| | Q: What is Due Diligence?
A: This is when a company takes all reasonable steps to ensure that the product that they are entering on the market conforms to all the relevant Directives and Standards |
| | Q: Is a custom-made one-off item "placed on the market"?
A: The UK Regulations make use of the concept of supply rather than placing on the market, which makes the position clearer. Even one-off items are covered by the directive, when they are supplied for an end user. |
| | Q: What is a Notified / Competent Body?
A: A Notified / Competent Body (same thing, different name depending on the Directive) is a Government appointed body that has expertise and experience in conformity assessments. Notification / Competence is the process where the Member State informs the Commission that a body meets the designated requirements, such as knowledge, experience, resources, to conduct the conformity assessments. The Commission publishes a list of these for reference in the Official Journal. |
| | Q: What is a Competent Authority?
A: A Competent Authority (a.k.a. National Authority) is generally the member state's government agency responsible for control of the RF spectrum. |
| | Q: What are the "Normalized Standards"?
A: For a standard to be normalized it must meet three criteria: 1) It must be identified by an "EN" designation. 2) It must be published in the "Official Journal of the European Communities" (OJ). 3) It must be adopted by at least one of the member states. |
| | Q: What is the advantage of using a laboratory which is accredited by UKAS?
A: The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is the body responsible for accrediting laboratories in the UK. Once accredited, they are subject to regular scrutiny and this should offer confidence when testing and assembling Declarations of Conformity. |
