"CE" mark self certification

[Archangel]

Even went for a drink with one of them after the case.

Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer!
Regards Lester,
JS

[lester]

Yep it pays

[hansknec]

I am confused about one thing though, and I ask it on the forum so that others may find clarity in your answer. Are you saying that when some professor at a university asks a little grey-haired lady in purchasing to buy a thingamabob from this guy across the pond, then she is the importer and is therefore the responsible party?

I'm not selling the particular device anymore to EU, but I did do quite a bit of research and the technical construction file ... blah moot point now.

I am planning on selling something else in the future. I'll just make sure I make a boat load of money over here first then pay for a qualified independent lab analysis for CE, or find a partner over the pond to import and distribute after doing their own analysis.

[hansknec]

Can somebody over there slap Melanie in the hand for her earlier "advice"? The poor guy is probably sitting in prison now.

[Luciano]

The poor guy is probably sitting in prison now...

And nobody knows why he doesn't want to join
the correctional education (CE) program.....

[lester]

What Melanie said was in some parts correct. The CE mark refers only to the stated use when the product is put onto the market. So you test to meet the stated use.

My point is that it's not straight forward, you cannot simply interpret the legislation such that it suits you. So you can't test for one thing that's an easy pass, CE mark your product and then put it on to the market knowing full well that it will be used in a completely different way. (well you can, but that's neglecting your responsibility)

You cannot stop the consumer using the product outside of the stated purpose, but you do have a responsibility to ensure that you meet the EMC directives relevant to probable use.

Its not that difficult to identify the correct EMC directives and to understand exactly what OTHER areas you need to test and state compliance in. Read the legislation or get advise.

DONT rely on people like me or Melanie, (i'm not qualified to give definitive answers).

Like it or not, if you import into or manufacture and put a product onto the market in the EU you have a responsibility and if challenged you need to show that you have conformed to the relative legislation. Don't rely on the challenger being more ignorant than you, it might not be the case.

Actually its pretty much the same situation as when you're developing your product, you read the data sheets don't you?

Oh, and YES if the prof gets the little lady in purchasing to import a product it needs to meet the legislation and the importer is responsible...BUT educational use is different, there are massive exemptions there, so maybe CE and EMC testing is not required... READ THE LEGISLATION, ITS NOT DIFFICULT.