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<blockquote data-quote="jeallen01" data-source="post: 1148999" data-attributes="member: 176704">PS to the above:Much of the cable we can actually buy in the UK now comes from China (PRC), and it once was (probably still is in many cases!) true that when a foreign company went to buy &quot;technical stuff&quot; from a Chinese manufacturer it would be asked &quot;What do you want printed on the rating plates, or reels &amp; sheaths in the case of cables?&quot; but there would then be little in the way of supporting evidence required/provided to support any specification-compliance&nbsp; markings etc.!I've come across quite a few cases of that, and why I would always try to buy from EU/UK companies which are under legal obligations to ensure compliance with any relevant regulations and standards (but, even so many don't meet, or even know of, those obligations)!I'm also often dubious about the &quot;CE Marking&quot; on kit as there is another, well known, &quot;version&quot;, with a subtly different graphic, called the &quot;China Export&quot; marking - that marking simply means that the product was exported from China, and makes/gives no claims of compliance with any regulations, standards or specifications!&nbsp;&nbsp; Google it to find out more and then you may be as sceptical/cynical as I often am!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jeallen01, post: 1148999, member: 176704"] PS to the above: Much of the cable we can actually buy in the UK now comes from China (PRC), and it once was[I] (probably still is in many cases!)[/I] true that when a foreign company went to buy "technical stuff" from a Chinese manufacturer it would be asked "What do you want printed on the rating plates, or reels & sheaths in the case of cables?" but there would then be little in the way of supporting evidence required/provided to support any specification-compliance markings etc.! I've come across quite a few cases of that, and why I would always try to buy from EU/UK companies which are under legal obligations to ensure compliance with any relevant regulations and standards [I](but, even so many don't meet, or even know of, those obligations)![/I] I'm also often dubious about the "CE Marking" on kit as there is another, well known, "version", [I]with a subtly different graphic[/I], called the "[I]China Export[/I]" marking - that marking simply means that the product was exported from China, and makes/gives no claims of compliance with any regulations, standards or specifications! [I]Google it to find out more and then you may be as sceptical/cynical as I often am![/I] [/QUOTE]

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