Re: CE certification

[ant skelton <ant@xxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday 29 May 2002 11:30, you wrote:

> If I want to design and start selling some electrical device, when do
I
> need to get CE certification

You need to do all your approvals before the device goes on sale.

> I think that proces for obtaining such certification is expensive so,
for
> the cheap things and small series, probably it's not worth taking
such
> route.

Yes it is expensive. Contact an approvals house such as KTL to find out
exactly how expensive!

> However, I would like to know, is there any legal requirement to have
such
> certificate if you want to sell such devices.

Yes.

> I think that someone mentioned that if your device has separate
power
> supply then it doesn't need it.

We make a bunch of stuff powered by external wall-warts, and in these cases
both the PSUs and the devices they're powering have CE marks. I don't know
if 
this is a requirement, but I wouldn't be surprised.

cheers

ant
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