5 ce conformity, 6 namur recommendations, 7 radio license for europe – VEGA VEGAPULS WL 61 Foundation Fieldbus User Manual

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2 For your safety

VEGAPULS WL 61 • Foundation Fieldbus

38063-EN-121011

2.5 CE conformity

The device fulfills the legal requirements of the applicable EC guide-

lines. By affixing the CE marking, we confirm successful testing of the

product.
You can find the conformity certificate in the download section of our

homepage.

2.6 NAMUR recommendations

NAMUR is the automation technology user association in the process

industry in Germany. The published NAMUR recommendations are

accepted as the standard in field instrumentation.
The device fulfills the requirements of the following NAMUR recom-

mendations:

NE 43 – Signal level for malfunction information from measuring

transducers

NE 53 – Compatibility of field devices and indicating/adjustment

components

NE 107 - Self-monitoring and diagnosis of field devices

For further information see www.namur.de.

2.7 Radio license for Europe

The instrument meets the LPR (Level Probing Radar) radio standard

EN 302729-1/2. It is approved for unrestricted use inside and outside

of closed vessels in countries of the EU and EFTA that have imple-

mented this standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Denmark,

Estonia, France, Greece, Great Britain, Ireland, Island, Italy, Liech-

tenstein, Lithuania, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,

Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovakia, Slovenia,

Spain, Czech Republik and Cyprus.
Not included in the CE confirmity declaration are the countries imple-

menting this radio standard at a later date: Finland and Hungary.
For operation outside of closed vessels, the following conditions must

be fulfilled:

The installation must be carried out by trained qualified personnel

The instrument must be stationary mounted and the antenna

directed vertically downward

The mounting location must be at least 4 km away from the radio

astronomy stations listed in the supplement, unless special per-

mission was granted by the responsible national approval authority

When installed within 4 to 40 km of one of the radio astronomy sta-

tions listed in the supplyment, the instrument must not be mounted

higher than 15 m above the ground.

2.8 Environmental instructions

Protection of the environment is one of our most important duties.

That is why we have introduced an environment management system

with the goal of continuously improving company environmental pro-

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