If product specifications for the LVD are not harmonized when announced in the
OJ, when _are_ they harmonized?

On Wed, 3 Oct 2001 08:24:18 -0400 , wo...@sensormatic.com wrote:
>Trevor, the new product specification must be applied by the "date of
>withdrawal (DOW)" that can be found in the new standard. The date is also
>posted on the CENELEC and ETSI web site - I don't know about CEN. However, 
>keep in mind that the new product specification is not "harmonized" under
>most directives (this does not apply to the LVD, for example) until its 
>reference is published in the OJ. That reference will include the official
>DOW which may differ from the one in the standard. Most often they are
>identical, but not always. In practice, you can rely upon the DOW in the new
>standard.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Trevor Chainey [mailto:tchai...@telesoft-technologies.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 7:47 AM
>To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org
>Subject: Generic vs Product Specific Specifications for European Directives
>
>
>If we test to a generic harmonised specification and issue a Declaration of
>Conformity, what do we need to do if a Product Specific harmonised
>specification is subsequently released, i.e. if we have just finished
>testing and then another spec comes along, how long can we continue to
>declare to the first spec before having to test and declare to the
>subsequent spec?
>
>Trevor Chainey 
>Quality Manager 
>Telesoft Technologies Ltd 
>Telephone 01258 486568 


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