62a/336/fdis: SC 62B, SC 62C, SC 62D

62A/336/FDIS
FINAL DRAFT INTERNATIONAL STANDARD

PROJET FINAL DE NORME INTERNATIONALE
Project number 60601-1-2 Ed. 2
Numéro de projet
IEC/TC or SC CEI/CE ou SC Secretariat / Secrétariat
62A U.S.A
Submitted for parallel voting in CENELEC Circulated on / Diffusé le Voting terminates on / Vote clos le
Soumis au vote parallèle au CENELEC 2001-05-11 2001-07-13
Also of interest to the following committees Supersedes document
Intéresse également les comités suivants Remplace le document
SC 62B, SC 62C, SC 62D 62A/308/CDV - 62A/319/RVC
Horizontal functions concerned
Fonctions horizontales concernées
Safety EMC Environment Quality assurance
Sécurité CEM Environnement Assurance de la qualité
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION COMMISSION ÉLECTROTECHNIQUE INTERNATIONALE
Title
Medical electrical equipment - Part 1-2: General requirements for safety - Collateral
standard: Electromagnetic compatibility - Requirements and tests
Titre
Appareils électromédicaux - Partie 1-2: Règles générales de sécurité - Norme collatérale:
Compatibilité électromagnétique - Prescriptions et essais
Note d’introduction Introductory note
ATTENTION ATTENTION
VOTE PARALLÈLE IEC – CENELEC
CEI – CENELEC PARALLEL VOTING
L’attention des Comités nationaux de la CEI, membres du The attention of IEC National Committees, members of
CENELEC, est attirée sur le fait que ce projet final de CENELEC, is drawn to the fact that this final Draft
Norme internationale est soumis au vote parallèle. Un International Standard (DIS) is submitted for parallel
bulletin de vote séparé pour le vote CENELEC leur sera voting. A separate form for CENELEC voting will be sent to
envoyé par le Secrétariat Central du CENELEC. them by the CENELEC Central Secretariat.
THIS DOCUMENT IS A DRAFT CIRCULATED FOR APPROVAL. IT MAY NOT BE REFERRED TO AS AN INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNTIL PUBLISHED AS SUCH.
IN ADDITION TO THEIR EVALUATION AS BEING ACCEPTABLE FOR INDUSTRIAL, TECHNOLOGICAL, COMMERCIAL AND USER PURPOSES, FINAL DRAFT
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS MAY ON OCCASION HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE LIGHT OF THEIR POTENTIAL TO BECOME STANDARDS TO WHICH REFERENCE
MAY BE MADE IN NATIONAL REGULATIONS.
CE DOCUMENT EST UN PROJET DIFFUSÉ POUR APPROBATION. IL NE PEUT ÊTRE CITÉ COMME NORME INTERNATIONALE AVANT SA PUBLICATION EN TANT QUE
TELLE.
OUTRE LE FAIT D'ÊTRE EXAMINÉS POUR ÉTABLIR S'ILS SONT ACCEPTABLES À DES FINS INDUSTRIELLES, TECHNOLOGIQUES ET COMMERCIALES, AINSI QUE DU
POINT DE VUE DES UTILISATEURS, LES PROJETS FINAUX DE NORMES INTERNATIONALES DOIVENT PARFOIS ÊTRE EXAMINÉS EN VUE DE LEUR POSSIBILITÉ DE
DEVENIR DES NORMES POUVANT SERVIR DE RÉFÉRENCE DANS LES RÈGLEMENTATIONS NATIONALES.
© International Electrotechnical Commission
FORM 9 (IEC)/FORMULAIRE 9 (CEI)

1999-10-01

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