Hi Richard, There is no formal registration process required for labs. The only formal arrangements necessary for a US entity is if they issue Notified Body opinions. In that case, they must be recognized by NIST under the US-EU MRA as a Conformity Assessment Body.
The testing, however, is not so tightly controlled (or monitored), per se, by the EU directly. As to individual country "registrations", the only instance that applies is if a device has not been testing to harmonized standards or operates outside the harmonized frequency allocations. In that case, a notification is sent to each country where the device is to be operated. Further (or prior), a device that is evaluated to other-than-harmonized standards/frequencies must have a Notified Body opinion and carry special markings (an ALERT symbol and the NB number assigned to the issuer of the opinion). For the most part, 802.11b/g standards and frequencies are well-harmonized (there is a tiny bit of spectrum in France in the 2.4GHz range that is still not harmonized, I believe). Mike Violette [email protected] Washington Laboratories Radio Frequency and Electrical Safety 301 216-1500 cell: 240 401 1388 -----Original Message----- From: Gartman, Richard [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 9:26 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [PSES] EU wireless registration All, I have a test lab that is telling me that for an 802.11 b/g device that they do not need to be registered in the EU member states. The ETSI reports have been done and the lab has issued a declaration of conformity. Last I was aware was there had to be registration is each member state and many of the could be done on line. Can any one confirm or deny this. Thanks you for your opinions. W. Richard Gartman, MS, CSP Product Stewardship Manager Texas Instruments, Education Technology 7800 Banner Drive, Dallas, Tx 75251 Office: 972-917-1636 Email: [email protected] Fax: 972-917-0668 URL: www.education.ti.com www.education.ti.com/us/productstewardship - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.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 <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.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 <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>
