In message <p06240823c4da17937a9a@[192.168.1.40]>, dated Tue, 26 Aug 2008, Nick Williams <nick.willi...@conformance.co.uk> writes:
>At 20:41 +0100 26/8/08, John Woodgate wrote: > ><Snip good stuff I agree with...> > >> >>>If yes, which directive is this standard being categorized to? >> >>I don't think any Directive other than the General Product Safety >>Directive is involved, and that Directive doesn't have notified >>standards. > >Not strictly true - see: > >http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newapproach/standardization/harmstds/refl >ist/gpsd.html > >although my understanding is that the status of this list is that it's >more indicative than is the case for certain other Directives where >there is a closer relationship between 'harmonisation' (in the meaning >used by the Commission) and compliance with essential requirements. In >other words, just because a standard is not on the list doesn't mean >you can't use it as a justification for a claim of compliance with the GPSD. I should have written: .., and that Directive doesn't have notified electrical standards. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk Either we are causing global warming, in which case we may be able to stop it, or natural variation is causing it, and we probably can't stop it. You choose! 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