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by mschuster91 4388 days ago
As soon as you take anything and put it together, my lawyer has told me. Technically, even computer shops assembling computers from parts will need a full certification for every combination they sell... it's crazy.

Add the WEEE regulation (valuable resource recycling) to the mess and you're out a couple thousand bucks if you do everything by the books.
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tlrobinson 4388 days ago
Interesting. Are Adafruit (https://www.adafruit.com/category/112) and Sparkfun (https://www.sparkfun.com/categories/16) certifying each of their wireless module breakout boards, for example?
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mschuster91 4388 days ago
Adafruit is an US company, they can take advantage of simpler US regulations. As long as I import the modules for private usage, I don't need EU regulations (but in case my device causes RF interruptions, I still am liable!).

As soon as I start to selling them for money in the EU, I am the importer and thus need to provide CE certification, R&TTE inspection, WEEE trash register, etc pp.

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