In a message dated 29/09/00 15:15:08 GMT Daylight Time, Daryl Alden writes:
<< Can anybody advise me whether an MRA (mutual recognition agreement )exsists between the EU and the US? If so does this mean that electrical and mechanical products tested to CE standards do not need further approval (UL?) to be marketed in the states. >> I'm not an expert on this, but I can add a view. I don't know of any MRA's but I do know that the UL requirements and CE marking requirements are coming from very different positions. UL is essentially an Electrical/fire protective issue, while Euro/CE requirements are essentially born of Freedom of Trade. There is much UL approved material which wouldn't comply with EU rules, and vice versa. There seems little room for mutual recognition under such diverse aims. My understanding is that to sell in the States, you need to use UL material regardless of it's CE approval status. To sell in the EEC you need to have a CE mark, regardless of what safety approvals the material has. Chris Dupres Surrey, UK. ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: jim_bac...@mail.monarch.com Michael Garretson: pstc_ad...@garretson.org For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org