Hello Jon, You have to be careful making the statement that the latest one applies since it is possible that several versions of an IEC standard are still being used throughout the World. In the case of CB certification unfortunately not every country adopts the latest version of an IEC standard as soon as it is released. This was the case with IEC60065 for Audio Video products where some countries were still working off of the 6th edition for several years after publication of the 7th edition. This caused us problems in countries with mandatory local certification requirements since the 7th edition relaxed some of the requirements from the 6th edition and we could not use the 7th edition as several countries would not accept that version yet. Taiwan ( not a CB member) caused us big problems initially, but China was also an issue................. Not sure what your product is or what IEC standard you are concerned with but you should investigate this before you use the latest version of an IEC standard published as you may have problems in some countries. I usually go to the IECEE website and verify the version for each country we want to ship products too before I specify the standard to the design teams http://www.iecee.org/CBSCHEME/html/cbcntris.htm I have also found that even if a country lists an earlier version of an IEC standard they may accepts the latest version so it pays to ask... regards, John Tyra Manager Product Safety
Bose Corporation The Mountain, MS-450 Framingham, MA 01701-9168 Phone: 508-766-1502 Fax: 508-766-1145 From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of Jon Larkin Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 12:09 PM To: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: Fw: Transition Times for Basic Standards There are no transition dates for IEC standards - the latest one applies. ----- Original Message ----- From: maddog <mailto:emc_complia...@yahoo.com> 4030 To: EMC-PSTC@listserv.ieee.org Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 4:02 PM Subject: Transition Times for Basic Standards A Basic IEC Standard referenced in a harmonized Product Standard is undated and the verbiage reads "For a non-specific reference, the latest version applies." Question - when the Basic Standard is indicated as published on the IEC website, is this the effective date for use to demonstrate compliance for the Product Standard immediately? Or is there some sort of transition time that the previous standard can be used to demonstrate compliance? Cheers William _____ Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! New <http://pa.y hoo.com/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=39174/*http://photomail.mail.yahoo.com> PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. - --- ------------------------------------------------------------ This message is >from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to emc-p...@ieee.org Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas emcp...@ptcnh.net Mike Cantwell mcantw...@ieee.org For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org David Heald: emc-p...@daveheald.com All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to emc-p...@ieee.org Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas emcp...@ptcnh.net Mike Cantwell mcantw...@ieee.org For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org David Heald: emc-p...@daveheald.com All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to emc-p...@ieee.org Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas emcp...@ptcnh.net Mike Cantwell mcantw...@ieee.org For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org David Heald: emc-p...@daveheald.com All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
