Nick I agree with you about the not-done deal for the removal of the lower limit in the LVD.
Under a new proposal from the EC Commission, the format, style and content of this Directive will be updated to align it more closely with those of other, more recent, New Approach Directives, and thus to make it clearer and less ambiguous. Nevertheless, the proposal [COM(2003) 252 Final, of 12 May 2003] clearly states that the legal and technical requirements of the LVD will not be changed, and thus - notably - there is no proposal to remove the lower voltage limit of 50V ac or 75V dc, as was done for electronic equipment which is subject the Radio & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive (99/5/EC). The proposal used to be found at URL: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/com/pdf/2003/com2003_0252en01.pdf but I can't get it to load up today. I have it saved locally but I had better not try to attach it to this message as it is 151k file size, but if anyone really can't get at it then I can send it direct (it might be better to put it on the IEEC Communities website). Regards John Allen, Technical Consultant EMC and Safety Engineering ERA Technology Ltd. Cleeve Road Leatherhead Surrey KT22 7SA UK Tel: +44-1372-367025 (Direct) +44-1372-367000 (Switchboard) Fax: +44-1372-367102 From: Nick Williams [mailto:nick.willi...@conformance.co.uk] Sent: 27 June 2003 19:43 To: Cereceres, David Cc: 'Rich Nute'; david.gelf...@memotec.com; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: RE: CE without LVD? The removal of the lower voltage limits from the definition of the LVD scope is not yet a 'done deal'. In particular, the official UK position is that the costs to industry which would result from this change would outweigh the benefits and so our current position (as of 30 May 2003) is that we oppose the change. Rgds Nick. "Opinions of the author do not necessarily reflect those of the UK Government, and vice versa." :-) At 10:26 -0700 27/6/03, Cereceres, David wrote: >Mr. Nute, >In regards to your suggestions below, would it not be wise to take into >consideration the future plans of the LVD? My understanding is that the LVD >will soon be called the EPSD. Part of this change will encompass what is >referred as "No Risk" / "Low Risk" equipment. Would it be safe to say that >the current definition of equipment designed for use with a voltage rating >of 50-1000 V ac will change to equipment for use with a voltage rating of >0-1000V ac? > >the opinions of this group are always appreciated, > >David Cereceres >Safety Engineer >Pelco > 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: emc_p...@symbol.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org Archive is being moved, we will announce when it is back on-line. All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc _____________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for viruses by MCI's Internet Managed Scanning Services - powered by MessageLabs. For further information visit http://www.mci.com ************************************************************************* Copyright ERA Technology Ltd. 2003. (www.era.co.uk). All rights reserved. The information supplied in this Commercial Communication should be treated in confidence. No liability whatsoever is accepted for any loss or damage suffered as a result of accessing this message or any attachments. _____________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for viruses by MCI's Internet Managed Scanning Services - powered by MessageLabs. For further information visit http://www.mci.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: emc_p...@symbol.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org Archive is being moved, we will announce when it is back on-line. All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
