RE: OEM Issues (EU context)

2000-12-19 Thread Peter Merguerian
Dear All, Who is liable? By purchasing a component that is CE marked will not satisfy your needs! You need to check the technical file of the component to ensure that it indeed meets the requirements. At the end of the day, you the end-product manufacturer are liable for the overall CE and your p

RE: OEM Issues (EU context)

2000-12-13 Thread Grant, Tania (Tania)
Oh boy! I do think you have a potential can of worms here. I'll try and take this one by one, my responses preceded by TG: * "...then re-label it with our own label, make only minor physical changes, document the product and sell it in the EU." TG: I don't think that you can legally

RE: OEM Issues (EU context)

2000-12-13 Thread Brian O'Connell
>As a manufacturer of electrical equipment, we purchase another manuf's power >supply, CE-marked by them with a copy of their Declaration of Conformance. We >then re-label it with our own label, make only minor physical changes, >document the product and sell it in the EU. In the event th

RE: OEM Issues (EU context)

2000-12-13 Thread Ned Devine
dual patient; Ned Devine Entela, Inc. Program Manager III Phone 616 248 9671 Fax 616 574 9752 e-mail ndev...@entela.com -Original Message- From: acar...@uk.xyratex.com [mailto:acar...@uk.xyratex.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 12:41 PM To: wmf...@aol.com Cc: emc-p...@ieee.org Su

Re: OEM Issues (EU context)

2000-12-13 Thread Andrew Carson
WmFlanigan Our interpretation and how we always treat such issues is, as the seller of the equipment you are responsible to ensure it meets the requirements of the Low Voltage and EMC directive. As you are re badging it, you will need to draw up your own DOCs. Off course you can base your conform

RE: OEM Issues (EU context)

2000-12-13 Thread Griffith, Monty J
The person who places the device on the market is ultimately responsible for compliance with all directives. So you would be responsible to assure your modifications do not affect the original compliance attributes. Thanks!!! Monty Griffith Test Engineer INTERGRAPH FEDERAL SYSTEMS Tel: (256) 7

RE: OEM Issues (EU context)

2000-12-13 Thread CE-test - Ing. Gert Gremmen - ce-marking and more...
Hello mr. Flanigan, The one that actually sells the product on the European Market will be held responsible. I am not sure if you are USA based, but in that case your REP will get the headache, as well as bear all legal (and financial) consequences. Hope for him he has a decent contract with you,