Not sure why you feel this way Derek but I have found that for our audio products, anyway, a CB report is the most cost effective and valuable tool in getting certification in non-EU countries, which have mandatory certification requirements. This allows certification without having to completely retest product which would increase costs and lead-times incredibly. Armed with a CB certifications and report we are now able to get certs in China, Singapore, Korea, Argentina, S. Africa, Poland ( still required until May 2004), Russia and even in non CB member countries Mexico and Taiwan...... Without a CB certification I can easily see the certification costs exceeding $50K with an additional 3-6 months lead-time not to mention the internal engineering time and samples costs to support the individual country certifications.............For Bose, at least, this is the best $3K per product investment we could ever make!!!! CB will not work for every product category but for products where it is available I would recommend highly that it be investigated as a certification option........... -----Original Message----- From: lfresea...@aol.com [mailto:lfresea...@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 2:47 PM To: Tyra, John; santo.mazz...@baesystems.com; marti...@appliedbiosystems.com; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Re: Regulatory Plan
In a message dated 10/22/2003 1:42:02 PM Central Daylight Time, john_t...@bose.com writes: I don't know what type of product you are trying to put a plan together for but I would highly recommend you get a CB certification and report for the products especially if you are planning to sell in the Far East. The CB certification will help you with Singapore, Korea, China approvals and limit the amount of retesting................ I would have to disagree with the involvement of a CB unless there was a REQUIREMENT to do so.. Instead, invest your resources in understanding and complying with the harmonised standards aplicable to your Product. Derek N. Walton Owner, L F Research EMI Design and Test Facility Poplar Grove, IL 61065
