Chapter 3 The R&TTE Directive
The R&TTED is given a separate chapter in this book because of the proliferation of all types of product which incorporate wireless or telecom connectivity. As soon as any product includes a wired or wireless modem or a short-range receiver or transmitter, no matter how low its power, it becomes a radio or telecom device and the EMCD ceases to apply, to be replaced by the provisions and conformity assessment procedures of the R&TTED. Of course, for conventional radio equipment this is easy enough to understand, but many manufacturers who have never before had anything to do with radio are taken aback when they learn just how wide the scope of this Directive is.
3.1 The implementation of the R&TTE Directive
The ...
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