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> On the top of that, regulation in the EU is much worse than in the US Worse as in better for consumers and citizens, but more costly for companies that can't
by Grustaf 5y ago
> On the top of that, regulation in the EU is much worse than in the US
Worse as in better for consumers and citizens, but more costly for companies that can't do exactly what they want?
- pjc50 5y agoEU regulation generally doesn't have "de minimis" exemptions. If you have something that takes a flat cost of €10k or €100k to comply with, that burdens small businesses much more than large businesses, and a startup is a small business in the beginning. Theoretically if you want to build an electronic product and sell one (1) unit of it in the EU you need to give it the full works of CE compliance. I don't believe UL/FCC are quite so onerous? And certainly this doesn't apply to random items in unmarked packages from China.
- raverbashing 5y agoI was curious about this so went to Google. https://europa.eu/youreurope/business/product-requirements/labels-markings/ce-marking/index_en.htm https://europa.eu/youreurope/business/product-requirements/l... So it seems it's not that clear cut that you need it (and it can be self assessed). But yeah, if it's an electronic device that plugs into the wall or connects to WiFi probably yes - or at least the modules that do that)