John and everyone I do not wish to get into a semantics argument as to whether the Commission has chosen the most appropriate word to describe the subset of standards in connection with the new approach, but the special use of the word "harmonised" in connection with new approach directives has been employed since at least the mid 1980s. The term has particular relevance in the EMC Directive because if harmonised standards are not applied in full, the TCF route must be followed (which is not the case with the LVD).
Harmonisation Documents (HDs) are not (necessarily) harmonised standards in this context and I'm sure their use varies from directive to directive. HDs (now withdrawn) were produced for the IEC 801 series, which were basic standards. In respect of the extra requirements, I have tried to highlight the relevant words below as much as is possible with ASCII text. I know this is European English. They are the Commission's words, not mine! The final three points are the additional requirements. --------------------------------------- The "New Approach" directives are supported by "harmonised standards" which play a significant role in ensuring their application. Such standards have ***first*** the characteristics inherent to European Standards : The standards (typically EN, ETSs) are drafted by one of three European Standard Organisations (CEN,CENELEC, ETSI) The work is based on consensus Standards are adopted after a public inquiry with the national votes based on corresponding weighting features Standards remain voluntary but their transposition into national standards and the withdrawal of diverging national standards is mandatory according to the internal rules of the European Standards Organisations. Within the context of the "New Approach" ***additional conditions*** are superposed to the European Standards to cover the specific role of harmonised standards : *** The Commission issues a standardisation mandate according to the procedure of Directive 98/34/EC (consolidating Directive 83/189/EEC) *** The standards are developed in taking due account of the essential requirements *** The reference of the standard is published in the Official Journal with the indication of the Directive for which the presumption of conformity should apply ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best wishes Brian Jones EMC Consultant and Competent Body Signatory ----- Original Message ----- From: John Woodgate <j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk> To: <emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 5:59 PM Subject: Re: SV: Generic emissions - EN 61000-6-3 <snip>> > No, that is 'notified', not 'harmonized'. > <snip> > > I don't see any 'extra requirements'. <snip> ------------------------------------------- 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.
