On May 22, 2014, Radio Equipment instructions (The Radio Equipment Directive, RED) 2014/53 / EU formally published in The official gazette (OJ), and take effect on June 12, 2014.The instructions will replace radio and telecommunications terminal equipment (R&TTE directive), before June 12, 2016, member states should convert the directive to member states law, the original R&TTE directive (1999/5 / EC) is invalid.June 13, 2016, member states should adopt the new radio equipment instructions (RED);June 13, 2017, in line with the old R&TTE directive will not be allowed in the eu market sales of the products.
New RED instructions placed the unity of the radio equipment code, including the cellular phone on the market, car door opener, and modem.New instructions to keep up with the number and variety are increasing the pace of the radio equipment and devices, and ensure that they are to each other or not cause interference to human health.
New instructions related regulations will give authorities more market regulation tools, to monitor radio equipment is not in conformity with the new safety regulations.After assessment, the commission will determine the market need to register before the category of the equipment.A similar database has started to operate in the United States.
Compared with the old R&TTE directive, the main content of the new RED instructions are as follows:
1. The new legislation framework (NLF)
New method for all CE marking instructions, the new legislative framework (NLF) consistency issues will be common, specific include:
Manufacturers, authorized representatives, importers and distributors of new responsibility;
Issued by the manufacturer of the compulsory single conformance statement (DoC);
The requirements of technical structure file (TCF);
According to the requirement to translate technical structure file (TCF);
Non compliance safeguards and formal;
Common DoC template.
2. The specific technological change
The instruction proposal also includes some technical changes, including:
The change of scope;
The definition of radio equipment;
In software defined (software defined radio regulation;
The new registration system of radio equipment;
The extra information in the user manual;
Allow a slimmed-down version of the DoC.
The geographic information on the package;
Only in the absence of coordination standard, only need to be notified body (NB);
Only in the quality assurance mode need to NB ID;
On the market without notice members;
Formal request labeled with warning signs;
CE mark is no longer needed in the product manual, only those who on the products and packaging;
For safety/EMC assessment, manufacturers have the following options: OEM statement, NB + the type of complete quality guarantee for the OEM certificate, or NB pattern;
For fully using coordinate assessment standard on radio, manufacturers have the same three options, if not fully using coordinate standard, OEM statement is not allowed.
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