TTE method.
Will approval bodies still be present to do this? I also beleive that goods already on the market will remain approved until either modification or enhancement etc. forces a need to re-assert compliance. Hope this helps: Bill Ellingford Motion Media Technology Ltd ---------- From: WOODS, RICHARD[SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: 14 July 1999 14:28 To: 'emc-pstc'; 'treg' Subject: R&TTE Directive - Transitional Period Every time I read this darn Directive, I find something new or I form a new opinion. Now I have questions about the transitional period found in Article 18.2. "Member States shall not impede the placing on the market and putting into service of apparatus which is in accordance with the provisions in Directive 98/13/EC or rules in force in their territory and was placed on the market for the first time before this Directive entered into force or at the latest two years after this Directive entered into force." Assume that the product is radio equipment not subject to 98/13/EC and is currently being sold in the EU. This equipment is subject to the "rules in force" in the member states - the transposition of the EMC Directive and national radio regulations. Therefore, it would appear that this equipment may continue to be sold for the next two years without the need of complying with the R&TTE Directive. Also, new radio equipment not subject to 98/13/EC but complying with the present national rules could be placed on the market during the next two years without the need of complying with the R&TTE Directive. Am I correct?
