Re: Philosophy for old designs with new requirements.

2000-06-21 Thread Patrick Lawler
There have been several good comments regarding DOW's for standards. However, since you're looking for 'legal' ammunition, I'll take a shot at it ;) The comments below attempt to show a paper trail, starting with the Directive, and ending with the latest standard available. - The fact that you ha

RE: Philosophy for old designs with new requirements.

2000-06-20 Thread Gert Gremmen
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RE: Philosophy for old designs with new requirements.

2000-06-20 Thread georgea
Don asked: >I would appreciate some feedback on the following: > >Let's say I have several existing designs which meet the requirements for CE >Marking today (EMC & Safety). What is the requirement for these existing >designs when a new standard comes out, let's say six months from now? > >I thi

RE: Philosophy for old designs with new requirements.

2000-06-20 Thread Pettit, Ghery
Don, The new standards have associated with them a date known as the Date of Withdrawal (DoW). That is the date on which the presumption of conformity to the essential requirements of the applicable directive (in this case, the EMC Directive) is withdrawn for the old standards. Any product impo

RE: Philosophy for old designs with new requirements.

2000-06-20 Thread George Sparacino
Hello Don, As I understand it, once a standard has been replaced (reached it's DOW), product bearing the CE marking and intended for shipment to the EU must meet the requirements of the new standard. This almost always involves some degree of product redesign. I've found that this is also a good t

Re: Philosophy for old designs with new requirements.

2000-06-20 Thread Jim Hulbert
For EMC, if you have demonstrated compliance with the EMC Directive via the technical construction file route, you probably don't need to be concerned with new standards. You should check with the competent body that assessed the file. However, if you have demonstrated compliance with the EMC