Tag Archives: CE
Electrical/Electronic Regulatory Requirements for Top 5 Middle East Economies
Driven by vast petroleum resources, many parts of the Middle East are growing rapidly. Following are the region’s biggest economies (listed largest to smallest), and electrical/electronic regulatory compliance issues for each. Turkey Boasting the largest economy in the Middle East, Turkey is being considered for European Union membership and the EU CE Mark is accepted... Read More
Top 12 Facts about CE Marking of Electrical and Electronic Equipment
Placed on many categories of products, CE Marking is mandatory for machinery, electrical and electronic equipment, medical devices, hazardous location equipment, and other products. So if you are looking to sell an electronics product in the EU, you will need to apply a CE mark. Here’s a Top 12 list of interesting facts about CE... Read More
Top 10 Compliance Today Blog Posts for Electrical Compliance Engineers in 2014
Just like last year, the Compliance Today blog for electrical product manufacturer compliance engineers saw a significant increase in readers and subscribers for 2014. Following were the most popular posts, by pageviews. IEC 60601-1-2 4th Edition for Medical EMC Has Immunity & Risk Management Changes EN 61326-1: 2013 Replacing 2006 Version for EMC Directive Evaluation... Read More
New EMC Directive 2014/30/EU Will Soon Replace 2004/108/EU
The European Union EMC Directive 2004/108/EU has been revised to the new Directive 2014/30/EU. After April 2016, the new directive will be required for all applicable electrical products being sold in the European Union. Requirements listed in Annex I of the directive remain the same. But 4 key changes have been made: The directive now... Read More
EU Updates ATEX, Medical, R&TTE & Machinery Directives for CE Marking
The European Commission has been busy updating lists of European harmonized standards for various product directives. Here are the updates to the Official Journal (OJ) of the European Union, looking back from the most recent: May 4, 2012 – Updates to the ATEX Directive (94/9/EC), the European CE directive that applies to equipment used in... Read More
CE Compliance Testing Delays Launch of Raspberry Pi Mini PC
The recent delay in the high-profile new product launch of the Raspberry Pi has reminded electronics manufacturers of a simple truth: Compliance sometimes means exceeding regulatory requirements due to buyer demands. The iPhone-size Pi is a $25 mini PC that is intended to teach students about programming. Its maker, the UK-based Raspberry Pi Foundation, had... Read More
TCB Workshop Includes R&TTE Directive Overview
Last week, MET Labs attended the FCC Telecommunication Certification Body (TCB) Council TCB Workshop in Baltimore. Here was the agenda. One of the workshop’s more interesting presentations was on the R&TTE Directive. Following is a summary of the key points. The Radio and Telecommunication Terminal Equipment Directive applies in Europe and the European Economic Area.... Read More
Russia & Customs Union Countries Adopt Common Production Mark for Product Safety
This Compliance Today blog post is supplied by MET Labs Russian partner Elmas Group. The Common Production Mark was approved April 7, 2011 in Decision No. 605 by the 26th Congress of the Customs Union Commission. The Customs Union is made up of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus, and was created on January 20, 2005. The Common Production... Read More
