Re: [PSES] EU NLF directives

2012-02-20 Thread Brian Oconnell
I may have missed something really big - probably English illiteracy. The two framework regs say stuff like "manufacturers shall..." So what other legislation allows me to ignore these regs? Are EU regs available in Klingon? "I know this defies the law of gravity, but I never studied law." -- B

Re: [PSES] EU NLF directives

2012-02-20 Thread Nick Williams
Brian, The answer to your second question is 'no'. With respect, you seem to have missed the point that the NLF has no direct bearing on manufacturers - it is a set of rules and principles for legislators, enforcement agencies and accreditation bodies. You can be forgiven for failing to unde

Re: [PSES] EU NLF directives

2012-02-20 Thread Brian Oconnell
I concur that, for now, the principle that "self declaration remains the basis of the system" remains in place. How should the requirements for competence and accreditation be addressed? Conformity assessment requires: 1. Internal product control 2. Recurring product testing The presumption of co

Re: [PSES] Lead-free article

2012-02-20 Thread Anthony Thomson
We’ve only really been making electronic goods for around 100 years, just a little over one single lifetime. I guess that production has grown roughly exponentially during that time and continues to do so as the world’s cultures steadilly become technology consumers and the already 'developed' w

Re: [PSES] "Products placed on the market" in ErP regulation

2012-02-20 Thread James, Chris
"Products placed on the market" means freshly built product be it an old design or new, just as it did for RoHS. Chris -Original Message- From: Scott Xe [mailto:scott...@gmail.com] Sent: 19 February 2012 23:35 To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: [PSES] "Products placed on the marke

[PSES] Rechargeable Lithium Batteries in Australia

2012-02-20 Thread Gartman, Richard
Community, I have been looking at Australia's regulation with regard to rechargeable lithium batteries. I am at a loss at finding regulations related to the rechargeable batteries. There are the IATA, UL and IEC standards that I can find. Are there any specific Australia regulations related to