I read in !emc-pstc that cherryclo...@aol.com wrote (in <17b.31edfe2.299 12...@aol.com>) about 'SV: Generic emissions - EN 61000-6-3', on Tue, 5 Feb 2002: > Where the electromagnetic environment or proximity to sensitive devices > (such as radio receivers) for the intended use of a product is not > adequately covered by the most relevant harmonised standard, there is a > possibility that the EMCD's Protection Requirements (Article 4 and Annex > III > in 89/336/EEC) might not be complied with. > In such situations, especially if there are complaints of actual > interference related to the product, enforcement actions could be taken > against a manufacturer even though his product met the most relevant > harmonised EMC standard in every detail.
It's probably most unwise of me to comment on that, but it concerns in practice only a very dire situation - probably interference with safety- of-life communications. It is not a situation that is at all likely to arise if John Doe stands his radio on top of the equipment and then complains of interference. If such a case did occur, the first step that the regulatory authority SHOULD take is to invoke Article 8 of the Directive and report to the Commission that the harmonised EMC standard is not, in the case in point, ensuring compliance with Article 4. The manufacturer can hardly be held responsible if the relevant standard is defective. Furthermore 'enforcement action' in most countries is very much the last resort - usually triggered by the manufacturer refusing to co-operate in solving the problem. I think we had enough 'headless chicken syndrome' in past years about the EMC Directive, and no new outbreak should be encouraged. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk After swimming across the Hellespont, I felt like a Hero. PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ 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: Michael Garretson: pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Heald davehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server.
