John, Sorry, I have to agree with Brian.
A lot of the information that Brian likes to see is not "unnecessary" as it is stipulated as the minimum necessary to meet the requirements of the New Approach directives. The following extract from implementation guide to New Approach directives, states the following:- =========================================== The contents of the EC declaration of conformity are laid down, directive by directive, in accordance with the products concerned. The standard EN 45014 has been drawn up with the objective of providing the general criteria for the declaration of conformity, and it can also be used as a guidance document in view of New Approach directives. According to the standard the declaration may take the form of a document, a label or equivalent, and should contain sufficient information to enable all products covered by it to be traced back to it. As a minimum the following information should be provided: the name and address of the manufacturer or the authorised representative issuing the declaration; the identification of the product (name, type or model number, and any relevant supplementary information, such as lot, batch or serial number, sources and numbers of items); all relevant provisions complied with; the referenced standards or other normative documents (such as national technical standards and specifications) in a precise, complete and clearly defined way; all supplementary information that may be required (for example grade, category), if applicable; the date of issue of the declaration; signature and title or an equivalent marking of authorised person (103); and the statement that the declaration is issued under the sole responsibility of the manufacturer and, if applicable, the authorised representative. =========================================== The two middle items; relevant provisions & supplementary information, are particularly relevant. Regards, Dave Coleman From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: 14 April 2005 16:15 To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: Re[2]: DoC Standard Reference and More > When I list the specific test standards on the DoC, I list them as EN/IEC61000-XXXXX (for example). I also list the class or level, such as Class A, Level 3 10V/m, etc.. I also list the environments, such as "For use in Commercial, Light Industrial, and Heavy Industrial Environments". I try to include all the information I would like to see on the DoCs I receive. > So with that said, though the detailed information is not required, > there are many that would appreciate it. I know many out there who would not agree with this approach. Brian, I am one of them. EC Declaration of Conformity is not for the end user, it is for the authorities. By including all kind of "unnecessary" information in this legal document, we may unintentionally create a situation in which the end user starts demanding more information to be included in it. Personally, I do not want to see DoC to be gradually "converted" to a test report. John Radomski Principal Engineer Schneider Automation This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. 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