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Electronics Manufacturers Brace for New EMC Directive (2004/108/EEC)

New compliance rules take effect July 20, 2007

May 15, 2007 - Atlanta, GA – Manufacturers are bracing themselves for the new EMC Directive (2004/108/EEC) that goes into effect July 20, 2007 and repeals the previous EMC Directive (89/336/EEC).   All organizations that resell, develop or manufacture electronic devices used in Europe have to comply with the new directive from the European Commission, which is accompanied by an atmosphere of more stringent market monitoring and potential penalties for noncompliance.
ACS, a leader in global compliance testing services, has prepared a guide to five steps every manufacturer should take to ensure conformity with the new EMC Directive. The five-page guide to EMC testing under the new rules can be downloaded from their Web site at www.acstestlab.com/news/emc-directive.asp.

 “Under the new rules, there is a renewed emphasis on the fact that the responsibility of a compliant product rests squarely on the shoulders of the manufacturer,” says Scott Proffitt, President of ACS.

Manufacturers, resellers, and distributors of electronic products for the EU market can get a leg up on the new requirements by reading the five-step guide to the New EMC Directive from ACS, which addresses steps to take for:

1. Those that have been declared compliant to 89/336/EEC but will be obsolete by July 20, 2009.
2. Those that have been declared compliant to 89/336/EEC but will not be obsolete by July 20, 2009.
3. Products that are in development.
   

“Our testing experts are experienced in working with European as well as domestic manufacturers,” says Proffitt. Among dozens of domestic clients, ACS is also relied upon by European clients to support the CE Marking process, including Assa Abloy  in Sweden, FATS (Meggitt) in England, and Itron in France. “Dozens of domestic companies that sell to the EU, as well as European manufacturers, can benefit from our awareness of changes to the CE Mark procedure.  I urge manufacturers who are unsure about their compliance with the new EMC directive to contact us for a free consultation about what it means for your products.”

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