There seems to be some question about this recently reported case, and regardless of the outcome of any appeal, the following points need to be remembered.
1) The cost goes far beyond a fine. The TS can prohibit the sale of goods in store until any required corrective action has been taken. That can be a significant cost, especially with consumer products, where it could easily be an order of magnitude greater. 2) To apply the "CE" mark indicates that all applicable directives have been met. Hence, if the EMC directive is applicable, the requirements must be met; if the LVD directive is applicable, the requirements must be met; if the machine directive is applicable....... To achieve this, various standards can be applied but it is for the manufacturer to decide which are applicable and if the wrong ones are selected or others should also have been used, he is still responsible. 3) If I were to buy a hair dryer (or any other product) that interfered with television reception, it would go straight back to the shop for a refund or exchange for a product from another supplier. What is the cost of dealing with returned (faulty) goods and the bad reputation it gives me and the friends I tell? Just my thoughts. Neil Helsby ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com ********************************************************************** ------------------------------------------- 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: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com 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: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list"
