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ORGANIZATIONG/IT/SPEC/Q1/19
10 June 1998
(98-2348)
Committee of Participants on the Expansion of Trade
in Information Technology ProductsOriginal:  English
REPLIES TO THE SURVEY
Communication from the Slovak Republic
The following communication, dated 29 May 1998, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of the Slovak Republic.
With respect to document G/IT/4 containing questions about participants' technical regulation
and conformity assessment procedures for information technology products,  I have the pleasure to
submit to you the following replies of my authorities.G/IT/SPEC/Q1/19
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Replies to Q1 and Q2
Judgement of electrical equipment for information technologies in the Slovak Republic is
based on requirements of the following directives of the European Union:
- Directive No. 72/23/EHS on electrical equipment designed for use with certain
voltage limit (Low Voltage Directive/LVD);
- Directive No. 89/336/EHS on electromagnetic compatibility (EMC).
In accordance with LVD No. 72/23/EHS requirements for security are compatible with
requirements of IEC 950 being a part of system STN as STN 36 9060.
Requirements of Directive No. 89/336/EHS on electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) for the
products of information technologies are compatib le with requirements CISPR 22 (EN 55 022) which
is compatible with STN 34 2860.  Telecom equipments are covered by Telecommunication
Act. No. 110/1968 Coll., which requires an approv al of products by the Telecommunication Office of
the Slovak Republic.
Reply to Q3
Before products of information technology enter the market, it is required a statement of the
third party, which is the Office of Standards, Me trology and Testing of the Slovak Republic (OSMT),
being authorized for certification of products.  OSMT has authorized EVPU, joint-stock company,SKETCH - 101 in Nova Dubnica for certification and st ate testing in area of information technologies
by Authorization Decree No. 59/1994.  This compan y is a member of certification system CCB of
IEC and CCA of CELENEC and it accepts certificate s issued in framework of these international
certification systems.
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