I am looking at an x-cap that is marked with 'CE'. I am looking at a relay that is marked 'CE'. I am looking at my mu-metal brain shield - no CE mark. Note that my Bugs Bunny tie, that was purchased in Europe, did not bear the CE mark on packaging or the end item.
The people in the European part of the company tell me to CE mark all stuff we ship, to include the smallest level of packaging. If that is not the intent of the directives, perhaps someone needs to inform customs. Brian -----Original Message----- From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org]On Behalf Of John Woodgate Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 7:29 AM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: Shipping into Europe - Basic question In message <4f73067b.4040...@matrox.com>, dated Wed, 28 Mar 2012, Martin E. Cormier <mcorm...@matrox.com> writes: >If a non-European manufacturer wants to ship products to Europe, >exclusively to another manufacturer/integrator, who will then put the >products onto the market, after integrating them in a complete system >that is CE marked, do the non-European products need to be CE-marked >before first entering Europe? It depends what they are. Some do, some don't. While this is not official, anything that has its own enclosure may be regarded as something that could be included in a larger product by an end-user, and thus falls within 1.2.3 of the EMC Guide May 2007. Motors other than induction motors also need a mark. But 1.2.3 wasn't written by an electronics person, so tends to raise more questions than it answers. For example, a 'simple thermostat' doesn't need a mark, but some thermostats fit the description above; they are in a plastic box and have a control knob at one end and push-on blades at the other. Your granny could fit it into her fridge! So it's risky to assume it's 'simple'. If you can say what you plan to export, you may get more specific advice. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK If 'QWERTY' is an English keyboard, what language is 'WYSIWYG' for? - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. 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 <emcp...@radiusnorth.net> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com>
