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Nik,
There's a self-certification route to CE certification as
follows:
1: Define the standard(s) against which the unit needs to be
tested
2: Test the unit against the standard(s) and fully document the
results
3: If the unit meets the standards, you may CE mark it
4: You then draw up a certificate of your own declaring that it
meets
the requirements of the EMC directrive, and keep the certificated test
evidence
for at least 10 years after the product is placed on the market
The standard(s) are things like immunity to full transient bursts,
mains
inteference simulation, surge immunity, and electrostatic discharge. (Oh,
and
emissions testing.)
For about £400, you can go off to someone like UKelectronics and use
their
test facilities to provide the full documentation.
AIUI, the downside of self-certification is that YOU are therefore
liable.
As such, I'd recommend the creation of a limited company to wrapper the
product
in, OR proper third-party indemnity insurance.
Regards,
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: Nikola Kasic
[mailto:nikola@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Wed 29/05/2002 11:30
To:
Home automation (E-mail)
Cc:
Subject: [ukha_d] CE
certification
Does anyone
knows:
If I want to
design and start selling some electrical device, when do I need to get CE
certification.
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.
However, I
would
like to know, is there any legal requirement to have such certificate if
you
want to sell such devices.
I think that
someone mentioned that if your device has separate power supply then it
doesn't need it.
Anyone to put
some
light on this issue?
Nik
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