Benjamin Weber
Trusted Information Resource
Dear community,
how do you interpret the following requirements regarding marking on the outside of ME equipment:
Cl. 7.2.2 "Identification" says: "- the date of manufacture or use by date, if applicable"
- Does the "if applicable" relate to the whole requirement or is it to say, either a date of manufucture AND/OR a use by date, depending on if the one or the other is applicable.
- If the serial number codes the date of manufacture (e.g.: SN 2019-02-25_001 or similar), is this compliant?
- If the serial number does not obviously code the date of manufatcure, but the manufacturer can easily trace the date of manufacture by the serial number, is an additional marking of the date of manufacture needed?
Cl. 7.2.4 "Accessories"requires accessories to be marked with the same markings as the ME equipment.
- If the accessory itself is non ME equipment (e.g. a power supply, charger, cable...), should these requirements be applied or can this be waived because the accessory complies with its own product relevant standards (e.g. IEC 60335-2-29 for house hold battery chargers) that may require less/other marking?
I hope you can help to clarify this.
how do you interpret the following requirements regarding marking on the outside of ME equipment:
Cl. 7.2.2 "Identification" says: "- the date of manufacture or use by date, if applicable"
- Does the "if applicable" relate to the whole requirement or is it to say, either a date of manufucture AND/OR a use by date, depending on if the one or the other is applicable.
- If the serial number codes the date of manufacture (e.g.: SN 2019-02-25_001 or similar), is this compliant?
- If the serial number does not obviously code the date of manufatcure, but the manufacturer can easily trace the date of manufacture by the serial number, is an additional marking of the date of manufacture needed?
Cl. 7.2.4 "Accessories"requires accessories to be marked with the same markings as the ME equipment.
- If the accessory itself is non ME equipment (e.g. a power supply, charger, cable...), should these requirements be applied or can this be waived because the accessory complies with its own product relevant standards (e.g. IEC 60335-2-29 for house hold battery chargers) that may require less/other marking?
I hope you can help to clarify this.