Hello Mike, If you can imagine the magnitude of the job of actually enforcing the EMC directive and handing out penalties it must be enormous. Therefore, the EU member states have undoubtedly decided to allow us manufacturers a "grace period" in which they will be enforcing the directive but with a soft hand. This is there way of saying "We have no idea where to begin on enforcement proceedings or what rules apply to what products; therefore, lets take the first twelve months to figure the whole thing out." Just my thoughts - not really based in any fact. Ron Fotino
______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: EU 12-month "administrative tolerance" Author: m_sher...@delphi.com at !INTERNET List-Post: emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org Date: 4/24/96 9:11 PM Just read an article from the 4 April 1996 issue of the (London?) Financial Times that quotes a Dave Imeson, identified as EMC manager of IBM UK services, as saying that there has been an agreement among the EU member states to have a 12-month period of "administrative tolerance" re the EMC directive. Anybody know what Dave might be referring to? Mike Sherman Product Safety Engineer FSI International m_sher...@delphi.com