I read in !emc-pstc that Sam Wismer <swis...@acstestlab.com> wrote (in <000501c2b98b$166cb190$0b01000a@sam>) about 'IEC vs. EN' on Sat, 11 Jan 2003: >Thanks for the clarification. Is there any documentation to that >affect, or is it common practice to apply the EN transition period to >the IEC basic standard that may be called for in the applied generic or >ps standard?
Look at the introductory text of Annex ZA of the ENs. As I said, it's not very clear, but that is what we have. The transition period of any EN comes from the Commission, formally recorded in the Official Journal, although the dow in the Foreword of the EN is normally consistent with it. It's not just 'common practice' to apply it, it's the official procedure. > Also, why do some Generic or PS standards call for the IEC >version instead of the EN version, especially if called for from an EN >version? Because CENELEC simply clones the IEC text without change (unless there are Common Modifications or CENELEC-only amendments), and implements the changes to the normative references by means of Annex ZA. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk 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: 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"
