Technical Guidance Note 28

TOPIC: Products placed on the market or taken into service.

ISSUE: 2

REVISION DATE: 27.1.98

PREVIOUS REVISION DATE: 6.9.95

BACKGROUND: The CE marking directive 93/68/EEC amended the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC. Article 3 of the directive was amended to indicate that products placed on the market or taken into service must meet the conformity assessment requirements set out in Article 10. This change is not reflected in the UK's amended legislation.

PROBLEM: Can the installers/end users base compliance of apparatus taken into service (but not supplied) on the UK's regulations or should the Directive apply?

GUIDELINES: Installers/end users located in the UK are bound, in the first instance, by UK national law (SI 2372: 1992 as amended by SI 3030: 1994)

The European Commission is responsible for ensuring that each member state interprets the directive correctly.

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1. The Association is not by supplying this Technical Memorandum providing professional advice or guidance to any specific party on any specific matter and no legal relationship is created by the provision of this Technical Memorandum.
2. Parties should take specific advice when dealing with specific situations and consult their own professional advisors in this regard.
3. Members are free to deviate from the above guidelines where they think it appropriate, unworkable, or not commercially viable. Under these circumstances, the EMCTLA Secretariat should be informed of the reasons for the deviation so that the matter can be reviewed.