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    CE Marking Specialists


    A South Wales based Product  Certification and training company, specialising in supporting small to medium enterprises in meeting their CE Marking obligations


  • Specialists in EMC and Low Voltage

    (Safety) Directives


    We specialise in European and Worldwide approvals.

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Category: News

Gainspeed Newsletter – 1st quarter

Updated on date by author

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European standards being withdrawn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“Date of Withdrawal of conflicting standards”, (dow) vs “Date of Cessation of presumption of conformity of superseded standard” (docopocoss)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

Posted in News, News Letter |

EU MDR & IVDR – Final Versions Released

Updated on date by author

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

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/eu-mdr-ivdr-final-versions-released-you-ready-leonard-eisner?trk=v-feed&lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_feed%3BXaToH1z2%2BkuzyKhwfUQrYQ%3D%3D

 

Posted in Medical Devices Directive, News |

New Harmonised standard list for the Radio Equipment Directive

Updated on date by author

Radio Equipment Directive (2014/53/EU)

There is a new publications in the OJEU of standards harmonised under the Radio Equipment Directive:

  • 10th March 2017               2017/C 076/04 14 standards added

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.

Posted in New Standards/Directives, News, Radio Equipment |

Newsletter – September / October 2016

Updated on date by author

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
Breaking News
Regulatory Standards Roadmap
Update on Harmonised Standards Lists –

New Standards
BS 1363 series updated
Safety Valve Standards Update
New Standards
BVAA Activity
Compliance Calendar

 

Posted in News, News Letter |
Radio Equipment Directive (2014/53/EU)

New harmonised standard list for the Radio Equipment Directive

Updated on date by author

Radio Equipment Directive (2014/53/EU)
There is a new publications in the OJEU of standards harmonised under the Radio Equipment Directive:

* 11th November 2016 2016/C 416/03 11 standards added
This brings the total number of standards harmonised under the RED to 23 (compared to over 200 standards harmonised under the R&TTE Directive).
The work continues.

Posted in News, Radio Equipment, Uncategorized |