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Dan 55 Silver badge

Re: Standards Bodies need notice

CE requirements would be useless, CE is crap, it's the manufacturer which self-certifies.

The manufacturer should pay for tests by an independent body before going to market. No pass or no testing means fines for the manufacturer if they bring it to market and fines for the retailer who stocks it.

Yes, this will drive up the overall price of goods, but, guess what, security costs.

(I did say a few days ago that a 'not certified' sticker would warn the customer not to buy the tat and choose some tat with 'certified' sticker instead, but in the light of recent events that obviously isn't going to work.)

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