Tricker R. CE Conforming Marking and New Approach Directives

285 p., 2000, Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, ISBN: 0-7506-4813-9
The prime aim of CE Conformity Marking and new approach directives is to enable readers to understand the requirements of the CE Directive and to see how it affects the European Directives. This book also provides guidance on the sort of Quality Management System that a manufacturer and/or supplier will need in order to be able to work in conformance with these requirements and can be used to pave the way for companies wanting to make the transition, cost effectively, from CE Marking to ISO 9001:2000.
The main parts of the book are as follows:
Background to New Approach Directives
* A potted history of European Harmonised Directives and standards, their production, management and distribution plus their interrelationship with International standards.
* An overview of the application of New Approach Directives and their extension to include other European and world-market countries through Mutual Recognition Agreements and European Conformity Assessment Protocols.
* The effect of CE Marking and Conformity Assessment.
Structure of New Approach Directives
* A full description of the principles and main elements that make up New Approach Directives.
Structure of the CE Conformity Marking Directive
* Translating legal ‘Eurospeak’ into everyday language together with an explanation of the main requirements of the Directive.
* A full description of the Conformity Assessment Modules (and their variants) that are associated with CE Marking.
* The essential requirements for CE Marking (e.g. its form, how it should be displayed, affixed and withdrawn).
* Responsibilities of Competent Bodies and Notified Bodies.
The requirements of the various Directives affected by CE Marking
* A description of the format of New Approach Directives and an overview of the principal Directives including their structure, objectives, essential requirements, proof of conformity and their individual requirements for CE Marking and Quality Control.
Gaining CE Conformity
* A full description of the Conformity Assessment Procedures and their associated requirements for a documented Quality Management System.
* Details of the manufacturers’ tasks under each conformity module and the basic requirements for manufacturers of industrial products.* A list of the most frequently used terms and their definitions.* A listing of all the main documents and standards utilised in this publication including their availability and function.* It must be said that the CE Conformity Marking Directive is not one of the easiest documents to read(!) as it tends to use a lot of ‘Eurospeak’ terminology and acronyms and abbreviations. For ease
of reference, therefore, a list of the main acronyms and abbreviations has been included.
Addresses
Lists showing:
* Where to obtain published standards
* National and international standards
* Information sources
For convenience (and in order to reduce the number of equivalent or similar terms) the following are considered interchangeable terms within this book:
* product/appliance/machine/equipment;
* manufacturer/supplier;
* notified body/competent body/third-party;
* product/device.