Ilan,

The "date of cessation" as given in the Official Journal of the European
Communities is not the last date for modifications but the last date on which
a statement of compliance to a particular version of a standard offers a
presumption of compliance with the safety objectives of the LVD (and the
essential requirements of the R&TTED, where applicable).

If a manufacturer wishes to base their compliance with the LVD or R&TTED on
the fact that they comply with a certain version of a Harmonised Standard
(EN60950 +A1 +A2 +A3 + A4 + A11 in your case) then the "date of cessation"
effectively becomes last date of manufacture.  

Beyond the "date of cessation" the manufacturer either has to declare
compliance with the safety objectives [essential requirements: R&TTED]
directly or they will have had to have had their product evaluated against a
more recent version of the standard: they will also have had to update their
Declaration of Conformity and Technical File accordingly.

Regards,

Richard Hughes

Safety Answers Ltd.




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