CE marking, product standards and world trade / David Hanson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of Tables viii
Acknowledgements ix
1. Introduction
1 (20)
1. The CE mark
1 (2)
2. CE marking and US-EU trade
3 (2)
3. Standards and conformity assessment
5 (2)
4. Standards and international trade
7 (4)
5. CE marking and international trade
11 (2)
6. Why should we care?
13 (8)
2. Background to CE Marking
21 (23)
1. Introduction
21 (1)
2. Government and business in Europe
21 (3)
3. The European common market
24 (5)
4. CE marking and the common market
29 (9)
5. CE marking and EU trade policies
38 (6)
3. A New Approach to Product Regulation
44 (21)
1. Introduction
44 (1)
2. The evolution of the New Approach system
44 (1)
3. The New Approach to product regulation
45 (2)
4. The legal context
47 (2)
5. A tour of the New Approach directives
49 (7)
6. Implementing the New Approach
56 (1)
7. The manufacturers' responsibilities
57 (5)
8. Concluding thoughts
62 (3)
4. From Directives to Standards
65 (24)
1. Introduction
65 (1)
2. Developing the directives
65 (10)
3. Developing the harmonized standards
75 (14)
5. From Notified Bodies to Surveillance Authorities
89 (19)
1. Introduction
89 (1)
2. The conformity assessment process
89 (1)
3. The notified bodies
90 (7)
4. The surveillance authorities
97 (4)
5. The safeguards clause
101 (3)
6. How well is the system working?
104 (4)
6. The American System
108 (19)
1. Introduction
108 (1)
2. American regulatory systems
108 (7)
3. Developing standards in the US
115 (4)
4. Industry, government and standardization
119 (4)
5. The future of US standardization
123 (2)
6. Some observations in lieu of a conclusion
125 (2)
7. Dueling Standards
127 (23)
1. And the impact on trade is...?
127 (1)
2. CE marking as a cost of doing business
128 (1)
3. CE marking as a trade barrier
129 (3)
4. International differences in standards
132 (10)
5. International rules governing standards
142 (8)
8. Building Bridges
150 (20)
1. Introduction
150 (1)
2. The Transatlantic Business Dialog
150 (4)
3. The Mutual Recognition Agreement
154 (4)
4. The Global Harmonization Task Force
158 (2)
5. The IEC and the CB Scheme
160 (1)
6. Certification and accreditation systems
161 (3)
7. ANSI and European standards development
164 (3)
8. Conclusions
167 (3)
9. New Directions
170 (28)
1. Introduction
170 (1)
2. The evolution of CE marking
170 (5)
3. Environmental regulations
175 (9)
4. Community expansion: the PECA agreements
184 (4)
5. Expansion and administrative change
188 (1)
6. Promoting the CE mark outside of the EU
189 (1)
7. American access to international markets
190 (3)
8. And so...?
193 (5)
10. What Can We Learn from CE Marking? 198 (23)
1. Introduction
198 (1)
2. How well is the system working?
198 (2)
3. CE marking and the EU
200 (2)
4. CE marking and the politics of trade
202 (4)
5. ...And the American system?
206 (2)
6. Market demand and convergence
208 (3)
7. A modest proposal
211 (6)
8. ...And if we don't?
217 (4)
Glossary 221 (8)
Index 229