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Posted by Anonymous on 05-Oct-2004 11:02 GMT | In reply to Comment 95 (Anonymous): > A fancy tower is not a computer nor even an electronic device
And in what regard is that relevant? The CE guideline has nothing to do with computers per se. It's not a computer quality symbol ;) It only shows that a product complies with EU regulations, which may not be technical at all. In most cases CE is about saftey and not about electricity. The manufacturer awards the symbol himself. In the case of towers, there must be a CE-relevant EMV issue and safety issues. The fact that such cases can be sold without CE sign indicates that the CE guidelines are not as strict as you say and that sale without the CE sign is not necessary illegal. I'm not trying to defend Alan, I think the mainboard should have had a CE sign, it it didn't. If it was sold without CE sign, I guess the dealer that builds a computer from the mainboard would be responsible for CE compliance.
> The CE mark _is_ required for electronics sold retail in the EU (within some EU countries national marks are an optional alternative)
That is not entirely correct because components and assembled electrical equipement (covered by the UKL's Low Voltage Directive) are treated separately. In the case of components, under certain conditions, the CE sign is not required but optional. I'm not going to dig up the specifics for mainboards. You can read most details here yourself:
http://www.dti.gov.uk/strd/lvdps04.pdf
> Unmarked items in the relevant categories are not fit for retail sale. They're not even supposed to be _imported_ by someone like Alan, since they can't be sold without testing and Alan is just a shopkeeper.
Get your facts straigt, please. Alan is not a shop keeper, he is importer and wholesaler. The Low Voltage Guidelines sums ebverybody up under Suppliers but still makes a difference. An interesting quote from the above-linked document:
"Importers: An importer is any person who places electrical equipment from a third country on to the market so that he supplies it on the first occasion that it is supplied in the EEA [...] Therefore the Regulations do not allow an importer to affix CE marking, draw up an EC Declaration of Conformity or compile the Technical Documentation.". |
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