Rick I’m not expert on GS certification but Low Voltage Directive Article 6 required safety instructions to be in a suitable language
7. Manufacturers shall ensure that the electrical equipment is accompanied by instructions and safety information in a language which can be easily understood by consumers and other end-users, as determined by the Member State concerned. Such instructions and safety information, as well as any labelling, shall be clear, understandable and intelligible. There’s a similar requirement in RED article 10 and I’m not sure whether this document has been published for other Directives, but ADCO RED have published “National language requirements of the national implementation of the Radio Equipment Directive (RED 2014/53/EU)” , https://ec.europa.eu/docsroom/documents/46453 Best regards Charlie Charlie Blackham Sulis Consultants Ltd Tel: +44 (0)7946 624317 Web: https://sulisconsultants.com/ Registered in England and Wales, number 05466247 From: Rick Linford <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2024 3:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [PSES] German Required on Product Label to Match China and Nordic for (GS) ? Dear EMC-PSTC Pros, Specific to ITE IEC 62368-1 type standards and German GS certification. (many power supplies and ITE product carry GS mark) Is German language required on products to match the text of other countries requirement to obtain German GS? And (not or) add a statement that non-German text is not important to Germany? China elevation and humidity waring is written into law and is very clear. Is there an equivalent German law and or specific German text? 仅适用于海拔2000米以下地区安全使用 仅适用于在非热带气候条件下安全使用 Nordic countries grounded plug warning, is specific to national differences in IEC 62368-1. I cannot find German equivalent in IEC 62368-1:2014, is it there? Apparaten skall anslutas till jordat uttag. Apparatet må tilkoples jordet stikkontakt. Laite on liitettävä suojamaadoituskoskettimilla varustettuun pistorasiaan. Standard does state to provide safety information and instruction in language of use and there is German law it must be in German. This has been the case for decades. A recent GS certification was held up until compliance with adding text. They are marking other countries requirements de facto German GS requirement. Already aware German GS is not a legal requirement and there many GS issuers. I would have expected PSTC to be lit up already, if this was a requirement applied to every manufacturer of ITE and AV with GS. Starts now, I guess. I am representing myself. I am not asking for any past, current or future employer. Linford@IEEE ________________________________ 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]<mailto:[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/<https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/%20> Website: https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/ Instructions: https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/list.html (including how to unsubscribe)<https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/list.html> List rules: https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Mike Sherman at: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Rick Linford at: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher at: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the EMC-PSTC list, click the following link: https://listserv.ieee.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=EMC-PSTC&A=1 - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Website: https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/ Instructions: https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Mike Sherman at: [email protected] Rick Linford at: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> _________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the EMC-PSTC list, click the following link: https://listserv.ieee.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=EMC-PSTC&A=1
