Re: RoHS - marine equipment

2006-03-09 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Dear Amund and Neil, Thank you very much for your questions and comments. I cannot answer Amund's questions at this time. However, I forward this e-mail to Ms. Bo (the Deputy Director General of the Department for Certification, CNCA) and Ms. Lu (the Deputy Director of the CQC). Both are VIPs

RE: RoHS - marine equipment

2006-03-09 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
If the electronics is an integral part of the ship (radar etc) then RoHS in all probability does not apply at all. Regards, Chris _ From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of Amund Westin Sent: 08 M

RE: RoHS - marine equipment

2006-03-09 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Amund, The RoHS directive does not apply to equipment designed to be installed into equipment that is not within the scope of the directive. As such, most forms of transport, including shipping, is outside the scope and hence equipment designed to installed in ships is also outside the scope. r

RE: RoHS - marine equipment

2006-03-09 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Amund, What an interesting question. I would start from the perspective of equipment placed on the EU market. Presumably an EU flag ship is EU owned, and therefore the electronics (even if only as an integral part of the vessel) would be procured from within the EU, and therefore would have been