to allow the free movement of these goods within the European internal market.
The directive, the RTTE directive 1999/5 EC (Radio equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity) has been implemented in German law by the FTEG (Funkanlagen und Telekommunikations Endeinrichtungs Gesetz – Radio equipment and Telecommunications Terminal law).
The directive was published on 7.4.1999 in the EU Official Gazette L91/1999 and was thus brought into law. The FTEG was announced in the German Federal Law Gazette Part I, No. 6 on 7 February 2001, and came into force on 8 February 2001.
1.4 Low voltage directive
In accordance with the directive 73/23/EEC, appropriate regulations have been binding since the seventies. In Germany, this directive was brought into legal effect with the Device safety law, the first prescription to the law on technical materials. Since 1st January 1997, manufacturers have not been allowed to see products without a CE mark.
The CE mark can be displayed if the product meets the safety targets specified in the low voltage directive. In general, this means meeting the technical requirements specified in a harmonised standard. This directive is applicable for all electrical equipment within particular voltage limits.
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