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Where is the "individual components" line drawn?

• mschuster91 12y ago
  As soon as you take anything and put it together, my lawyer has told me. Technically, even computer shops assembling computers from parts will need a full certification for every combination they sell... it's crazy. Add the WEEE regulation (valuable resource recycling) to the mess and you're out a couple thousand bucks if you do everything by the books.
  • tlrobinson 12y ago
    Interesting. Are Adafruit (https://www.adafruit.com/category/112 https://www.adafruit.com/category/112) and Sparkfun (https://www.sparkfun.com/categories/16 https://www.sparkfun.com/categories/16) certifying each of their wireless module breakout boards, for example?
    • mschuster91 12y ago
      Adafruit is an US company, they can take advantage of simpler US regulations. As long as I import the modules for private usage, I don't need EU regulations (but in case my device causes RF interruptions, I still am liable!). As soon as I start to selling them for money in the EU, I am the importer and thus need to provide CE certification, R&TTE inspection, WEEE trash register, etc pp.