Useful Links

Below are a number of website links provided by PDS users. Crownhill or this site take no responsibility for the contents of these sites.


PIC related

• Proton Forum
• Crownhill Website
• Microchip Website
• Dutch Proton PICBasic Home

General electronics

• SparkFun Electronics

PCB design/manufacture

• DipTrace PCB software
• PCB Supplies
• Eagle
• BatchPCB

CE and Legislation

1. What is CE marking (CE mark)?
2. The CE marking logo (Free download CE mark logo)
3. Download of the EC Rep symbol/logo
4. CE Marking (CE mark) EU/EC Declaration of Conformity: definition and required content
5. What is a manufacturer? What are the responsibilities of a manufacturer?
6. Is the Own Brand Labeller or Private Labeller considered as the legal Manufacturer?
7. Why is CE marking called "European passport"?
8. Does my product need CE Marking in order to be sold/exported on/to the European Market?
9. How to obtain CE Marking for my product?
10. How can Wellkang Consultant Firm help me to obtain CE Marking for my product?
11. Wellkang can be your Authorized Representative in Europe for CE Marking purpose !
12. Buy a Directive or Guideline on Directive in Chinese, English, French, Portuguese and/or Spanish.
13. Complete list of all CE Marking Directives and Guidelines to Directives
14. Complete list of all (more than 1000) Notified Bodies for CE marking
15. URL missing
16. 85/374/eec: Directive of Liability for Defective Products (for all products)
17. 1999/34/ec: Directive of Liability for Defective Products (amending) (for all products)
18. 2000: (Proposal for a new) General Products Safety Directive (for all products)
19. 92/59/eec: Directive of General Products Safety (for all products)
20. 93/68/eec: "CE Marking" Directive (for all products)
21. 93/465/eec: Conformity Assessment Procedures & CE Marking Rules, & Annex (for all products)
22. Guide to Implementation of directives based on new approach & global approach (for all products)
23. 73/23/eec: Directive of Low Voltage Electrical Equipment
24. Guideline to Low Voltage Directive (LVD) 73/23/eec & Annex I, II
25. 2000&2001 Framework of implementation of (LVD) Directive 73/23/eec
26. 87/404/eec: Directive of Simple Pressure Vessels
27. 88/378/eec: Directive of Toys & Annex I, II, ... IV
28. 2001 Framework of implementation of 88/378/eec: Directive of Toys
29. 89/106/eec: Directive of Construction Products
30. 2001 Guidance to 89/106/eec Directive of Construction Products
31. 89/336/eec: Directive of Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
32. Guideline to Directive of Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) 89/336/eec
33. Technical-Aspects relating Directive of Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) 89/336/eec
34. Communication 2000 in framework of implementation of EMC Directive 89/336/EEC
35. 89/686/eec: Directive of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
36. Useful Facts relating to Directive (PPE) 89/686/eec
37. 2001 Framework of implementation of (PPE) Directive 89/686/eec
38. 90/384/eec: Directive of Non-automatic Weighing Instruments
39. 90/396/eec: Directive of Appliances Burning Gaseous Fuels (AppliGas)
40. 2001 Commission Communication in Framework of Impl (AppliGas) Directive 90/396/eec
41. 92/42/eec: Directive of Efficiency of (Liquid or Gaseous fueled) Hot Water Boilers
42. 93/15/eec: Directive of Explosives for Civil Uses
43. 93/42/eec: Directive of Medical Devices
44. 2001 Guidelines for Classification of Medical Devices
45. Guidelines relating to the demarcation between Directives 90/385/eec, 93/42/eec and 65/65/eec.
46. 90/385/eec: Directive of Active Implantable Medical Devices
47. 98/79/ec: Directive of In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices
48. Guidelines to Medical Devices Vigilance System
49. List changed
50. List of Notified Bodies for Medical Devices Directive
51. Guidelines for Conformity Assessment of Breast Implants According to Directive 93/42/eec
52. Guidelines on Assessment of Medical Devices Incorporating Materials of Animal Origin
53. Guidelines on Medical Devices With Measuring Function
54. Guidelines on Medical Devices: Subcontracting – Quality System Related
55. Guidelines on Medical Devices: Treatment of Computers Used to Program Implantable Pulse Generators
56. Guidelines on Medical Devices: Demarcation with other Directives- Directive 89/336/EEC EMC & Directive 89/686/EEC PPE
57. Guidelines on Medical Devices: EMC Requirements
58. Guidelines on Medical Devices Labelling: USE-BY DATE
59. Guidelines on Medical Devices Labelling: Translation procedures
60. Guidelines on Homogeneous Production Batches
61. 93/65/eec: Directive of Air Traffic Management Equipment & Systems
62. 97/15/eec: amending Directive of Air Traffic Management Equipment & Systems
63. 94/9/ec: Directive of Equipment used in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres (Atex)
64. Guidelines to directive 94/9/ec (Atex)
65. 2001 Framework of implementation of (Atex)Directive 94/9/ec
66. 94/25/ec: Directive of Recreational Craft
67. 2001 Proposed New Version for: directive 94/25/ec (RecCraft) 55p
68. 2001 Guidelines&Framework: directive 94/25/ec (RecCraft)
69. 95/16/ec: Directive of Lifts
70. 96/48/ec: Directive of Trans-European High-speed Rail System
71. 2001/16/ec: Directive of Interoperability of Trans-European Conventional Rail System
72. 96/57/ec: Directive of Energy Efficiency: Household Refrigerators & Freezers
73. 96/98/ec: Directive of Marine Equipment
74. 97/23/ec: Directive of Pressure Equipment
75. 2000&2001 Framework: directive 97/23/ec Pressure Equipment
76. 2000: Comments on Directive of Machinery 98/37/ec
77. Useful Facts relating to Machinery 98/37/ec
78. 2001 Proposal to amend Directive of Machinery 98/37/ec
79. 99/5/ec: Directive of Radio Equipment & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment (R&TTE)
80. 2001 Framework of implementation of Directive 99/5/EC R&TTE
81. 2001 Guidance on Directive 99/5/EC R&TTE
82. 2000/9/ec: Directive of Cableway Installations to Carry Persons
83. 2000/14/ec: Directive of Noise Emission in the environment by equipment for use outdoors
84. 1999 Agreement on Mutual Recognition of conformity assessment between European Union and United States of America
85. 2000 amendation to Agreement on Mutual Recognition of conformity assessment between European Union and United States of America
86. 1998 Agreement on Mutual Recognition of conformity assessment between European Union and Canada
87. 1998 Agreement on Mutual Recognition of conformity assessment between European Union and Australia
88. 1998 Agreement on Mutual Recognition of conformity assessment between European Union and New Zealand
89. 1999 Agreement on Mutual Recognition of conformity assessment between European Union and Israel
90. 2001 proposal Agreement on Mutual Recognition of conformity assessment between European Union and Japan

Trade publications
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