Hi all,
We are now selling a PIC based product in the US which falls under
FR47-sec15.... as a non-intentional radiator that is exempt for being test
equipment. We have gotten some interest from some outside the US (Australia,
Germany, UK). I understand that to sell to Germany I need CE marking (and I am
told that NO equipment is exempt). My information is sketchy for the others.
My questions are 3:

1). Are there pointers to information about the EMC standards in these other
countries (the FCC regs are available on www) that someone could share?

2). Is there an understandable reference for determining (in US, Germany, UK,
others) when something is a component (and therefore not subject to
restrictions) and when it is a product? I am told that it is based on can the
unit be used as is or does it need other things to be useful. If this is true,
the car will not run without gas, the PC will not boot without a power cord,
the Earth will not move without the Turtle (sorry, wrong myth)......you get my
picture.

3). If I sell a product to someone in these countries, if I ship it FOB-
Rochester, does that make them the importer or am I still the exporter? When
do the roles of responsibility change?

I believe that the product will easily pass most requirements, but we do not
wish to bear the expense of official testing unless required (and we get real
orders from those areas. If anyone is interested in what the product is, take
a look at our web site (URL below) under Flow Cytometry. Thanks for your
comments.

Mark A. Corio
Rochester MicroSystems, Inc.
200 Buell Road, Suite 9
Rochester, NY  14624
Tel: 716-328-5850
Fax: 716-328-1144
http://www.frontiernet.net/~rmi/
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