Laidler offers guidance for Directive compliance
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Laidler Associates product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Jul 22, 2009
Laidler Associates is offering a package of services for businesses that have concerns about meeting the requirements of the new EMC Directive.
Compliance with the new EMC Directive became mandatory on 20 July 2009.
Services available in the package include assistance with testing, preparation of documentation, and support for engineers in solving any problems that may be encountered during the certification and compliance processes.
The latest EMC Directive 2004/108/EC was transposed into UK law by the EMC Regulations 2006, which came into force on 20 July 2007.
Manufacturers were, however, granted a two-year transitional period to meet the new requirements, during which time it was permissible to declare compliance with the new directive or its predecessor, 89/336/EC.
This period ended on 20 July 2009, and from this date compliance with the new directive has been mandatory for apparatus sold in European Union states.
All declarations of conformity relating to the old directive ceased to have validity on the same date and they cannot, therefore, be used to support CE marking.
Among the key changes introduced by the new directive are improved definitions, improved clarity of requirements, simplification of assessment procedures, and the introduction of the concept of fixed installations.
There are also provisions for enhanced market surveillance to help guard against false compliance claims.
While many of the changes are effectively administrative for most companies, Laidler Associates said the guidance it can offer is invaluable when it comes to looking at the detail of these changes, and deciding on the most appropriate and cost-effective methods for implementing them.
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