Radio Equipment Directive (2014/53/EU)
There is a new publications in the OJEU of standards harmonised under the Radio Equipment Directive:
This brings the total number of standards harmonised under the RED to 51
(compared to over 200 standards harmonised under the R&TTE Directive).
CENELEC has just published an informative guide called “European Standards for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)”
(https://www.cencenelec.eu/news/publications/Publications/WEEE-brochure.pdf)
The WEEE Directive 2012/19/EU addresses producers and importers of EEE in Europe. It sets requirements and targets for the collection and treatment of WEEE.
The European standards, developed in support of the WEEE Directive, cover all product categories and address the collection, transport and treatment, including preparation for reuse of the WEEE.
The objectives of the standards are to:
This months Gainspeed newsletter is here. Its a friendly complimentary newsletter on everything compliance.
Some of this months features are.
Headlines
Standards Watch
European standards being withdrawn
EU Directives changing
Lists of European Harmonised Standards
Update on Harmonised Standards Lists
When to use an updated standard
“Date of Withdrawal of conflicting standards”, (dow) vs “Date of Cessation of presumption of conformity of superseded standard” (docopocoss)
Environmental
European Standards for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
New Standards
ETSI EN 301 489-1 V2.1.1 (2017-02)
ETSI EN 301 489-17 V3.1.1 (2017-02)
Compliance Calendar
Final texts of the EU MDR & IVDR (R = Regulation) have been released recently, the European Council is scheduled to hold a vote to adopt the legislation in March 2017, followed by a vote in the European Parliament in April. It is estimated that the transition periods will start sometime in the 2nd quarter of 2017. The MDD has a 3 year transition period and the IVDR has a 5 year transition period.
For more information see the original article
Radio Equipment Directive (2014/53/EU)
There is a new publications in the OJEU of standards harmonised under the Radio Equipment Directive:
This brings the total number of standards harmonised under the RED to 65
(compared to over 200 standards harmonised under the R&TTE Directive).
The list of harmonised standards will continue to be published every month.
