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On 10/10/2024 11:21 AM, John R Walliker wrote:
> On 10/10/2024 13:25, Clive Arthur wrote:
>> On 10/10/2024 03:21, john larkin wrote:
>>
>> <snip CE chat>
>>>
>>> Do you really care?
>>>
>>> My Brit friends say that CE means Can't Enforce.
>>
>> Or Chinese Export.
>>
>> They may say that, but I bet they comply - it means if your competitor 
>> finds out that you don't comply you have problems.  I've never worked 
>> anywhere where it's not taken seriously.
> 
> Same here.  I've nursed many products through the EMC and
> safety compliance processes over the years.  There have
> been few changes to EMC, but the safety regulations for
> audio and IT products and for test equipment have seen
> some radical changes - mostly for the better.
> 
> John
> 

I've gotten by on the sub-assembly exemption for some things I've sold 
myself over the past couple years but I'm stating to do designs that 
probably can't get by on that exemption no mo, le sigh.