Jan,
In the R&TTE directive it is stated that equipment within the scope has to meet "essential requirements". Compliance with these requirements may be proven by using harmonised standards or by "other means of demonstrating conformity to..." (section (27)). Unfortuneatly there are no harmonized standards yet which are linked to the R&TTE directive and it is not to be expected that there will be sufficient harmonized standards next year which cover all different types of equipment. In Article 18 it is suggested that one could use CTR's and the standards linked to the existing EMC/LVD Directive as a basis for the proof that you meet the "essential requirements" (for instance in case of the absence of harmonized standards). However, if a manufacturer decides to use an another or his own method of proof then this is also allowed. For using, or developing, such an alternate method and classifying the equipment properly it is very useful that one knows the technical specification of network interfaces in EC countries. Best regards, Pieter PURWIN <[email protected]> on 07/05/99 17:39:08 Please respond to [email protected] To: [email protected] cc: (bcc: Pieter Robben/Nmi) Subject: Re: Commission decisions on voice PSTN/ISDN equipment Vic, Peter, I am not sure that your interpretation is correct. The article 3 states essential requirements where Article 4 talks about technical specifications for interfaces offered in member states and Article 5 refers to harmonized standards that are required to meet essential requirements.. So am I missing something? Jan Janusz Purwin Xedia Corp 119 Russell St. Littleton Ma 01460 Tel 978-952-6000 ext 166 Fax 978-952-6090 email; [email protected]
