>As a manufacturer of electrical equipment, we purchase another manuf's
power
>supply, CE-marked by them with a copy of their Declaration of Conformance.
We
>then re-label it with our own label, make only minor physical changes,
>document the product and sell it in the EU. In the event that the unit's
>conformance to the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (89/336/EEC) or
to
>the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) is challenged, who is liable to
>represent the product? My guess is that we are ast least as responsible as
>the 'manufacturer', above, but mine is not a legal opinion.
If this p.s. is in any way accesable to the end user, and there are
conditions of usage on a CDF or an agency product test report, removal of
labels could have legal ramifications.
Std Disclaimer: anything I say or do may or may not have anything to do with
my employer's policies.
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