We have also had issues with Turkish customs interpretation of the Directives and it’s nice to know we are not alone.
I’m curious now and hoping the knowledgable readership can explain, how does the law work in Turkey/ EU around these interpretations if they are off base? How do they get normalised usually? Thanks, Julia > On 17 Jan 2022, at 19:39, Oliver Betz <[email protected]> wrote: > > Charlie Blackham wrote: > >> The issue is that the legal bit stating that only the MD applies and not >> the LVD is in the MD (below) and not included in the list of exemptions >> in Annex II of the LVD >> >> 1.5. RISKS DUE TO OTHER HAZARDS >> >> 1.5.1. */Electricity supply/* >> >> Where machinery has an electricity supply, it must be designed, >> constructed and equipped in such a way that >> all hazards of an electrical nature are or can be prevented. >> >> The safety objectives set out in Directive 73/23/EEC shall apply to >> machinery. However, the obligations >> concerning conformity assessment and the placing on the market and/or >> putting into service of machinery >> with regard to electrical hazards are governed solely by this Directive. > > these obligations are fulfilled (by applying the harmonized standards), > and only mentioning an additional, effectively "non-applicable" > directive shouldn't change this in my opinion. > >> My view is that Turkish customs are incorrect, but there’s little point >> in trying to argue with them, > > thanks for the confirmation, this is exactly my view of the situation. > > Thanks also to the other posters. > > Oliver > > - > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc > discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to > <[email protected]> > > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html > > Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at > http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used > formats), large files, etc. > > Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ > Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to > unsubscribe) > List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > Scott Douglas <[email protected]> > Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> > David Heald: <[email protected]> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>
