On why Switzerland is not a member of the EU: They have always maintained the concept of a neutral and independent country. One of the purposes of the formation of the EU (which is to prevent another war by integrating their economies) does not apply to them. Preservation of sovereignty is another reason. Joining the EU has far-ranging implications and would mean integrating their laws, from economic, political, technical etc. but the debate is ongoing - they have also recently elected a pro-EU Federal Parliament.
By the way, Switzerland is an EFTA member but they are not a member of the monetary union. From: Collins, Jeffrey [mailto:jcoll...@ciena.com] Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 1:29 PM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Switzerland Compliance & Homologation Requirements Hi Group, Does anyone have any current information on telecom requirements in Switzerland? Mine is a little out dated. Specifically I'm looking into: * CO gear requirements * Network Access permits or licenses * Networking gear requirements with residential line access On a side note: Does anyone know the story on why Switzerland is not a member of the EU, EEA or EFTA? In my previous experiences they accepted CE mark data based on the applicable harmonized standards. Also, do they accept the EURO for currency? Thanks, Jeffrey Collins Sr. HW Engineering Manager EMC/ NEBS/ Reliability/ Safety CIENA Core Networking Division 5965 Silver Creek Valley Road (408) 571-3002, Fax (408) 965-2705 jcoll...@ciena.com http://www.ciena.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" --------------------------IMPORTANT NOTICE------------------------------ This message is intended only for the use of the person or organization to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by email or telephone and delete the original message immediately. Thank you. 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"
