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SimonL  
#1 Posted : 09 January 2013 14:51:43(UTC)
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SimonL

Hi All
There are many US facilities such as Air Force bases and consulates etc in Europe and it is not uncommon for them to have a US electrical supply and to therefore to have US supplied equipment to use.
My question is - if we supply equipment to use on such sites does that equipment need to be CE marked? The equipment is standard portable US kit approved to all UL standards.

Before anyone leaps in with a 'yes of course it does' reply, it may not actually be possible to apply a CE mark since it could be impossible because of the electrical systems employed and the standards it has to pass to get the UL approvals. There is also the added complication that the kit can be taken back to the US for use there.
As far as I know, unlike embassies, these sites are not considered to be US soil so the law of the land would apply.
Thanks for any guidance
Simon
Ron Hunter  
#2 Posted : 09 January 2013 22:13:29(UTC)
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Ron Hunter

Does supplying to the US forces at a military base constitute "placing on the market"?
Some interpretations (including those of the EU) interpret this as 'free circulation in the internal market'.
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