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US-EU MRA

Agreement on Mutual Recognition Between the European Community and the United States of America (text of)
http://www.useu.be/docs/mra98.pdfPDF File

EU Guide to the Implementation of Directives Based on New Approach and Global Approach (Blue Book)
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/newapproach/legislation/guide/legislation.htm

A Guide to EU Standards and Conformity Assessment (NIST Special Publication 951)
http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/210/gsig/eu-guides/text-sp951.htm

Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive 99/5/EC
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/rtte/index.htm

EU Interpretation of the R&TTE Directive
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/rtte/interp.htm

More information on the R&TTE Directive
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/rtte/infor.htm

Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89/336/EEC
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/electr_equipment/emc/directiv/dir336.htm

EU Guidelines on the application of the EMC Directive
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/electr_equipment/emc/guides/emcguide.htm

EU Review of the EMC Directive (The EMC SLIM process)
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/electr_equipment/emc/revision/theslimprocess.htm

A [NIST] Guide to the EU Directive on Electromagnetic Compatibility, NIST GCR 01-813
http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/210/gsig/eu-guides/gcr-813/emc-guide-gcr01-813.htm
TEXT of NIST GCR 01-813 (for printing)
http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/210/gsig/eu-guides/gcr-813/gcr-813-emc-guide.pdfPDF File

More information on the EMC Directive
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/electr_equipment/emc/index.htm

Electrical Safety Directive 73/23/EEC
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/electr_equipment/lv/direct/present.htm

EU Guidelines on the application of the Electrical Safety Directive
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/electr_equipment/lv/guides/index.htm

More information on the Electrical Safety Directive
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/electr_equipment/lv/index.htm

A [NIST] Guide to the EU Low Voltage Directive, NIST GCR 01-812
http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/210/gsig/eu-guides/gcr-812/low-voltage-guide-gcr812.htm
TEXT of NIST GCR 01-812 (for printing)
http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/210/gsig/eu-guides/gcr-812/gcr01-812.pdf PDF File

Recreational Craft Directive 94/25/EC (search the linked site by Year = 1994 and Document Number = 25)
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/search/search_lif.html

Recreational Craft Directive & Comments to the Directive Combined, 2nd Ed. November 2003
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/maritime/maritime_regulatory/rcdguide-en.pdf PDF File

EU Application Guide: Edition 05/02/01
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/maritime/maritime_regulatory/rcdguide-en.pdf PDF File

RSG Guidelines for Directive 94/25/EC (Version 2002)
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/maritime/maritime_regulatory/doc/rsg_guidelines_2002.pdfPDF File

Mandated Harmonized Standards
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/maritime/

Medical Devices Directive 93/42/EEC
http://www.medical-devices-net.com/MD/DIR_MD_9342/d9342eng.htm

Active Implantable Medical Devices Directive 90/385/EEC
http://www.medical-devices-net.com/aimd/DIR-AIMD90385/d90385eng.htm

A [NIST] Guide to the EU Active Implantable Medical Devices Directive, NIST GCR 01-816
http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/210/gsig/eu-guides/gcr-816/aimd-guide-816.htm
TEXT of NIST GCR 01-816 (for printing)
http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/210/gsig/eu-guides/gcr-816/aimd-guide-816.pdfPDF File

U.S. FDA - MRA Medical Device Web Site
http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/mra/index.html

Conformity Assessment Web Directory
(Sponsored by the European Organisation for Conformity Assessment)
http://www.conformityassessment.org/directory/main

EU Member States Frequency Allocation Authorities

Austria
   http://www.tkc.at/web.nsf/englisch/Telekommunikation~Frequenzvergabe

Belgium
   http://www.bipt.be

Denmark
   http://www.tst.dk/mainpage.asp

Finland
   http://www.ficora.fi/englanti/index.html

France
   http://www.anfr.fr
   http://www.art-telecom.fr/eng/index.htm

Ireland
   http://www.odtr.ie

Portugal
   http://www.anacom.pt/index.jsp?categoryid=2958

Sweden
   http://www.pts.se/

The Netherlands
   http://www.at-ez.nl/nfr/index_uk.html

United Kingdom
   http://www.tapc.org.uk
   http://www.radio.gov.uk

Norway
   http://www.npt.no/eng/system/html/index.html

Switzerland
   http://www.bakom.ch/en/index.html

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