In message <offebd41a2.f2c14b39-on6525718c.0017aaf4-6525718c.00184...@scmmicro.co.in >, dated Tue, 13 Jun 2006, kbalasubraman...@scmmicro.co.in writes
>For an expert like John if things are appearing as "complete mess", >what will be the fate of others. I am not able to sleep peacefully >while thinking "1st July 2006". What kind of penalties can be expected, >any idea? You should not be too apprehensive. If you can show that you did the best you could under the circumstances, any penalty is likely to be mild, of the nature of an official 'you must improve' instruction to the company concerned. Individuals are rarely pursued, unless they have clearly been dishonest. The best safeguard is to write down at length what you did in order to try to comply, and what you wanted to do but couldn't, due to matters beyond your control. > I have been told that while EMC directive was introduced at the >beginning lot of vigilance activities went on but subsequently it got >reduced, is this correct? Not as far as I know; there was a quiet period before serious enforcement activity started. Consider how many millions of products there are out there, and what would happen if action were taken against a company that HAS actually done its best to cope with the confusing legislation and the non-availability of suitable parts. A good defence lawyer would ensure that all those problems were brought out in court and splashed all over the media. The authorities would look like asses or villains, and I suspect they know that. The real victim might be a small manufacturer who hasn't even tried to comply, perhaps through not knowing what needs to be done, and who can't afford to hire a good lawyer. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk 2006 is YMMVI- Your mileage may vary immensely. John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK - 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
