[time-nuts] CE Mark
Jim Lux
james.p.lux at jpl.nasa.gov
Tue Aug 19 13:53:24 UTC 2008
Quoting Poul-Henning Kamp <phk at phk.freebsd.dk>, on Tue 19 Aug 2008
12:02:54 AM PDT:
> In message <48AA6DEE.10908 at tiscali.co.uk>, David Ackrill writes:
>
>> I wonder how the UK shops/dealers and this, admittedly small,
>> manufacturer, get round the CE mark regulations? I wonder if they are
>> just taking the chance [...]
>
> They are.
>
> As long as nothing goes wrong, they fine, if something goes wrong,
> they're royally screwed.
This is not necessarily a bad strategy. You'll note that things like
defibrillators are not made by big companies with lots of assets
(since a defib is one of those things being used on a dying person,
and success is not guaranteed, and the family members of one of those
non-successes sometimes want someone to sue)
You could have a mfr company with small assets that's willing to take
the hit and go out of business.
The principals could then reform the company under a different name, etc.
"piercing the corporate veil" only goes so far.
Jim
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