Hello, in Germany we have a special paragraph in our new EMC act for the "design and testing of equipment":
§ 11 Besondere Regelungen (1) Während der Entwicklung und Erprobung von Betriebsmitteln hat der Hersteller Vorkehrungen zu treffen, um elektromagnetische Störungen von Betriebsmitteln zu vermeiden, die von Dritten betrieben werden. English (inofficial translation): (1) During the design and test of equipment the manufacturer shall be arrange precautions to avoid disturbances of equipment which are in operation of others. No CE marking and no EC declaration of conformity is required. Mit freundlichen Grüßen Yours sincerely Dipl.-Ing. Michael Loerzer Managing Director Regulatory Affairs Specialist michael.loer...@globalnorm.de Fon: +49 30 3229027-50, Direct Call: -51 Mobile: +49 170 3229027 Fax: +49 30 3229027-59 www.Globalnorm.de Globalnorm GmbH, Sitz der Gesellschaft: Alt-Moabit 94, 10559 Berlin Geschaeftsfuehrer/Managing Director: Dipl.-Ing. Michael Loerzer Amtsgericht Berlin-Charlottenburg HRB 105204 B, USt-ID-Nummer: DE251654448 Von: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] Im Auftrag von Charles Blackham Gesendet: Freitag, 27. Februar 2009 11:46 An: White, Ian Cc: IEEE Forum Betreff: Re: Prototypes and the EMC Directive Ian compliance whilst still in development and not commercially available is not required. the EU "Blue Book" guide to New Approach Directives states that: A product must comply with the applicable New Approach directives when it is placed on the Community market for the first time and put into service. Placing on the market is the initial action of making a product available for the first time on the Community market, with a view to distribution or use in the Community. Making available can be either for payment or free of charge. Putting into service takes place at the moment of first use within the Community by the end user. However, the need to ensure, in the framework of market surveillance, that products are in compliance with the provisions of the directives when being put into service is limited. Specifically the EMC Directive only applies to "Equipment", where Equipment is defined as "Apparatus" or "fixed installation" and "apparatus" means any finished appliance or combination thereof made commercially available as a single functional unit, intended for the end user .... That said, in the unlikely event that your product generates so much EMI that is causes other people problems, you expect a knock on the door from someone asking you to fix it sharpish. You still need to ensure that it is safe to be used by the people who are working on it. regards Charlie > Could members please advise me on the legal position of fully working > prototypes of electronics equipment. We need them fully working and in > Service to test that they meet all design requirements. Do they have to > comply with all aspects of the EMC Directive before we put them into > service > - when it is still a development item. > > Of course they are not commercially available and operate with in the > confines of the workplace. > > Thanks > > Ian > > - > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc > discussion list. 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