KS16 -- CE Certification and Warranty

[OliverH]

On 8.3.2016 at 6:56 PM, jbwheel said:

Here is what the french normalization group is saying about CE for electric unicycle, as they are conducting a workgroup for a european standard :

" European Directives do indeed exist1, but they don't provide any specific requirements for these machines, nor do they prevent the sale of badly performing or even hazardous products. "

In another interview, they are saying " Ces trois directives sont tellement larges qu'elles disent, en gros, que si ça n'explose pas à la figure alors c'est bien". Which means something like, the 3 existing standards are so unspecific, they are saying vaguely if it it does not explode at your face then it is ok...

http://www.afnor.org/en/news/news/2015/decembre-2015/urban-mobility-a-european-standard-in-2016-to-ensure-reliability-of-personal-light-electric-vehicles

http://www.lesnumeriques.com/trottinette-electrique/pour-afnor-norme-sur-trottinettes-encadre-pas-pratique-mais-pose-exigences-securite-a2535.html

Last time Kinsong France talked badly about another reseller on a french forum, making claims for KS China and about CE, it went so badly that they asked to delete the whole topic... looks like they didn't learn about their mistake.

 

You're mentioning PLEV standard. And there will be values inside to test. But also: PLEV is as CE self declaration. But you need to have your reports by hand if consumer protection/ customs ask for it. Let's assume that a PLEV complaint EUC is on sale in Germany. It's very likely that "Stiftung Warentest" grab such wheels and test them against the standard. If this EUCs fail the retest this could end in an sales stop for dealers/ distributors and block at customs (confirm the unit is reworked, send it back or destroy them).