Iec 60601-1-2 Medical electrical equipment - EMC EMI english

62A/336/FDIS FINAL DRAFT INTERNATIONAL STANDARD PROJET FINAL DE NORME INTERNATIONALE 60601-1-2 Ed. 2 Project number Numéro de projet

Submitted for parallel voting in CENELEC Soumis au vote parallèle au CENELEC Also of interest to the following committees Intéresse également les comités suivants

IEC/TC or SC CEI/CE ou SC

Secretariat / Secrétariat

62A

U.S.A

Circulated on / Diffusé le

Voting terminates on / Vote clos le

2001-05-11

2001-07-13

SC 62B, SC 62C, SC 62D

Supersedes document Remplace le document

62A/308/CDV - 62A/319/RVC

Horizontal functions concerned Fonctions horizontales concernées Safety Sécurité

EMC CEM

Environment Environnement

INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION

Quality assurance Assurance de la qualité 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 VOTE PARALLÈLE CEI – CENELEC

ATTENTION IEC – CENELEC PARALLEL VOTING

L’attention des Comités nationaux de la CEI, membres du CENELEC, est attirée sur le fait que ce projet final de Norme internationale est soumis au vote parallèle. Un bulletin de vote séparé pour le vote CENELEC leur sera envoyé par le Secrétariat Central du CENELEC.

The attention of IEC National Committees, members of CENELEC, is drawn to the fact that this final Draft International Standard (DIS) is submitted for parallel voting. A separate form for CENELEC voting will be sent to 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.

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