Em 31/10/2011 12:44, Gerhard Fiedler escreveu:
> Carl Denk wrote:
>
>>> "However, the current National Electrical Code (2005) does not
>>> require...=20
>>>
>> If code compliance is important, need to check with the local
>> authorities which code, including year that they are using. It is
>> common for the authorities to take some time, plus the time needed
>> for the new codes to filter down through the bureaucracy.
> How does this work when a customer in state 1 and city 2 buys power
> equipment from a vendor in state 3 and city 4 and connects it?
>
> I assume that the rules that apply to the connected equipment are the
> ones that are in place where the equipment is connected, but what about
> the rules that apply to a nation-wide sold equipment?=20
>
> What kind of code-compliance assurance has the buyer? That the equipment
> meets codes at the seller's location? Or is there a federal code that
> everything must meet (and that overrides local codes)?
>
> Thanks
> Gerhard


Here in Brazil, standards are usually published with a schedule of
implantation. First there is an adaptation period within which everybody
is advised to adhere to the standard, after that the standard is
mandatory for everybody.

This period may be years long.


The last major standard adopted here was the IEC 60906-1 (implanted here
as NBR 14136:2002) for wall electrical outlets. The transition period
was approx. eight years. The law was first published in 2002 and the
full compliance deadline was 01/01/2010.


Isaac

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