Unforunately John, the EU Commission does think that IP ratings are regulatory matters, since they have published in the OJ the reference to EN 60529 under the LVD. The problem is that the standard was not written for a direct application by the maufacturer, rather it was witten for standards committees to adopt. However, since the standard is referenced in the OJ, we do reference it on our DoCs for products intended for outdoor use.
Richard Woods Sensormatic Electronics Tyco International From: John Woodgate [mailto:j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk] Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 2:01 AM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Re: NEMA ratings I read in !emc-pstc that GARY MCINTURFF <mcinturff3...@msn.com> wrote (in <bay5-dav31v5punsipz00003...@hotmail.com>) about 'NEMA ratings' on Fri, 3 Oct 2003: >How >about the European IP ratings - owned (meaning you have to submit to >some specific organization) or attested to through testing. IP ratings are not involved directly in regulatory matters at all, so a manufacturer simply states the ratings of his products. Of course, false claims are subject to the basic legislation about false advertising etc. Incidentally, IP ratings are not 'European'. They are the subject of an international standard IEC 60529. -- 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: 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
